Government and Politics

Historic American Roots music from Presidential Campaigns

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer

Published November 5, 2016 at 3:00 AM PDT

American root musicians, Suzanne and Jim perform at Historic Arkansas Museum in Little Rock, Arkansas

Join the American roots music duo, Suzanne and Jim at the Historic Arkansas Museum in downtown Little Rock. The musical duo came to the museum to do a presentation about historic presidential campaign songs, from the mid 19^th century to President Roosevelt’s campaign slogan and song for the 1932 election, Happy Days are Here Again.

Jim and Suzanne at Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock

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Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.

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