Kathryn Cramer Brownell

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A Celebrity-Filled Inauguration Is About More Than Just Entertainment

For nearly 100 years, incoming Presidents have harnessed the power of Hollywood

By Kathryn Cramer Brownell

This Is How Presidential Campaign Ads First Got on TV

The ads flooding election-year airwaves can be traced back to a fateful decision made by Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952

By Kathryn Cramer Brownell

The 'Saturday Night Live' Episode That Changed American Politics

It all happened 40 years ago

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