2009 Library of Congress Veterans History Project interview of Timothy Walz, current Democratic Party Vice Presidential candidate. Also covers his experience in Congress.
Curated set of primary sources from the Library about both the Democratic and Republican presidential nominating conventions with lots of historical newspaper articles and related teaching resources, including Analyzing Primary Sources: Technology & Presidential Nominating Conventions.
Be sure to also check out Chicago's Conventions album by 
Cheryl Davis
.
For anyone teaching about elections, here's the backstory of the term gerrymandering, along with some interesting facts about the original Boston Gazette print and the original Elkanah Tisdale woodblocks in the Library's collections.
Wonderful blog post by 
Colleen Smith
in Teaching with Primary Sources & Ideas for Educators (Library of Congress)
Using Primary Sources to Spark Inquiry About Presidential Primaries
Dunklin County, Missouri. Voting in the primary election at the county courthouse
Students watch video and reflect on the impact of the Civil Rights Act legislation. They compare the path of that legislation with current legislative initiatives in Congress today.
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