Hughes. The issues were large. They included the problems of a peoples industry, its people, its agriculture, its agriculture, its resources. But the immediate battlefield of the struggle was the constitution with its checks and balances. Its division of power between executive, legislative and judicial branches of government. This is the struggle known as the Court Packing fight. On august 14th 1935, president franklin d. Roosevelt signed the Social Security act. Its provisions included old age benefits and payroll taxes to help finance them. The president made a brief statement. Pres. Roosevelt to millions of our citizens who will reap direct benefits and unemployment age pensions old and increased services for the protection of children narrator the payroll taxes were to start in 1937. But months before that in boston, massachusetts, in Federal District court, an action was begun for attorneys for george davis, a shareholder in the Edison Company in boston. He was suing for an injun
President of the United States. [applause] election 1976, the Democratic National convention. Your host is political analyst Richard Scammon. Richard this is Richard Scammon in washington. With me are professor howard honeyman of Howard University Howard Penniman of Yorktown University and mr. Stephen hess of the brookings institution. We want to discuss the Democratic Convention. We will do the Republican Convention at a later time when that meeting has been finished. But perhaps before we do either of the detailed discussions on these conventions, we want to spend at least a few minutes talking about the basic purpose of an American National president ial nominating convention. One observer has said these conventions are real ideological struggles told as circuses. We know the main purpose is to nominate a candidate for president. But Howard Penniman, beyond that, how can we briefly describe the process of an American Convention . Howard the National Convention is the time of the nom
My name is jimmy carter, i am running for president. [applause] tonight, tonight i have some good news for you. We will have a democrat in the white house in 1977. Ladies of the convention, probably i present before you the name of jimmy carter as the party, of the democratic the next president of the United States. Election 1976, the Democratic National convention. Analystt is political richard scanlon. Richard inis is washington, with me are professor Howard Penniman and mr. Stephen hess of the brookings and touche and. We want to discuss the Democratic Convention. We will do the Republican Convention at a later time when that meeting has been finished. Before we do either of the detailed discussions we have to spend a few minutes talking about the basic purpose of the nominating convention. One has said these are real ideological struggles told by circuses. Penniman, beyond that, how can we briefly describe the cosession of American Convention . Convention national is the nominating
[applause] ladies and gentlemen of the convention, proudly i place before you the name of jimmy carter as the nominee of the Democratic Party and the next president of the United States. [applause] election 1976, the Democratic National convention. Your host is political analyst Richard Scammon. Richard this is Richard Scammon in washington. With me are professor howard honeyman of Howard Howard university and mr. Stephen hess of the brookings institution. We want to discuss the Democratic Convention. We will do the Republican Convention at a later time when that meeting has been finished. But perhaps before we do either of the detailed discussions we conventions, we want to spend at least a few minutes talking about the basic purpose of an American National president ial nominating convention. One observer has said these conventions are real ideological struggles told as circuses. We know the main purpose is to nominate a candidate for president. But howard penniman, beyond that, how
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