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August 18, 2011
Eligibility Standards
for the Sept. 7 Republican Candidates Debate at the Reagan Library
The
purpose
of
these
eligibility
standards
is
to
give
Americans
watching
the
NBC
News/POLITICO/Reagan
Foundation debate an opportunity
to hear all Republicans who have a reasonable prospect of becoming the
GOP nominee and who have demonstrated that they are in a credible
position to be a principal competitor in the early stages of the
nominating contest.
1. A candidate must have formally announced his/her intention to
seek the Presidency.
AND
2. A candidate must demonstrate that he/she has registered at least
four percent (4%) support as the preferred nominee among Republicans in
a methodologically sound and recognized national poll conducted by one
of the following survey organizations since the November 2010
elections: Gallup, Bloomberg, NBC/WSJ, ABC/Washington Post, CBS/The New
York Times, CNN, FOX and Associated Press.
standards
also at MSNBC
PRESS
RELEASES
from
Ronald Reagan
Presidential Foundation
For Immediate Release:
August 25, 2011
Media Contacts: Melissa Giller
*
*
*
MEDIA
ADVISORY * * *
CANDIDATES
ANNOUNCED
FOR
REAGAN
FOUNDATION CENTENNIAL GOP PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
DEBATE
DEBATE
DETAILS
OUTLINED
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — The
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, in conjunction with its debate
partners NBC News and POLITICO, announced today that the following
eight presidential candidates have qualified and will participate in
the Reagan Centennial GOP Presidential Primary Candidates Debate on
September 7, 2011 (in alpha order by last name):
- Michelle Bachmann
- Herman Cain
- Newt Gingrich
- Jon Huntsman, Jr.
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- Ron Paul
- Rick Perry
- Mitt Romney
- Rick Santorum
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Each candidate received an invitation to participate in the debate
through a letter from former first lady Nancy Reagan. View the criteria
candidates have to meet to participate at www.debatepolicy.msnbc.com or
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/61676.html.
The Reagan Centennial Debate, the first GOP debate post-Labor Day, will
be nationally broadcast live from the Reagan Library’s Air Force One
Pavilion on MSNBC beginning at 8:00 p.m. EDT. The debate will also air
on CNBC, as well as in Spanish on Telemundo, and will stream live on
www.politico.com and www.msnbc.com. The debate will
be moderated by Brian Williams, anchor and managing editor of NBC
Nightly News and John F. Harris, Editor in Chief of POLITICO. A portion
of the evening’s Q&A session will be led by Jose Diaz-Balart, the
anchor of “Noticiero Telemundo.”
The public is invited to submit candidate questions at
http://www.politico.com/reagandebate. The Ronald Reagan Presidential
Foundation plans to host a second GOP debate in Spring of 2012. The
media partners for the second, pre-Super Tuesday debate will be
announced in the coming months.
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan
organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Ronald
Reagan's legacy of inspired freedom and his timeless principles of
individual liberty, economic opportunity, global democracy and national
pride. It sustains the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum,
the Reagan Center for Public Affairs, the Walter and Leonore Annenberg
Presidential Learning Center and The Air Force One Pavilion. Located in
Simi Valley, Calif., the library houses 63 million pages of
gubernatorial, presidential and personal papers and over 60,000 gifts
and artifacts chronicling the lives of Ronald and Nancy Reagan. It now
also serves as the final resting place of America’s 40th president.
www.reaganfoundation.org
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For
Immediate Release:
May 3, 2011
Media Contacts: Melissa
Giller
*
* * MEDIA ADVISORY * * *
REAGAN FOUNDATION CENTENNIAL GOP
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DEBATE
SLATED FOR POST-LABOR DAY
REAGAN
FOUNDATION
MOVES
UP
DEBATE
DATE
TO
ACCOMMODATE
CANDIDATES’
SCHEDULES
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — The
Ronald Reagan Presidential
Foundation, in conjunction with its debate partners NBC News and
POLITICO,
announced today that the Reagan Centennial GOP Presidential Primary
Candidates
Debate will shift to September 7, 2011, making it the first GOP debate
post-Labor Day.
