1839 Whig Convention
2017-01-21T13:01:40-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNzk5XC8yMDE3MDEyMTEzMDMyODAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==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 the party’s presidential candidate. This was the party’s first contested convention. Mr. Parker explained how the Whigs selected William Henry Harrison over party favorite Henry Clay and war hero General Winfield Scott, as well as the origin of the phrase “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too.”
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, from October 15-21 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, from October 15-21 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
Howard Parker spoke about the 1839 Whig Convention. He talked about the backroom deals and trickery that led to the nomination of William He… read more
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 the party’s presidential candidate. This was the party’s first contested convention. Mr. Parker explained how the Whigs selected William Henry Harrison over party favorite Henry Clay and war hero General Winfield Scott, as well as the origin of the phrase “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too.”
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, from October 15-21 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. close
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