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Democratic National Convention Keynote Address

'To Be All That We Can Be'Debt and Defense: 'A Bum Deal'What They Do/What They Say Now, in contrast, the greatest nation of the free world has had a leader for eight straight years that…

Democratic National Convention Keynote Address

What They Do/What They SayStraight-Talking DemocratsDebt and Defense: 'A Bum Deal' Now, my friends, we really are at a crucial point in American history. Under this administration, we have…

Democratic National Convention Keynote Address

Debt and Defense: 'A Bum Deal'Families and the NationStraight-Talking Democrats Now, I'm going to tell you, I'm really glad that our young people missed the Depression, and missed the…

Democratic National Convention Keynote Address

Straight-Talking DemocratsFamilies and the Nation I'm a grandmother now. And I have one nearly perfect granddaughter named Lily. And when I hold that grandbaby, I feel the continuity of…

Democratic National Convention Keynote Address

by Former Texas Governor Ann Richards Democratic National Convention Keynote Address Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Buenas noches, mis amigos! I am delighted to be here with you this…

Texas Democratic legislators, 2003 News

bolted the state to boycott a vote on a redistricting measure orchestrated by U.S. representative Tom Delay that would have increased the number of Republican seats in Congress. In May, 51…

Bebel, August

(Encyclopedia) Bebel, AugustBebel, Augustouˈg&oobreve;st bāˈbəl [key], 1840–1913, German Socialist leader. A wood turner by trade, he became a Marxian Socialist under the influence of Wilhelm…

Genscher, Hans Dietrich

(Encyclopedia) Genscher, Hans DietrichGenscher, Hans Dietrichhänsˈ dēˈtrĭk gĕnˈshər [key], 1927–2016, German political leader. A lawyer and Liberal party member in East Germany, he left the East in…

Clyburn, Jim

(Encyclopedia) Clyburn, Jim (James Enos Clyburn), 1940- , African-American politician, b. Sumter, S.C., S.C. State College (B.A.). Clyburn’s father…

Democratic party

(Encyclopedia) Democratic party, American political party; the oldest continuous political party in the United States. In 1960, John F. Kennedy narrowly defeated the Republican candidate, Richard M…