Face--to--face presidential debates began their broadcast history in 1948 when Republicans Thomas Dewey and Harold Stassen faced each other in a radio debate during the Oregon Republican presidential primary.

• 对面对面的总统辩论加以转播，始于1948年。那一年，共和党人托马斯·杜威和哈罗德·史塔生在俄勒冈州的共和党总统候选人初选中，进行了一场面对面的广播辩论。