Sep. 25, 2024 15:38 PM EDT
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Barack Obama and his advisers had two living former presidents to consider as they planned the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
Bill Clinton, eight years removed from the Oval Office, remained an image of centrist success that warranted a primetime speaking...
Aug. 23, 2024 01:08 AM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Over and over, from the massive stage in the electric convention hall, the Democrats this week predicted Kamala Harris would defeat Donald Trump. They described her as a historic figure, the embodiment of hope, “the president of joy.”
But amid the extraordinary...
Jul. 22, 2024 06:33 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sitting in the Oval Office behind the iconic Resolute desk in 2022, an animated President Joe Biden described the challenge of leading a psychologically traumatized nation.
The United States had endured a life-altering pandemic. There was a jarring burst of...