Watergate Break-In 45th Anniversary
Former Senator Lowell Weicker (R-CT) and former Watergate committee staff talked about their work. Senator Weicker served on the Senate Watergate Committee, officially known as the Select Co…
1,323 viewsFormer Senator Lowell Weicker (R-CT) and former Watergate committee staff talked about their work. Senator Weicker served on the Senate Watergate Committee, officially known as the Select Co…
1,323 viewsIn celebration of Constitution Day, dignitaries and faculty and students of Georgetown University participate in a dramatic reading of the U.S. Constitution, which was signed on September 17…
3,097 viewsWyatt Andrews moderated panel discussion on the significant events during the primaries and caucuses for the 2008 elections. Topics included which primaries were turning points, the role of …
356 viewsIn an excerpt from the Senate session, Senators debated the War Powers Act. The Senate was considering its response to attacks on U.S. vessels in the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War. T…
223 viewsGovernor Howard Dean spoke to supporters about his presidential campaign. Among the topics he addressed were military operations in Iraq, the state of the economy, health care, Bush administ…
150 viewsIn this portion, Senator Lowell Weicker questioned H. R. Haldeman about memos concerning White House surveillance of anti-government activities.
743 viewsIn this Washington Journal segment, a portion of the Watergate Hearing was shown. Senator Lowell Weicker (R-Connecticut) introduced documents about President Richard’s Chief of Staff H.R. Ha…
822 viewsIn honor of National Constitution Week, former Governor Lowell Weicker spoke about interpreting and amending the Constitution. He emphasized that the Constitution is too valuable to be amend…
63 viewsFormer Governor Lowell Weicker, I-CT, reacted to the United We Stand America convention in Dallas from over the weekend, and shared his perspective on third party politics from his own victo…
81 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…
80 viewsParticipants examined the viability of a third party campaign in the 1996 presidential election. They also took questions from the audience.
101 viewsPart of a series entitled, “The Kalb Report: Public Policy and the Press,” former NBC news anchor Marvin Kalb talked with the guests about “Media Coverage of Public Officials' Private Lives.…
72 viewsCommittee members heard testimony on the balanced budget amendment. A number of congressional, federal, and outside experts testified about the feasibility and legality of passing such a law…
73 viewsGovernors spoke about the education infrastructure and the benefits of the information superhighway on education at a meeting of the National Governors' Association
118 viewsDuring a break between speeches by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) and President Bill Clinton, members of the National Governors' Association celebrated those who would not run for reelection. They…
69 viewsA portion of WFSB-TV newscast in Hartford, CT after Governor Lowell Weicker announced he would not run for another term as governor of Connecticut.
142 viewsGovernor Weicker, the first independent party candidate elected governor of Connecticut, discussed his career in politics, including his tenure as a Republican in Congress, his decision to c…
596 viewsGovernor Weicker spoke to a joint session of the Connecticut state legislature stressing that the state can continue to grow. He also stressed that the fiscal crisis in Connecticut is worsen…
82 viewsGovernor Lowell Weicker (I-Connecticut) discussed the role of independent political parties in the nation’s political system. Gov. Weicker is a former Republican Senator who withdrew from th…
126 viewsSome of the major figures involved in the Watergate investigation held a reunion on Capitol Hill. The event attracted elected officials, congressional staff, and representatives of the media…
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