Commission on Presidential Debates; University of Mississippi -- Riot, Sept. 30, 1962; Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008; Campaign debates -- Mississippi -- Oxford; Campaign debates -- United States;
This film documents the 2008 Presidential Debate at the University of Mississippi between Senators Barack Obama and John McCain and celebrates the enormous efforts of thousands of individuals to make this historic debate a success from the...
Bobbie Wren Banks, a training specialist with Women's Action for a New Direction, discusses the "fourth wave" in the nuclear disarmament movement. Recorded October 27, 2008 as part of the "Brown Bag Lecture Series" of the University of...
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...
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...
Six international students discuss the political process in their individual countries (Germany, China, India, Jordan, Kenya, Argentina), with an emphasis on the selection of each nation's top elected official. One of several "academic activities"...
Competition, International; Competition; Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- United States; Science -- Study and teaching -- United States;
Norman R. Augustine, who served as committee chair of the National Academies' Rising above the Gathering Storm, is the retired chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corporation. He serves on the President's Council of Advisors on Science and...
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...
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008; Political campaigns -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009; Campaign debates -- United States; University of Mississippi -- History;
"Ole Miss: The Debate Starts Here" sign with St. John's Catholic Church in background
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008; Political campaigns -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009; Campaign debates -- United States; University of Mississippi -- History;
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008; Political campaigns -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009; Campaign debates -- United States; University of Mississippi -- History;
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008; Political campaigns -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009; Campaign debates -- United States; University of Mississippi -- History;
