Videos

The Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs held its first hearing and began its efforts to resolve some of the unanswered questions about alleged prisoners of war and soldiers who are cl…

Forbes Magazine held a reception at the Fort Myer Officers' Club to remember the late Caspar Weinberger after his burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Caspar W. Weinberger died on March…

At the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, The Department of Defense commemorated the 60-year anniversary of the Japanese surrender to end World War II. All military services and the…

Coinciding with the dedication of the National World War II Memorial, an interfaith service of celebration and thanksgiving was held at the National Cathedral. During this portion of the cer…

Panelists heard testimony from various legislators, experts and others concerning U.S. defense priorities. They discussed how the defense budget could best be utilized to enable the U.S. to …

Panelists here testimony from various legislators, experts and others concerning U.S. defense priorities. They discuss which areas and defense programs need the most attention in the post-Co…

General Vessey briefed reporters in the Pentagon on information he received during his recent trip with a delegation to Vietnam, where the delegation sought greater cooperation from the Viet…

General Vessey responded to questions from reporters in the White House driveway shortly after meeting with President Clinton to discuss the issue of POW/MIAs in Southeast Asia following the…

President George H. W. Bush bestowed the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom upon ten recipients. Each recipient was congratulated by President Bush as Mrs. Bu…

The Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs heard testimony on the families of POW/MIAs from the Vietnam War in the last of four hearings before the dissolution of the committee at the en…

General John Vessey, Senator John McCain and Senator John Kerry spoke to reporters about their recent trip to Vietnam to search for information about American POW-MIAs.

The Senate Select POW/MIA Affairs Committee assessed efforts to account for missing U.S. servicemen. It sought to account for discrepancies in POW accounting and pursued charges that the U.S…

The committee continued a series of hearings on the implications of the dramatic changes in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe for national security policy, military strategies, and defense…

Speakers talked about ongoing efforts to account for prisoners of war and those missing in action and the efforts that would return them to their families.

The Senate Foreign Relations War Powers Subcommittee held a hearing to review the War Powers Resolution of 1973 and received testimony from Albert Lakeland, former Minority Staff Director, S…

The Commission on Integrated Long-Term Strategy released its report on what the commission saw as the best options for United States foreign policy going into the future. The commission answ…

Witnesses testified on the effectiveness of the military chain of command and its effect on joint services operations. Note: This is an incomplete program.

President Ronald Reagan and Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger paid tribute to Joint Chiefs of Staff General John Vessey on his retirement.

Secretary Caspar Weinberger and General John Vessey testified on the Defense Appropriations bill.

At the annual National Prayer Breakfast, President Ronald Reagan and others spoke about their faith. Note: This is an incomplete program and there is video breakup.