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What Would Happen If… Unusual Election Scenarios
ZoomThe national elections are exactly two months from today! With a deadly pandemic raging, a divide and volatile President tweeting daily, massive social unrest, a uniquely challenging economy and memories of the polls being wrong in 2016, lots of people … Continue reading
JFK – A Life
College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United StatesJOHN F. KENNEDY - A LIFE JFK is one of our most beloved and well-known Presidents. However, much of what we "know" about John Fitzgerald Kennedy is fragmentary: his dalliances with women, his heroism in the aftermath of PT-109, his glamorous wife, … Continue reading
America’s Closest Elections: 1876 and 2000
ZoomAmerica 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
Understanding The Election Of 2008
ZoomUnderstanding 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 Democratic Convention Of 1968
Private Venue1968 Democratic Convention "The Whole World Is Watching! The Whole World Is Watching! So went the chant from thousands of protesters caught in a pitched battle with the police on the streets of Chicago is the Democratic Party sought to … Continue reading
The Election of 2020 – Preview (Free Class!)
ZoomThis is one of my most eagerly anticipated programs! Before every Presidential election, I offer in-depth, state-by-state analysis and predictions for the Electoral College. I also break down the races for the Senate across the country, analyze the major races … Continue reading
The Ten Greatest American Presidents
College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United StatesThe Ten Best American Presidents How do we determine who were the greatest Presidents? One recent poll of the American public disclosed that they believed Bill Clinton is the greatest President of all time! Another recent poll, this one only … Continue reading
The Election of 2020 – Preview
Private VenueThis is one of my most eagerly anticipated programs! Before every Presidential election, I offer in-depth, state-by-state analysis and predictions for the Electoral College. I also break down the races for the Senate across the country, analyze the major races … Continue reading
Best Movies About Politics
McHenry College 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal LakePolitics 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 great new presentation, Best Movies About Politics, I'll … Continue reading
The Election of 2020 – Preview
North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, NorthfieldThis is one of my most eagerly anticipated programs! Before every Presidential election, I offer in-depth, state-by-state analysis and predictions for the Electoral College. I also break down the races for the Senate across the country, analyze the major races … Continue reading