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  • GOP 2016

    The GOP In An Open Field: The Republicans Look At 2016

    Patty Turner Center 375 Elm Street, Deerfield, United States

    The GOP In An Open Field: The Republicans Look At 2016 GOP 2016   As the Presidency of Barack Obama winds down we finish a two part look at the candidates who are likely to seek the nomination of their party for the … Continue reading →

  • The Election Of 2014 – Fearless Predictions And A Peek At 2016

    Patty Turner Center 375 Elm Street, Deerfield, United States

    Fearfully, I Mean Fearlessly Predicting The Elections Of 2014   Midterm elections don't come much more exciting than this one!  Not only is control of the USA Senate and some very important governorships at stake but the future of some key potential … Continue reading →

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  • George Washington The Mostly Highly Ranked American General

    George Washington: The Perfect Man For America

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

    George 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 →

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  • Wendell Willkie Campaign Button

    The Best Losing Presidential Candidates

    Highland Park Senior Center 1677 Old Deerfield Rd, Highland Park, IL

    The Best Losing Presidential Candidates What do Adlai Stevenson, George McGovern, Daniel Webster, and Wendell Willkie have in common? Adlai Stevenson on the cover of Life. Each ran for President and lost. And each was an outstanding man who might … Continue reading →

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  • Harriet Lane - The Greatest First Lady You Never Heard Of!

    America’s Greatest First Ladies

    Lake Forest Library 360 E. Deerpath Road, Lake Forest, IL, United States

    Who were America's Greatest First Ladies? Nobody really knows! The role of First Lady was not given a moment's thought by the Founding Fathers. In fact, the title itself was not even widely used until the 1850s! Nonetheless, our First … Continue reading →

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  • The Election Of 1960

    Patty Turner Center 375 Elm Street, Deerfield, 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 →

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  • The Rise Of Barack Obama

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

    At the 2004 Democratic National Convention, a then unknown Illinois state legislator delivered one of the greatest convention speeches of all time. Overnight, Barack Obama went from being a "skinny guy with a funny name" to being talked about as … Continue reading →

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  • Women Who Have Run For President

    Private Venue

    What do Victoria Woodhull, Gracie Allen, Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Dole have in common?  They are among the amazing and fascinating women who have run for President!  The election of a woman as President is not a mater of 'if' - it … Continue reading →

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  • Understanding The Election Of 2008

    Understanding The Election Of 2008

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

    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 →

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  • Black Friday: The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln

    Lake Forest Library 360 E. Deerpath Road, Lake Forest, IL, United States

      The View From Lincoln's Box At Ford's Theater The dramatic conspiracy to murder America's greatest President springs to life in a one man show that will move you as become swept up in the tide of events that would change the … Continue reading →

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