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Barry Kibrick: ‘Love Your Mistakes’
“Mistakes are your best assets. They hone your skills and develop your creativity. Don’t be afraid to make them, the more the merrier.” From Barry Kibrick Eric Metaxas the right-wing author and radio talk show host, once said when he was talking about one of his books and I’m paraphrasing: “We’re all a bunch a screw […]
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Critical Past: Wendell Willkie- ‘Arrives in His Hometown And Formally Accepts The Republican Presidential Nomination’
Source:The New Democrat “Historic Stock Footage Archival and Vintage Video Clips in HD. Wendell Willkie arrives in his home town and formally accepts the Republican Presidential nomination before the crowd. Wendell Willkie arrives in his home town after being nominated … Continue reading
My Footage: Wendell Willkie- 1940 Republican National Convention Speech
Source:The New Democrat “This clip is available for licensing without time code and logo – To inquire about licensing email us at Myfootage@gmail.com or call us at (212) 620-3955 – Please Subscribe to our channel, as we are constantly adding … Continue reading
Posted in Wendell Willkie
Tagged 1940, 1940 Presidential Election, America, Center Left, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Franklin Roosevelt, Liberalism, Liberals, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, President Franklin Roosevelt, Republican Party, The 1940s, United States, Wendell Willkie, Wendell Willkie For President
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CPH: David Levering Lewis- The Improbable Wendell Willkie
Source:The New Democrat “In the wake of one of the most tumultuous Republican conventions ever, the party of Lincoln nominated in 1940 a prominent businessman and former Democrat who could have saved America’s sclerotic political system. Although Wendell Lewis Willkie … Continue reading
Posted in Wendell Willkie
Tagged America, Center Left, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Dallas, Dallas Texas, David Levering Lewis, Economic Freedom, Indiana, Individual Rights, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Personal Freedom, Republican Party, Southern Methodist University, Texas, The 1940 Presidential Campaign, The 1940s, U.S. Constitution, United States, Wendell Willkie, Wendell Willkie For President, Wendell Willkie's Career, Wendell Willkie's Life
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Constitution Daily: Olivia Fitzpatrick- ‘Vice Presidential Profile Henry Wallace’: The Father of American Democratic Socialism
Source: The New Democrat “Scott Wallace: Henry A. Wallace was for the ‘common man’ and against the cold war.” From Real News Network Henry Wallace, is a very important figure in American politics as well as government and I believe in … Continue reading
Posted in New Left
Tagged 1948, 1948 Presidential Election, America, Big Government, Democratic Party, Democratic Socialism, Democratic-Socialists, Far-Left, Franklin Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt Administration, Franklin Roosevelt Presidency, Henry Wallace, Henry Wallace For President, New Left, Olivia Fitzpatrick, Paul Jay, Progressive Party, Real News Network, Scott Wallace, Social Democracy, Social Democrats, Socialism, Socialists, The 1940s, United States, Vice President Henry Wallace, Welfare State
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Slate: Karina Longworth- ‘The Hollywood Ten Paid The Price For Refusing to Answer The $64 Question’
Source:The Daily Review “The hearings on what the House Un-American Activities Committee called “the communist infiltration of the motion-picture industry” began on Oct. 20, 1947. At the insistence of lawyers representing the 19 “unfriendly” witnesses brought before the committee, the … Continue reading
Posted in Hollywood Ten
Tagged 70th Congress, Censorship, Communism, Communists, Communists in Hollywood, Far-Left, Far-Right, Fascism, Fascists, Herbert Biberman, Hollywood, Hollywood Ten, House Un-American Activities Committee, Karina Longworth, Neoconservatism, Neoconservatives, Political Correctness, Samuel Ornitz, State Fascism, The 1940s, The 1950s, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives
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History Comes to Life: Wendell Willkie- A Classical Liberal
“Willkie about to board plane in 1940 campaign, Willkie waves and boards, Mrs. Willkie boards plane, Willkie working on plane, plane in flight, Willkie looks out window. 1940: FDR campaigning, Mrs. Roosevelt and Herbert Lehman in car with him, long … Continue reading
Posted in Wendell Willkie
Tagged 1940, 1940 Presidential Election, America, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Economic Freedom, Indiana, Liberal Democracy, Liberal Democrats, Liberalism, Liberals, Liberty, Limited Government, Modern Liberalism, Modern Liberals, Personal Freedom, Progressives, Progressivism, Socialism, Socialists, The 1940s, United States, Wendell Willkie, Wendell Willkie For President
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Bob Parker-ABC News 45-85: Post-World War II
This post was originally posted at FRS Daily Press Plus It would be another thirty-years until I was born when World War II was officially over in 1945. So it’s not like I can talk about post-World War II America … Continue reading
Posted in American History
Tagged 45-85, ABC News, ABC News 45-85, Peter Jennings, Post-World War II America, Ted Koppel, The 1940s, The 1950s, World War II
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FDR Library: Franklin D. Roosevelt- The New Deal
“Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning historian David M. Kennedy for a discussion of what is to be learned from The Great Depression. Professor Kennedy, author of Freedom From Fear, The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945, … Continue reading
Posted in American Presidents
Tagged America, Center Left, David Kennedy, Democratic Party, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt Administration, Franklin Roosevelt Presidency, Franklin Roosevelt White House, Great Depression, New Deal, Progressive Democrats, Progressives, Progressivism, The 1930s, The 1940s, United States
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C-SPAN: The Contenders- Wendell Willkie: Wendell Willkie For President (1940)
“C-SPAN continues its series “The Contenders” LIVE on Friday, October 21 at 8:00 p.m. ET with Wendell Willkie. In this clip, Presidential Historian Richard Norton Smith, Goucher College History Professor Jean Baker and Washington Editor of Real Clear Politics Carl … Continue reading
Posted in Wendell Willkie
Tagged 1940, 1940 Presidential Election, America, Brian Lamb, Carl Cannon, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, CSPAN, Democratic Party, Franklin Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt Administration, Franklin Roosevelt Presidency, Franklin Roosevelt White House, Indiana, Liberal Republicans, Liberalism, Liberals, Republican Party, Richard Norton Smith, The 1940s, United States, Wendell Willkie, Wendell Willkie For President, Wendell Willkie's Career, Wendell Willkie's Life
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BJ82: Wendell Willkie 1940 Presidential Campaign- Explaining Liberalism
Source: BJ82: Wendell Willkie 1940 Presidential Campaign Wendell Willkie in about three minutes and that’s it and all the time he needed. Did what Michael Dukakis in an entire Presidential-campaign in 1988 or John Kerry in an entire. Presidential-campaign in 2004 … Continue reading
Posted in Wendell Willkie
Tagged 1940 Presidential Election, 1940 United States Presidential Election, American Liberalism, Center Left, Economic Freedom, Franklin Roosevelt, Liberalism, Liberals, New Deal, Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility, Republican Party, The 1940s, United States Political History, Wendell Willkie, Wendell Willkie For President
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