Hip Hughes History
The 1916 Election Explained
A HipHughes hop-scotch across the spirited electoral contest of 1916 between President Woodrow Wilson and Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes.
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1924
The 35th Presidential election in American history took place on November 4, 1924. Calvin Coolidge, the incumbent Republican President, was seeking re-election. Hold up! Calvin Coolidge? Are you for real? What happened to Harding?...
Hip Hughes History
Third Parties Explained: US History Review
Learn about FIVE important third parties in US History.
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1916
The 33rd episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. In 1916, World War One rages on in Europe and things are crazy in Mexico, so...
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1912
The 32nd episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt single handedly destroys the Republican Party because...
The March of Time
Capitol, Senator Robert La Follette
MOT 1938: WASHINGTON D.C.: Capitol Building dome framed w/ foliage. NIGHT SKY: Fireworks. Senator Robert La Follette (1895-1953) speaking (to camera) about 'Progressive Party'. NIGHT SKY: Fireworks.
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1948
The 41st Presidential election in American history took place on November 2, 1948. After Franklin Roosevelt died, Harry Truman took over, and soon after Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allied forces. Now, all eyes were on the Pacific...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Progressive senator Robert La Follette, Jr. speaks with anger in 1934
CU Wisconsin Senator Robert La Follette, Jr. angrily talking at camera (no audio) / Note: exact day not known
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Republican senator Hiram Johnson on 1934 campaign trail
CU Senator Hiram Johnson looking at camera, mouth closed / Note: exact day not known
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Vincent Hallinan, Progressive Party candidate, released from McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary after serving 6 months for contempt of court
Police officer unlocks gate marked 'No Trespassing Govt Property' / on lower dock Vincent Hallinan steps off police boat after having served six months imprisonment for contempt of court during a high-profile trial where he represented...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Robert La Follette, Sr. and Burton Wheeler run in the US presidential election for the Progressive Party
Robert La Follette, Sr., former US Senator, and Burton K. Wheeler, a current Senator pose together; La Follette is running for the US Presidency on the Progressive Party ticket, and Wheeler is his running mate, the vice-presidential...