Political analyst Stu Rothenberg and USA Today commentary editor Jill Lawrence join Ken to remember those in the political world who died this year — it’s the Political Junkie 2019 Remembrances Special.
Among the many whose careers were discussed include:
—Â Ross Perot, billionaire independent presidential candidate
—Â Lyndon LaRouche, eccentric presidential also-ran, and cult figure
—Â Elijah Cummings, 23-year Democratic member of the House from Baltimore
—Â Birch Bayh, former Indiana senator (D) who led the fight for 2 constitutional amendments
—Â Dick Lugar, former Indiana senator (R) and a leader in the battle to curtail nuclear weapons
—Â Fritz Hollings, tart-tongued South Carolinian senator who sought the presidency
—Â John Dingell, the longest-serving member of the House
—Â John Conyers, the longest-serving African American in congressional history
—Â John Paul Stevens, a liberal Supreme Court justice appointed by a Republican president
—Â William Ruckelshaus, whose career came to an end when he refused a Nixon order
—Â Cokie Roberts, who broke glass ceilings in a long career as a congressional reporter
We hope you will join in our celebration of their lives.
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