“After consulting with a number of the campaigns about
our September debate, we’ve made the decision to move it up one week to
September 7, 2011,” said John Heubusch, executive director for the
Ronald
Reagan Presidential Foundation. “This new date works better for
the
campaigns, and positions the Reagan Library debate as the first stop
post-Labor
Day when campaigns are in full swing and voter interest is high.”
As previously announced, Brian Williams, anchor of the
top-rated “NBC Nightly News,” will be co-moderator, along with
POLITICO Editor-in-Chief John F. Harris, a presidential scholar and one
of the
nation's top political journalists. A Telemundo reporter will also join
in the
questioning.
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation still plans to
host a second GOP debate on the eve of the Super Tuesday primaries. The
media
partners for the second, pre-Super Tuesday debate will be announced in
the
coming months.
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation is a nonprofit,
nonpartisan organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of
Ronald
Reagan's legacy of inspired freedom and his timeless principles of
individual
liberty, economic opportunity, global democracy and national pride. It
sustains
the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, the Reagan Center
for Public Affairs, the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Presidential
Learning
Center and The Air Force One Pavilion. Located in Simi Valley, Calif.,
the library houses 63 million pages of gubernatorial, presidential and
personal
papers and over 60,000 gifts and artifacts chronicling the lives of
Ronald and
Nancy Reagan. It now also serves as the final resting place of
America’s
40th president.
www.reaganfoundation.org
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For
Immediate Release:
March 30, 2011
Media Contacts: Melissa
Giller
*
* * MEDIA ADVISORY * * *
REAGAN
CENTENNIAL
GOP
PRESIDENTIAL
PRIMARY
DEBATE
TO
MOVE
TO
FALL
REAGAN
FOUNDATION
CHANGES
DEBATE
DATE
TO
ACCOMODATE
CANDIDATES'
ANNOUNCEMENT
SCHEDULES
SIMI VALLEY,
Calif. — The
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, in conjunction with its debate
partners
NBC News and POLITICO, announced today that the Reagan Centennial GOP
Presidential Primary Candidates Debate will be moved to Sept. 14,
2011.
“The
Reagan Foundation prides itself on sponsoring world-class debates in
which all
of the major candidates in contention can make their point of view
known to the
widest possible audience,” said John Heubusch, executive director for
the
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. “Although there will be a
long and impressive list of Republican candidates who eventually take
the
field, too few have made the commitment thus far for a debate to be
worthwhile
in early May. The Reagan Foundation’s first Republican presidential
primary debate will move to the fall, allowing enough time for the full
slate
of candidates to participate.”
As announced in
January, Brian Williams, anchor of the top-rated “NBC Nightly
News,” will be co-moderator, along with POLITICO Editor-in-Chief John
F.
Harris, a presidential scholar and one of the nation's top political
journalists. A Telemundo reporter will also join in the questioning.
The Ronald Reagan
Presidential Foundation still plans to host a second GOP debate on the
eve of
the Super Tuesday primaries. The media partners for the second,
pre-Super Tuesday
debate will be announced in the coming months.
The Ronald Reagan
Presidential Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization
dedicated to
the preservation and promotion of Ronald Reagan's legacy of inspired
freedom
and his timeless principles of individual liberty, economic
opportunity, global
democracy and national pride. It sustains the Ronald Reagan
Presidential
Library and Museum, the Reagan Center for Public Affairs, the Walter
and
Leonore Annenberg Presidential Learning Center and The Air Force One
Pavilion.
