Tag Archives: 1972 Presidential Election

Big Education Ape: George McGovern For President (1972)

Source:Big Education Ape– Senator George McGovern, running for President in 1972. Actor Warren Beatty in the background. Source:The New Democrat “George McGovern – a love of one’s country deep enough to call her to a higher plain. Nixonland: An unpopular … Continue reading

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New York Magazine: Ed Kilgore: ‘George McGovern Didn’t Lose in 1972 by Going Too Far Left. Neither Will 2020 Democrats’

Source:The New Democrat  “One of the most persistent arguments surrounding the 2020 presidential contest is that Democrats are heading “off the deep end” on a left-wing ideological bender that will mean disaster in the general election. The warning is very … Continue reading

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Victor D. Hanson: ‘Rethinking Watergate’

Source:Hoover Institution– where the Watergate scandal all started. You can also see this post at The FreeState, on Blogger. “The Watergate break-in is now 45 years old. The scandal is as distant from our own time as it was once from … Continue reading

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CNN: ‘FILE:GEORGE MCGOVERN – IRAQ/VIETNAM SAME ROAD’

Source:CNN– 1972 Democratic Party presidential nominee, George McGovern. “George McGovern has died. To License This Clip, Click Here:CNN.” From CNN Source:The Young Turks– 1972 Democratic Party presidential nominee, George McGovern. Just to talk about Cenk Uygur’s point about Senator George McGovern … Continue reading

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ABC News: ‘Dark Days at The White House’

“Part of the ABC News Great TV News Stories series. From the VHS Tape – “The story of the President at the center of the Watergate Maelstrom, his near impeachment, his last dark days at the White House, and his … Continue reading

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PBS: ‘Summer of Judgment: The Watergate Hearings’

Source:PBS– The Summer of Judgement (1983) Source:The New Democrat  “Produced by WETA, Washington DC, and aired on PBS in 1983, the second of the Summer of Judgment series reflects on the events surrounding the Watergate Affair during the summer of … Continue reading

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CBS News: Special on Watergate, June 1992

Source:The New Democrat The story of Watergate is so tragic. This idea that President Richard Nixon would be worried about losing the presidency to George McGovern, who was the Bernie Sanders Democratic Socialist of his time. In an era when … Continue reading

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The Associated Press: ‘Opening of The Senate Watergate Committee (1973)’

“(17 May 1973) Scenes from the United States Senate hearing into the Watergate Affair. Senate Watergate Committee chairman, Sam Ervin makes a statement… From The Associated Press Without the Senate Watergate Committee, President Nixon doesn’t get impeached at least in that … Continue reading

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Watch Mojo: ‘The Watergate Scandal- Timeline and Background’

Source:Watch Mojo– Richard M. Nixon (Republican, California) 37th President of the United States. “Though the public only first caught wind of this scandal after the June 17th, 1972 Watergate break-in, the controversy was years in the making. Groups close to … Continue reading

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Zanny Tarrow: Dick Cavett- Watergate: Documentary Secrets of The Dead

Source:Zanny Tarrow At best I can gather, God that sounds lame, but as best as I know it, President Richard Nixon made the decision to coverup the Watergate investigation the day his Chief of Staff Bob Haldeman gave him his … Continue reading

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