White House Daily Briefing
Dana Perino talked with reporters about the resignation of Karen Hughes from a position in the State Department, the…
Q&A with Ronald Shafer
2017-01-01T20:00:06-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/564/20170101200100001_hd.jpgRonald Shafer talked about The Carnival Campaign: How the Rollicking 1840 Campaign of “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” Changed Presidential Elections Forever. His book details Democratic President William Henry Harrison’s successful campaign against incumbent President Martin Van Buren, a Whig. Mr. Shafer said that before this election in which President Harrison held rallies and gave speeches, presidential candidates “sat at home” and “wrote letters to people who write you about the issues,” Among other topics,he also talked about President Harrison’s family and life before becoming president, what led to his death after only one month in office, what the Democratic and Whig Parties were like at the time, and parallels between the Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and the 1840 campaign.Ronald Shafer talked about The Carnival Campaign: How the Rollicking 1840 Campaign of “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” Changed Presidential Elections Forever. His book details Democratic… read more
Q&A with Ronald Shafer Ronald Shafer talked about The Carnival Campaign: How the Rollicking 1840 Campaign of “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” Changed Presidential Elections Forever. His book details Democratic President William Henry Harrison’s successful campaign against incumbent President Martin Van Buren, a Whig. Mr. Shafer said that before this election in which President Harrison held rallies and gave speeches, presidential candidates “sat at home” and “wrote letters to people who write you about the issues,” Among other topics,he also talked about President Harrison’s family and life before becoming president, what led to his death after only one month in office, what the Democratic and Whig Parties were like at the time, and parallels between the Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and the 1840 campaign. close
People in this video
- Brian Lamb Host C-SPAN
- Ron Shafer Editor (Former) Wall Street Journal->Politics
Hosting Organization
Series
Books
The Carnival Campaign
Related Video
-
-
1839 Whig Convention
Howard Parker spoke about the 1839 Whig Convention. He talked about the backroom deals and trickery that led to the nomination of William Henry Harrison to be…
-
Benjamin Harrison
Charles Calhoun talked about his book Benjamin Harrison: The 23rd President, 1889-1893, published by Henry Holt and Company. He…
-
Presidential Remarks
Former President Ronald Reagan spoke before students about the value of an education.