Tag Archives: The White House

The New Republic: William J. Dobson: A Victory For Democratic Foreign Policy

I had just turned five years old and was in kindergarten when President Jimmy Carter left the White House in January in 1981. After losing reelection in a landslide to Ronald Reagan in November 1980. I remember President Carter being … Continue reading

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James Miller Center: President Lyndon Johnson: Remarks on Decision to Not Seek Reelection in 1968

When President Lyndon Johnson decided not to run for reelection in March of 1968, the United States was very divided, but they were united around the fact that they didn’t like Lyndon Johnson as their President. His approval rating was … Continue reading

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Remember This: ‘The Real Story- Behind the Clinton Scandals’

Source:Remember This– President Bill Clinton and his wife First Lady Hillary Clinton, in 1993-94. Source:The New Democrat “David Brock, a conservative-turned-liberal pundit, has said he was once a part of an effort to dredge up a scandal against Clinton. In … Continue reading

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CBC: ‘JFK’s Women: Scandals Revealed’ 

Source:CBC– I believe this is then Senator John F. Kennedy (Democrat, Massachusetts) running for President in 1960. Source:The New Democrat “The dangerous sexual liasons of U.S. president John F Kennedy. This explosive bio reveals the President was prepared to risk … Continue reading

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Roger Sharp Archive: President Jimmy Carter on 1980 Campaign, 3/21/1980

Source:The New Democrat  As much trouble as President Jimmy Carter was in politically in 1979-80, having an approval rating somewhere in the thirties and looking very vulnerable to Ronald Reagan in the 1980 presidential election with all the economic problems … Continue reading

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Otto Preminger: Advise & Consent (1962)

  Source:The Daily Press Advise and Consent was a movie about the presidential nomination process in the U.S. Senate and what presidential appointments are put through by senators both in the opposition, but also from senators who are at least … Continue reading

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David Von Pein: Meet The Press: U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy – October, 1960

Source:The New Democrat  The early 1960s was one of the hottest periods of the Cold War (no pun intended) and spending the first ten minutes of Meet The Press talking about China and other communist activities in Asia should be … Continue reading

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The Jack Paar Show: Senator John F. Kennedy (1960)

Source:The New Democrat Jack Kennedy running for president in 1960 because he thought it was the most important job in the world. And that if he was going to be able to do the most for his country, serving in … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: Bill Clinton & Bill Maher – 1995 Political Correspondents Dinner

Source:The New Democrat  To write a blog about 1995 or even a satire about it I really have to go deep into my memory bank to remember what I think about that year. I was only nineteen at the time … Continue reading

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The Hill: Niall Stanage: Five Figures on the Left Who Could Challenge Hillary Clinton

Source:The New DemocratWith all due respect to Hillary Clinton, but assuming she actually does run for president, which I don’t think is a safe assumption, she is going to need a strong challenge from the Left even the Far-Left if … Continue reading

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