Founding Mothers
Ms. Roberts talked about her book, Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation, published by William Morrow. In the book, the author presents stories of the women of the American Revo…
559 viewsMs. Roberts talked about her book, Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation, published by William Morrow. In the book, the author presents stories of the women of the American Revo…
559 viewsModerated by Callie Crossley, three women shared their memories of political pioneers Barbara Jordan and Shirley Chisholm. Video clips were shown and the panelists honored the women’s legaci…
1,179 viewsMs. Roberts spoke about her book, Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised the Nation, published by William Morrow Books. She discussed women of the Revolutionary generation, their roles in th…
370 viewsAll nine women U.S. senators talked about the book to which they contributed and presented copies to young girls from their home states. Nine and Counting: Women of the Senate is published b…
419 viewsHill and Knowlton Public Relations sponsored a “roast and toast” of journalist Frank Mankiewicz. Fellow journalists and politicians participated in the event, noting the accomplishments of M…
366 viewsThe Archivist of the United States, John Carlin, talked about the results of a national contest to name the top ten historical documents and about the display of the documents at the Nationa…
312 viewsFirst lady Anita Perry, wife of Governor Rick Perry (R-TX), gave the opening speech of the conference. The three generations of the Boggs family, mother Lindy, daughter Cokie Roberts, and gr…
171 viewsFollowing the presentation of an award to Cokie Roberts, Barry Diller, President and CEO of USA INteractive, spoke to broadcasters about his career, business philosophy, and regulation of br…
70 viewsThe National Press Foundation presented awards to various journalists. Winners included Mr. Patterson, Ms. Roberts, Mr. Raines, and Mr. Kallaugher.
87 viewsMarvin Kalb moderates a panel of journalists that talked about the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl and its implication for other journalists abroad. T…
138 viewsJournalists honored Sam Donaldson and the late Katharine Graham for their contributions to journalism. They also recognized other colleagues for coverage of various news events including the…
206 viewsMr. Carroll shared the history and vision of the book he edited, War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars, published by Scribner. The book is a collection of 200 letters …
210 viewsIn a satellite college class about the 20th anniversary of NPR’s “Morning Edition” news program, Bob Edwards first showed his radio technique by interviewing Mike Wallace. Then audio clips w…
405 viewsMr. and Mrs. Roberts talk about their book From This Day Forward, published by William Morrow. The book covers issues such as marriage, love and family through an examination of the couple’s…
122 viewsIn this Republican Presidential Candidates Debate, moderated by Cokie Roberts, candidates answered questions about a variety of subjects including the economy, foreign affairs, health care a…
757 viewsMr. Imus and Mrs. Reagan were presented with awards for their work on behalf of various charities and causes.
164 viewsPanelists focused on providing the mentally ill with full access to health care and ending discrimination against the mentally ill. They also discussed legislation that deals with patient ca…
72 viewsThe march was dedicated to the proposition that there should be no more cancer. Their goal was to get more federal money for cancer research. Various cancer survivors and those with relative…
337 viewsCokie Roberts, ABC News Correspondent, moderated this discussion on the experiences of being a member of the president’s cabinet. Former Housing Secretaries, Jack Kemp, Bush Administration, …
376 viewsThe National Press Foundation held its annual awards dinner and honored Sam Donaldson of ABC News, Carl Rowan of the Chicago Sun-Times and Michael Bloomberg of Bloomberg L.P., as well as loc…
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