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Of the 1950s as an era of prosperity where america was a world leader and the American People were happy in suburban homes with their nuclear families. I like ike. Its so simple and it conveys that happiness. This idea, however, is a myth, and its a political construction. The 1950s, in fact was a time wrought with racial discrimination, conflict, intense political and social pressures to conform to a suburban ideal that imposed gender hierarchies and mandated heterosexuality in the law. It was ...

In 1968, Many Americans thought they were voting to bring our sons home from vietnam in peace. And since then, 20,000 of our sons have come home and coffins. I have no secret plan for peace, i have a public plan. As one whose heart has eight for the past ten years over the agony of vietnam, i will halt the senseless bombing of indochina on inaugural day. It was 1972, 2 30 in the morning, and then president ial nominee George Mcgovern delivered his acceptance speech. A few weeks later he would lo...

Next, on lectures in history, Purdue University professor Kathryn Brownell teaches a class about political advertising in the 1950s, highlighting Dwight Eisenhowers president ial campaigns. She compares radio and early televised ads and examines what components made them successful. Her class is about an hour and 10 minutes. Nothing perhaps captures the popular memory of the 1950s like the slogan i like ike. This idea that this pin that so many people wore around the campaign of 1952 and 1956 co...

Garfield is one of the most intelligent president s we have ever had. He is up there in the top half dozen and when we go through his life, by the end of the middle of it, and youre going to say no, that cant be. He cant be that good in that field. Its just not possible, and then well find something else, and youre going to no. He is just incredibly bright, and the hope for his presidency was enormous, and were going to discuss an absolutely brilliant human being. I was chatting with a friend be...

Cspan three. Brought to you today by your television provider. Many americans thought they were voting to bring our sons home from vietnam in peace and since then 20,000 of our sons have come home in coffins. I have no secret plan for peace. I have a public plan and as one whose heart has ached for the past temperature years over the agony of vietnam, i will halt the senseless bombing of china on inaugural day. It was 2 30 in the morning when George Mcgovern delivered his acceptance speech. He w...

This. And hear your questions by tweeting at politico, live. What a next month it will be. The contest between the President Trump and joe biden seems to be upended every day, as we sit here less than 30 days, and practice his inner circle with covid19. And biden has been on the stump and going gettysburg, pennsylvania, and there are increasing concerns about absentee voting. And the news of the day, lets get started. All right, congressman clyburn weve got a lot to talk about with the election ...

And now the contenders. Our series on key political figures who ran for president and lost, but who nevertheless changed political history. Tonight we feature former House Speaker henry clay of kentucky, known as the great compromiser. The program was recorded at clays ashland estate in lexington, kentucky, its about 90 minutes. This is an encore presentation of cspans original 14week series which first aired in 2011. This is a portrait of kentuckys henry clay, known to us in our history books a...

Justice ginsburg will be buried next week and a private ceremony at Arlington National ceremony. Peter baker of the New York Times is reporting President Trump has selected judge amy coney barrett, the favorite candidate of conservatives, to succeed Ruth Bader Ginsburg. According to people close to the process, caution sometimes upends his own plan, but hes not known to have interviewed any candidates for the post. The president is scheduled to make his announcement saturday at 5 00 p. M. Easter...

Empowerment and opportunities to start businesses. I believe in police being reformed and not eliminated. I am somebody who believes this is our time and we must take advantage of this moment, so why am i voting for him . Because i believe that he is going to keep his word. God bless you. [applause] expect support and donald j. Trump to be the next president of the United States. I know a little bit about his one of the greatest revivals we know in history came from these islands, and what they ...

We invite your participation via twitter using hashtag pmqs. Prior to christian time youre finishing up a business. Now to the floor of the british house of commons. My honorable friend to discuss what we can do. We moved to Prime Ministers questions. I know why you are in lincolnshire. Number one, mister speaker, i had meetings with ministerial colleagues later today. Clearly the unanimous decision to drop consent for the virtual space take off in sutherland is good news. I hope the Prime Minis...