Category Democrats

The Youth Vote - 1972

Election ’72 – The Elusive Youth Vote. Past Daily Reference Room

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FDR - Jackson Day

January 8, 1936 – President Roosevelt At The Jackson Day Dinner

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Opening of the 74th Congress - Janury 3, 1936

January 3, 1936 – Opening Day Of Congress – Capitol Hill In The Days Of The New Deal.

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Election 2000 - Polling

November 7, 2000 – Election Day 2000 – America Heads To The Polls And All Is Right With The World . . . For Now.

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Campaign '96 - final days

November 1, 1996 – Campaign ’96: Down To The Wire – The Sprint – The Promises – The Coattails.

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FDR And The Press - October 1937

October 12, 1937 – FDR: A Fireside Chat

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September 13, 1951 – Advances In Korea – A Future For Germany – A New Job For Marshall

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Lyndon Johnson - Hubert Humphrey - 1964

August 27, 1964 – Picking A Vice-President – Hubert Humphrey And The Democratic Convention.

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Sheridan Downey – California Politics In The 1930s – Past Daily Reference Room

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