Articles tagged as Political Leaders

Republican Convention in session, Cleveland Public Auditorium, 1924

History of Now

When the GOP Picked a Nominee for Vice President, Only to Be Rejected

Their unrequited choice seemed utterly uninterested in the role

July 18, 2016

Larry, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office

Cool Finds

10 Downing Street’s “Chief Mouser” Is Keeping His Job Despite Brexit

Larry the Cat will outlast David Cameron at the Prime Minister’s residence

July 14, 2016

Banning a newspaper like the ‘Post’ is a move that wouldn’t fly even in the Nixon White House

June 14, 2016

A statue of the people present at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention can be seen at the Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls.

Women Who Shaped History

Five Things to Know About the Declaration of Sentiments

From seating to suffrage, here’s why the document is relevant today

June 8, 2016

Meet the First and Only Foreign-Born First Lady: Louisa Catherine Adams

Almost 200 years ago, the wife of John Quincy Adams set a precedent

May 25, 2016

A portrait photograph of Victoria Woodhull.

Cool Finds

Victoria Woodhull Ran for President Before Women Had the Right to Vote

Her 1872 campaign platform focused on women’s rights and sexual freedom

May 10, 2016

Lee Harvey Oswald, center, handing out fliers. According to a conspiracy theory floated by the National Enquirer, the unidentified man on the left wearing a black tie is the father of Senator Ted Cruz.

For over 50 years, conspiracy theorists have linked JFK’s assassin to Fidel Castro’s Cuba

May 4, 2016

The slogan “unbought and unbossed” appeared on Chisholm’s campaign posters, one of which resides in the collections of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Breaking Ground

‘Unbought and Unbossed’: When a Black Woman Ran for the White House

The congresswoman tried to win the White House by consolidating the Black vote and the women’s vote, but she ran into trouble

April 25, 2016

Upton Sinclair, noted author and Democratic nominee for Governor, pictured speaking to a group in his campaign headquarters shortly after his arrival in Los Angeles.

Upton Sinclair Was a Socialist Candidate Who Succeeded Through Failure

The author’s 1934 bid to govern California came up short, but left a lasting mark on politics

March 1, 2016

Campaign collections include boxes of Macaroni and Cheese for both parties.

What Ten Artifacts from the Smithsonian Collections Can Tell Us About the Crazy History of American Politics

A massive collection of campaign materials dating from 1789 reveals that little has changed in how America shows its affection for their candidate

February 22, 2016

Former Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Thomas Peter Lantos (D-Calif.) and his poodle, Gigi.

The government will stop using taxpayer dollars to immortalize lawmakers in the traditional fashion

February 11, 2016

Cool Finds

44 Years Ago, Shirley Chisholm Became the First Black Woman to Run For President

Chisholm saw her campaign as a necessary “catalyst for change”

January 29, 2016

Cool Finds

The First Person of Native American Descent Was Elected to the U.S. Senate 109 Years Ago Today

Charles Curtis, who would go on to become Herbert Hoover’s vice president, left behind a problematic legacy

January 29, 2016

On the last day of the climate conference in Paris, thousands of people gathered to demonstrate for global climate justice and against climate change.

The strengths and limitations of the roadmap for fighting climate change

December 15, 2015

Putin and Berlusconi opened up a world of trouble along with a vintage bottle of booze

September 23, 2015

Audiences are ambivalent — but they still tune in

August 7, 2015

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Argentina Has a Superstition That Seventh Sons Will Turn into Werewolves

If the president adopts them, however, the seventh sons are spared from their werewolf fate

December 29, 2014

James Franco and Seth Rogen are just the latest actors to draw ire from political leaders.

“The Interview” Joins the Ranks of These Banned or Restricted Movies

From a Charlie Chaplin comedy to a Mae West melodrama, plenty of controversial films have been pulled or even destroyed since the dawn of cinema

December 23, 2014

London Mayor Boris Johnson released his book, The Churchill Factor, in November 2014.

London Mayor Boris Johnson on Winston Churchill’s Cheekiest Quotes

London’s mayor talks about his new Churchill biography, 50 years after the British Bulldog’s death

December 17, 2014

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (L) with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (R) on June 9, 2014

Political leaders from Canada and Australia, along with a few others, are skipping the U.N. climate summit today

September 23, 2014