Riots had broken out in the capital Washington earlier in 1968 following the April ... and the contrast with the orderly Republican National Convention that had occurred earlier at the beginning ...

The 1968 Democratic National Convention took place from Aug. 26 ... Democratic candidate for president—he went on to lose to ...

MIAMI BEACH, Aug. 5--If you are searching for hoopla at the Republican National Convention you won't be disappointed; miniskirted Rockefeller girls, Nixon men on stilts costumed as Uncle Same ...

But in 1968, remember, Reagan was governor of California — and already a presidential contender. Indeed, he got some votes at the Republican convention, which preceded the Democratic.

In August 1968, thousands of anti-war protesters gathered near the Democratic National Convention and surged ... In November, it was Richard Nixon, the Republican law and order candidate, who ...

More: Republican National Committee urges moving protest ... The violence of the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago has haunted the party for more than a half-century – especially in the ...

Right now, presidential candidates are crisscrossing the country, begging primary voters for their support. So it's easy to forget that not too long ago, these voters had no say in who their party ...

For Americans, the world seemed to turn upside down in 1968. Martin Luther King ... Two months later, the Democratic National Convention was punctuated by violent encounters between Chicago ...

In the days leading up to the 2024 presidential election, Democrats were worried that Donald Trump would declare victory ...

A study by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation estimates Trump’s rally crowds have averaged about 5,600 ...

One month into 1968, the Vietnamese celebrated their new year and the Viet Cong launched its Tet Offensive. The chief of the South Vietnamese national ... to the Republican convention had captured ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! An introduction to the 1980 presidential election is featured including remarks from president-elect Ronald Reagan. In the 1980 presidential election ...