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Journalists James and Thomas Risen talked about Sen. Frank Church (D-ID) and the committee he headed in 1975-76 that investigated abuses by U.S. intelligence agencies. Four former Church Com…

Dan Feltes and Gary Hart spoke at the New Hampshire Democratic Party Convention.

Tom Charles Huston testified before the Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, commonly known as the Church Committee, on the 43-pa…

Sen. Gary Hart (D-CO) announced his withdrawal from the Democratic presidential campaign less than a month after he announced his candidacy, criticizing political journalists. He blamed the …

Immediately following a campaign speech at Dartmouth College, Gary Hart answers reporters' questions. He had recently met with his wife for the first time since the Florida stories about Don…

Gary Hart held his first campaign rally after that morning’s announcement of his candidacy for the 1988 Democratic nomination for president. He subsequently dropped out of the race in May 19…

Former Senators Walter Mondale (D-MN) and Gary Hart (D-CO) and Mr. Schwartz talked about their work on the Church Committee, one of Congress’s first forays into major reforms of the American…

CIA Director William Colby testified before the Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, commonly known as the Church Committee. This…

Former Vice President Walter Mondale, Senators Gary Hart (D-CO) and John Glenn (D-OH), former Senator George McGovern (D-SD), and Jesse Jackson participated in a debate for the 1984 Democrat…

Candidates for the 1984 Democratic presidential nomination participated in a debate. Candidates included former Vice President Walter Mondale, Senator Gary Hart (D-CO), former Senator George…

Former Colorado Democratic senator and presidential candidate Gary Hart talked about his book, The Republic of Conscience, in which he compares the current U.S. government to the republic he…

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) talked about U.S. surveillance and intelligence gathering. In his remarks he said said that the FISA Court was no longer enough to ensure Americans' privacy and …

A funeral service for former Senator George McGovern (D-SD) was held in the Mary W. Sommervold Hall at the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He died on Oc…

Panelists spoke about homeland security and the state of preparedness for a catastrophic terrorist attack such as the September 11 attacks on the U.S. Among the topics they addressed were th…

Four panelists talked about the biographies they wrote of American presidents. They answered a variety of questions from moderator Bill Thompson and from audience members about the lives, po…

Former Senator Gary Hart talked about the release of an American Security Project update to its annual report on global terrorism trends. He discussed several trends he believes raise serio…

Will Marshall moderated a roundtable discussion on progressive policies for national security. Indiana Senator Evan Bayh made opening remarks on changing misperceptions of the Democratic Par…

A panel discussion was held with Senator Obama’s senior foreign policy advisors during the Democratic Nation Convention. Topics included Senator Obama’s objectives for his first term as Pres…

Former Senator Gary Hart talked about his book God And Caesar in America: An Essay on Religion and Politics, published by Fulcrum Publishing. In his book , he detailed the danger of religio…

A number of prominent former and current public servants discussed ways of reintroducing bipartisan statesmanship into American political discourse. Former Senator Sam Nunn read the statemen…