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Mary Matalin ("Love & War"), Katherine Gehl ("The Politics Industry"), and Tania Tetlow, president of Loyola University New Orleans, talked about the success and challenges that women have h…

Mary Matalin was a top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney and was with him on September 11, 2001, when the Secret Service physically removed him from the White House offices to a secure bunk…

The Council on Foreign Relations held a panel discussion on the midterm elections. Two political strategists, James Carville and Mary Matalin, and political analyst Amy Walter debated the st…

Political strategists Mary Matalin and James Carville talked about their book, Love & War: Twenty Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters and One Louisiana Home, in which they discuss their l…

A panel of journalists discussed the future of news and commentary. Among the issues they addressed were the presentation of news, selection of news stories for television broadcast, and pol…

Journalists and political advisers talked about the results of the 2010 midterm elections, the political climate in Washington, partisanship, and media coverage of politics. They also focuse…

Presidential advisers from both parties talked about presidential decision-making during unexpected crises such as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina. They also r…

Following 2010 midterm elections the Bipartisan Policy Center held a summit on the ability of the new Congress and President Obama to work together to solve the nation’s problems. Among the …

The opening session of the 2010 Southern Republican Leadership Conference featured Mary Matalin, Newt Gingrich, J.C. Watts and Liz Cheney. Liz Cheney, who was introduced by Mary Matalin, cri…

Political strategists talked about campaigning and partisan politics. They focused on media strategies, fairness in reporting, and their experiences in recent election campaigns. They also r…

Stan Greenberg talked about his book Dispatches from the War Room: In the Trenches with Five Extraordinary Leaders (Thomas Dunne Books; February 17, 2009). In his memoir, he recounts his wor…

Mary Matalin and Stan Greenberg answered the question “What are you reading this summer?” Ms. Matalin mentioned Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto by Mark R. Levin; The Works of E…

A party was held to celebrate the posthumous publication of Meg Greenfield’s book Washington, published by PublicAffairs. The book is an inside view of the U.S. federal capital from a journa…

The Media Research Center’s 20th anniversary gala included a black-tie evening modeling the Academy Awards in order to roast the “most outrageously biased” liberal media and “award” the wors…

Mr. Shields moderated a roast of Barbara Walters at an annual dinner to benefit the Spina Bifida Association. Journalists and politicians made tongue-in-cheek remarks about her career and cu…

The American News Women’s Club bestowed the “ANWC Helen Thomas Award for Excellence in Journalism” upon husband-and-wife journalists Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn at its annual award dinner an…

Mary Matalin talked about her book Letters to My Daughters, published by Simon and Schuster. The book is in the form of letters to her daughters about the lessons she has learned about all t…

American Politics looks at Republican Party politics. President Bush’s remarks and highlights from the May 14 Republican National Committee Dinner in Washington, DC are shown. The event w…

Vice President Dick Cheney and other officials conducted a town hall meeting to promote the president’s energy proposals. Among the issues addressed were production levels, conservation, and…

In separate interviews, members of Congress and others talked about their recent trip to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to examine the possibility of drilling for oil and natural gas in…