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Speech Excerpts: Foreign Affairs And National Security

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Excerpt from speeches by Governor Bill Clinton regarding position foreign policies in particular related to a new national security policy and a new economic policy. Printed on Bill Clinton for President Committee letterhead. No date given.

Speech Excerpts: A Strong Defense For America

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Excerpt from speeches by Governor Bill Clinton regarding his position on the defense policies. Printed on Bill Clinton for President Committee letterhead. No date given.

Speech Excerpts: Nuclear Weapons, Arms Control, And Non-Proliferation

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Excerpt from speeches by Governor Bill Clinton regarding his position on the defense policies. Printed on Bill Clinton for President Committee letterhead. No date given.

Speech Excerpts: Making The Most Of Our Defense Workers

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Excerpt from speeches by Governor Bill Clinton regarding his position on government looking out for its defense workers and the communities they live in. Printed on Bill Clinton for President Committee letterhead. No date given.

Document: Bill Clinton On The Economy

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Position paper describing the Clinton administration’s proposed National Economic Strategy, A New Covenant on Economic Change. Printed on Bill Clinton for President Committee letterhead. No date given.

Flyer: Save The Date Nwpc Convention "Politics, Power & Parity" May 2-6, 2001

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Flyer for National Women's Political Caucus Convention held at Hyatt Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Program: Showcase ‘85. National Women's Political Caucus. Schedule Of Events.

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A program of events for Showcase '85, a gathering of women political leaders. June 27-30, 1985.

Program: Showcase ‘85 Business Sessions Preliminary Agenda.

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National Women's Political Caucus. June 28-June 30, 1985.

Invitation: Candid Conversation With Candidate For Nwpc Chair Linda Hallenborg June 28-30

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Two events, "Candid Conversations" in the Jefferson Room and "Breakfast of Champions" in the Vienna Room with Linda Hallenborg, candidate for National Women's Political Caucus chair at the Hilton Hotel for the Georgia Women’s Political Caucus (Showcase ‘85).

Networks Of Isolation: The Case Of Donald J. Trump, Facebook, And The Limits Of Social Movement Theory, Carol L. Stimmel

Sustainability and Social Justice

The 2016 election that catapulted Donald J. Trump to the U.S. presidency has raised questions for how Facebook may have enabled the emergence and coalescence of a social movement among traditionally improbable voters. The research in this paper engages with contemporary social movement theory, assessing its adequacy for explaining the role of Facebook as a primary method for facilitating a social movement among the civically-alienated, who are the most unlikely of all Americans to join an organized collective for change. From a methodological perspective, the exploration takes up the case as a strategy of inquiry to explore social movement theory …

“The Time Is Always Now:” James Baldwin In Trump’S America, Chase Stowell

Senior Theses

Gone is the optimism regarding race relations that dominated the early years of Obama’s presidency. Trump’s meteoric rise has given Americans pause, and in this time of potential reflection, it is important to re-examine James Baldwin. This essay analyzes Baldwin’s understanding of race from the inception of racism in America until its theoretical end, combining Baldwin’s novels and essays to propose practices that will help America move beyond the racial problem that has haunted its history. James Baldwin’s demand of individual reflection upon one’s system of reality necessitates the end of political demonology, as well as a reframing of rhetoric …

Analyzing Union Voting By Workforce Sector In The 2016 Presidential Election, Galen Hlavsa

Political Science Theses and Capstones

In the 2016 presidential election, there was evident change in the voting behavior of both blue and white collar workers in states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania that assisted in Donald Trump’s win. While there was some realignment in party backing in a handful of unions, there were a number of union members that went against their union recommendation and voted for Trump. I research how union members in private and public sectors voted in the 2012 and 2016 election to compare the rate of union members defecting to Trump across the various sectors of the workforce. In order to …

Persistence Of Cultural Heritage In A Multicultural Context: Examining Factors That Shaped Voting Preferences In The 2016 Election, Anna M. Schwartz

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The prevailing discourse about the myth of the “melting pot” of American culture implies that heritage cultures are eliminated in favor of a homogenous “American” norm. However, this myth belies the persistence of our cultural heritage in forming our attitudes, morals, and habitual patterns of thought, each of which shape how we participate in our democracy through voting. By contextualizing voting predictors such as authoritarianism, social dominance, and sexism in developmental and ecological theories, this dissertation shows how they are shaped by culture and transmitted through consumption of media and interaction with members of one’s community and family. In an …

Speech Excerpts: South Africa

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Excerpt from speeches by Governor Bill Clinton regarding United States policies on South Africa and democracy. Printed on Bill Clinton for President Committee letterhead No date given.

Speech Excerpts: Russia And The Commonwealth Of Independent States

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Excerpt from speeches by Governor Bill Clinton regarding United States aid programs and national security policies in relation to Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Printed on Bill Clinton for President Committee letterhead No date given.

