
Revisit the most influential presidential campaigns of the last 50 years. From Jesse Jackson’s groundbreaking 1984 and 1988 campaigns to Barry Goldwater’s 1964 campaign that launched of a brand of conservatism that influenced both Ronald Reagan and Hillary Clinton.
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Air Date: 2016-09-13
In a combative arena awash in double-talk and spin, the straight-shooters stand out. In her non-nonsense 1972 campaig...
Air Date: 2016-09-20
The presidential runs of Howard Dean and Pat Buchanan. Former Vermont governor Dean shook up the Democratic Party whe...
Air Date: 2016-09-27
The presidential bids of two governors from Massachusetts, Michael Dukakis (1988) and Mitt Romney (2008 and '12). Bot...
Air Date: 2016-10-04
During the Republican-dominated Reagan years of the 1980s, two charismatic Democratic presidential contenders came to...
Air Date: 2016-10-11
Sometimes a losing candidacy can alter the political landscape irrevocably. Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater’s visionary ...
Air Date: 2016-10-18
One of the toughest tasks in modern presidential campaigns is mounting a competitive third party bid that can siphon ...
Air Date: 2016-10-25
Before Hillary Clinton’s cracked the glass ceiling for presidential nominees in 2016, two other American women made t...
Air Date: 2016-11-01
Despite vastly different backgrounds, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, two of the best campaigners in presidential hi...