The Democratic Party’s Right Turn

Sunday, January 4, 2015: 12:30 PM
Murray Hill Suite B (New York Hilton)
Rick Perlstein, independent scholar
Trends associated with the self-identified "New Democrat" movement beginning in the 1980s and reaching its apotheosis in the presidency of Bill Clinton will be tracked back to the 1960s. New Democrats' use and abuse of history will be a focus.