print email comment close Third Parties in American Politics: Rich History, Many Roles URL: http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2004/August/20040830165442frllehctim0.307461.html Description: This 2004 interview with Professor J. David Gillespie covers the role of third parties in American politics. Topics include constraints on third-party participation, media coverage of third parties, and specific third parties such as the Anti-Masonic Party of the early 1800s, the Progressive Party (Bull Moose Party) from the early 1900s, and the Reform Party, which was founded by Ross Perot in the 1990s. From the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs. Publisher: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs LII Database Information: Record 24004 created by Maria Brandt on 06/11/2007 Last modification on 12/21/2008 Published: 06/21/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24004