Located in Simi Valley, Calif., the library houses 63 million pages of
gubernatorial, presidential and personal papers and over 60,000 gifts
and
artifacts chronicling the lives of Ronald and Nancy Reagan. It now also
serves
as the final resting place of America’s 40th president. www.reaganfoundation.org
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For
Immediate Release:
January 24, 2011
Media Contacts: Melissa
Giller
*
* * MEDIA ADVISORY * * *
DATE ANNOUNCED FOR
FIRST GOP PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE OF THE 2012 SEASON
REAGAN
"CENTENNIAL"
DEBATE
TO
BE
TELEVISED
ON
MSNBC,
TELEMUNDO,
CNBC,
AND
LIVESTREAMED
ON
POLITICO
NBC NEWS' BRIAN WILLIAMS AND POLITICO'S JOHN F. HARRIS TO CO-MODERATE
Simi Valley, CA – The Ronald Reagan
Presidential Foundation announced today that May 2, 2011 is the date
for the Republican presidential candidates’ debate being held at the
Reagan Library. The Reagan Foundation also announced a host of details
about the first Republican debate of the 2012 campaign season,
including a roster of some of the nation's top journalists from NBC
News, POLITICO and Telemundo to take part in the questioning.
“We
have
established
a
wonderful
tradition
–
of
which
I
know
Ronnie
would
be
so
proud
–
of using the Library as a first-in-the-nation forum for
candidates to introduce themselves and their visions for America to a
national audience,” former First Lady Nancy Reagan said.
The
Reagan
Library,
in
Simi
Valley,
California,
was
also
the
venue
for
the
first
Republican
debate
of
the 2008 campaign cycle. Mrs. Reagan and the
Presidential Foundation announced last fall the plan to host the
candidates as the 2012 campaign season begins.
In
addition
to
the
date
of
this
year’s
gathering
—
selected
by
the
Presidential
Foundation
after
consultation
with national Republicans —
there are several important features of the Library Debate announced by
Mrs. Reagan today:
*Brian
Williams,
anchor
of
the
top-rated
NBC
Nightly
News,
will
be
co-moderator,
along
with
POLITICO
Editor-in-Chief
John
F. Harris, a
presidential scholar and one of the nation's top political
journalists. A Telemundo reporter will also join in the
questioning.
*NBC
News
and
POLITICO
will
be
joined
by
Telemundo
and
CNBC
in
airing
the
debate.
This
will
mark the first time a news organization aimed
at Hispanic Americans and the nation’s leading business news network
will join in the inaugural debate of a presidential campaign season.
*The
debate
will
air
on
MSNBC,
POLITICO.com,
CNBC
and
Telemundo.
The
Reagan
Presidential
Foundation
plans
to
play
host
to
both
the
first
GOP
presidential
debate
of
the
2012 election cycle on May 2, 2011 and a
second GOP debate on the eve of the Super Tuesday primaries.
The
Ronald
Reagan
Presidential
Foundation
is
a
non-profit,
non-partisan
organization
dedicated
to
the
preservation
and
promotion
of
Ronald
Reagan's legacy of inspired freedom and his timeless principles of
individual liberty, economic opportunity, global democracy, and
national pride. It sustains the Ronald Reagan Presidential
Library and Museum, the Reagan Center for Public Affairs, the Walter
and Leonore Annenberg Presidential Learning Center and The Air Force
One Pavilion. Located in Simi Valley, California the Library houses 63
million pages of Gubernatorial, Presidential and personal papers and
over 60,000 gifts and artifacts chronicling the lives of Ronald and
Nancy Reagan. It now also serves as the final resting place of
America’s 40th President. www.reaganfoundation.org
NBC
News
has
been
a
leading
source
of
global
news
and
information
for
more
than
75
years.
Operating around the clock with bureaus in key cities in
the U.S. and overseas, NBC News provides immediate coverage and
in-depth reporting of major events to a worldwide audience. Telemundo,
the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States,
reaches 93% of Hispanic and Latino American households. CNBC is the
recognized world leader in business news, providing real-time financial
market coverage and business information to more than 390 million homes
worldwide, including more than 95 million households in the United
States and Canada.
