The National Debate Tournament (NDT) began in 1947 at the United States Military Academy at West Point.[1] Twenty-nine schools competed at the first NDT debating: "Resolved: That labor should be given a direct share in the management of industry". It remained at West Point through 1966, at which time the Tournament Director met with the district chairs and advised them that at the tournament banquet of the Military Academy's decision to discontinue hosting the NDT in the ensuing years in part because of the increased demands on space and money that the United States' growing involvement in the Vietnam War was placing on the Academy.[2]
Since then the tournament has moved to different member schools each year and only three schools have hosted it twice.[3]
Selection of the 78 teams participating at the NDT involves a three stage process.[4]
The National Debate Tournament currently debates the topic selected by the Cross Examination Debate Association, but used to debate its own, separate, topic. Wake Forest University maintains a list of earlier resolutions used at the National Debate Tournament.[5]
ReferencesEdit
^"The West Point National Tournament". Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^Ziegelmueller, George. "Selected Personal History of the NDT". Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^"An Introduction to the National Debate Tournament". Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^Parson, Donn. "W(h)ither the NDT?". Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^"National Debate Tournament Topics". Retrieved 11 April 2016.
External linksEdit
NDT Champions on AmericanForensics.org
October 16, 2023
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