ms. ferraro: i hope some of you wants to apply. being the candidate for vice president, it is the greatest honor i have ever had. is not only a personal achievement, not only the bond i feel with women across the country. i would not be standing here if mondale did not have the courage of my party did not stand for the values of fairness and equal opportunity. those values make our country strong. andfuture of this country how strong will be is what this election is all about. for the last two months i've been traveling across the country talking to people about the future. i was in kentucky and i spoke with the family, he works for a call deal -- car dealer. he is concerned about how interest rates will affect his job. i see young parents with children, they want to know what we're going to do to stop the nuclear arms race. i was in danger, ohio we can have a go and i sat with the allen family, they are very concerned about the fact that toxins are seeping into the and theirt they neighbors drink. these people love the country and

ms. ferraro: it would give us the opportunity to sit down and negotiate a treaty. that was done in 1960 by president kennedy. 1963, he issued a challenge to the soviet union and said he will not test in space, in the atmosphere, if you will not. they did not. they negotiated a treaty. we now do not have to worry about that type of testing. it can be done, it will be done if we have the will to do it. it is mutual, verifiable and a challenge, that once the challenge is not met, testing would resume. >> our last series of questions on foreign affairs. >> congresswoman ferrero, you have had or no experience in military matters and yet you might someday find yourself commander-in-chief of the armed forces. how can you convince the american people that you would know what to do to protect this nation security and you think the soviets might be tempted to take advantage of you something because you are a woman? ms. ferraro: are you saying i would have to have fought in a war to love these -- peace. >> you know what i asked. ms. ferraro: i think what happens is you try to

ms. ferraro, between iran and the embassy in lebanon. iran, we were held by a foreign government. had a wantonou terrorist action where the government opposed it. we went to lebanon to give peace a chance, to stop the bombing of citizens in a root, to remove thousands of terrorists from we sought ae did -- government of reconciliation. for somebody's to suggest that ,hese two men died in shame they gave peace a chance, and our allies were with us -- the british, french, and italians. let me just say, first of all, that i almost resent, vice president bush, your patronizing attitude, that you have to teach me about foreign policy. [applause] ms. ferraro: i have been a member of congress for six years, i was a member when the embassy was held hostage in iran, and i have seen what has happened in the past 17 ounce of your administration. categorize myt answers either. leave my answers to the american people watching. and let me say further that no one has ever said that those young men were killed due to the negligence of this administration. no one with a child who is 19 or 20 years

ms. ferraro. iran--we were held by a foreign government. - you see her face tightens up. - let me just say, first of all, that i almost resent, vice president bush, your patronizing attitude that you have to teach me about foreign policy. - the next vice president of the united states... [cheers and applause] - we didn't know if the rocket was gonna blow up on the pad or get all the way to jupiter, but none of us could resist the idea of lighting the match. - sarah palin. - who? [cheers and applause] [upbeat hip-hop music] ♪ - back in 1984, the selection of geraldine ferraro as the first woman of a major u.s. party presidential ticket catapulted walter mondale's struggling campaign, taking it from dull to dazzling. sarah palin knows that same feeling. brought on to john mccain's 2008 campaign to add a little energy and excitement, she did just that. both women dealt with attacks that were not just political but personal. nevertheless, these two trailblazers were arguably the two most consequential

ms. ferraro, between iran and the embassy in lebanon." "let me just say first of all that i almost resent, vice president bush, your patronizing attitude that you have to teach me about foreign policy." "last week, we issued invitations to george bush and to geraldine ferraro to talk declined. ms. ferraro agreed to discuss the office that is a heart beat away from the oval office." "when i was little, you know we didn't grow up believing we were going to be, we didn't eved be doctors. we were always told we could be nurses." "you said you had a good time on the campaign?" "i didn't say i was having a good time. it's a long working day. it's a 15-16 hour working day. i am getting to know america in a way that very few am enjoying. it's not a la a minute." in the end, the reagan-bush ticket easily won re-electio"gey way democrats were going to beat ronald reagan was if they had god on the ticket and she was busy." soon after, she wrote a campaign memoir called 'ferraro, my story.' in 1992, ferraro made a bid to become new york's first woman

ms. ferraro, between iran and the embassy in lebanon. >> i almost resent, vice president bush, your patronizing attitude that you have to teach me about foreign policy.t >> reporter: a big moment fory. her, but she and walter mondale lost. political science at george washington university, says a v.p. debate is unlikely to change the course of a campaign, and it's important for the candidates to know their place-- especially this year. >> tim kaine certainly does noti want to overshadow hillaryot clinton, even he could. on the other side, i just don't think there's anybody that could overshadow donald trump as the vice presidential nominee. >> reporter: there are some d other do's and don'ts. do smile and use first names. >> can i call you joe? >> reporter: do try to soundam like a regular joe. >> wit >> reporter: but don't introduce yourself like third party candidate admiral james stockdale did in 1992: >> who am i? why am i here? >> reporter: because the audience is likely thinking the same thing. chip reid, cbs news, washington. >> pelley: and that's the cbs evening news for tonight. we'll