From Democrats To "Deplorables": The Trumpization Of The Republican Party, Lily Talerman

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This thesis explores the transformation of the Republican electoral coalition from the party of Abraham Lincoln to the party of Donald Trump. By comparing the Trump coalition—which Hillary Clinton said was half full of “deplorables”—with previous Democratic and Republican presidential coalitions, the drastic change in the electoral habits of Southerners and white working-class voters is made evident. Trump’s appeal to these voters is due not only to his populist rhetoric but also to the presidential campaigns of Republican candidates Barry Goldwater, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan, as well as to George Wallace’s independent and Democratic presidential campaigns. Trump’s unforeseen victory …

Invitation: To The Jacksonville “100 Women” Leadership Breakfast.

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A Leadership breakfast honoring U.S. Senator Bill Nelson at the home of Pat Hogan on December 2nd. Circa 2003-2008.

The Predictors Of Juvenile Recidivism: Testimonies Of Adult Students 18 Years And Older Exiting From Alternative Education, La Toshia Palmer

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Purpose: The purpose of this descriptive, qualitative study was to identify and describe the importance of the predictors of juvenile recidivism and the effectiveness of efforts to prevent/avoid juvenile recidivism as perceived by previously detained, arrested, convicted, and/or incarcerated adult students 18 years of age and older exiting from alternative education in Northern California. A second purpose was to explore the types of support provided by alternative schools and the perceived importance of the support to avoid recidivism according to adult students 18 years of age and older exiting from alternative education.

Methodology: This qualitative, descriptive research design identified …

Endorsement For Candidacy Of Edna Saffy For Membership In The Nominating Committee

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Endorsement for candidacy in the Nominating Committee of the National Organization of Women (NOW). Circa 1972-1985.

Outline - Now Meeting June 6, Gainesville (Handwritten), Edna Louise Saffy

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Outline - NOW Meeting June 6, Gainesville (Handwritten). Circa 1975-1980.

Flyer: Florida Women’S Consortium

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Representing Organizations and Individuals who actively work for the advancement of women! Circa 1998-2005.

Fake News, Political Narrative, & Social Media: A Structuration Approach, Adam M. Housh

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This research aims to unveil a connection between fake news distribution, readership demand, and social media networks, in this case, Facebook. In this research, fake news is defined as “content that is deliberately false and published on websites that mimic traditional news websites (Johnson and Kelling 2017, p3)”. It is argued that fake news content is not produced at random, but is tailored to particular political demographics and narratives. Exposure to such media not only validates ideological positions, it polarizes political beliefs. Furthermore, Facebook not only acts as an effective distribution medium, but allows individual users to skip structural filters …

Examining The Strategies Of Formation And Action Among Social Movements: A Comparison Of The Civil Rights Movement And Black Lives Matter, Hailee Saxton

Political Science Theses and Capstones

In today’s tumultuous political landscape, the question of what makes an effective social movement? is often asked. This can be a complicated question to answer as social movements vary greatly across racial, ethnic, economic, and political boundaries. Therefore, I am conducting a case comparison of two widely-known socio-political organizations, the Civil Rights Movement and Black Lives Matter. In this comparison I will examine whether or not they truly fit the definition of a social movement, look at the strategies of action that have or could prove successful in enacting long-standing socio-political change, and make recommendations on how movements could continue …

How Do Native American Women Win Elections In Non-Native Districts?, Opalina Peralta

Political Science Theses and Capstones

In light of the recent tensions between Native American tribes and non-tribal elected leaders over such issues as environmental protection and treaty violations, caused in part by the United States' disproportionately Caucasian electoral representation, I aim to bring light the obstacles that Native Americans face in electoral politics. I analyze state legislative elections in which Native American candidates win. Using the data from the 2016 National Census and from University of North Dakota, Professor Mark Trahant. I hypothesize that the reason many Native American candidates win is because they are tied to non-native elements of the community. The two candidates …

Engaging America: Unearthing The Middle Way In The Conflict Between Liberals And Conservatives, Noah Cadet

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Liberals and conservatives have waged conflict over development strategies since the founding of the United States of America. Observers of the 2016 Presidential Election may have noticed an escalation of a preexisting trend of destructive engagement between Democrats and Republicans. The researcher pursued primary and secondary research in an attempt to understand how conflict within and between development paradigms in the United States can be transcended. The central research question was regarding how this conflict affects efforts towards peacebuilding at the grassroots from the perspective of a liberal. The literature review provides a brief histories of US American Political Economy …

Flyer: Vote Edna Saffy Alternate For President Jimmy Carter To The Democratic Convention.

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Two copies, one with tally marks. No date given.

Memorandum: Guidelines For Guests At President Bush’S Visit.

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Guidelines for President Bush's visit to Florida Community College of Jacksonville. Circa 2005.

Speech Notes: Handwritten Speech Notes Introducing Governor Reubin Askew.

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Miscellaneous: Handwritten Notes Possibly Related To Political Activity.

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Handwritten notes with names and a small note indicating that some won and some lost. Circa 1980-1990.

List: Duval Loyal Democratic Delegates.

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