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Looking Back, Looking Ahead – 2018 In Review

Prospect Heights Public Library 12 N. Elm Street, Prospect Heights, IL, United States

This program is my most eagerly awaited event of the year!  Each December I present my choices for the top news stories of the year, the top ten quotes and the top ten new words of the year. Then I … Continue reading

Understanding The Election Of 2008

Private Venue

Understanding The Election Of 2008 If the election of 2008 had been written as a movie script, it could not have been more exciting. We faced the possibility that we would elect the first woman to the presidency, the first … Continue reading

The Election Of 1960

Private Venue

The election of 1960 was one of the most dramatic elections in American history. until the halted recount in the election of 2000, it was the closest  Presidential election in our lifetimes.  This riveting  multimedia presentation features amazing anecdotes, entry … Continue reading

The Best Losing Presidential Candidates

McHenry College 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake

The Best Losing Presidential Candidates   Here is a historical question for you: What do Adlai Stevenson, George McGovern, Daniel Webster, and Wendell Willkie have in common? Each of these talented, admirable men ran for President and lost. And each … Continue reading

The Best Losing Presidential Candidates

McHenry College 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake

The Best Losing Presidential Candidates   Here is a historical question for you: What do Adlai Stevenson, George McGovern, Daniel Webster, and Wendell Willkie have in common? Each of these talented, admirable men ran for President and lost. And each … Continue reading

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The Best Losing Presidential Candidates

Private Venue

The Best Losing Presidential Candidates   Here is a historical question for you: What do Adlai Stevenson, George McGovern, Daniel Webster, and Wendell Willkie have in common? Each of these talented, admirable men ran for President and lost. And each … Continue reading

Registration required; contact the organizer.

The Best Losing Presidential Candidates

Private Venue

The Best Losing Presidential Candidates What do Adlai Stevenson, George McGovern, Daniel Webster, and Wendell Willkie have in common? Each ran for President and lost. And each was an outstanding man who might well have made a great President. In … Continue reading

Registration required; contact the organizer.

The Election Of 1960

College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United States

The election of 1960 was one of the most dramatic elections in American history. until the halted recount in the election of 2000, it was the closest  Presidential election in our lifetimes.  This riveting  multimedia presentation features amazing anecdotes, entry … Continue reading