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Hillary Clinton – Shattering The Glass Ceiling

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Hillary Clinton - Shattering The Glass Ceiling America has had powerful and polarizing First Ladies before.  Mary Lincoln.  Eleanor Roosevelt. But no First Lady has ever shattered the glass ceiling like Hillary Clinton.  She has been a lightning rod for … Continue reading

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The GOP Candidate For President

Private Venue

This will be a multimedia presentation on the life and career of the Republican nominee for president in 2016.

This event is not open to the general public.

Presidential Debates

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

Political polls in 1960 showed a race too close to call. One of the turning points that led to the victory of John F. Kennedy was his "victory" in the unprecedented debates with Richard Nixon. Before the debates, JFK was … Continue reading

America’s Closest Elections: 1876 and 2000

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

 America 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

Hillary Clinton – Shattering The Glass Ceiling

Private Venue

Hillary Clinton - Shattering The Glass CeilingAmerica has had powerful and polarizing First Ladies before.  Mary Lincoln.  Eleanor Roosevelt. But no First Lady has ever shattered the glass ceiling like Hillary Clinton.  She has been a lightning rod for the … Continue reading

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

Harding And Coolidge – Republican Presidents Of The 1920s

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

After  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

Hillary Clinton – Shattering The Glass Ceiling

Fremont Public Library 1170 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein, IL, United States

Hillary Clinton - Shattering The Glass Ceiling America has had powerful and polarizing First Ladies before.  Mary Lincoln.  Eleanor Roosevelt. But no First Lady has ever shattered the glass ceiling like Hillary Clinton.  She has been a lightning rod for … Continue reading

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Grover Cleveland – The Greatest President You Don’t Know

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

Here is a fun piece of political trivia. Name all the men who one the popular vote for president more than twice. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, obviously. Andrew Jackson did it after first being robbed of the presidency by a deal made … Continue reading

Predicting The Results: The Election of 2016

Private Venue

What is at stake in the election of 2016? Not much.  Unless you count the future of health care, Social Security, Medicare, voting rights, the economy, abortion, gay marriage, and the environment! Not to mention our potential involvements in Middle … Continue reading