After Watergate, both parties cracked down on political spending with a new, strict campaign finance law. But instead of money... more

Before Fox News, the grassroots conservative activists known as "the New Right" spent decades attempting — and failing — to... more

Even in the years after Roe vs. Wade, the issue of abortion did not divide the political parties — or... more

Four years later. Jimmy Carter is now an embattled president, unpopular and facing a tough primary challenge. Meanwhile, Ronald Reagan... more

Bruised after the primaries, the unpopular Ford looks headed for a blowout defeat in the 1976 general election. But his... more

An unexpected contender ambushes the Democratic field. The one-term Georgia governor Jimmy Carter has planned a campaign of military precision... more

With the primaries over, the nomination hangs in the hands of a few remaining "unbound" delegates. Ford and Reagan scramble... more

The 1976 Republican primary looks finished. After a string of losses to Ford, Reagan's aides prepare to concede. But a... more

The idea that Ronald Reagan can win is laughable. "Suicidal," writes the New York Times. Too extreme, too gaffe-prone, too... more

Gerald Ford had planned to retire. But in the days and weeks after Watergate, the new president looks to rebuild... more