Washington Monday Journal

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes and electronic mail. Mr. Cohen discussed his article in this week’s National Journal on Newt Gingrich and his coterie. He will also discuss the latest news from Capitol Hill. In the newspaper roundtable, Mr. Thomas and Mr. Curry discussed headlines from various papers across the country. Via telephone, Ms. Rockefeller discussed her documentary on Lyndon Johnson’s war on poverty entitled "America’s War on Poverty". Mr. Kessler discussed his book Inside the White House. Via telephone, Mr. Schulke who worked as a freelance photographer during the civil rights movement, talked about Martin Luther King Jr. He became friends with Mr. King and has published a book of photographs that document the era. close