He was 100 years old. Former Washington governor John Spellman said he wasn’t too engaged in the 1980 presidential election. And he kept quiet about his feelings before Election Day.
The Observer’s News Editor Mary Jones’ description of the 1980 Ronald Reagan-Jimmy Carter presidential debate in Cleveland suggests what is in store for the ...
But he faced an even tougher test for re-election in 1980, a challenge from the most famous name in American politics, an epic showdown between Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy and the incumbent ...
Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts for the 1980 Democratic presidential nomination, was crushed by GOP nominee Ronald Reagan in the general election, with the former California governor sweeping 44 ...