The most popular events for the Lectures in History - Campaigns & Elections Series http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?browse=series&id=55 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:42:15 GMT Lectures in History - Campaigns & Elections Professor Matthew Pinsker lectured a class at Dickinson College, where he teaches a history course on the election of 1860. In this class, Professor Pinsker focused specifically on Abraham Lincoln's role in the election and how" in his view" the election forever transformed American politics. During the session Professor Pinsker, a co-director of the college's House Divided Project, demonstrated uses of the Web site and also premiered a documentary short film created for Journal Divided, "Honest Abe," based on Michael Burlingame's book [Abraham Lincoln: A Life] (2008). http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295696-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295696-1 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT This week, Columbia Law School Professor Nathaniel Persily looks at the history of redistricting and gerrymandering in the United States. Professor Persily discusses the origin of the term "gerrymandering" in the early 1800s, and the use of redistricting by political parties and incumbents to protect and advance their interests. He also talks about more racially charged redistricting fights, such as the 1960 [Gomillion vs. Lightfoot] Supreme Court case, in which the court found that a district had been created to disenfranchise black voters. That case helped lead to the 1965 Voting Rights Act, outlawing discriminatory voting practices. Columbia Law School is located in New York City. This is a little over an hour. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304567-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304567-1 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Professor Robert Watson lectured about the 1824 and 1828 elections, focusing on the role these elections played in shaping not only the practice of campaigns and elections but the practice of democracy in the early American Republic. The 1824 and 1828 elections resulted in victories for John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, who became the sixth and seventh presidents of the United States. According to Professor Robert Watson, these two elections were among the most important--and scandalous--in American history. This was a class at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295367-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295367-1 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Columbia University history professor Eric Foner examines the rise of socialism in America in the early 20th century. He talks about the Socialist Party in New York City and Milwaukee, and looks at the Socialist Party of America presidential campaigns of Eugene Debs. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304569-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304569-1 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Robert Mann showed many print and television ads as he lectured on the history of political advertising. Topics included the themes continuously used in political campaigns. He also emphasized the changes in advertising catalyzed by the iconic 1964 "Daisy Girl" television commercial produced by the presidential campaign of Lyndon Baines Johnson. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299242-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299242-1 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Professor Ed Larson teaches a class on American legal history at Pepperdine University in Malibu. In the class of Monday, February 14, 2011, he lectured on the 1800 election contest between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, and the lasting constitutional impact of that election. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298002-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298002-1 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT University of New Hampshire political science professor Andrew Smith teaches a course on the New Hampshire presidential primary. In this class he used slides as he focused on the primary's history and its significance in the presidential election process. New Hampshire has traditionally held the nation's first presidential primary. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301446-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301446-1 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Eureka College visiting scholar Craig Shirley talked about former President Ronald Reagan's presidential campaigns and how they impacted American politics. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308862-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308862-1 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT On the 50th anniversary of the 1960 West Virginia Democratic primary, Kennedy aides Richard Donahue, Charlie Peters, Ted Sorenson, and journalist David Broder shared their memories of the 1960 campaign with moderator Tom Oliphant. That primary election marked a turning point in Senator John F. Kennedy's bid to win the nomination for president against Senator Hubert H. Humphrey. Senator Kennedy's landslide victory in the state proved that a Catholic could be a viable candidate for president contrary to conventional wisdom at the time. A video clip of a campaign ad was shown in which Senator Kennedy responded to a question at a campaign event at Marshall University about whether his loyalties would be divided between his church and the state. After their discussion the panelists responded to questions from members of the audience. This was a Kennedy Forum event held at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293478-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293478-1 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT