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Path to the Podium: Barack Obama (3:18)

Follow Barack Obama's political journey from his early years to the White House.

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  • Path to the Podium: Barack Obama
    Path to the Podium: Barack Obama

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    Follow Barack Obama's political journey from his early years to the White House.

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  • John F. Kennedy and the TVA
    John F. Kennedy and the TVA

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    President Kennedy is forced to improvise a stump speech in Tennessee, after discovering that his speech didn't make the trip.

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  • McGovern, Beatty, and Emerson
    McGovern, Beatty, and Emerson

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    Bob Shrum, staff member of George McGovern's 1972 Campaign, tells the story of Warren Beattys speech writing duties on the McGovern campaign.

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  • Ask Steve: Southern Strategy
    Ask Steve: Southern Strategy

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    In this video clip from Ask Steve, the Southern Strategy is explained. It was the republican party's successful plan of getting the white southern population to shift their views from democratic to republican.

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  • Franklin D. Roosevelt's Personal Strength
    Franklin D. Roosevelt's Personal Strength

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    How did Franklin D. Roosevelt's flexibility and charisma help him tackle the challenges of his presidency?

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  • Don't Ask Don't Tell
    Don't Ask Don't Tell

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    Ted Sorensen, JFK's 1960 Campaign speechwriter, tells the story of a congratulatory misunderstanding on the campaign trail.

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  • Franklin D. Roosevelt Denies Communist Agenda
    Franklin D. Roosevelt Denies Communist Agenda

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    Find out how Franklin D. Roosevelt responded to being called a communist by his detractors during his 1936 presidential campaign.

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  • Lyndon Johnson's Inaugural Address
    Lyndon Johnson's Inaugural Address

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    On January 20, 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson began his first elected term as president of the United States. In his inaugural address, Johnson calls for the nation to unite toward a common goal.

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  • Franklin D. Roosevelt Accepts Fourth Term Nomination
    Franklin D. Roosevelt Accepts Fourth Term Nomination

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    Broadcast from a Pacific coast naval base to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, on July 20, 1944, Franklin D. Roosevelt accepts his party’s nomination for an unprecedented fourth presidential bid and speaks about postwar preparations now that victory is close at hand.

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  • Geraldine Ferraro Joins the Democratic Ticket
    Geraldine Ferraro Joins the Democratic Ticket

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    After presidential candidate Walter Mondale announced Rep. Geraldine Ferraro as his choice for running mate on July 12, 1984, Ferraro addresses the audience at the Minnesota State Capitol. Ferraro was the first female vice presidential candidate to run on a major ticket.

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  • Adlai Stevenson Runs for President
    Adlai Stevenson Runs for President

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    During a 1952 presidential campaign speech, Democratic candidate Gov. Adlai Stevenson inspires his fellow countrymen by telling them "there is little we Americans cannot do."

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  • Colin Powell Declines Presidential Bid
    Colin Powell Declines Presidential Bid

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    On November 8, 1995, Colin Powell put an end to speculation when he announced that he would not run for president in the next election.

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  • George McGovern Picks Eagleton as Running Mate
    George McGovern Picks Eagleton as Running Mate

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    On July 14, 1972, presidential candidate Sen. George McGovern announced the selection of Sen. Thomas Eagleton as candidate for vice president. Eagleton describes his reaction when he received the phone call from McGovern.

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  • Clinton Delivers State of the Union
    Clinton Delivers State of the Union

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    On February 4, 1997, in his first State of the Union address since winning reelection over Bob Dole in 1996, President Bill Clinton focuses on his administration's domestic policy.

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  • Violence Rocks 1968 Democratic Convention
    Violence Rocks 1968 Democratic Convention

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    In reaction to violence that broke out at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley defends his city's police, blaming instead the anti-Vietnam War demonstrators for the clash.

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  • Eagleton Withdraws Nomination for Vice Presidency
    Eagleton Withdraws Nomination for Vice Presidency

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    On July 31, 1972, at a Washington press conference, Sen. Thomas Eagleton announces his withdrawal as McGovern's running mate on the Democratic ticket. A news leak of prior psychiatric treatments led to his decision to drop out of the campaign.

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  • Election Night 2000
    Election Night 2000

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    With the voting results from Florida too close to call, NPR News is unable to announce a winner for U.S. president on November 7, 2000. The country will wait 36 more days before the contest between Republican candidate Gov. George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore is decided.

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