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Political strategists spoke about the 2010 midterm election campaign, prospects for a Republican takeover in Congress, key races in various parts of the country, and significant national iss…

Chuck Manatt talked about the super delegate system that he instituted in the Democratic Party as chairman of the Democratic National Committee in the early 1980s. The system allows party of…

Mr. Vargas Llosa talked about his book Liberty for Latin America: How to Undo Five Hundred Years of State Oppression, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. It examined the structural prob…

Panelists discussed the procedures used in U.S. elections and compared them to those used by other democratic nations. They spoke about their experiences as election observers, efforts to pr…

Following his introduction by Senators Gramm, Feinstein, Boxer and Harkin, the committee questioned Mr. Manatt on his nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republic. After a reco…

A panel discussion on the 1998 midterm election campaigns and predictions. The the panel agreed that Republicans would make moderate gains in both the House and Senate.

C-SPAN covered the 1996 election results through interviews with journalists and political analysts, local news broadcasts from around the nation and viewer telephone calls. Several presiden…

Members of the Federal Communications Commission heard from policy-makers and media executives on a proposal for free television time for presidential campaigns.

The memorial service for Commerce Secretary Ron Brown, held at the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Washington D.C.. Brown was killed in the crash of a U.S. Air Force jet in Croatia that took …

The Center for Study of the Presidency sponsored an event on “Selecting the President” held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Washington, D.C. The panelists talked about the presidential nominat…

The Washington Times sponsored a forum on the Democratic Party’s chances in the 1992 presidential election. Speakers in the forum included Democratic party consultants, former party official…

The Commission on National Political Conventions and the Center for Democracy released a report titled “Reaching the America Voter - Party Conventions and the Television Electorate.” The co…

The commission examines issues related to the scheduling and media coverage of the national political conventions.

National Party Convention Official for the 1988 Conventions participated in an open hearing before the Center for Democracy’s Commission on National Political Conventions.

Keynote address by Senator Sam Nunn at the Democratic Leadership Council meeting.

The Washington Times Sponsored a Panel discussion about why the Democrats have failed to win the White House. This event was held in the Russel Senate Office building on Capital Hill.

Witnesses testified on options for the selection of presidential candidates.

Viewer call-ins while the Democratic Governors dinner was in progress. President Ronald Reagan’s speech to the governors and the governors' press conference was also shown.

Dignitaries addressed the Democratic National Convention. Presidential candidates were nominated. The delegates voted for their candidate with Walter Mondale being the winner. Note: This is…

Day Two of the 1984 National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party was held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. The party platform was discussed and voted on. Reverend Jess…