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"It's time to pick a class president, and Mindy really wants to win--and she's basing her entire campaign on snacks and being kind, so how could she NOT be chosen? But there is one big thing that Mindy is not sure she can do--make a speech to her class about why she would be the best pick for president. Can Mindy face her fears and show the class--and herself--that she can be the best class president ever?"--Amazon.
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This second volume of the Classic Presidential Campaigns Series focuses on firsts in election history, including first populist president Jackson Adams (1828); first use of campaign tactics to excite voters - by Harrison/Van Buren (1840); first Democratic vs. Republican contest - with Buchanan/Fremont (1856); and first "common man" vs. "privileged class" candidates - with McKinley/Bryan (1896).
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This first volume of the Classic Presidential Campaigns Series focuses on unusual election campaigns, including those of Jefferson/Adams (1800), when Burr challenged the results; Lincoln Douglas (1860); Hayes/Tilden (1876), decided by vote in the House of Representatives; and Roosevelt/Taft/Wilson (1910).
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This first episode of The Campaign Series features key speeches from the 1988 Democratic and Republican National Conventions by Democrats Ann Richards, Edward Kennedy, John Glenn, Lloyd Bentsen, and Michael Dukakis; and Republicans Bob Dole, Gerald Ford, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Dan Quayle, and George Bush.
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Nashville Banner - Special Collections Topics
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Abstract: A wide variety of materials, spanning 1910 to 1998 but mostly from 1941 to 1974, documenting various subjects about Nashville, Tenn., and used by Nashville Banner newspaper reporters for reference during their daily work. Items were originally housed in the Banner Clippings Files and were removed for preservation purposes by Nashville Public Library staff to form this collection.
Scope and content: The Nashville Banner Reporter Reference...
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Scope and content: Typescripts of speeches and a small quantity of miscellaneous documents, audio recordings, and photographs, ranging in dates from 1950 to 1975, regarding Beverly Briley's public career as Davidson County Judge (1950-1963) and first mayor (1963-1975) of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee. These materials show an effort to explain and promote consolidated government to local citizens and officials. The items were...