Videos

Mr. Goff discussed Political Action Committees and campaign financing during the 1990s, including their history beginning in the 1960s, the development of Political Action Committees and the…

Matt Keller, Assistant Director for Legislation at Common Cause, spoke about the Common Cause lobbying effort for campaign finance reform and why it is so necessary. He examined several prob…

The American University Lobby Group sponsored this talk. Mr. Finefrock discussed lobbying for multiple interest groups. He also talked about his experience in his career development in lobby…

Ms. Krumholz discussed political contributions in the 1996 elections, both “soft” and “hard” money. She said that loopholes in campaign finance regulations allowed large expenditures for adv…

Mr. Marlo described the profession of lobbying and pointed out differences among various lobbyists. He focused on the increasing visibility of lobbyists because of the watchfulness of the me…

During the first day of the Lobbying Institute’s two-week course, David Cohen, Co-Director of the Advocacy Institute, spoke about lobbying in the public interest. He spoke about the work of …

Jack Bonner described methods of grassroots lobbying for state and local legislation.

The American University Lobbying Institute hosted a discussion by Steve Billet, the Federal Government Affairs Vice President for AT&T. He described the differences in European marketing sin…

Professor Shaiko spoke about the new lobbying disclosure legislation passed during the first session of the 104th Congress which took effect on January 1, 1996. He described how this bill ch…

The panelists discussed their views on the lobbying profession, ethics, and reform. They also answered questions from the audience.

Ronald Shaiko discussed the Whitewater investigation and how the process has progressed thus far. He addressed the role of the special prosecutor and the possibility of Congressional hearing…

Lobbyists participated in a panel discussion on “Professionalism, Ethics and the Future of Lobbying” during a symposium on lobbying. The speakers discussed the daily operations of different …

Representatives of media organizations spoke on how lobbying is portrayed in the media in a panel discussion during a class of the Lobbying Institute, an educational program for students wis…

Professor Ronald Shaiko and Pamela Fessler discussed the confirmation hearings as well as the historical perspective of presidential appointments. Professor Shaiko discussed the interesting …