On the recordAugust 25, 1980
I am pleased to accept your invitation to a one-on-one debate with Governor Reagan at the National Press Club.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI am pleased to accept your invitation to a one-on-one debate with Governor Reagan at the National Press Club.
Telegram to the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Press Club on Presidential Campaign Debates of 1980
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