That he did! (even though the character itself was used in ads for Ted Kennedy in the 1980 election)

Photo of books in the UNC exhibit at the Organization of American Historians conference, featuring Archie Bunker for President.

I'm not in Philadelphia right now (because of the implications...), but at least Archie Bunker for President is representing me at the @uncpress.bsky.social booth.

If you're attending OAH this weekend, check it out!

Congratulations, can't wait to read!!

Enjoyed this review (after waiting for weeks to first read the book)! I especially appreciated Thompson's deep engagement with the media not just as atmospheric but key political institution (not unlike what you did in The Life and Death of Ryan White).

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tucker is criticizing trump to further his own far-right politics. not only do you not have to hand it to him, but when you do hand it to him, you're lending him legitimacy to do other bad things.

The fact that Trump is going to oral arguments to pressure the justices to acquiesce to his attempted nullification of a constitutional amendment and create a stateless class for the first time since the civil war, illustrates what is really at the core of the Trump project and it isn’t tariffs.

Archie Bunker for President Delving into the intersection of television entertainment and American politics during the 1970s, focusing on the sitcom All in the Family, this book explore...

Finally, now's a good time to order your own copy of my book Archie Bunker for President - about how we got to our current moment of politics as television entertainment and a television character in the White House.

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Live from the Underground Bands like R.E.M., U2, Public Enemy, and Nirvana found success as darlings of college radio, but the extraordinary influence of these stations and their DJs ...

Let's stay on campus and let's stay with my friends for one more recommendation. @katejewell.bsky.social epic study of college radio is a must.

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Resistance from the Right Pivoting from studies that emphasize the dominance of progressivism on American college campuses during the late sixties and early seventies, Lauren Lassabe ...

Even if I wasn't friends with @llassabe.bsky.social I would still be recommending Resistance from the Right. It such a smart and relevant history of conservative activists on campus.

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Roadside Americans Between the Great Depression and the mid-1970s, hitchhikers were a common sight for motorists, as American service members, students, and adventurers sought ...

Sometimes you come across a title outside your field that draws your attention and you can't really say why.

Currently, for me that is Jack Reid's book on the rise and fall of hitchhiking.

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Rolling Stone and the Rise of Hip Capitalism In its early years, Rolling Stone stood out on the magazine rack: an iconoclastic bimonthly aimed at young Americans, dedicated to music, culture, and politi...

Charles Ponce De Leon has a new book on the history of Rolling Stone magazine that's going on my to-read pile.

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Okay, @uncpress.bsky.social is running a American History Sale - 30% off with code 01UNCP30 so let's do a five book mini-thread 🧵

This conversation with @ceaubin.com about how Archie Bunker paved the way for Donald Trump was so much fun!! Listen to @thisguysucked.com wherever you get your podcast!

I don't know why you're laughing.

Thanks for sharing, looks interesting!

Such an honor to receive this recognition for my book!

Archie Bunker for President was my dream project and I enjoyed every step of the process. I'm particularly glad to see the award committee describe it as an "insightful and thoroughly entertaining book."

Wonderful news, Niki!! Congratulations 👏 👏 👏

Excellent stack!! I love it when colleagues share their reading lists.

Honored that Archie Bunker for President is among the finalists for the SMU Center for Presidential History Book Prize!!

Television entertainment is often dismissed as trivial, so this recognition of my book as political/presidential history means a lot.

One of the reasons I'm on social media is the regular reminders when the books I have been looking forward to are out in the world!

Before Norman and After Norman: The Impact of All in the Family on American Television Fifty-five years ago this month, All in the Family debuted, launching a transformation of the American sitcom.

This month marks 55 years since the premiere of All in the Family. Historian @oscarwinberg.bsky.social, author of Archie Bunker for President: How One Television Show Remade American Politics (2025) explains the show's transformative impact on American television. 🗃️

Thanks for the rec, Mel Brooks is a gift!!

This is valid. It's also an argument for the political value of something like Fox News in driving issue salience. There's an infrastructure on the right that is missing on the left.

Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses

That's... a choice. Also, there was no *live* footage from the Hilton, Grant Park, or Michigan Ave.

All in the Family All in the Family page for UNSUNG HISTORY

If you need a break from the news (and you do), listen to the latest episode of Unsung History with @oscarwinberg.bsky.social and learn who Archie Bunker endorsed in the 1972 presidential election.

I can't believe Bari Weiss is making me post Aaron fuckin' Sorkin content but this seemed kind of obvious.

youtu.be/wTjMqda19wk?...

Carroll O'Connor was once the most recognized face in the nation and yet everybody* misspelled his name *all* the time.

*most people, not literally everybody.

This. Always this. youtu.be/uq-gYOrU8bA?...