John Heckenlively

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The Stevenson Era
The 11th in a 20 part series on the Democratic National Conventions 1952: “I will give you all I have” Dates: July 21 - 26, 1952
By John Heckenlively6 years ago in The Swamp
Truman Defeats Dewey
The Tenth in a 20 part series on the Democratic National Convention 1944: Don’t Swap Horses in Midstream Dates: July 19 - 21, 1944
By John Heckenlively6 years ago in The Swamp
Franklin Roosevelt Era
The Ninth in a series of 20 articles on the Democratic National Convention 1932: A New Deal for the American People Dates: June 27 - July 2, 1932
By John Heckenlively6 years ago in The Swamp
Less than Roaring for Dems
The Eighth in a 20 part series on the Democratic National Conventions 1920: A Rising Star named FDR Dates: June 28 - July 6, 1920
By John Heckenlively6 years ago in The Swamp
The Wilson Era
The Seventh in a 20 part series on the Democratic National Convention 1912: It Only Took 46 Ballots Dates: June 25 – July 2, 1912
By John Heckenlively6 years ago in The Swamp
The Bryan Era
The Sixth in a 20 part series on the history of the Democratic Convention 1896: The Cross of Gold Speech Date: July 7 – 11, 1896
By John Heckenlively6 years ago in The Swamp
Grover the Good
The Fifth in a series of 20 on the history of the Democratic Convention 1884: “Grover the Good” for President Dates: July 8 - 11, 1884
By John Heckenlively6 years ago in The Swamp
Reconstruction Ends
The Fourth in a series of 20 on the history of the Democratic National Convention 1872: The Shortest Convention in History
By John Heckenlively6 years ago in The Swamp
Reconstruction Starts
The Third in a series on the history of the Democratic National Convention 1864: The Youngest Ticket in American History Dates: August 29 - 31, 1864
By John Heckenlively6 years ago in The Swamp
A House Divided
Second in a 20 party series on the history of the Democratic Convention 1856: Pierce Gets Rejected Date: June 2-6, 1856
By John Heckenlively6 years ago in The Swamp
The Baltimore Conventions
The First in a 20 party series on the history of the Democratic Convention The first six Democratic national conventions were held in Baltimore. Given that much of the population of the US still lived on the east coast, it was convenient, especially for Washington politicians. Here is a rundown of the first conventions.
By John Heckenlively6 years ago in The Swamp
Bryan Watch: Corona Edition
Bryan Watch: Corona Watch Edition Apologies for not posting a Bryan Watch in a while, but Congress has simply not been that busy due to the COVID crisis. So here is what Congress has done since the WHO declared the Pandemic on March 11.
By John Heckenlively6 years ago in The Swamp