The Republican Party has also pushed for robust military spending — though it was Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower who warned about the dangers of the "military-industrial complex" in ...

On March 20, 1854, around 50 concerned citizens gathered inside the Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, widely believed to be the birthplace of the Republican Party.

Whether Ripon is the literal birthplace of the Republican Party is open to dispute. Other northern cities, including Jackson, Mich., and Exeter, N.H., also lay claim, but Ripon is where calling ...

The Little White Schoolhouse, in which the Republican Party was founded in 1854, is transported from the Ripon College campus to a site on the grounds of the Republican Education Foundation in 1852.

Jackson, Michigan, has also claimed status as the birthplace of the Republican Party. On July 6, 1854, a convention was held to nominate a statewide anti-slavery ticket.

Ripon, birthplace of GOP, highlights party history. Milwaukee may be the host of the 2024 Republican National Convention, but none of this is happening without Ripon 1854.

The Republican Party was born in Ripon, Wis., about 90 minutes northwest of Milwaukee. ... 1854, when about 50 men met to discuss how to oppose the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Ripon, Wis. — where the Republican Party began — was the backdrop for a Harris campaign speech from former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney. She said former President Donald Trump is not fit to serve.

The community is expecting an uptick in visitors during the Republican National Convention because of the city's place in history regarding the GOP.

The Little White Schoolhouse, in which the Republican Party was founded in 1854, is transported from the Ripon College campus to a site on the grounds of the Republican Education Foundation in 1852.