Author Archives: bobbybuccellato
Honor Jimmy Carter by being courageous
There was steel behind that grin and grim determination beneath that polite exterior. You don’t become the conscience of the world by being timid. Jimmy Carter, like our best leaders was never afraid to sacrifice his popularity in the pursuit of truth. He could be a challenging friend and a trying leader. It was never out […]
Jimmy Carter at the Finish Line
NOTE: THIS PIECE WAS RUN EARLIER THIS YEAR ON PRESIDENT CARTER’s 100th BIRTHDAY Jimmy Carter is not a failed president! Let’s just get that out of the way right now. But, he is also the most accomplished former President in American History. It’s also worth noting that at 100 years old, the former President is […]
Our Jimmy Carter 1976 campaign documentary
A Florida Squeeze Documentary / Robert Buccellato film – Seeking America 1976 chronicles in just under an hour the campaign of Jimmy Carter for the Democratic Presidential Nomination and race of President in 1976. Coming out of nowhere the former Governor of Georgia became the party’s nominee and President.
Holiday gift idea: Lincoln’s Ghost
A haunted White House, a naked Prime Minister, an ancient Indian Curse, and a never-ending ghostly party. The definitive collection of over two hundred years worth of Presidential ghost stories. The perfect mix of history, humor, speculation and campfire style ghost stories. Lincoln’s Ghost: Our Haunted Presidency published by the Florida Squeeze is presented in an engaging manner […]
We’re going to be okay!
Oh, I can’t tell you how exciting it was, you just had to be there. Being just 21 years old and voting for the first African American President. Every Democrat and leftist I knew adored the very concept of Obama becoming our next President. The polls, the excitement, the momentum, everything; was showing a landslide. […]
Jimmy Carter in Plains: The last campaign
Essay Two in a series of Essays to Celebrate the 100th Birthday of American’s greatest living modern President! In the early morning hours of August 2015, volunteers of the Jimmy Carter National Historic site began placing signs throughout the historic district which read “Jimmy Carter for Cancer Survivor.” Just the day before the former President […]
Jimmy Carter at the Finish Line
One in a series of Essays to Celebrate the 100th Birthday of American’s greatest living modern President Jimmy Carter is not a failed president! Let’s just get that out of the way right now. But, he is also the most accomplished former President in American History. It’s also worth noting that at 100 years old, […]
Show your wounds – a story of courage
Throughout most of 2022, the Florida Squeeze kept focusing on Tallahassee. Something was happening, you could feel it in the air, and it’s since been described as Tallahassee’s Progressive summer. A time when the sudden tragic death of a county commissioner created a snap election and a controversial vote on FSU funding led to hotly […]
Remembering Bob Graham’s underdog 1978 Gubernatorial campaign
Editors Note: Bob Graham one of the greatest Floridians of all time, a Governor who had such a vision for this state and a US Senator who selflessly put our state’s interests above his own personal ambition passed away earlier today. He was 87. The man who was the presumptive Democratic nominee for nearly two […]
Lincoln’s Ghost: Now available in hardcover
A haunted White House, a naked Prime Minister, an ancient Indian Curse, and a never-ending ghostly party. The definitive collection of over two hundred years worth of Presidential ghost stories. The perfect mix of history, humor, speculation and campfire style ghost stories. Lincoln’s Ghost: Our Haunted Presidency is presented in an engaging manner for anyone with an interest […]
The Florida Squeeze 