ms. ferraro between iran and the embassy in lebanon. >> i almost resent vice president bush patronizing attitude have to teach me about foreign policy. >> senator, i served with jack kennedy. i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you're not jack kennedy. >> who am i? why am i here? >> hey, can i call you joe? >> i think the vice president very well knows that sometimes the words don't come off your mouth the right way. >> i always say what i mean. >> they can be fun. they can be memorable. the question is, can they move the dial, and i don't mean to -- we're also told tim kaine won the coin toss, gets the first question. whether that make as difference or not. as you go into this, are the stakes higher for either one? too much in expectations? look at it, donald trump lost the first presidential debate. polling shifted in democratic favor since. therefore, can you complete that thought with more pressure on mike pence to turn in a strong performance? >> i think so and more pressure on joe biden last go-round after obama has that terrible first debate. he kind of needs

ms. ferraro.e were held by a foreign government. - you can see her face tightens up. - let me just say, first of all, that i almost resent, vice president bush, your patronizing attitude that you have to teach me about foreign policy. - the next vice president of the united states. - we didn't know if the rocket was gonna blow up on the pad or get all the way to jupiter, but none of us could resist the idea of lighting the match. - sarah palin. - who? female announcer: "the contenders: 16 for '16" is made possible in part by the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide; the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build measurably better lives; the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. pbs jerram swartz: ready awe're rolling.please. action. norbert leo butz: this season we're going to get right into the nitty gritty, right away. annasophia robb: it's action packed. l

ms. ferraro: i hope some of you wants to apply. being the candidate for vice president, it is the greatest honor i have ever had. is not only a personal achievement, not only the bond i feel with women across the country. i would not be standing here if mondale did not have the courage of my party did not stand for the values of fairness and equal opportunity. those values make our country strong. andfuture of this country how strong will be is what this election is all about. for the last two months i've been traveling across the country talking to people about the future. i was in kentucky and i spoke with the family, he works for a call deal -- car dealer. he is concerned about how interest rates will affect his job. i see young parents with children, they want to know what we're going to do to stop the nuclear arms race. i was in danger, ohio we can have a go and i sat with the allen family, they are very concerned about the fact that toxins are seeping into the and theirt they neighbors drink. these people love the country and

and so i'll leave that one there but let me help you what's the difference ms ferraro between iran and the embassy in lebanon -- iran we were held by a , foreign government. lebanon you had a washington , terrorist action where the government opposed it. we went to lebanon. to give peace a chance to stop the bombing of civilians in beirut. to remove thirteen thousand terrorists from lebanon we did. we saw the formation of a government of reconciliation. and for somebody to suggest is our two opponents have that these men died in shame. they better not tell the parents of those young marines. they gave peace a chance. and our allies were with us. the british the french and the italians. >> let me just say first of all that i almost resent vice president bush your patronizing attitude that you have that foreign policy. i've been a member of congress for six years i was there when the embassy was held hostage in iran and i have been there and i have seen what has happened in the past several months -- seventeen months that your administration. secondly please don't categorize my answers e

ms. ferraro, between iran and the embassy in lebanon. iran we were held by a foreign government.banon, you had a wanton terrorist action where the government opposed it. >> let me just say, first of all, that i almost resent vice president bush your patronizing attitude that you have to teach me about foreign policy. >> i'd like to start by offering you a deal, jack. if you won't use any football stories, i won't tell any of my warm and humorous stories about t chlorofluorocarbon abatement. [ laughter ] >> it's a deal. i can't even pronounce it. [ laughter ] >> when we look weak, our adversaries are much more willing to test us, they're more brazen in their attacks and our allies a less willing to trust us. >> with all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey. >> nice to meet you. can i call you joe? >> i have as much experience in the congress as jack kennedy did when he sought the presidency. >> i served with jack kennedy. i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you here in jack kennedy. >> that was really uncalled for, senator. [ applause ] >> you're th

ferraro, winning the 59 percent to 41%. this debate from kansas city is just under an hour and a half. [applause] ms. ridings: good evening from the municipal auditorium in kansas city. i am dorothy ridings, the president of the league of women voters, the sponsor of this final presidential debate of the 1984 campaign between republican ronald reagan and democrat walter mondale. our panelists for tonight's debate on defense and foreign policy issues are georgie anne geyer, syndicated columnist for universal press syndicate; marvin kalb, chief diplomatic correspondent for nbc news; morton kondracke, executive editor of the new republic magazine; and henry trewhitt, diplomatic correspondent for the baltimore sun. edwin newman, formerly of nbc news and now a syndicated columnist for king features, is our moderator. ed. mr. newman: dorothy ridings, thank you. a brief word about our procedure tonight. the first question will go to mr. mondale. to have minutes to reply. then the panel member who put the question will ask a followup. the answer to that will be limited to 1 minute. after that, the same quest