Tag Archives: Progressives

PBS: The Great Depression: The New Deal Response

Source: The Daily Journal In 1933 when Franklin Roosevelt became President of The United States he inherited the Great Depression. Basically an economy that was sinking and collapsing with basically no money anywhere, or no money being created. And anyone … Continue reading

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CBS News: RFK Assassination (1968)

Source:CBS News– anchor Walter Cronkite telling it the way it is. Source:The Daily Journal “CBS News Live Coverage of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, as it happened.” From Joseph Hewes “Raw footage shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles … Continue reading

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Serge LeMans: Primary (1960)

. Source:The Daily Press The 1960s elections especially the presidential election between Senator John Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon, were fascinating for several reasons. But it was a fascinating election season before Jack Kennedy and Dick Nixon won their … Continue reading

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British Pathe: ‘Presidential Fever- Sweeps The Nation: 4/10/1960’

  Source:The Daily Journal  “Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Washington DC, USA. Cut story with American commentary. Milwaukee. MS.CU. Democratic candidate John F. Kennedy (later President Kennedy). MS.CU.Senator Hubert Humphrey seated at desk. LS.Street in Milwaukee. MS. Posters on wall, one of … Continue reading

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ABC News: ABC Evening News- Senator Ted Kennedy’s Potential Run For President in 1972

Source: This piece was originally posted at FRS Daily Journal: ABC News: ABC Evening News- Senator Ted Kennedy’s Potential Run For President in 1972 Senator Ted Kennedy was still way too controversial to run for president in 1972. He wasn’t … Continue reading

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My Footage: This is Adlai Stevenson: 1956 Presidential Bid

Source:The Daily Journal Adlai Stevenson running on what would later be known as the Great Society in the LBJ Administration. He wanted to expand the safety net in America and perhaps even go further than the Great Society and social … Continue reading

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Uncommon Knowledge: Peter Robinson- Interviewing Milton Friedman: President Bill Clinton (1999)

Source:Uncommon Knowledge With Peter Robinson– interviewing Professor Milton Friedman, in 1999. Source:The FreeState “Milton Friedman vs Bill Clinton (1999) Debunking Climate Policy, The FDA & More!” From Basic Economics I disagree with Professor Friedman’s comments about the Reagan economy versus the … 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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All Histories: ‘New Deal- 1930’s Government Promotional’

Source:All Histories– film about the New Deal. Source:The Daily Journal “A promotional video produced by the US government to highlight the projects and programs of the Roosevelt’s New Deal during the Great Depression.” From All Histories As bad as authoritarian regimes … Continue reading

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Brent Abrahamson: President Franklin Roosevelt’s Second Bill of Rights Speech

. Source:Free State MD When President Franklin D. Roosevelt became President in 1933 he obviously inherited the Great Depression and created the New Deal to respond to it. By the early 1940s, we were committed to World War II thanks … Continue reading

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