The Most Important Presidential Debates in American History | Time
This article discusses the five most influential presidential debates in American history, what made them important, and how they have shaped the evolution of the presidential debate as both a medium to get to know candidates and how relevant they are to the outcome of elections. These instances also highlight important changes such as the introduction of television to create a timeline of the modern presidential debate.
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/presidential-debates-the-history-of-the-american-political-tradition
This article talks about the history of the presidential debates, how they have evolved, and how they still took place even during a global pandemic. The article goes on to speak about different candidates’ opinions on debates and cites many interesting examples. I would also be interested to see the equivalent article written by CNN to see if two polarizing news sources differ in their explanation of the history of debates.
https://ballotpedia.org/Commission_on_Presidential_Debates
Summary of the rules / guidelines of presidential debates set by the CPD (Commission of Presidential Debates)