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Preferred Citation

Presidential Debate Press Packets, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transfer

Scope and Contents

Press packets given out for the 1976 Presidential Debate between Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter held at William & Mary. Included are a history of the college and the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Fraternity.

Related Material

WCWM Records (UA 47) contains an audiotape of the debate

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Campaign debates -- United States
• College of William and Mary
• College of William and Mary. University Relations.
• Printed ephemera
• Universities and colleges -- Public relations -- United States