Category Archives: Classic News

Joe Pyne Interviews Jack Anderson (April, 6, 1969)

Posted on August 26, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Jack Anderson was a Washington columnist and a watchdog of Congress and wrote columns and did investigations with his partner Drew Pearson about what they saw as potential Congressional corruption. And I guess Senator Thomas Dodd of … Continue reading →

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Bob Parker: ABC News Nightline (October 1980) Presidential Campaign

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  By 1980, but probably much further back then that going back to 1968 or 64 TV and TV news especially was already a huge factor in how Americans got their political news and other current affairs news. … Continue reading →

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ABC News: Video: Evening News: George McGovern 1972 VP Selection Drama

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat Senator Tom Eagleton who by most accounts had a very good and productive year in public office as Governor of Missouri and then later in Congress as a Missouri Senator was a victim of the Richard Nixon … Continue reading →

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CBS News: Face The Nation: Richard Nixon (October 27, 1968)

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Politically and ideologically Richard Nixon would be called what we call a Northeastern Republican today at least on social issues and even as it related to the safety net. He wasn’t against the safety net, but didn’t … Continue reading →

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CBS New Special Report: Walter Cronkite Announces the Death of LBJ (1973)

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Derik Schneider

The New Democrat Walter Cronkite announcing the death of one of our strongest and most effective presidents as far as what he was able to get passed in Congress and the amount of people who the legislation benefited. Especially as … Continue reading →

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CBS News: Election Night Coverage 1980: President Jimmy Carter’s Concession Speech

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  President Jimmy Carter stepping up to the plate and taking his loss to Ronald Reagan like a man. Definitely one of the earliest concession speeches at least at the presidential level. The sun might of still been … Continue reading →

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Watch Mojo: Top 10 Walter Cronkite Moments: JFK, Vietnam, Watergate

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Derik Schneider

The New Democrat Walter Cronkite was and still is the standard for broadcast news because of his knowledge of the news and what it meant, but also how he carried himself. He was always the man in charge at his … Continue reading →

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ABC News Special Report: American Hostages Day 444

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  The final insult from Iran to President Jimmy Carter was Iran not officially releasing the American hostages in Iran until the second or minute that Jimmy Carter was no longer President of the United States. And then … Continue reading →

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ABC News: Special Report: Iranian Hostage Crisis (12/03/1979)

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  The Shah of Iran was a major reason for why the 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis came about in the first place. Because the Shah was a dictator and at times a brutal dictator even though he was … Continue reading →

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ABC News: Special Report: Iranian Hostage Crisis (11/11/1979)

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat The 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis was the final nail in the coffin of a very horrible year for America and President Jimmy Carter. With all the bad economic news with the high cost of living due to … Continue reading →

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