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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 …

Former Congresswoman Chisholm talked about her career as a politician, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and a fighter for civil rights. She was a candidate for the Democratic p…

Rep. Rodino talked about his life and political career. Topics included the U.S. Constitution, his Italian background, his retirement after 40 years in Congress, and his feelings about polit…

Ross Perot talked about his life and his views on important issues facing the United States. He also talked about recent efforts to draft him as a presidential candidate, and he described a …

Senator Pete Domenici spoke about his career in the Senate and his future as a private citizen. He was interviewed in his office prior to his retirement in January 2009, after having served …

House Minority Leader Bob Michel, R-IL, reflected upon his life and career.

Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) was profiled as part of C-SPAN’s American Profile series. He talked about growing up in Kansas City, the time he spent in Honduras, his experiences in local and stat…

Senator Al Franken (D-MN) talked about his life and career, including his upbringing in New York and decision to move to Minnesota. He also spoke about his time on Saturday Night Live, and e…

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), in her second term as a U.S. senator, talked about her life, family, and career. She was interviewed in her Washington, D.C., Senate office.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, talked about his life and career. He spoke about his presidential campaign and progressive message, as well as the po…

Senator Bob Corker (R-TN), in his second term as a U.S. senator, talked about his life, family, and career. He was interviewed in his Washington, D.C., Senate office.

Secretary Julian Castro talked about his life and career, including his experiences growing up with a twin, his entry into politics, his experiences with the Clinton family, and his time lea…

James Pierson talked about his book, Camelot and the Cultural Revolution: How the Assassination of John F. Kennedy Shattered American Liberalism, published by Encounter Books. In his book Ja…

Former Senator Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) talked about his book, Against the Tide: How a Compliant Congress Empowered a Reckless President, about his time in office as a moderate Republican senat…

Jennet Conant talked about the life of children’s author Roald Dahl, who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach. Mr. Dahl worked to end the neutrality of Ameri…

Mr. Bradlee, retiring executive editor of The Washington Post, discussed his more than fifty years with that newspaper. He commented on the Watergate scandal, which established the reputatio…

Freshman Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) talked about her career, family, and time in the U.S. Senate. Topics included her career in state party politics, life in the Senate, her battle with c…

Senator John Thune (R-SD) talked about his career, family, and time in the Senate. The senator, in his second term, was part of his party’s leadership. Topics included how his grandparents c…

Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) spoke about her life and political career. She discussed her role among House Republican leadership, her reasons for going into politics, family …

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) spoke about his life and political career. Topics included his childhood in Farmington, West Virginia, his family’s political history, and his own political career…