Why was Carter's reelection effort so disastrous? Perhaps the most significant reason -- but not the only reason -- was that Iran had taken Americans hostage in 1979 and was still holding them when ...

President Ronald Reagan’s handwritten 1980 debate notes, featuring two of the most iconic campaign slogans ever, are going up for sale today, the first time the world has seen the lines of his closing ...

This Oct. 28, 1980, photo shows President Jimmy Carter (left) and Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan shaking hands after debating in the Cleveland Music Hall in Cleveland. Madeline ...

Sept. 30, 2004 — -- Following are some of the most memorable zingers, one-liners and blunders from past presidential and vice-presidential debates. Vice-Presidential Debate, Oct. 6, 1988: Sen.