Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008; Campaign debates -- United States; Archives -- Acquisitions;
Andy Mullins, executive assistant to the chancellor, described the application and planning process for the presidential debate held at the University of Mississippi on September 26, 2008. Andy Harper, special assistant of media, played film clips...
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008; Foreign correspondents -- United States; Foreign news -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century;
A panel of journalists from around the world discuss their reporting on U.S. politics and elections, and the perceptions shared by their countrymen of the 2008 presidential election. Sponsored by the Croft Institute for International Studies....
Science -- Political aspects -- United States; Science and state -- Government policy -- United States;
Panelists Chris Mooney, Jonathan Moreno, and Ronald Bailey discuss the challenges that the next administration will face in rethinking the role of science in American culture and the allocation of federal resources to promote growth in the...
United States. Dept. of Homeland Security; Law enforcement -- United States; National security -- United States; Terrorism -- Prevention;
Panelists Carl Jensen, David McElreath, Bernard Levin, and Michael Buerger discuss the efforts of the United States Department of Homeland Security to reduce the number of surprise terrorist attacks by anticipating the future. One of several...
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1960; Campaign debates -- United States; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous) 1913-1994;
James L. Baughman, director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses the media and the presidential election of 1960, the first year that the presidential debates were televised. One of...
Music -- Social aspects -- United States; Blues (Music) -- Social aspects;
Blues archivist Greg Johnson and "Highway 61" radio host Scott Barretta play blues audio clips and discuss presidents and politics in the blues. Recorded September 11, 2008 as part of the Brown Bag Lecture Series.
Debates and debating -- United States; Elections -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century;
Students from the University of Mississippi's College Republicans (Tyler Craft, Martin Edwards, Cadley Burns, Billy Roach) and College Democrats (Brent Caldwell, Melody Frierson, Brent Clark, Jeff Dreste) debate domestic, foreign, and economic...
Mississippi League of Women Voters; Suffragists -- Mississippi -- Archives; Women -- Political activity -- Mississippi; Women legislators -- Mississippi;
Panelists include political papers archivist Leigh McWhite, and Cora Norman and Fran Leber of the League of Women Voters of Mississippi. Discussion topics include the library's Special Collections resources for researching women in politics...
Campaign debates -- United States; Presidents -- United States -- History; Elections -- United States;
Michael Nelson cites previous presidential debates and explains what might be expected in the first presidential debate of 2008 between Senators Barack Obama and John McCain. One of several "academic activities" held at the University of...
