Oct. 19, 1992:

East Lansing, Michigan, October 19, 1992

The three major candidates for president — Incumbent George Bush, Democrat Bill Clinton and independent Ross Perot — hold their third and final debate in East Lansing, Mich.

Seen by an estimated 99 million people, most observers say it is Bush's best performance of the three debates. But it's hardly enough to close the gap in the polls against Clinton, the governor of Arkansas.

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