Video: 'PBS LBJ Part 1' (1948 campaign at 22:57)

(Friday, September 3, 1948) — U.S. Rep. Lyndon B. Johnson defeated former Governor Coke Stevenson today in the Democratic runoff primary for the U.S. Senate post vacated by Wilbert Lee O’Daniel by 87 votes when, miraculously, six days after voters cast their ballots (Aug. 28, 1948), an additional 202 votes were discovered in Box 13 in tiny Alice, Texas. Continue reading LBJ wins Senate runoff in Texas by 87 votes 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 3 1948) →

Video: '1968 Ed Muskie Democratic Convention Vice President Acceptance Speech'

(Thursday, August 29, 1968; during the 1968 Democratic National Convention) — Senator Edmund Muskie accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination tonight at Chicago’s International Amphitheatre, calling on the Democratic party to respond to the protests of youth by attempting to build a society in which there would be equal respect for all as well as respect for law and order. Continue reading Muskie accepts Democratic VPOTUS nomination 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 29 1968) →

Video: 'Barack Obama's Speech - 2008 Democratic National Convention'

(Thursday, August 28, 2008, 8:11 p.m. MDT; during the 2008 Democratic National Convention) — Senator Barack Obama of Illinois accepted the Democratic presidential nomination tonight at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver, declaring “our government should work for us, not against us. It should ensure opportunity, not for just those with the most money and influence, but for every American who is willing to work.” Continue reading Obama accepts Democratic POTUS nomination 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 2008) →

Video: 'PBS Documentary "Television" - Episode 4 of 8' (Aug. 28, 1968, at 33:02/35:14)

(Wednesday, August 28, 1968, shortly before 8:00 p.m. CDT; during the 1968 Democratic National Convention) — As Democrats picked their next presidential nominee tonight at the International Amphitheatre, a pitched battle between the police and thousands of young anti-Vietnam war demonstrators raged in the streets of Chicago. Continue reading Police battle anti-war demonstrators in Chicago 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1968) →

Video: 'Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) Addresses the DNC'

(Wednesday, August 27, 2008, at 8:29 p.m. MDT; during the 2008 Democratic National Convention) — Senator Joe Biden of Delaware accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination tonight at the Pepsi Center in Denver, declaring that the challenges America faces require “more than a good soldier” in the White House, hailing Senator Barack Obama of Illinois as a wise leader who can deliver the change the nation needs. Continue reading Biden accepts Democratic VPOTUS nomination 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 2008) →

Video: 'PBS Documentary "Television" - Episode 4 of 8' (Aug. 27, 1968, at 34:09)

(Tuesday, August 27, 1968, 8:25 p.m. CDT; during the 1968 Democratic National Convention) — CBS correspondent Dan Rather was punched in the stomach and knocked to the ground tonight during the network’s live coverage of the 1968 Democratic National Convention at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago as he attempted to interview a delegate from Georgia who appeared as though he was being forcibly removed by men without identification badges. Continue reading CBS reporter Dan Rather assaulted at Democratic Convention 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 1968) →

Video: 'Lyndon Johnson Bio: U.S. President, Great Society'

(Thursday, August 27, 1908) — Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of the United States (1963-1969) and the 37th Vice President of the United States under President John F. Kennedy (1961-1963), was born today near Stonewall, Texas, in a small farmhouse on the Pedernales River. Continue reading U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson born 110 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 1908) →