Tag Archives: The 1940s

Wendell Willkie: The 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

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Radical Films: U.S. House Un-American Activities

. Source:The New Democrat  The House Un-American Activities Committee and then later the Joe McCarthy Government Oversight Committee in the Senate were classic cases of guilt by association. Because they assumed some Americans were Un-American and not deserving of being … Continue reading

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The Onion: Peter K. Rosenthal: ‘Looks Back at It’s a Wonderful Life’

Source:The Onion– Donna Reed, Jimmy Stewart, and a little girl. Perhaps you can tell for yourself who is who. Source:The New Democrat “The Onion’s movie critic Peter K. Rosenthal looks back at the holiday classic ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ in … Continue reading

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Bob Parker: ABC News 45-85- Post-World War II

Source:Bob Parker– ABC News anchor Ted Koppel. Source:The Daily Press “45/85 Part 1 an ABC News television documentary. It aired on September 18, 1985. The three-hour program combined archive film and television footage with new interviews to document post-World War … Continue reading

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President Franklin Roosevelt: The New Deal

Source:Kyrack Kramer– President Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat, New York) 32nd President of the United States (1933-45) the New Deal is probably his most memorable domestic legislative accomplishment. “Franklin Delano Roosevelt died in office on 12 April 1945, just a few … Continue reading

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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

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Wendell Willkie: Explaining Liberalism (1940)

Source:BJ82– 1940 Republican Party presidential nominee Wendell Willkie. “Wendell Willkie is speaking in this 1940 spot against Roosevelt as the Republican nomination.” Source:BJ82 Wendell Willkie in about three minutes (and that’s it and all the time he needed) did what … Continue reading

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The Intelligent Channel: Michael Lind- ‘The Global Roots of The 2008 Crash’

Source:The Intelligent Channel– talking to economist Michael Lind on his version of The Social Contract. “Michael Lind, Policy Director of the New America Foundation’s Economic Growth Program and author of Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States … Continue reading

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The Intelligent Channel: Michael Lind: ‘On The Need For Economic Reform – in The Social Contract’

Source:The Intelligent Channel– talking to economist Michael Lind on his version of The Social Contract. “Michael Lind, Policy Director of the New America Foundation’s Economic Growth Program and author of Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States … Continue reading

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President Harry S. Truman: First Speech To Congress (1945)

Source:History– President Harry S. Truman (Democrat, Missouri) addressing a joint session of Congress for the very first time as President, in 1945. Source:FRS FreeState  “On April 16, 1945, Harry Truman makes his first official appearance before Congress as president of … Continue reading

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