Press Release
Event Date:
October 10, 2016
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NM Historical Society Presents MU’s Leonard Williams on
Landslide Elections
On Monday, October
10, the North Manchester Historical Society is pleased to host
Manchester University political science professor Leonard
Williams in a program titled This Is What
a Landslide Looks Like. The
program will be held in the Assembly Room at Timbercrest Retirement Center, 2201
East Street, at 6:40 p.m. The
program is open to the public at cost.
Given the unusual Presidential election campaign of 2016,
some political observers have sought perspective by looking for comparable
election seasons in years past. With two rather unpopular candidates running,
some observers have occasionally forecast an eventual victory of landslide
proportions. In this talk, Dr. Leonard Williams will discuss the nature of
election landslides and examine noteworthy examples such as the elections of
1964 and 1972.
Leonard Williams is the Dean of the
College of Education and Social Sciences and Professor of Political Science at
Manchester University. He received
his M.A. and B.A from the University of Southern Illinois and his Ph.D. from The
Ohio State University. Williams
joined the Manchester faculty in 1982 and has been a fellow at the University of
Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom.
Besides publications and academic presentations, Williams has been a regular
guest analyst and commentator for local television, radio and newspaper
interviews.
The NM Historical Society has presented
several programs this year inspired by our contentious Presidential election.
In May, they presented
Mudslinging, Muckraking and Apple Pie:
Presidential Campaigns, the Great American Pastime, which
offered stories of unscrupulous and malicious
attacks against Presidential candidates Jefferson, Adams, Jackson, Grant and
Taft. William’s program comes less
than one month before the 2016 elections, making it a most timely offering.
Contact the North Manchester
Center for History at 260-982-0672, or
nmhistory@cinergymetro.net
for more information.
Leonard Williams