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Pat Schroeder served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997 as a Democrat from Colorado. When elected, she was one of only fourteen congresswomen. In this interview she talke…

President Bill Clinton, joined by Jim and Sarah Brady and a number of congressional leaders, signed the long-debated Brady Bill. The Brady Bill created a five-day waiting period for a backgr…

Democrat Pat Schroeder of Colorado talked about the obstacles that women and other minorities faced in the 1970s, and described her work as a representative at the height of the women’s move…

Patricia Schroeder and Sara Manzano-Diaz spoke at the National Organization for Women conference. Ms. Schroeder talked about Congress and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, and …

The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from Attorney General Janet Reno on the actions of the government concerning the siege of an armed religious cult near Waco, Texas last month. T…

Laura Bush talked about the importance of literacy domestically and abroad. This was the keynote address at the 2008 Association of American Publishers General Annual Meeting at the Yale…

Cokie Roberts talked about her book Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation, published by William Morrow. In her book Ms. Roberts tells the story of some of early America’s notabl…

The House Judiciary Subcommittee heard testimony concerning the Defense of Marriage Act from activists, state legislators and others.

Witnesses testified about U.S. trade relations with China. Among the issues the addressed were the size of the trade deficit with China, copyright and intellectual property protections, huma…

Elections and swearing-in of the members for the 102nd Congress were shown. Rep. Foley (D-WA) was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. Rep. Gephardt (D-MO) and Rep. Mic…

In an excerpt, members debated a constitutional amendment on congressional term limits.

The achievements and legacy of Betty Friedan (1921 - 2006) were recognized. Ms. Fridan was the author of The Feminine Mystique in 1963 and one of the co-founders of the National Organization…

Ms. Schroeder talked about the Association of American Publishers and BookExpo America.

Representative Bernie Sanders announced the reintroduction of the Freedom to Read Protection Act. The legislation was originally introduced in 2003 to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveill…

In this press conference held in the U.S. Capitol, several organizations delivered petitions gathered through the jointly-sponsored Campaign for Reader Privacy to Representative Bernie Sande…

Mr. Kirshbaum moderated a panel discussion on the role of retailers in the world of books and publishing. Ms. Blake, Mr. McMillon, Mr. Kaplan, and Mr. Olilla talked about their business mode…

From New York City by video link, former Congresswoman Pat Schroeder (D-CO) talked about Ronald Reagan’s presidency and her experiences serving in the House of Representatives during his adm…

The Saturday Book and Author Luncheon featured some of the nation’s top media commentators on one panel discussing their upcoming works. The discussion became heated at times. Ms. Schroeder …

The panelists discussed their forthcoming books as well as other aspects of their life and works. The panelist were: Madeleine Albright, author of Madame Secretary, from Miramax; Maxine Hong…

In a brief interview, Pat Schroeder talked about the events of the Los Angeles book exposition and the book industry challenge of increasing public notice. She also talked about was the effe…