Pete du Pont

Description: Pete du Pont STARTS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, NAME RECOGNITION A PROBLEM. Also fighting aristocratic image by using 'Pete' instead of Pierre.

Collection: Ten O'Clock News

Date Created: 02/18/1987

Profile of Robert Dole

Description: Profile of Robert Dole (campaigning in NH), master of ambiguity & "politician's politician." States his knowledge of government spending, experience in Congress & familiarity with "the real people."

Collection: Ten O'Clock News

Date Created: 12/02/1987

Robert Farmer, Dukakis' fundraiser

Description: Interview with Robert Farmer, financial consultant and treasurer for Dukakis presidential campaign, on fundraising.

Collection: Ten O'Clock News

Date Created: 08/28/1987

TOCN show tape

Description: Chris Lydon comments from Des Moines while traveling with Michael Dukakis on the early presidential campaign trail, anticipating the Iowa caucuses.

Collection: Ten O'Clock News

Date Created: 02/04/1987

They shall rise again

Description: Perennial, inveterate political candidates and disgraced pseudo-celebrities fight back and resurrect themselves, despite their failures and claims of retirement from public arena. Nixon, Hart, Rice, Biden…

Collection: Ten O'Clock News

Date Created: 12/15/1987

Absent presidential qualities

Description: Does Gary Hart offer the ingredients missing among all the presidential candidates: elusive qualities of "leadership" and "competence"?

Collection: Ten O'Clock News

Date Created: 12/15/1987