Human Rights
On this viewer call-in program, Jim O’Dea, Kenneth Roth, and Joseph Ryan discussed the state of human rights around the world at the end of 1992, including specific areas of human rights vio…
45 viewsOn this viewer call-in program, Jim O’Dea, Kenneth Roth, and Joseph Ryan discussed the state of human rights around the world at the end of 1992, including specific areas of human rights vio…
45 viewsMr. Snow and Ms. Nesmith talked about their experiences in the Bush administration and the Carter administration, respectively. They also speculated on the progress of the Clinton presidenti…
127 viewsTim Zimmerman, Foreign Affairs Correspondent for U.S. News & World Report discussed the START II treaty and the negotiations leading to the completion of the treaty. Earlier in the day, Pres…
25 viewsSenator Paul Sarbanes (D-NY), chairman of the Joint Economic committee, reviewed the nature and causes for the current recession in America, and held up graphs to emphasize the necessity for…
52 viewsOn this viewer call-in program, Representative-elect Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL) discussed the current status of relations between the U.S. and Cuba, the current economic situation of Cuba, a…
31 viewsCallers commented on issues in American politics, including ownership of the federal reserve and student aid programs.
45 viewsDuring a live viewer call-in program, Mr. Wilkins, former assistant attorney general of the U.S., discussed the cabinet appointments of President-elect Clinton, and speculated on the perform…
39 viewsPaul Weyrich of the Free Press Foundation spoke about the state of the nation and the progress of the Clinton presidential transition, and speculated on issues of importance in the future fo…
63 viewsRepresentative Downey, health policy director for the Clinton presidential transition, talked about the progress of the transition, and reflected on his career in the House of Representative…
31 viewsRep. Morella, member of the House Post Office and Science Committees, talked about the agenda before the next session of Congress, including economic revitalization programs and health care …
34 viewsMr. Jopling and Lord Archer, part of a delegation of British politicians visiting American officials in Washington, discussed their impressions of American politics and contrasted them with…
70 viewsMr. Trammell and Mr. Cook speculated on the makeup and agenda of the next session of Congress, voiced their opinions on the entering freshman class in Congress and spoke on the results of th…
66 viewsProfessor Hall, editor of The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States, talked about the the history of the U.S. Supreme Court, including the nature and personalities of pr…
67 viewsFilm critic Michael Medved discussed his book, Hollywood vs. America: Popular Culture and the War on Traditional Values, in which he criticizes producers of American media including televis…
1,681 viewsA brief look at British Parliament and the Prime Minister’s Question Time in which the Prime Minister answers questions from members of the House of Commons.
1,088 viewsMr. Sieff discussed President-elect Clinton’s cabinet appointments in areas affecting American foreign policy, and how the Clinton presidency may handle foreign policy issues.
45 viewsMs. Romash spoke from the Clinton presidential transition offices in Washington on the progress of the Clinton presidential transition, including cabinet appointments and other activities an…
105 viewsCameras recorded the activity as workers continued construction of the inaugural platform in Washington, DC, to be used on January 20, 1993.
27 viewsMs. Franklin spoke on her recent trip to China with a U.S. trade delegation, the recently signed North American Free Trade Agreement, and the economic agenda of the incoming Clinton presiden…
33 viewsThe Nation Washington Editor David Corn and House Iran-Contra Committee Bruce Fein discussed the presidential pardon of former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger announced by the White H…
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