Fighting Words: A History of Debate in America
With the presidential debates between Donald Trump and Hillary
Clinton dominating the final weeks of the 2016 campaign, we’re
taking a look at the history of political debate in America. Do
Americans like to argue with –or past – each other? From the
popu
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BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.
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With the presidential debates between Donald Trump and Hillary
Clinton dominating the final weeks of the 2016 campaign, we’re
taking a look at the history of political debate in America. Do
Americans like to argue with –or past – each other? From the
popularity of amateur debate clubs among young men in the late 18th
century, to the famed Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858, and Gerald
Ford’s infamous gaffe in the 1976 presidential debate, Ed, Brian,
and Peter unpack the central role of debating in American
democracy.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Clinton dominating the final weeks of the 2016 campaign, we’re
taking a look at the history of political debate in America. Do
Americans like to argue with –or past – each other? From the
popularity of amateur debate clubs among young men in the late 18th
century, to the famed Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858, and Gerald
Ford’s infamous gaffe in the 1976 presidential debate, Ed, Brian,
and Peter unpack the central role of debating in American
democracy.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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