Images from past presidential debates
- AP Photo/Amy Sancetta
With Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton listening at right, Independent candidate Ross Perot makes his closing statement at the first presidential debate in St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 12, 1992.
During the debate, Perot countered comments on his lack of experience by saying, "I don't have any experience in running up a $4 trillion debt. I don't have any experience in gridlock government, where nobody takes responsibility for anything and everybody blames everybody else."
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