The Making of a Presidential Debate: Exclusive Behind the Scenes VIDEO!

The Heritage Foundation, the American Enterprise Institute and CNN are pleased to announce that the presidential debate on foreign policy and national security co-hosted by The Heritage Foundation will take place in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Nov. 22. CNN’s Wolf Blitzer will moderate!

For the first time in more than 50 years, Washington, D.C., will host a presidential debate when Republican candidates gather on Nov. 22 at DAR Constitution Hall. The debate, presented by The Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute on CNN, will be moderated by Wolf Blitzer and focus on foreign policy and national security.

Not since John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon squared off in a presidential debate on Oct. 7, 1961, has Washington, D.C., played host to presidential contenders for a nationally broadcast debate. This will be the first primary debate for either major political party ever held in the nation’s capital.