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Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
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NUMBER:
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508 |
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AUTHOR:
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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890–1969) |
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QUOTATION:
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I have serious doubts about the value of debates in a presidential election. They tend to be a test of reaction time rather than a genuine exposition of the participants’ philosophies and programs. Further, in debate, candidates tend to overstate their views. In the 1960 situation I had a very practical objection: Nixon was widely known; Kennedy was not; dramatic debates would therefore help Kennedy. |
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ATTRIBUTION:
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DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, The White House Years, vol. 2, p. 599, footnote (1965). |
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SUBJECTS:
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Elections |
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