Democratic Party: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Jacksonian Party
Date	c. 1830 - present
Areas Of Involvement	10 Democrats Who Made History • Democratic National Convention • Why Are Two Political Parties Dominant in the U.S.?
Related People	Martin Van Buren • Barack Obama • Franklin D. Roosevelt • Mo Udall • Kurt Schmoke • Patrick A. McCarran • Kathleen Sebelius • August Belmont, Jr. • Scott Colom • Joseph Lane • Perry Belmont • Bob Kerrey • Martha Layne Collins • Bruce Babbitt • Madeleine Kunin

Did You Know?

The first African-American president of the United States, Barack Obama, is a member of the Democratic Party.

Photos and Videos

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Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy stand at separate podiums facing each other during their televised presidential debate in a New York studio in 1960.

John F. Kennedy campaign button

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U.S. presidential election of 1964: Democratic National Convention

Hear William Jennings Bryan deliver his “Cross of Gold” speech at the Democratic National Convention

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See how Kennedy emerged from a crowded field to become the Democratic Party's 1960 presidential nominee

Watch Democrats campaigning in the 1960 U.S. presidential primaries

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