Source: CBS News

It is, according to organizers, "the hottest ticket in political history": On February 25th, former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will debate at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Interested spectators can pay $60 for the cheap seats or shell out up to $1,250 to be closer to the action and attend a cocktail reception with the former presidents.

As Newsday reports, the two men have been teaming up a lot: They appeared together in Toronto in May (reports speculated that they earned $150,000 each for the hour-long appearance) and will be together at a TD Ameritrade conference in Florida in February.

Organizers at these sorts of events generally do not disclose how much participants are compensated.

A spokesperson for Madison Square Garden Entertainment, which is hosting the event, could not immediately be reached for comment. Newsday reports that "Clinton and Bush, during a moderated question-and-answer period, will discuss a wide range of current events and national issues."

The event may not offer the fireworks that partisans might hope for: At the Toronto event, Mr. Bush called Mr. Clinton "brother" and the two rarely disagreed despite their ideological differences. The Toronto crowd was reportedly disappointed and had hoped for a more spirited debate.

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