UNLV Presidential Debate Lecture Series Episode 1

As part of the UNLV Presidential Debate Lecture Series Dr. David Zarefsky, professor emeritus of the Northwestern University School of Communication, presented a talk on the first and second 2012 debates between President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney on Sept. 8, 2016 at the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs at UNLV. Zarefsky discussed what led to President Obama’s poor initial performance and his "comeback" in the second debate.   The lecture series is co-sponsored by the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, UNLV Libraries, and the UNLV Presidential Debate Campus Engagement Committee. The lecture series is free and open to the public. UNLV TV will record the lectures series and the videos will be housed on the UNLV Libraries Digital Scholarship institutional repository.