A History of the Democratic Party


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Reaching all the way back to Thomas Jefferson, the Democratic Party has been in existence almost as long as there has been a United States of America. It was born as a party of the people, according to Jefferson, a political party designed to appeal to the average American citizen. Throughout the years the party has risen and fallen with the political fortunes of the United States. Yet, as the twenty-first century enters its second decade, the party remains a viable political force. The party has changed greatly since Jefferson's day--just like the country it serves. The story of the Democratic Party is the story of America.




Of the People


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This is the Democratic Party's celebration of its own 200th birthday. Beginning with an introduction by party chairman Ron Brown, John Kenneth Galbraith discusses the two-party system, and Arthur Schlesinger the Democratic and Republican parties' roots. William E. Leuchtenberg outlines the Democratic Party's contributions to U.S. domestic policy, and George C. Herring its role in foreign policy. Larry DuBuis profiles Democratic heroes, such as Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Bryan, Wilson, Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, and Johnson. 1992 leaders, including Bradley, Carter, Clinton, Ferraro, Gore, Jackson, Jordan, Kennedy, McGovern, Mitchell, O'Neill, and Richards, spell out why they are Democrats; and Robert B. Reich outlines the challenges facing the party and the nation. ISBN 1-881649-00-8: $29.95.




The Democratic Party


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The History of the Democratic Party


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Democrat or Republican? The two political parties have become fixtures in the American political experience-main choices in all elections, from the national to the local level. But the distinction was not always so clear. When the Democratic Party wa




Problems and Progress in American Politics


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Traces the history of the Democratic Party from its founding by Thomas Jefferson in 1792, to the end of the nineteenth century, focusing on how issues of the day affected the choices of Democratic presidential candidates and campaigns, as well as election results.




The Return of the Democratic Party to Power in 1884


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Examines the issues which allowed the Democrats to return to political power in 1884 from economics to the Arthur Administration.