by Jim Heath | Nov 17, 2018 | Documentaries, History
Sen. Gary Hart became a political star when he challenged former Vice President Walter Mondale for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984. While his campaign failed that year, it instantly made him the front-runner for the nomination in 1988. Hart seemed to be...
by Jim Heath | Aug 26, 2018 | Documentaries, Headlines, History
My biography of Sen. John McCain. It was nominated for a news Emmy award in...
by Jim Heath | Aug 26, 2018 | Documentaries, Interviews
I grew up in Arizona and met John McCain for the first time as a teenager. When I went into broadcast journalism, I had no idea our paths would not only cross in Arizona, but South Carolina and Ohio too. Here’s a sample of my time with John McCain and my...
by Jim Heath | Aug 20, 2018 | Documentaries, History
On November 22, 1963, Doris Heath started a scrapbook to remember the events surrounding the assassination of president John F. Kennedy. On the 50th anniversary of his death, she opened the scrapbook and shared her memories of the tragic event. “You had to like...
by Jim Heath | Aug 15, 2018 | Conventions, Debates, Documentaries, History
Attention Political Junkies! We are up near 100,000 views of my documentaries on election years 1988, 1992 and 1996! It’s amazing to think so many people have discovered them on YouTube and enjoyed reliving these election years. Now I’m happy to report a...
by Jim Heath | Apr 12, 2016 | Conventions, Democrats, Documentaries
Exactly sixty years ago, at the 1956 Democratic National Convention, the final ballot for vice president was as dramatic as any convention has witnessed. Presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson stunned delegates by announcing he was leaving his choice of a running...