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...
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...
Hurricane Katrina, 2005; Disaster relief -- United States; Emergency management -- United States;
Panelists Tracie L. Washington (Louisiana Justice Institute), Reilly Morse (Mississippi Center for Justice), and John M. Barry (author, Rising Tide) discuss the successes and failures of the recovery effort after Hurricane Katrina including the...
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...
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...
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.
Children and politics -- United States; Teenagers -- United States; Campaign debates -- United States;
Jana Kerr Pettey, publisher and editorial director of Justine magazine, led a panel discussion among teenagers about ways that they can get involved in the political process before being old enough to vote. One of several "academic activities" held...
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...
Education -- Political aspects -- United States; Education and state -- United States;
A panel of leading educational researchers and policy experts discuss high stakes testing, institutional accessibility, school accountability, and college affordability. One of several "academic activities" held at the University of Mississippi...
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...
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; Obama, Barack;
Man and Woman wearing peace sign dress in Grove next to "Register to Vote" sign and Obama signs
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008; Political campaigns -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009; Campaign debates -- United States; University of Mississippi -- History; Obama, Barack;
Man and Woman wearing peace sign dress in Grove next to "Register to Vote" sign and Obama signs
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008; Political campaigns -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009; Campaign debates -- United States; University of Mississippi -- History; Brokaw, Tom; Wilkie, Curtis;...
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008; Political campaigns -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009; Campaign debates -- United States; University of Mississippi -- History; Brokaw, Tom; Wilkie, Curtis;...
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008; Political campaigns -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009; Campaign debates -- United States; University of Mississippi -- History; Brokaw, Tom; Wilkie, Curtis;...
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008; Political campaigns -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009; Campaign debates -- United States; University of Mississippi -- History; Brokaw, Tom; Wilkie, Curtis;...
Tom Brokaw and Curtis Wilkie on Fulton Chapel Stage
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....
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...
