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Syndicated Columnist Georgie Anne Geyer and David Ignatius of The Washington Post discussed the news events of the previous week, including the events in the Middle East. They answered viewe…

Ms. Shlaes discussed the wage differentials mentioned by Mr. Balzer in his interview and how the Germans had to learn to adapt to West German society. She compared the societies of Japan and…

Amity Shlaes, reporter for the Wall Street Journal, described the East German government’s transition over the past half-century from nazism to communism to democracy. She spoke about the ch…

Mario Dederichs talked about the changes in Germany in the last year. He addressed the questions of crime, the economy and employment. He also discussed how former East German citizens might…

The husband-and-wife team, Janet and John Wallach, spoke about their book about the controversial leader of the Palestine Liberation Movement (PLO), Yasser Arafat. Entitled, Arafat: In the E…

The journalists discussed the return of the hostages from Iraq and Kuwait, developments in the Persian Gulf and other events in the news. They answered viewer questions.

Mr. Wattenberg explained why his book, The First Universal Nation: Leading Indicators and Ideas About the Surge of America in the 1990s, concludes that America will remain a vital nation int…

Margarita Mathiopoulos explained the education system in Germany since reunification. She described the creation of the field of political science, which replaced the earlier studies of Marx…

Carl Albert’s career as a U.S. representative spanned 30 years and won him the eventual distinction of speaker of the House from 1971-1977. He began his legislative career as a Democratic re…

Booknotes interview with Captain Carol Barkalow, co-author of “In the Men’s House: An Inside Account of Life in the Army by One of West Point’s first female graduates.” One of the first wom…

Mr. Wills talked about his book, Under God: Religion and American Politics, published by Simon and Schuster. He explained why no non-Christian has ever been elected to the office of Presiden…

In his book, Father Theodore Hesburgh, chronicled his work as a priest, university president, and a public servant in politics and government. This autobiography talks about his experiences …

Former New York Times media reporter, Sally Bedell Smith, discussed her new book, In All His Glory: The Life of William S. Paley: The Legendary Tycoon and His Brilliant Circle. The nearly 80…

Lieutenant General Conaway described the attitudes of the soldiers and refuted the claim that morale among the troops was low. He cited various statistics about the Army and Air National Gua…

Mr. Williams commented on the Asheville videotape and answered questions concerning his role as Pentagon spokesman during Operation Desert Shield. He and Mr. Copeland discussed the relations…

Viewers asked questions about the social structure of Saudi Arabia, including the restrictions placed upon women and the importance of the Islamic faith to the people. Mr. Copeland described…

Mr. Copeland commented on the news and information in the Persian Gulf and the impact of the media on the troops. He answered questions concerning censorship and discussed with viewers the i…

Mr. Copeland continued to answer questions concerning Saudi Arabia. He focused mainly on the work of Captain Sherman and the role of the Pentagon in the Persian Gulf crisis. Many of his comm…

Mr. Copeland described the twenty-six days he spent as a news correspondent in Saudi Arabia at the onset of the Persian Gulf crisis. He commented on how the military dealt with press coverag…

Shen Tong was a student leader of the pro-democracy demonstrations in China during the spring of 1989. Almost a Revolution: The Story of a Chinese Student’s Journey From Boyhood to Leadershi…