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Politics
Primary Preview (PM)
ZoomPrimary Preview: It’s a presidential election year, so you can expect lots of great political programs coming your way from me! Campaigning is already underway for the Iowa caucuses and the historically important primary elections in New Hampshire and South … Continue reading
Primary Preview
North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, NorthfieldPrimary Preview: It’s a presidential election year, so you can expect lots of great political programs coming your way from me! Campaigning is already underway for the Iowa caucuses and the historically important primary elections in New Hampshire and South … Continue reading
America’s Closest Elections: 1876 and 2000
Private VenueAmerica is the most technologically advanced country in the world. We are the only nation to land a man on the moon. Our research universities are the envy of the world. And in the year 2000, we were confronted by … Continue reading
George Washington: The Perfect Man For America
Private VenueGeorge Washington is America's greatest hero. He was our greatest soldier. He was also our greatest President. His contemporaries already knew that he was a man whose importance to the nation could never be questioned. One of the most honored … Continue reading
Best Movies About Politics
Highland Park Country Club 1201 Park Avenue West, Highland Park IL, IL, United StatesLive, In Person, And Open To The Public! Politics and the movies are a match made in heaven! Movies need compelling characters, suspenseful plots, unexpected twists, and a great conclusion. Politics provides all the above and then some! In this … Continue reading
America’s Greatest First Ladies
Lincolnwood Public Library 4000 West Pratt Avenue, Lincolnwood, ILWho were America's Greatest First Ladies? Nobody really knows! Today, the press and public pay great attention to the President's spouse. However, the role of the First Lady was not given so much as a moment's thought by the Founding … Continue reading
America’s Closest Elections: 1876 and 2000
Private VenueAmerica is the most technologically advanced country in the world. We are the only nation to have landed a man on the moon, and our research universities are the envy of the world. But in the year 2000, we were … Continue reading
Harding And Coolidge – Republican Presidents Of The 1920s
ZoomAfter World War I ended, America turned away from the liberal progressive era of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson and made a sharp turn toward conservatism. In 1920, the Republicans nominated for president Warren G Harding, an amiable Sen. from … Continue reading
Harding And Coolidge – Republican Presidents Of The 1920s
ZoomAfter World War I ended, America turned away from the liberal progressive era of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson and made a sharp turn toward conservatism. In 1920, the Republicans nominated for president Warren G Harding, an amiable Sen. from … Continue reading
History Vs. The Movies – Watergate Part One
North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, NorthfieldHistory Vs. The Movies: Watergate Watergate Watergate was the largest and most frightening presidential scandal. In this two-part multimedia presentation, we will look at the roots of the crime and the desperate attempts of the Nixon Administration to cover … Continue reading