George H.W. Bush

Geraldine A. Ferraro, 1984 Vice Presidential Candidate, Dies at 75

• Mar 26, 2011 01:19 PM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

Geraldine A. Ferraro, who was the first female vice presidential candidate on a national ticket, died on Saturday, according to CNN. She was 75.

Ferraro died at Massachusetts General Hospital of complications from... read more

HBO Developing Miniseries About Dick Cheney

• Mar 21, 2011 06:30 PM ET
• by Kate Stanhope

HBO is developing a miniseries about former Vice President Dick Cheney, Deadline reports.

The project will be based on both the novel Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency and the... read more

Former U.S. Presidents Gather to Honor George H.W. Bush in NBC Special

• Mar 3, 2011 08:46 PM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

All four living former U.S. presidents will come together for NBC's special All Together Now: A Celebration of Service, the network announced Thursday.

George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush will honor the importance of American service and volunteerism. It will also include... read more

What Makes Presidential Debates So Great?

• Apr 6, 2008 08:43 PM ET
• by Stephen Battaglio

Who ever thought the presidential primary debates would be one of the biggest TV attractions of the year? Cable news channels have reaped record ratings and even the broadcast networks have been vying for the events because of viewer interest. It should only grow more intense when the two nominees meet in the fall. The debates are already scheduled for Sept. 26, Oct. 7 and Oct. 15. But getting the candidates to participate has never been easy according to a new book Inside the Presidential Debates ( shop Amazon.com) by Craig L. Lamay and Newton N. Minow, a former FCC commissioner and vice chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates, which has organized the face-offs in every election year since 1976. The Biz talked to the authors about what makes the debates so great.
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