bush went on to beat mondale and geraldine ferraro in the general election.

and when we speak of the future, the message is geraldine ferraro. and now, we leave san francisco together. and over the next 100 days, in every word we say, in every life we touch, we will be fighting for the future of america. joan and i are parents of three wonderful children who will live much of their lives in the 21st century. this election is a referendum on their future and on ours. so tonight, i want to speak to the young people of america and to their parents and to their grandparents. i'm walter mondale. you may have heard of me but you may not really know me. i grew up in the farm towns of southern minnesota. many dad was a preacher and my mom was a music teacher. we never -- we never had a dime but we were rich in the values that are important. and i've carried those values with me ever since. they taught me to work hard, to stand on my own, to play by the rules, to tell the truth, to obey the law, to care for others, to love our country and to cherish our faith. my story isn't unique. in the last few weeks, i've deepened my admiration

mondale and his running mate, geraldine ferraro, in the general election. [ applause ] >> good evening.

mondale and his running mate, geraldine ferraro, in the general election. [ applause ] >> good evening. good evening from the municipal auditorium in kansas city. i am dorothy rady, the president of league of women voters, the sponsor of this final presidential debate of the 1984 campaign between republican ronald reagan and democrat walter mondale. our panelists for tonight's debate on defense and foreign policy issues are georgie ann geier, indicated columnist for universal press syndicate, marvin kalb, chief diplomatic correspondent for nbc news, morton kondracke, executive editor of "the new republic" magazine, and henry trewhitt, diplomatic correspondent for the "baltimore sun." edwin newman, formerly of nbc news and now a syndicated columnist for king features, is our moderator. ed? >> dorothy ridings, thank you. a brief word about our procedure tonight. the first question will go to mr. mondale. he'll have 2 1/2 minutes to reply. then the panel member who put the question will ask a follow-up. the answer to that will be limited to one minute. after that, the same question will b

bush went on to beat mondale and geraldine ferraro in the general election. >>> our panelists for tonight's debate on defense and foreign policy issues are georgei anne gyre, marvin cal, morton conracy, and henry truit, diplomatic correspondent for "the baltimore sun." edwin newman formerly of nbc news is our moderator. ed. >>> the panel member that put the question will ask a follow-up, and the answer to that will be limited to one minute. after that the same question will be put to ronald reagan, and there will be a follow-up and each man will have one minute for rebuttal. >>> the crucial issue of central america, you and the democratic party said the only policy toward the horrendous civil wars in central america should be on the economic development and negotiations with perhaps a quarantine of marxist nicaragua. do you think the answers in any ways will solve the conflicts and there's no need to resort to force at all, simply, again, too weak and too late? >> i believe the question over simplifies the questions of what we must do in central america. our objectives ought to be to streng