The 1976 United States presidential election was the 48th quadrennial presidential election,held on Tuesday,November 2,1976. Democrat Jimmy Carter,former Governor of Georgia,defeated incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford in a narrow victory. This was the first presidential election since 1932 in which the incumbent was defeated,as well as the only Democratic victory of the six presidential elections between 1968 and 1988.
Robert Joseph Dole was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his tenure,including three non-consecutive years as Senate Majority Leader. Prior to his 27 years in the Senate,he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1961 to 1969. Dole was also the Republican presidential nominee in the 1996 election and the vice presidential nominee in the 1976 election.
Peter Barton Wilson is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1983 to 1991 and as the 36th governor of California from 1991 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party,he also served as the 29th mayor of San Diego from 1971 to 1983.
Robert Hutchinson Finch was a Republican politician from La Canada Flintridge,California. In 1967,he served as the 38th Lieutenant Governor of California. Following Richard Nixon's presidential campaign in 1968,he was appointed Secretary of Health,Education,and Welfare in 1969. He was the Counselor to the President from 1970 until 1972. During the 1976 California United States Senate election,he lost in the Republican primary to S.I. Hayakawa.
Franklyn Curran "Lyn" Nofziger was an American journalist,conservative Republican political consultant and author. He served as press secretary in Ronald Reagan's administration as Governor of California,and as a White House advisor during the Richard Nixon administration and again during the Reagan presidency.
A speechwriter is a person who is hired to prepare and write speeches that will be delivered by another person. Speechwriters are employed by many senior-level elected officials and executives in the government and private sectors. They can also be employed to write for weddings and other social occasions.
Jeffrey Langley Bell was an American Republican Party politician,political consultant,author,and presidential speechwriter. He was the Republican nominee for the United States Senate from New Jersey in 1978,was a candidate for the Republican nomination for the Senate in 1982,and was the nominee against Democratic incumbent Cory Booker in 2014.
Aram Bakshian Jr. was an American political aide and speechwriter. He began his career working for Congressman Bill Brock (1966–70),then became a special assistant and speechwriter for Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Senator Bob Dole (1971). He joined the speechwriting staff of President Richard Nixon and,later,of President Ford (1972–75). He then became a senior consultant to Treasury Secretary William E. Simon (1976–77). Following his government service,Aram went on the lecture circuit as well as becoming a senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University before being brought back for White House service.
Stanley Bruce Herschensohn was an American conservative political commentator,author,and senior fellow at the Pepperdine University School of Public Policy in Malibu,California.
This is the electoral history of Ronald Reagan. Reagan,a Republican,served as the 40th president of the United States (1981–1989) and earlier as the 33rd governor of California (1967–1975). At 69 years,349 days of age at the time of his first inauguration,Reagan was the oldest person to assume the presidency in the nation's history,until Donald Trump was inaugurated in 2017 at the age of 70 years,220 days. In 1984,Reagan won re-election at the age of 73 years,274 days,and was the oldest person to win a US presidential election until Joe Biden won the 2020 United States presidential election at the age of 77 years,349 days.
The 2000 United States presidential election in California took place on November 7,2000,as part of the wider 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 54 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
Martin Anderson was an American academic,economist,author,policy analyst,and adviser to US politicians and presidents,including Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon. Under the Nixon administration,Anderson was credited with helping to end the military draft and creating the all-volunteer armed forces. Under Reagan,Anderson helped draft the administration’s original economic program that became known as “Reaganomics.”A political conservative and a strong proponent of free-market capitalism,he was influenced by libertarianism and opposed government regulations that limited individual freedom.
The 1968 presidential campaign of Richard Nixon,the 36th vice president of the United States,began when Nixon,the Republican nominee of 1960,formally announced his candidacy,following a year's preparation and five years' political reorganization after defeats in the 1960 presidential election and the 1962 California gubernatorial election.
Mari Maseng Will is a Republican adviser who has worked for President Ronald Reagan,Senator Robert Dole and Governor Rick Perry. She was also an adviser to Scott Walker's presidential campaign.
Bently Thomas "Ben" Elliott is an American writer who served as President Ronald Reagan’s director of speechwriting from 1982 to 1986. In this capacity he directed better known speechwriters like Peggy Noonan and Peter Robinson,both of whom he hired.
Frederick Leonard Ahearn was an American political and corporate consultant who served as executive vice president of Potomac Communications Strategies in Alexandria,Virginia. He is best known for his long service as lead advance man for Ronald Reagan,as a candidate in 1979–1980 and for most of his two terms as president;he was standing close to Reagan during his attempted assassination on March 30,1981. Ahearn was also a senior adviser and planner for the presidential funerals and burials of Reagan and Gerald Ford,as well as Jack Kemp and First Lady Nancy Reagan. In all,he served five U.S. presidents and six vice presidents,and aided 14 presidential campaigns from 1968 to 2016.
The speeches and debates of Ronald Reagan comprise the seminal oratory of the 40th President of the United States. Reagan began his career in Iowa as a radio broadcaster. In 1937,he moved to Los Angeles where he started acting,first in films and later television. After delivering a stirring speech in support of Barry Goldwater's presidential candidacy in 1964,he was persuaded to seek the California governorship,winning two years later and again in 1970. In 1980,as the Republican nominee for president of the United States,he defeated incumbent Jimmy Carter. He was reelected in a landslide in 1984,proclaiming that it was "Morning in America". Reagan left office in 1989.
Robert Trowbridge Hartmann was an American political advisor,speechwriter and reporter,who served as Chief of Staff for Vice President Gerald Ford and Counselor to the President when Ford was elevated to the presidency in 1974.
The White House Director of Speechwriting is a role within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. The officeholder serves as senior advisor and chief speechwriter to the president of the United States. They are also responsible for managing the Office of Speechwriting within the Office of Communications.
The 1996 presidential campaign of Bob Dole began when Republican Senator and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole formally announced his candidacy for Republican Party nomination in 1995. After beating other candidates in the primaries,he became the Republican nominee,with his opponent being Democratic incumbent President Bill Clinton in the 1996 presidential election. Dole conceded defeat in the race in a telephone call to Clinton on November 5,1996.
