Tag Archives: Progressive Republicans

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum: ‘President Nixon Nominates Gerald R. Ford as VP’

Source:Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum– President Richard M. Nixon (Republican, California) announcing House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford (Republican, Michigan) as his new Vice President. “Nixon Nominates Gerald R. Ford as VP” From the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library … Continue reading

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Politico Magazine: Richard Norton Smith: Nelson Rockefeller’s Last Stand

Source:The New Democrat  To understand Nelson Rockefeller’s politics, you have to first understand the politics of the Republican Party up until 1966-67 or so. When the Republican Party officially moved into a different direction politically and became the official right-wing … Continue reading

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Taylor F: President Dwight Eisenhower on Little Rock Integration Plan

Source:Taylor F.– Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican, Texas) President of the United States (1953-61) Source:The Daily Times  “This is for educational and personal purposes. Executive Order – – Little Rock 1957 – – Dwight D. Eisenhower” From Taylor F. Dwight Eisenhower, America’s … Continue reading

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Market Ex: President Dwight Eisenhower- On the American Safety Net

Source:Market Ex– President Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican, Kansas) 1953-61 Source:The Daily Times “Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our … Continue reading

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CBS News: Longines Chronoscope: Senator Prescott Bush (1953)

Source:The New Democrat  Senator Prescott Bush who of course is the father of George H.W. Bush and the grandfather of George H.W. Bush’s children, was what we would call a Northeastern Republican today. Someone who leans conservative, but who isn’t … Continue reading

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CBS News: Dan Rather-George H.W. Bush Showdown (1988)

Source:The New Democrat  If you are familiar with the old CNN version of Crossfire from the 1980s and 1990s, this is what it looks like. Where the two debaters let’s say aren’t really there to answer the others questions or … Continue reading

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Los Angeles Times: Doyle McManus: What’s the Secret to Richard Nixon’s Unpopularity?

Source:The New Democrat  If all due respect to Doyle McManus who is a very knowledgable Washington political insider and very intelligent about Washington politics. There is no secret to why Richard Nixon is unpopular. “Go to the videotape” as the … Continue reading

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Vito Denelli: George H.W. Bush & Ronald Reagan Debate Illegal Immigration (1980)

Source:The New Democrat George Bush and Ronald Reagan both essentially arguing for some type of comprehensive immigration reform in the form of what is called a guest worker program. Where workers from lets say Mexico can some into America and … Continue reading

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Townhall: Terry Jeffrey: ‘Pat Buchanan’s Chronicles of the 1960s’

Source:Townhall– Longtime White House correspondent Helen Thomas with President Richard Nixon. I don’t know who the other man is. “Shortly before Richard Nixon was going to formally announce that he would be running again for president in 1968, Pat Buchanan … Continue reading

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KKD: Civil Rights at The 1960 Republican National Convention

Source:KKD– President Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican, Texas) at the 1960 Republican National Convention. Source:The Daily Times “Now that the 2008 Republican National Convention has concluded, I thought I would go back into my old film clips & kinescopes to give … Continue reading

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