by Jim Heath | May 7, 2021 | Jim on History, JimHeath.TV
Evan Mecham was the first governor in United States history to be confronted with a recall, impeachment and criminal indictment simultaneously. Although removed from office, the impact of Mecham’s fifteen-month administration is still discussed by Arizonans and...
by Jim Heath | May 5, 2021 | Jim on History, JimHeath.TV
On August 28, 1968, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, thousands of Vietnam War protesters battle police in the streets, while the Democratic Party erputed over an internal disagreement concerning its stance on Vietnam. Over the course of 24 hours, the...
by Jim Heath | May 3, 2021 | Jim on History, JimHeath.TV
Forty five years ago, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford came to a final showdown at the Republican National Convention in Kansas City, Mo. It was the first time since 1948 that no one knew heading into the convention who the nominee would be. Ford had been elected only by...
by Jim Heath | Apr 30, 2021 | Jim on History, JimHeath.TV
Jim on History looks back at a Jimmy Carter campaign ad from 1976. The remarkable part of the 15 minute commercial is how positive it remained. Carter could have attacked his opponent, President Gerald Ford, for multiple things, but instead chose to remain focused on...
by Jim Heath | Apr 28, 2021 | Jim on History, JimHeath.TV
Jim on History remembers the first time in U.S. history when a debate between major party presidential candidates is shown on television. The presidential hopefuls, John F. Kennedy, a Democratic senator of Massachusetts, and Richard M. Nixon, the vice president of the...
by Jim Heath | Apr 26, 2021 | Jim on History, JimHeath.TV
Jim on History recalls over two decades of coverage and interviews with the late Sen. John McCain. McCain, the son and grandson of four-star admirals, was bred for combat. He endured more than five years of imprisonment and torture by the North Vietnamese as a young...
