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The Democratic Party: From the New Deal to the New Democrats


The Democrats

To the listen to the audio of many of these speeches online, please click here.

For our guide to the best sites & articles related to the Democrats, please click here.

For transcripts of these events at the Club, please choose a speaker from below:

  • Franklin Roosevelt
    Governor of New York
    09.23.32
  • Paul Butler
    DNC Chairman
    03.21.55
  • RNC & DNC Debate
    R. Coate & G. Parkinson
    10.15.65
  • Robert Kennedy
    U.S. Senator (D-NY)
    01.27.68
  • Ed Koch
    Mayor, New York City
    08.19.83
  • Jesse Jackson
    Presidential Candidate
    06.08.84
  • Paul Kirk
    Chairman, Democratic National Committee
    04.15.85
  • Bill Clinton
    Governor, Arkansas
    06.12.90
  • Ron Brown
    Chairman, DNC
    08.09.91
  • Dave McCurdy
    Chairman, Democratic Leadership Council
    04.05.94
  • Barbara Boxer
    U.S. Senator (D-CA)
    12.14.99
  • Evan Bayh
    Chairman, DLC
    04.10.01
  • Joe Lieberman
    Vice Presidential Candidate
    04.17.01
  • From Franklin Delano Roosevelt in September of 1932 to Senator (and almost Vice President) Joseph Lieberman in April of 2001, the Commonwealth Club of California has played host to many of the men and women who have defined the contours of the Democratic Party in the 20th Century.

    In this special feature of our online archive we are pleased to present the text and audio of these speakers.

  • Introduction by Judson True (jtrue@commonwealth.com).

  • © The Commonwealth Club of California, 2010
    Last Updated: 05/10/2007 15:39


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