Tag Archives: Progressive Republicans

Governor Nelson Rockefeller: 1964 Republican National Convention Speech

Source:Enemy Nation– Governor Nelson D. Rockefeller (Republican, New York) speaking at the 1964 Republican National Convention, at the San Francisco Cow Palace. Source:The New Democrat “Grandson of billionaire John D. Rockefeller, Nelson Rockefeller’s 1964 Republican Convention Speech.” From Enemy Nation Part … Continue reading

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CSPAN: 1948 Thomas Dewey Republican Convention Acceptance Speech

Source:CSPAN– Governor Thomas E. Dewey (Republican, New York) 1948 Republican nominee for President. Source:The New Democrat “1948 Thomas Dewey Republican Convention Acceptance Speech June 24, 1948. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.” From Kansas Politics This is part of Governor Dewey’s 1948 RNC acceptance speech: … Continue reading

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Library of Congress: ‘The Dewey Story’

Source:Library of Congress with a short bio of Governor Thomas E. Dewey (Republican, New York) Source:The New Democrat “Summary: “The story of the career of Governor Thomas E. Dewey. Includes scenes taken from his private and political life and concludes … Continue reading

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Associated Press: ‘SYND 20 8 74 FORD NOMINATES VICE PRESIDENT’

Source:Associated Press– President Gerald R. Ford (Republican, Michigan) nominating Governor Nelson Rockefeller (Republican, New York) to be Vice President of the United States, in 1974. Source:The New Democrat “20 Aug 1974) United States President Gerald Ford nominates Nelson Rockefeller as … Continue reading

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Frank DiStefano: ‘The Republican War Over a New Direction After FDR’

Source:Frank DiStefano talking about the Republican Party post-FDR. Source:The New Democrat “In this episode, we explain the war within the Republican Party after the New Deal between Robert Taft and his conservative faction and Tom Dewey and his establishment faction … Continue reading

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Frank DiStefano: ‘Teddy Roosevelt’s Bull Moose Campaign, Why Wilson Wasn’t Really a Progressive!’

Source:Frank DiStefano– talking about Theodore Roosevelt & Woodrow Wilson. “In this episode, we talk about Teddy Roosevelt’s 1912 “Bull Moose” Progressive Party campaign and the three-way presidential contest over progressivism. The 1912 election involved three candidates, Republican William Howard Taft, … Continue reading

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Frank DiStefano: ‘The Historical Progressive Movement & The Republicans: The Rise of Teddy Roosevelt’

Source:Frank DiStefano talking about Theodore Roosevelt & The Progressive Era. Source:The New Democrat “In this episode, we talk about how the Republican Party came to embrace the historical Progressive Movement during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. The Progressive Movement was … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: The Contenders – Thomas Dewey (2011)

Source:C-SPAN– presidential historian Richard N. Smith, talking about the life & career of Thomas E. Dewey. Source:The New Democrat “C-SPAN continues its series “The Contenders” LIVE on Friday, October 28 at 8:00 p.m. ET with Thomas Dewey. In this clip, … Continue reading

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Theodore Roosevelt Center: “Before Stonewall: Ariston Bath Raid (1903)’

Source: Theodore Roosevelt Center– Theodore Roosevelt’s connection with the Ariston Bath Raid. Source:The New Democrat “While the #Stonewall riots are often seen as the impetus to the gay rights movement, the fight for equality and acceptance began far earlier. In today’s … Continue reading

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Bite Sized History: Governor Nelson Rockefeller- Addresses The 1964 RNC

Source:Bite Sized History– I guess people that Governor Nelson Rockefeller would call extremists in the Republican Party, in 1964. Source:The New Democrat “Nelson Rockefeller denounces Republican “extremists” at the 1964 Republican National Convention. Nelson Rockefeller denounces Republican “extremists” at the … Continue reading

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