WATCH: Jim On History, The One & Only Election JFK LOST
Jim on History looks back at the only election John F. Kennedy lost in his political career. In 1956, Senator Estes Kefauver seized the Democratic Vice-Presidential nomination by an eyelash. The Tennessean edged out Kennedy on the second ballot in an open floor...
WATCH: Unbelievable TSUNAMI In Japan – Jim On History
Jim on History remembers a massive tsunami that wrecked a Japanese city a decade ago. On March 11, 2011, large parts of Kesennuma City were destroyed by the tsunami which followed the Tōhoku earthquake. After the tsunami, spilled fuel from the town's fishing fleet...
WATCH: Jim On History With Barack Obama – Race & Politics In America
Jim on History takes us back to 2007 for a discussion with Barack Obama on race in America. Jim Heath's profile of Obama includes portions of an interview he conducted at J.V. Middle School in Dillon, South Carolina. Besides his historic bid for the White House,...
Hershey: “Heath’s background gives him the credentials to pass judgment.”
WILLIAM HERSHEY REVIEW "I enjoyed Front Row Seat at the Circus, it's good stuff!" COLUMBUS: Jim Heath says he learned the names of America’s presidents before he mastered the alphabet. Since that wonky boyhood Heath has turned his fascination with politics into a...
BOOK REVIEW: “The Stories Jim Heath Shares Don’t Read Like An Ordinary Textbook!”
From its opening at the Ohio Statehouse to its ending on the steps of the Capitol building as President Obama is sworn in for his second term, Front Row Seat at the Circus: One Journalist's Journey through two Presidential Elections is a political journey as...
Hallett Reviews Front Row Seat at the Circus
Joe Hallett Book Review "I really enjoyed Front Row Seat at the Circus!" During an Ohio Statehouse interview about presidential politics with Doris Kearns Goodwin, the famed author and historian, Jim Heath’s own past suddenly caught up with the moment. “It hit me:...
My takes from DEM debate
DEM DEBATE SECURES CLINTON AS FRONTRUNNER The second debate between the Democratic candidates for president brought no surprises. Clinton is the front-runner and will remain in first place. But it did expose how she is stuck between defending president Obama's...
GOP DEBATE 4 – MY TAKES
GOP DEBATE 4 MY TAKES While I thought Marco Rubio was too rehearsed in many of his answers, his rebuttals to various attacks were spot on. Rubio won this fourth debate by a mile. It's easy to envision Rubio standing next to Hillary Clinton in debates next...
Fogged in at the Grand Canyon with the US Marines
On this Veterans Day, I share with you a portion of my book from the chapter God Bless Our Troops. SANTA IS FOGGED OUT “Are we sure we can make it out?” It was a simple question I overheard several U.S. Marines discussing at the Grand Canyon airport. My...
REMEMBERING FRED THOMPSON
REMEMBERING FRED THOMPSON Former U.S. Senator, and Republican presidential candidate, Fred Thompson died on November 1, 2015. I covered his campaign prior to the South Carolina primary in 2008. In an interview on board his campaign bus, we covered a wide variety of...
GOP Debate Takes
My takes from the 10/28/15 GOP Debate: 1) Rubio won. Hands down. The second debate in a row. Poised and informative, he seems like the best candidate to match against Clinton. 2) Kasich came out swinging but faded. Christie gained traction late. Bush had neither...
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