Nation Jul 09 Watch 10:57 Jim Lehrer remembers ‘authentic’ underdog Ross Perot In the 1992 U.S. presidential election, Texas billionaire Ross Perot earned 19 percent of the popular vote, making him the most successful third-party candidate since Teddy Roosevelt in 1912. Perot died Tuesday at age 89 from leukemia. To remember him,…
Politics Jul 09 Two-time presidential candidate Ross Perot dies at 89 A family spokesman said Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot died early Tuesday. By David Koenig, Associated Press
Politics Sep 08 Watch 9:26 What Andrew Jackson has in common with Donald Trump Of the nearly two dozen major candidates running for president, the ones getting the most attention are the political outsiders. Is this a rare situation, or have American voters seen this before? Gwen Ifill talks to presidential historians Michael Beschloss… By PBS News Hour
Economy Feb 14 Why the dreams and nightmares of NAFTA didn’t come true It was 20 years ago this year that Canada, Mexico and the U.S. created the North American Free Trade Agreement. At the time, businessman and presidential candidate Ross Perot predicted a "giant sucking sound" of U.S. jobs heading south into… By Elizabeth Shell
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Sep 13 Watch ‘Tension City’ Reflects on Jim Lehrer’s Decades Moderating Presidential Debates In his new book, "Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain," NewsHour Executive Editor Jim Lehrer looks back at more than 40 years of televised political debates in America. Jeffrey Brown and Lehrer discuss his unique front-row… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch ‘The Contenders’ a Nod to Failed Candidates Who Still Changed History 'The Contenders' Nods to Failed Candidates Who Changed History… Continue watching
Jul 26 Third Parties in the U.S. Political Process By Kristina Nwazota, News Desk The U.S. is home to more than 54 political parties, but only two parties -- the Democrats and Republicans -- dominate the modern American political process. Continue reading