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Kathryn Cramer Brownell

Frank Sinatra with President John F. Kennedy at Kennedy's inaugural ball at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C, Jan. 20, 1961.

A Celebrity-Filled Inauguration Is About More Than Just Entertainment

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

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

View of an I Like Ike water decal from the presidential campaign, showing a close-up portrait of the popular war hero General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952.

This Is How Presidential Campaign Ads First Got on TV

The ads flooding election-year airwaves can be traced back to a fateful dec...

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

(l-r) Chevy Chase, Gerald Ford and White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen on March 25, 1976

The Saturday Night Live Episode That Changed American Politics

It all happened 40 years ago

It all happened 40 years ago