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2008-04-03T03:16:42-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNzMwXC8yMDQ2NzctbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==After opening remarks by James Thurber and Mike Berman, panelists discussed the history of political conventions. Topics included the present importance of presidential conventions, historical perspectives, decreasing media coverage of conventions, and whether conventions still matter.
Mr. Pitts was an assistant parliamentarian at four Republican conventions. Mr. Panagopoulos is the author of Rewiring Politics: Presidential Nominating Conventions in the Media Age.
This session was the first panel of a conference on the 2008 National Party Conventions at the Center. It was hosted by James Thurber and co-hosted by Mike Berman, who was on the staff of every Democratic Convention since 1968.
Mr. Pitts was an assistant parliamentarian at four Republican conventions. Mr. Panagopoulos is the author of Rewiring Politics: Presidential Nominating Conventions in the Media Age.
This session was the first panel of a conference on the 2008 National Party Conventions at the Center. It was hosted by James Thurber and co-hosted by Mike Berman, who was on the staff of every Democratic Convention since 1968.
After opening remarks by James Thurber and Mike Berman, panelists discussed the history of political conventions. Topics included the presen… read more
After opening remarks by James Thurber and Mike Berman, panelists discussed the history of political conventions. Topics included the present importance of presidential conventions, historical perspectives, decreasing media coverage of conventions, and whether conventions still matter.
Mr. Pitts was an assistant parliamentarian at four Republican conventions. Mr. Panagopoulos is the author of Rewiring Politics: Presidential Nominating Conventions in the Media Age.
This session was the first panel of a conference on the 2008 National Party Conventions at the Center. It was hosted by James Thurber and co-hosted by Mike Berman, who was on the staff of every Democratic Convention since 1968. close
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