Red, white and bruising: at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, conflicts within the hall were amplified in violence on Chicago’s streets. AP Images Theodore Roosevelt giving a campaign speech.

One of the hallmarks of a good broadcast journalist is the ability to roll with the proverbial punches during live events. You have to be a good ad-libber and be able to pivot, ready for the ...

It remains to be seen what impact this summer’s Democratic and Republican national conventions will have on the 2016 presidential election. But when Republicans gather in Cleveland and Democrats ...

It's August 26, 1968, and the Democratic National Convention is about to kick off in Chicago. In the background, scenes of turbulence and unrest unfold as antiwar ...

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Past and future leaders met last week at the Democratic National Convention held in Chicago on the 56th anniversary of the eventful convention in The Windy City in 1968. Speaking were former ...

Long-serving Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), who co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus, spoke about Channing E. Phillips in Chicago on Aug. 28, 1968.