Presidential Campaigns: An Election Year History
By Roger GreenOctober 10, 2016The Times UnionThe New York State Museum will be offering a six-week lecture/discussion series on Presidential campaign history at every Thursday, 6 to 8 pm, from October 13 until November 17. The discussion is being led by local author Giacomo Calabria, and it is sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities.The series is free, open to the public, and you are most welcome to join! You can find the full details, including links to the syllabus here.Please register with Nicole LaFountain at nicole.lafountain@nysed.gov or call (518) 474-0575.“This series invites participants to examine, discuss, and enjoy the history of the United States through its presidential elections just in time for the 2016 elections. We will read about every presidential campaign from 1789 to 2012, track changes within the nation from the presidency down to the voter, study some of the most famous speeches, political ads, and political cartoons ever devised, delight over misadventures and anecdotes, listen to recordings from the phonograph to the digital era, and ultimately transform the last 240 years of US history into a lens for better appreciating and understanding the nation we live in today. Audience participation is both welcome and encouraged. Please feel free to bring questions for open discussion.”Presidential Campaigns: An Election Year History: 1789 – 1824: Introduction / George Washington to John Q.October 13, 20166-8 p.m.Huxley TheaterPresidential Campaigns: An Election Year History: 1828 – 1864: Andrew Jackson to Abraham LincolnOctober 20, 20166-8 p.m.Huxley TheaterPresidential Campaigns: An Election Year History: 1868 – 1904: From Reconstruction to RooseveltOctober 27, 20166-8 p.m.Huxley TheaterPresidential Campaigns: An Election Year History: 1908 – 1944: From TR to FDRNovember 3, 20166-8 p.m.Huxley TheaterPresidential Campaigns: An Election Year History: 1948 – 1984: From Truman to ReaganNovember 10, 20166-8 p.m.Huxley TheaterPresidential Campaigns: An Election Year History: 1988 – 2016: The Modern EraNovember 17, 20166-8 p.m.Huxley Theater