Tag Archives: U.S. Senate

The Daily Beast: This Week In Punditry- February 3rd, 2013

Source:The Daily Beast– Hardball With Chris Matthews. According to Chris Matthews. Source:The Daily Journal “Rush Limbaugh was his typical incendiary self, Chris Matthews got heated about Hillary, and Bill O’Reilly pushed Colin Powell’s buttons about race. See those clips and … 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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CBS News: President John F. Kennedy’s Presidential Inaugural Address (1961)

Source:FRS FreeState Inaugural address’ are interesting at least for this reason and depending on what the President at the time says can be interesting for that reason as well but they are at least interesting because it gives the President … Continue reading

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Norman Thomas VS Barry Goldwater: Socialism VS Conservatism (1961)

Source:The Daily Journal It sounds like Norman Thomas who I’m familiar with the name and know he was a Socialist, but not very familiar with. But what I gather from this debate with Senator Barry Goldwater, was that Norman Thomas … Continue reading

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Longines Chronoscope: U.S. Senator Everett M. Dirksen (1952)

Source:The Daily Post Members of Congress in both parties are always looking to weaken executive power. Especially since president’s are always looking to increase executive power. Which is what this debate is about and what Senator Dirksen was trying to … Continue reading

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CBS News: President John F. Kennedy After Two Years

Source:The Daily Press Jack Kennedy came to the White House in 1961 with a broad agenda that included civil rights for African-Americans, Federal aid to public education, health insurance for seniors and an economic plan to deal with an economy … Continue reading

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John F. Kennedy: Liberal Party Nomination Speech (1960)

Source:Zencat– U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy (Democrat, Massachusetts) accepting the 1960 New York Liberal Party nomination for president. Source:FRS FreeState “JFK accepting the Liberal Party nomination in 1960. The last freely Democratically elected president of the 20th century. possibly the … Continue reading

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ABC News: ABC Evening News 1972 VP Drama: The George Mcgovern Convention

Source:ABC News– the ABC Evening News with Howard K. Smith, in 1972. Source:The Daily Journal From EFAN George McGovern did a lot to bring in new voters to the Democratic Party by reaching to African, Latin, Asian, and Jewish Americans. As … Continue reading

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ABC Evening News: ‘George McGovern and Ed Muskie 1972 Presidential Election’

Source:ABC News– covering George McGovern’s 1972 presidential campaign. Source:The Daily Journal “George McGovern and Ed Muskie 1972 Election Wall, For more presidential election videos.” From Election Wall Edmund Muskie reminds me a little bit of John Kerry. Just thought I throw that … Continue reading

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