by Jim Heath | Apr 14, 2021 | Jim on History, JimHeath.TV
Jim on History takes viewers back to 1988 and an infamous interview between CBS anchor Dan Rather and Vice President George Bush. Bush, grilled by Rather in an extraordinary live interview on the “CBS Evening News,” denied concealing information on the Iran-Contra...
by Jim Heath | Nov 7, 2020 | History
Donald Trump has become the unlucky 13th commander-in-chief to lose the presidency after a single four-year term. Trump joins history’s bitter club of one-term presidents — those who were elected, served one full term, and tried and failed to be reelected. The other...
by Jim Heath | Dec 5, 2018 | Headlines, History
For political junkies who grew up during the Bush era, there has been no greater political convention intro than the one used for George Bush in 1988. The intro, which was used at the Republican National Convention in New Orleans and broadcast live around the country,...
by Jim Heath | Dec 5, 2018 | Headlines, History
President George W. Bush delivered a moving tribute to his father at his memorial service in Washington – then broke down in tears at the end of a eulogy as he spoke plainly of the 41st president as a caring father. “Through our tears let us know the blessings...
by Jim Heath | Dec 4, 2018 | Headlines, History
Today is a national day of mourning as America remembers he life of President George H.W. Bush who will be honored at a funeral service at Washington D.C. Bush’s casket has been lying in state in the U.S. Capitol rotunda since Monday, with a river of mourners passing...