The Meanest Man in Congress
Brendan and Timothy McNulty talked about their book, The Meanest Man in Congress: Jack Brooks and the Making of an American Century, in which they recalled the life and work of the late U.S.…
997 viewsBrendan and Timothy McNulty talked about their book, The Meanest Man in Congress: Jack Brooks and the Making of an American Century, in which they recalled the life and work of the late U.S.…
997 viewsScholars discussed the history of presidential misconduct while looking at the Donald Trump presidency and past administrations. Panelists included James Banner, who in 1974 wrote a report w…
1,514 viewsPanelists talked about Donald Trump’s presidency and how it compares to previous administrations, including Richard Nixon’s. Panelists included former Nixon White House counsel John Dean, fo…
614 viewsAuthor Ari Berman talked about his book, Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America, about the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 and how the fight for voting…
624 viewsThomas Geoghegan argues that Americans would be better off if they adopted the model of European socialism currently in place in Germany and France. He discussed his book with Hendrik Hertzb…
880 viewsHendrik Hertzberg talked about his book ¡Obamanos!: The Rise of a New Political Era (Penguin Press; October 29, 2009). The book, a collection of his “Talk of the Town” columns in The New Yo…
199 viewsUpon the re-publication of Barry Goldwater’s The Conscience of a Conservative and John Kenneth Galbraith’s The New Industrial State, a panel of political and historical observers discussed t…
1,010 viewsA panel discussion was held on the National Popular Vote Plan. Under the plan states would join a binding agreement to allocate all of their electoral votes to the candidate who receives the…
579 viewsHendrix Hertzberg was interviewed about his book Politics: Observations and Arguments, 1966-2004, published by The Penguin Press.
63 viewsMr. Hertzberg talked about his book Politics: Observations and Arguments, 1966-2004, published by The Penguin Press. The nearly 40 years worth of essays and editorials by a former editor fo…
72 viewsHendrik Hertzberg talked about his book "Politics: Observations and Arguments, 1966-2004", published by The Penguin Press. Mr. Hertzberg discussed a number of aspects of the political proce…
798 viewsMr. Hertzberg talked about current events and newspaper headlines. He also responded to audience calls, faxes, and electronic mail.
56 viewsIn the sixth of ten lectures examining the character and leadership of presidents of the past 50 years, Mr. Hertzberg, who wrote speeches for President Carter, discussed the life and preside…
382 viewsThe New Yorker Senior Editor Hendrik Hertzberg talked about current newspaper headlines and events, and took audience calls, faxes, and electronic mail.
52 viewsBrian Lamb spoke to speech writers and others by telephone about public speaking and orators. He also took questions from viewers by phone, fax and electronic mail about orators they like an…
110 viewsIn the newspaper roundtable, Mr. Hertzberg and Mr. Kristol talked about current news stories of interest to them and took audience calls, faxes and electronic mail.
64 viewsIn the newspaper roundtable, Mr. David Brooks and Mr. Hendrik Hertzberg talked about current news stories of interest to them and took audience calls, faxes and electronic mail.
62 viewsIn the newspaper roundtable, Mr. Hertzberg and Mr. Kristol talked about current news stories of interest to them and took viewer calls.
64 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…
125 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…
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