2008 Presidential Debate

The first presidential debate of 2008 between Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain was held at this site on September 26, 2008. National and international media coverage of the event brought the world to Ole Miss and Oxford.

Steering Committee

Andrew P. Mullins, chair. Norm Easterbrook . Kathy Gates . Donna Gurley . Andrew Harper . Patricia Huggins . Gloria Kellum . Chancellor Robert C. Khayat . Jim Morrison . Linda Peal . Ashton Pearson . Sparky Reardon . Larry Ridgeway . Larry Sparks . Carolyn Staton . Morris Stocks . Noel Wilkin . This historical marker was erected in 2009 by University of Mississippi. It is in Oxford in Lafayette County Mississippi