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First 1996 presidential debate: Clinton vs. Dole

President Bill Clinton and Republican nominee Bob Dole met in the first of two televised presidential debates during the final month of the 1996 campaign.

The debate was a pivotal national audience moment that helped frame the remaining weeks of the re-election campaign and allowed both candidates to define their records and contrast policies before Election Day.

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