General election · 21 October 1984

Debate Between the President and Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale in Kansas City, Missouri

Speaking turns

115

13,631 words transcribed

Candidates' share

78%

2 candidates

Moderators' share

22%

moderators, panellists, questioners

Crosstalk markers

4 turns end on a dash

The debate, turn by turn

Read left to right: each block is one turn, placed where it falls in the running word count and as wide as it is long.

Candidates Moderators, panellists, questioners Audience, recorded clips, unidentified

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Speakers in the Debate Between the President and Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale in Kansas City, Missouri
Speaker	Role	Turns	Words	Share	Median turn	Longest	Ends on a dash	Reading grade
Mondale	Candidates	25	5,478	40.2%	171	507	1	8.9
Reagan	Candidates	26	5,106	37.5%	176	606	1	8.8
Geyer	Moderators, panellists and questioners	8	762	5.6%	90	158	0	12.3
Trewhitt	Moderators, panellists and questioners	6	656	4.8%	84	354	0	9.8
Kondracke	Moderators, panellists and questioners	9	534	3.9%	72	93	0	11.5
Kalb	Moderators, panellists and questioners	8	532	3.9%	71	83	0	9.9
Newman	Moderators, panellists and questioners	32	459	3.4%	7	118	2	5.6
Ridings	Moderators, panellists and questioners	1	104	0.8%	104	104	0	15.2

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