mitchell mckinney joining us for this discussion. let's to 1960 to show you a little bit of that debate between john kennedy and richard nixon.>> vice president campaign has said that you are naive. as raised the question of leadership. why rather than the vice president? >>d i came to congress together. there now for 14 years, the same time that he has. so our experience in government is comparable. secondly, i think the question is what other programs that wewhat is the party record that we lead? it democratic party in this century has produced, supported and sustained these programs which are discussed tonight.mr. nixon comes out of the republican party. and for most of these last 25 ship has opposed care for the aging, development of the tennessee valley, development of our natural resources. i think mr. nixon is an effective leader of i hope he would grant me the same. the question point of view and which party do we want to leave the united states? >> mr. nixon, would you like to comment? host: so that is a little bit from 1968

in mitchell mckinney joins us to discuss the history of presidential debates. he is a political communication scholar and dean of the buchtel college of arts and sciences at the university of akron. "washington journal" is next st: it is the "washington journal" for june 26,y. e between president biden and former president trump will look at how the cand issues will be debated. participants were asked about what they wanted to hear, with matters about the economy, we will find out what topics you want to hear about it thuryou c, (202) 748-8000. if you support former president trump, (202) 748-8001. if you support neither candidate, (202) 748-8002. you can also tell us what topics you want to hereby text at (202) 748-8003. and you can also post on facebook and on x. an organization put out a poll topics respondents wanted to hear. overall, amongst the topics they want to hear about it tomorrow n' -- top topic inflation, followed by border security, health careth topic of social security, and the national debt. that is the five topics amongst all registered voter

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and sort of the evolution of our debate, mitchell mckinney joining us for this conversation to his withiversy of akron the dean of the college of arts and sciences on history of debate. patricia in arizona democrats lined your first call forecast. go ahead. >> caller: good morning. thank you for having it. .. z >> caller: 400,000 americans in this country and they're saying we're suspect terrorists, and we'rehat are you doing about the organized gangs that i yo call the patriotic act? >> host: okay, as far as topics are conce c topic will be discussed in these kinds of debates but ones to emerge. how should the candidates tackle this? or at least what does history tell us about those things? >> guest: well, certainly i think this seeks -- speaks to and, again the number of issues that could be raised in the debate, for me it speaks to the the important journalists that are tasked with interrogating, with questioning the candidates. sometimes i refer to it as setting theral a da for the debate. agenda. i can imagine p as the caller has a just raised,d to immigration that we will have ds