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Presidential historians, authors and campaign advisers discussed the past, present, and future of presidential elections at a virtual event hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Law…

David Pietrusza talked about 1960: LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon: The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies (Union Square Press; September 2, 2008). In his book he recounts the presidential…

Senator John F. Kennedy (D-MA) and Vice President Richard Nixon met in New York City for the last of four presidential debates prior to the 1960 presidential election. The debate focused on…

Jon Ward, senior political correspondent for Yahoo News, recounted the 1980 Democratic presidential primary campaign between Senator Ted Kennedy and incumbent President Jimmy Carter.

Professor John Splaine discussed the history of presidential debates in the television age and screened video examples as he led a discussion on the history and evolution of televised political…

Roy Morris talked about his book Fraud of the Century: Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel Tilden, and the Stolen Election of 1876, published by Simon and Schuster. In 1876, New York Democrat…

Pierre Salinger, President John F. Kennedy’s Press Secretary, Jack Valenti, who worked in the Lyndon B. Johnson White House, and Hubert H. Humphrey Advisor Ted Van Dyk discussed their…

Author Stephan Lesher discussed his recent book George Wallace: American Populist published by Addison-Wesley. He talked about populism and why Former Alabama Governor George Wallace fits…

James Davison Hunter and Morris Fiorina talked about “culture wars” and whether America is more or less culturally divided than previously. Mr. Hunter believes our culture is embroiled in a major clash…

Phones were opened and callers talked about the qualifications to be president. Campaign ads and topical news stories were talked about by Steven Scully and callers. Interviews of C-SPAN…

Panelists examined the early primary and caucus states and talked about the implications of the primary season being condensed. They also talked about the political ideologies of American…

Harold Holzer, Civil War historian, discussed the publication which he edited, entitled "The Lincoln-Douglas Debates: The First Complete and Unexpurgated Text", published by Harper Collins…

Participants talked about the legacy of George McGovern, especially relating to his fight against world hunger and malnutrition. The celebration included toasts, remembrances, and a video…

Friends and family of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy gathered to remember and reminiscence about his influence in politics and impact on their lives. The occasion was the 25th…

Porter McKeever, publicity director of volunteers for presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson in the 1952 election, talked about his personal experiences in his book, Adlai Stevenson: His Life and…

Professor Chace discussed his book 1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft, and Debs--The Election That Changed the Country, published by Simon and Schuster. He described the personalities and…

Mr. Van Dyk, who was a senior adviser to Hubert Humphrey, talked about his recollections of the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago.

This was United Newsreel footage of the 1956 Republican Convention in San Francisco with narration by Ed Herlihy. Arthur Langley (D),Governor, Washington, gave the keynote address.

At the DNC in New York City,1980 Vice President Walter ‘Fritz’ Mondale accepted the Democratic nomination for a second term as vice president. In his remarks, he contrasted the recent Republican…

At the DNC in Miami Beach,FL. Senator Thomas Eagleton(D-MO) accepted the vice presidential nomination . He eventually resigned from the ticket and Presidential candidate Senator George…