POLITICO
is
a
Washington,
D.C.-based
political
journalism
organization
that
serves
as
the
one-stop
shop
for
the
fastest,
most in-depth coverage of
the president, the new Congress and the 2012 presidential race.
POLITICO’s journalists break news and drive conversation about the
White House, Capitol Hill and Washington lobbying, plus the
intersection of politics with Wall Street, media and personalities.
POLITICO launched in January of 2007 with the mission of covering
politics with enterprise, style and impact.
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For Immediate Release:
November 11, 2010
Media Contacts: Melissa
Giller
*
*
*
MEDIA
ADVISORY
*
*
*
REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL
LIBRARY FOUNDATION
TO HOST FIRST GOP
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
OF THE 2012 CAMPAIGN
NBC
NEWS
AND
POLITICO
TO
CO-HOST
AND
MODERATE
Simi Valley, CA – Former First Lady Nancy Reagan today announced
plans to invite all of the leading contenders for the 2012 Republican
presidential nomination to two debates at the Ronald Reagan
Presidential Library and Museum. The Reagan Presidential Foundation
plans to play host to both the first GOP presidential debate of the
2012 election cycle in spring 2011 and a second GOP debate on the eve
of the Super Tuesday primaries.
The Reagan Foundation has confirmed NBC News as the television partner
and POLITICO as the online partner of the first debate. The media
partners for the second, pre-Super Tuesday debate will be announced in
2011.
“Ronnie would be thrilled that the road to the White House will begin
at his Presidential Library,” Mrs. Reagan said. The Library hosted two
debates in the 2008 election cycle, including the first of the election
cycle. “I look forward to welcoming and watching the top candidates
debate the issues next spring.”
“The fact that we are already talking about the 2012 presidential race
only foreshadows how invested and deeply-rooted America will be in the
political discussion come next spring,” said Steve Capus, President of
NBC News. “We look forward to working with our esteemed colleagues at
POLITICO and the Reagan Library to produce a world-class debate.”
“We are honored to be involved in a presidential debate with NBC News
and the Reagan Foundation,” said Robert Allbritton, publisher of
POLITICO. “There are so many important issues confronting this nation,
and POLITICO is eager to work with NBC News to fashion a rich and
spirited debate among the candidates about the major policy issues of
the day.”
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation is a non-profit, non-partisan
organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Ronald
Reagan's legacy of inspired freedom and his timeless principles of
individual liberty, economic opportunity, global democracy, and
national pride. It sustains the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and
Museum, the Reagan Center for Public Affairs, the Walter and Leonore
Annenberg Presidential Learning Center and The Air Force One Pavilion.
Located in Simi Valley, California the Library houses 63 million pages
of Gubernatorial, Presidential and personal papers and over 60,000
gifts and artifacts chronicling the lives of Ronald and Nancy Reagan.
It now also serves as the final resting place of America’s 40th
President. www.reaganfoundation.org
NBC News has been a leading source of global news and information for
more than 75 years, first on radio, and today via broadcast and cable
television, the Internet, radio and cell phones. Operating around the
clock with bureaus in key cities in the U.S. and overseas, NBC News
provides immediate coverage and in-depth reporting of major events to a
worldwide audience. For more than a decade, NBC News has served as the
dominant force in television news, watched by more Americans than any
other news organization. NBC News provides more than 25 hours of weekly
programming, including the top-rated Nightly News with Brian Williams,
Today and Meet the Press programs.
POLITICO is a Washington, D.C.-based political journalism organization
that serves as the one-stop shop for the fastest, deepest coverage of
the president, the new Congress and the 2012 presidential race.
POLITICO’s journalists break news and drive conversation about the
White House, Capitol Hill and Washington lobbying, plus the
intersection of politics with Wall Street, media and personalities.
POLITICO launched in January of 2007 with the mission of covering
politics with enterprise, style and impact.
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