... Jerry Brown Pete Wilson elections of 1982 American politics abounds with campaign folklore and truisms. One such aphorism is that popular candidates for high office generate a ‘coat-tail’ effect, whereby lower-tier candidates are boosted by the popularity of the candidate at the ‘top of the ticket...

... and traction for his ideas within the United States, including winning over Governor of California Jerry Brown. Meanwhile, the broader geo-political context of the 1950s and 1960s—with the Bandung Conference chaired by U Thant and the creation of the Non-Aligned Movement—created a desire for more local...

... Initiative Belva Davis Herb Caen Gore Vidal Jerry Brown Ronald Reagan Pete Wilson Willie Brown People’s Temple Leo J. Ryan Rev. Jim Jones Jonestown Guyana Polk Street Halloween Festival Shilts was such a prolific writer that it is not altogether surprising to find that his writing style...

...In 2010, Jerry Brown completed a remarkable political comeback by winning an overwhelming electoral victory to return to the office of Governor of California, a position he first won in 1974 and again in 1978. Upon embarking on his third term as governor, Brown inherited a broken and broke state...

... District of Columbia McGovern Jerry Brown Frank Church Robert Byrd The remainder of the Carters’ sail through the primaries to the Democratic convention in July was anti-climactic. Carter galloped through Texas, Indiana, Georgia, and the District of Columbia. Lloyd Bentsen’s favorite son status...