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Vassar College: 1896: Populist Party Platform
This 1896, Website of Political Cartoons page presents the People's (Populist) Party platform of 1896. The platform discusses the finances, railroads and telegraphs, the public lands, the referendum, the territories, public salaries,...
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Vassar: 1896: The Presidential Campaign: Cartoons and Commentary
This extensive site from the Vassar College on the 1896 presidential election includes links to cartoons, parties and platforms, leaders, campaign themes, and special features.
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Vassar College: 1896: Socialism
This website from Vassar College for Political Cartoons offers a look at Socialism in 1896 with special attention to the thoughts of Eugene V. Debs.
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1896: The Republican Party
From the comprehensive Vassar College project about the politics of 1896, this article relates the state of the Republican Party in that year and its party platform for the election of 1896.
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1896: Inventions
A brief recounting of the influx of inventions in the late 19th century that flooded the market. Of particular interest is the description of the use of hot air balloons.
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1896: Hanna, the Republicans, and Labor
Mark Hanna, William McKinley's campaign manager in the campaign of 1896, was an enigmatic political figure. Read about his supposed support of the working man, contrasted with his appeal to prominent businessmen in soliciting their...
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Vassar: Excerpts From Speech Given by l.b.johnson
Read excerpts from a 1965 speech at John Hopkins University offering Johnson's justification of the escalation of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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Vassar College: Nixon's Speech on "Vietnamization"
Here at this site from Vassar College you will find the full text of President Nixon's Speech on "Vietnamization" (11/3/69).
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Vassar College: President Nixon's Speech on Cambodia
Text of the speech made by President Richard Nixon on April 30, 1970 announcing attacks on the Cambodian-Vietnamese border.
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Vassar College: Excerpts From Paris Accords
Excerpts from the text of this cease-fire agreement. Read the full-text agreement that ended the Vietnam War.
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Vassar: National Liberation Front of South Vietnam
This site from Vassar University contains the platform of North Vietnam's communist party, the National Liberation Front, with a call for reunification of North and South Vietnam.
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Vassar College: Vassar Innovators: Nancy Harkness Love
A profile of Nancy Harkness Love, who was instrumental in the founding of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs.
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Vassar College: 1896: Tom Watson
Tells about Watson's early life and involvement with the Farmers' Alliance in addition to later information about the 1896 Populist Party Presidential campaign.
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Vasser College: 1896: Popular Amusements
This 1896, A Website of Political Cartoons site lists concerts, lectures, travelling shows, opera houses, circuses, and more as popular amusements during the Gilded Age
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1896: William Mc Kinley
Biographical information and pictures are combined with excerpts from newspapers of the day.
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Vassar College: 1896: The Silver Party
This site from the Vassar College gives an account of the Silver Party and related articles from that time.