After President Richard Nixon’s resignation amid the Watergate scandal in 1974, Democrats were bullish on their chances of winning back the White House in 1976. Sen. Walter Mondale had spent most of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Almost half a century ago, Jimmy Carter carried the battleground state of Wisconsin by 1.7 points. That has a pretty familiar ring ...

I worked for the 39th president, who, years later, reflected on his audacious 1976 presidential victory as a Washington outsider, forging the Camp David and Panama Canal treaties, and why he put the ...

Almost half a century ago, Jimmy Carter carried the battleground state of Wisconsin by 1.7 points. That has a pretty familiar ring today, when tight elections are the absolute norm in this state. But ...

The magic number needed to capture the Republican presidential nomination in 1976 was 1,130 delegates, and Ronald Reagan was oh so close as the national convention prepared to convene. After ...