To see nowadays. Before 1972, there were few primaries. Most of the delegates to both conventions, republicans and democrats, were elected through as we call it back channels, small party conventions, back room meetings, among various politicians. In 1968, 73 of democratic delegates to the convention had been elected this way. Less than 25 were elected in the way we normally do it now. Ly Lyndon Johnson had taken himself out of the race. He was not up for reelection in 1968, which initiate ad a freeforall between a number of conditions. One of which was dead by august of 68. That was Robert Kennedy who had been a peace candidate, who had been a unifying candidate for many people in the party. He was assassinated in june of 1968. Thats one thing thats lying behind the convention in august of 68 when people arrive there, the kennedy delegates who had been elected, pledged to kennedy. Hubert humphrey had become the nominee, the Party Nominee by august as vicepresident. There was another p
There she is. She can answer any questions about your papers afterward or online. Today, we get into one of my favorite chapters in the whole chapter onhat is the Richard Nixon, followed by gerald ford in this president s in constitution book. The nixon chapter was written by the late stanley cutler. He was a professor of history at the university of madison wisconsin. One of the great scholars of the watergate era. This chapter was one of the last things that he wrote before he passed away in 2015. As you can see from the introduction,wa Richard Nixon was a man of many paradoxes, born in a modest home in yorba linda, california that his father built using a sears kit. Quakerher was a devout and tried to instill in him a set of moral values. His father spent his time as an argumentative unhappy man. Those were the qualities also passed along to young Richard Nixon. After attending whittier college, a Quaker College about 17 miles from his home, he went to duke law school, failed to get
They moved their Classes Online due to the coronavirus pandemic. Video of the class is courtesy of the school. You can watch lectures in history every weekend on American History tv. We take you inside College Classrooms to learn about topics ranging from the American Revolution to 9 11. At 8 00 p. M. And midnight eastern on cspan three. We are ready to start. Thanks for your patience and for logging into class remotely during this unpleasant time. Unpleasant coronavirus situation, which will hopefully pass soon. Im glad to see you are all well and have safely moved out of the dorms. I took a little walk through campus today. Since we are social distancing here, dr. Kristin kuby isnt here with me in the room, but she is on zoom video. Say hello. There she is. She can answer any questions about your papers afterward or online. Today, we get into one of my favorite chapters in the whole year, and that is the chapter on Richard Nixon, followed by gerald ford in this president s in constit
Amanda good evening. Welcome to the Hudson Library historical society. We are so happy you are here for the event. I am amanda flower, one of the here, andlibrarians tonight we are honored to welcome howard means to discuss kentew book 67 shots state and the end of american innocence. Campus,states main only 10 miles from here, where the shooting took place. We are very excited to have this program of national and local interest. Mr. Means is a editor at the washingtonian, author and coauthor of 10 books, including Andrew Johnson and the 45 days that changed the nation, Johnny Appleseed the man, the myth, an american story, and the first biography on colin powell. Please join me in welcoming mr. Means. [applause] means i also wrote 67 shots. [laughter] thank you, amanda. Veryaa herself is also a accomplished novelist in detective, mystery stories, won an Agatha Christie award. But you are stuck with me instead. I talked with a number of people who were at kent state, in 1970. Can you h
Treated much differently than it was and i think its treated unfairly. Mr. President , the paycheck protection program, 15 million jobs lost, it has run out much money. Speaker pelosi is blocking that funding. Do you know why . President trump if she thinks its politics, i dont think its good politics. Nancy pelosi is blocking it. Schumer is blocking it. I dont think its good politics. But i dont think it. Its the same power all of these Small Businesses added together as the big companies. About 5050. And its so important. They would be scattered if we werent able to do what we are doing. We are giving Small Businesses who wont make it, they cant because they are cleesd. So when we reopen they can get back into business. I think it basically passed unanimously twice, the first section which is 350 billion. Nancy pelosi is blocking it. She sits in her house in San Francisco overlooking the ocean, and she doesnt want to come back. She has got to get back and get this thing approved. Ver