Posts Tagged: Presidential Elections

Oprah and the Oval Office
Long before Julia Louis Dreyfus served as Americas favorite Vice President, another TV celebrity with mega watt star power was seriously considered for the second banana spot. Well sort of, if you consider the top banana spot was to be

Oprah and the Oval Office
Long before Julia Louis Dreyfus served as Americas favorite Vice President, another TV celebrity with mega watt star power was seriously considered for the second banana spot. Well sort of, if you consider the top banana spot was to be

Kennedy Nixon Debate – A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
The 1960 presidential debate was an unprecedented event. For the first time ever, the American voter, in the comfort of his own living room could watch a presidential campaign debate staged specifically for the viewer. It was the debate

Kennedy Nixon Debate – A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
The 1960 presidential debate was an unprecedented event. For the first time ever, the American voter, in the comfort of his own living room could watch a presidential campaign debate staged specifically for the viewer. It was the debate

Miss Rheingold Contest a N.Y. Summer Staple
Once upon a time, the selection of the annual “Miss Rheingold” was as highly anticipated in N.Y. as the race for the White House. For some mid-century misses the title of Miss America was the American Dream. But in

Miss Rheingold Contest a N.Y. Summer Staple
Once upon a time, the selection of the annual “Miss Rheingold” was as highly anticipated in N.Y. as the race for the White House. For some mid-century misses the title of Miss America was the American Dream. But in

Changing Communications Changes the Conventions
While I watched history being made in Philadelphia last week as Hillary Clinton triumphantly accepted her party’s nomination as the first female candidate for president, I of course was watching it on TV, while downstairs my 18-year-old niece was watching

Changing Communications Changes the Conventions
While I watched history being made in Philadelphia last week as Hillary Clinton triumphantly accepted her party’s nomination as the first female candidate for president, I of course was watching it on TV, while downstairs my 18-year-old niece was watching

Democratic Convention 1960 – JFK’s New Frontier
The 1960 Democratic Convention was a high-steppin, wild west of a good time, and my family and myself had front row seats in front of our Philco. It was as rip roarin, rip snortin a time as any western on

Democratic Convention 1960 – JFK’s New Frontier
The 1960 Democratic Convention was a high-steppin, wild west of a good time, and my family and myself had front row seats in front of our Philco. It was as rip roarin, rip snortin a time as any western on

The Trump Circus Has Come to Town
The circus is officially in town! After the never-ending clown car of Republican Presidential candidates, the great Carnival Barker had tossed his hat into the ring in June and is now the ring master. From the beginning of his own

The Trump Circus Has Come to Town
The circus is officially in town! After the never-ending clown car of Republican Presidential candidates, the great Carnival Barker had tossed his hat into the ring in June and is now the ring master. From the beginning of his own

Who Said a Woman Can Be President?
What would JFK think of Hillary’s bid for the Presidency? As Hillary Clinton begins her run for President some Republican pundits are still debating whether a woman is worthy of sitting in the oval office. During another presidential election nearly

Who Said a Woman Can Be President?
What would JFK think of Hillary’s bid for the Presidency? As Hillary Clinton begins her run for President some Republican pundits are still debating whether a woman is worthy of sitting in the oval office. During another presidential election nearly