Category Archives: The New Democrat

Gerald R. Ford Library: Nelson Rockefeller Swearing in Ceremony as Vice President of the United States (1974)

Source:The New Democrat  I’m not sure we’ve ever had a more qualified nominee for Vice President of the United States. And you might be thinking, “that is not saying much”, (and perhaps with stronger language) but the fact is we’ve … Continue reading

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Merv Griffin Show: Jane Fonda & Roger Vadim Interview (1967)

Source:The New Democrat “Jane Fonda and her husband, French director Roger Vadim, are interviewed by Merv Griffin in January of 1967 while promoting their film “The Game is Over (La Curee)”. They talk about their farm in France, Jane’s cooking, … Continue reading

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Hail to the Redskins For Life: Daniel Snyder: ‘Redskins Organization Has Started the Process of Designing a New Stadium’

Source:The New Democrat  This is something that should’ve been done twenty years ago. But back then Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke was dealing with Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly and her administration in Washington. And even though Mr. Cooke had offered … Continue reading

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Investigating Power: Mike Wallace: A Friendship With Richard Nixon

Source:The New Democrat  What I get from this interview of Mike Wallace is that he liked Richard Nixon because he was impressed by the man’s intelligence and knowledge. That they could talk about a wide range of issues and that … Continue reading

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The LBJ Library: President Lyndon Johnson & Governor Nelson Rockefeller (1/07/1966)

  Source:The New Democrat  Governor Nelson Rockefeller Republican from New York, trying to get President Lyndon Johnson to give him some public assistance from the Federal level to deal with some small business issues and problems that were going on … Continue reading

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David Von Pein: Meet The Press: Senator John F. Kennedy (October, 1960)

  Source:The New Democrat  The early 1960s was one of the hottest periods of the Cold War (no pun intended) and spending the first ten minutes of Meet The Press talking about China and other communist activities in Asia should … Continue reading

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

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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David Von Pein: Video: U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy Townhall, April 19, 1968

The New Democrat If you listen to Senator Robert F. Kennedy talk about the Vietnam War in 1968, it is not that different from how Barack Obama sounded about the Iraq War when he was running for president in 2007-08. … Continue reading

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The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder: Ayn Rand (1979)

Source:The New Democrat  Tom Snyder trying to learn about Ayn Rand’s objectivism and in this interview they are getting into religion. And Ayn telling Tom that “religion is wrong and not for people who base their beliefs on religion”. And … Continue reading

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

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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