Tag: Ronald Regan

Front facade of Houghton Library

Thumbs up, America!

  Music has always played a major role in U.S. political campaigns – Sarah Palin had Heart’s Barracuda and Bill Clinton had Fleetwood Mac’s Don’t stop.  However, long before television commercials, songs espousing a candidate’s platform were vital to spreading the candidate’s message and increasing their popularity.  In 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes beat Samuel J….