1988 United States vice-presidential debate

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television debate vice-presidential debate

The 1988 United States vice-presidential debate was the nationally televised encounter between Democratic nominee Lloyd Bentsen and Republican nominee Dan Quayle during the 1988 presidential campaign, remembered for its sharp exchanges and high political stakes.

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1988 United States presidential election debates	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	television debate ⓘ vice-presidential debate ⓘ
audienceType	national television audience ⓘ
broadcastIn	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
broadcastMedium	television ⓘ
campaignOf	George H. W. Bush–Dan Quayle ticket NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Dukakis–Lloyd Bentsen ticket NERFINISHED ⓘ
candidateComparedTo	John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1988-10-05 ⓘ
electoralContext	Cold War era NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy	1992 United States vice-presidential debate NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCandidateRole	Dan Quayle as Republican vice-presidential nominee ⓘ Lloyd Bentsen as Democratic vice-presidential nominee ⓘ
hasParticipant	Dan Quayle NERFINISHED ⓘ Lloyd Bentsen NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	Omaha, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ
mediaCoverage	extensive national news coverage ⓘ
moderator	Brit Hume NERFINISHED ⓘ John Margolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Judy Woodruff NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Brokaw NERFINISHED ⓘ
nomineeOf	Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	"Senator, I knew Jack Kennedy" exchange ⓘ
notableQuote	"Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy." ⓘ
officeContested	Vice President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
organizedBy	Commission on Presidential Debates NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	1988 United States presidential campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ 1988 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ
perceivedImpact	damaging to Dan Quayle's image ⓘ
perceivedImpact	enhancing Lloyd Bentsen's reputation as a skilled debater ⓘ
politicalPartyOfParticipant	Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	1984 United States vice-presidential debate NERFINISHED ⓘ
runningMateOf	George H. W. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Dukakis NERFINISHED ⓘ
televised	true ⓘ
topic	crime ⓘ economic policy ⓘ experience of Dan Quayle ⓘ foreign policy ⓘ social issues ⓘ
venue	Omaha Civic Auditorium NERFINISHED ⓘ
year	1988 ⓘ

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Lloyd Bentsen "You’re no Jack Kennedy" remark → occursInEvent → 1988 United States vice-presidential debate ⓘ

Lloyd Bentsen "You’re no Jack Kennedy" remark → relatedToEvent → 1988 United States vice-presidential debate ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1988 United States presidential election debates