Dec 31st, 2008 · Chateau Montelena winery is famous for besting French competitors at a 1976 competition in Paris. The Napa Valley winery is also a family business, one that has passed through two generations and could make it to a third. But working together wasn't always smooth.
Nov 5th, 2008 · North Carolina hasn't voted for a Democrat for president since 1976. The formerly red state is now blue. Linda Daves, chairwoman of the North Carolina Republican Party, talks with Renee Montagne about Tuesday's voter turnout in the state.
Oct 14th, 2008 · North Carolina has not voted for a Democratic candidate for president since 1976. Usually, it's not even competitive. But right now, it's a tie, and trending toward Barack Obama. What's going on in the Tar Heel state?
Sep 2nd, 2008 · Although the upper Midwest arguably was the birthplace of the Republican Party, Minnesota has not favored the GOP in a presidential election since 1976. But with an influx of newcomers and a popular Republican governor, the party is hopeful that the convention can woo voters.
Aug 29th, 2008 · Congressmen Tom Udall of New Mexico and Mark Udall of Colorado not only are cousins, but they're also running for U.S. Senate seats. Tom is the son of Stuart Udall, a former secretary of the interior. Mark is the son of Mo Udall, an Arizona Congressman who ran for president in 1976. The cousins are two of the most-likely-to-succeed Democrats running for Republican seats.
Jun 19th, 2008 · Democrat Barack Obama announced Thursday that he'll opt out of public financing to fund his campaign. This makes him the first candidate to do so since that system's creation in 1976. The executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics discusses what that means for this year's presidential race.
May 21st, 2008 · Hamilton Jordan, Jimmy Carter's chief of staff, died at his home in Atlanta on Tuesday. Jordan created the strategy that launched the then little-known peanut farmer onto the national political stage and eventually into the Oval Office in 1976.
Apr 16th, 2008 · The presidential race has been filled with slips of the tongues followed by regrets. This year's candidates aren't the first to trip up on the campaign trail. In 1976, Jimmy Carter apologized after saying he saw "nothing wrong with ethnic purity" being maintained in urban neighborhoods.