Life and Career of Dianne Feinstein
Senator Dianne Feinstein talked about her experiences in the Senate and her political career. Reelected in 2000 to her second full six-year term, Feinstein was first elected in 1992 to fill …
501 viewsSenator Dianne Feinstein talked about her experiences in the Senate and her political career. Reelected in 2000 to her second full six-year term, Feinstein was first elected in 1992 to fill …
501 viewsIn the thirty-seventh in a series on American presidents, scholars and historians discussed the life and career of Gerald Ford. Among the issues they discussed were his early career and fami…
3,596 viewsIn the fifteenth in a series on American presidents, guests talked about the life and career of James Buchanan. Mr. Reisner and Professor Keller talked about Buchanan’s presidency and the hi…
5,665 viewsIn the seventh of an eight-part series on the Ohio presidents, the life of William Henry Harrison was profiled. Author Marjorie Burress and Judge Albert Mestemaker, from Hamilton County,…
905 viewsSenator Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia) spoke about his life, which included the “interesting” reason for his move to West Virginia.
373 viewsU.S. Senate Associate Historian Don Ritchie talked about Lyndon Johnson’s career as the Democratic leader in the Senate. He also focused on his efforts with Civil Rights legislation.
207 viewsIn a taped interview, South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond (R) talked about his career in the U.S. Senate, which began in 1954. On May 25 he is the longest-serving senator in U.S. history.
2,028 viewsEric Pianin and Andrew Taylor were interviewed about past federal budget battles, the interaction between Congress and the president, the current budget disagreements, the failure of the Hou…
170 viewsA video was shown describing immigration procedures at Ellis Island, followed by a video clip from an interview with Rita Simon, the author of The Ambivalent Welcome. Then panelists a…
257 viewsJoseph Coyne, Assistant to the Board of The Federal Reserve, provided a tour of the Federal Reserve building, which was dedicated in 1925, and talked about the past presidents of the institu…
162 viewsMrs. Jones described the boyhood home of President Reagan. The various rooms were shown.
265 viewsAs part of an interview series with several new members, Senator Salazar spoke about his life and career and participation in public service. He was interviewed in his office.
108 viewsSenator DeMint talked about his life, career, and the value of public service. Then Representative DeMint won the seat left open when Senator Fritz Hollings retired.
139 viewsSenator Thune spoke about his life and career in South Dakota, his time in public service, and his experiences throughout his personal and public lives.
196 viewsLibrary of Congress, American History Specialist, Gerard Gawalt spoke about the letters and documents of President James Monroe, including letters from the Revolutionary War period and from…
426 viewsThe C-SPAN School Bus visited the 32nd annual Independence Day celebration at the home of Thomas Jefferson in Monticello, Virginia. David McCullough gave the keynote speech at the ceremony a…
365 viewsSenator John Danforth, R-Missouri, discussed his decision to retire and his 18 year career in the United States Senate.
147 viewsSenator Danforth (R-MO) was interviewed about his career in the United States Senate.
221 viewsWarren Burger served as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1969 to 1986, during the terms of four presidents. He died in June 1995. In an overview of his life and career, a clip wa…
1,558 viewsThane Fake, Political Americana store manager, conducted a tour of his store which sold political memorabilia. He talked about the popularity of different memorabilia and the effect of the i…
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