20th Century American Political Thought: Periodicals and Multimedia

Streaming video from NBC and CNN extending back to 1968.

The longest running news/interview program on television. Provided public figures to respond directly to questions posed by journalists.

Interview program with William F. Buckley that directly addressed conservative themes and issues.

Collection of documentaries, news and other videos addressing an enormous range of issues. Includes 60 minutes and Tony Brown's Journal.

Transcripts of news programs from major network broadcasters from the 1980s forward. Go to Search and choose "Search Builder," then select "Source Category" by type with Transcripts.

Presidential campaign commercials aired on television between 1952 and 2008 and reproduced on streaming video.

Full text, comprehensive archival database providing access to more than 400,000 articles in nearly 200 ethnic, minority and native press newspapers, magazines, and journals. Full text archive of Philadelphia Tribune, Jewish Exponent , and nearly 200 other ethnic, minority and native press newspapers, magazines, and journals -- both English and Spanish.

Provides full text for U.S. alternative and independent newspapers, weeklies, magazines, and journals. Topics include the arts, media and popular culture, business and labor, literature and criticism, politics, government and public policy.

Historical Newspapers from the United States and other parts of the world. Includes:
-American Israelite
-Atlanta Constitution
-Atlanta World
-Baltimore Afro-American
-Baltimore Sun
-Boston Jewish Advocate
-Chicago Defender
-Chicago Tribune and Wall Street Journal.
-Christian Science Monitor
-Cleveland Call and Post
-Los Angeles Sentinel
-Los Angeles Times
-New York Amsterdam News
-New York Times
-Philadelphia Exponent
-Philadelphia Inquirer
-Philadelphia Tribune
-Pittsburgh Courier
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
-Washington Post
-More...

Database of hundreds of newspapers from large and small cities, mainly in the United States and England.
Includes such newspapers as:
Arizona Republic (1891-1972)
Dallas Times Herald (1920-1986)
Columbus Evening Dispatch (1877-1969)
Kingston Gleaner (1834-2016)
Austin Daily Texan (1900-1977)
San Antonio Express (1865-1977)
Syracuse Post-Standard (1875-2017)

Links to a range of publications, including ethnic, special interest and mainstream newspapers

A semimonthly magazine founded by author William F. Buckley, Jr., in 1955 and based in New York City. It describes itself as "America's most widely read and influential magazine and web site for conservative news, commentary, and opinion."

Important periodical with a focus on Jewish issues. It is also notable for the neoconservative political stance it came to take.

America's foremost weekly magazine in the early 20th century, with a circulation of over 2 million by the 1920s. In the 1960s the Post began to loose money and circulation and never recovered. It was notable for being a general interest publication intended for a mass audience with generally moderate conservative leanings.

Founded by Irving Kistol, provides a forum for generally conservative thinkers on national policy, focusing but not limited to foreign affairs.

Neoconservative publication focusing on domestic issues.

Weekly magazine of politics and culture offering a consistently liberal, left wing perspective.

Weekly publication offering commentary from a perspective that has veered between radically left wing and moderate over its history.

A monthly general-interest magazine that typically has presented a primarily liberal perspective since the 1920s. It was founded in the mid-19th century and was soon noted for its literary publications, political coverage and early use of illustrations. During the mid-20th century it lost importance before regaining its prominence in the 1980s.

Mostly mid- to late 20th century publications of the GI, feminist and LGBT communities.

Main publication of the Black Panther Party.

Includes Christian magazines, women's magazines, business magazines, music magazines, etc.