Tag Archives: 1980

Mr. Beat: The American Presidential Election of 1980- John Anderson For President

Source:The New Democrat “The 49th episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. In 1980, Ronald Reagan seems unstoppable as he tries … Continue reading

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NBC Sports: NFL 1980- AFC Championship- Oakland Raiders @ San Diego Chargers: Full Game

Source:Raiders Classic– Oakland Raiders QB Jim Plunkett. “Jim Plunkett and the Raiders go into San Diego and beat Dan Fouts and the Chargers in a wild one to go to the teams 3rd Super Bowl.” From Raiders Classic With all due … Continue reading

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NBC Sports: NFL 1980-AFC Divisional- Oakland Raiders @ Cleveland Browns: Full Game

“1980 WK 18 AFC Division Playoff Oakland Raiders (12-5) @ Cleveland Browns (11-5) Red Right 88” From J Philly Especially if you consider the playing conditions of this playoff game between the Raiders and Browns, this is one of the best … Continue reading

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Mark Russell PBS: Looks at Campaign 1980: Can a Hollywood B-Actor Play President?

Source:Mark Russell PBS– political satirist Mark Russell talking about campaign 1980. Source:The Daily Times “Political comedian & musical satirist Mark Russell looks back at the 1980 presidential campaign. Remember when George H.W. Bush was against Reagan before he was for … Continue reading

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CBS News: Video: President Jimmy Carter on Hostage Crisis on Face The Nation

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger I give President Jimmy Carter a lot of credit for all the time and effort that he put into seeing that the American hostages in Iran were brought home. … Continue reading

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CBS News: John Anderson vs Ronald Reagan: 1980 Presidential Debate

Source:CBS News– U.S. Representative John Anderson (Republican, Illinois) 1980 Independent presidential candidate. Source:The New Democrat “In 1980, the League of Women Voters invited independent John Anderson to their first presidential debate, and President Carter refused to attend. Ronald Reagan showed … Continue reading

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NBC Sports: MLB 1980- World Series Game 7-Kansas City Royals @ Philadelphia Phillies: Full Game

Source:NBC Sports– Philadelphia Phillies closer Tug McGraw. “Kansas City Royals 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 4, F — With the Phillies just one tantalizing out away from a Championship, Tug McGraw got ahead on Willie Wilson, then struck him out swinging … Continue reading

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Movie Clips: Airplane 1980- ‘Oh Stewardess, I Speak Jive’

  Source:Real Life Journal “CLIP DESCRIPTION: When a flight attendant struggles to understand her jive-talking passengers, a friendly old lady (Barbara Billingsley) steps in.” From Movie Clips Just to sort of be serious for a minute and then I’ll go back … Continue reading

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James Miller Center: Video: 1980 State of The Union: President Carter on Iranian Hostage Crisis

James Miller Center: Video: 1980 State of The Union: President Carter on Iranian Hostage Crisis The Iranian Hostage Crisis, was the final nail in the Carter Presidency. Not so much the day that it happened, but how long it went … Continue reading

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CNN: Senator Edward Kennedy- ‘The Dream Shall Never Die (1980)’

Source:CNN– U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy: Democrat, Massachusetts (1962-2009) Source:The Daily Journal  “On the day it was announced that Sen. Edward Kennedy died at age 77, CNN replays a portion of a speech from Kennedy at the 1980 Democratic National … Continue reading

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