Videos

Author Graydon Carter talked about his book What We’ve Lost: How the Bush Administration Has Curtailed Our Freedoms, Mortgaged Our Economy, Ravaged Our Environment, and Damaged Our Standing …

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was interviewed about his book Winning The Future: A 21st Century Contract with America, published by Regnery. The interview was conducted by Norma…

Professor Richard Dawkins talked about his book The Ancestor’s Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution, published by Houghton Mifflin. He and his wife, Lalla Ward, read selections from …

U.N. Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Jan Egeland spoke to reporters about international aid and relief efforts for countries and victims of an Indian Ocean tsunami.

Vincent Wang, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Richmond, talked about potential military action by China if Taiwan continues to strive for independence. He dis…

Representative Jim Leach, Republican from Iowa, spoke on the telephone from Iowa about U.S. policy in the Southeastern Asia region and relief efforts for tsunami victims. As chairman of th…

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on news of the day. One of the points covered was if Republicans are more optimistic the Democrats.

Pat Towell, Visiting Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, talked about defense spending for the current and future years. He will respond to telephone calls, faxes, …

C-SPAN’s Washington Journal opened their phone lines for viewer comments on the question of “Can the U.S. Relief Effort in Indonesia help Spread Democracy?”

Joe Garden and Mike Loew, writers for The Onion satirical newspaper, sit down with D.J. Javerbaum and Tim Carvel, writers for Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” in a debate o…

Kathleen Cox Corporation for Public Broadcasting President and CEO, talked about the operations of PBS, the role of public broadcasting, and the future of communication methods with the adve…

As part of a symposium on the future of public television hosted by the University of Chicago’s Cultural Policy Center, Jerold Starr Citizens for Independent Public Broadcasting Founder and …

Pat Mitchell spoke about the future of public television. Her speech was the keynote address of a longer symposium on that topic hosted by the University of Chicago’s Cultural Policy Center.…

At the 2004 Lincoln Forum, Richard Norton Smith talked about the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, describing in detail the planning and the fund-rais…

Niall Ferguson talked about his life and work, and responded to audience telephone calls and electronic mail. In addition to his Oxford visiting professorship, he also taught Financial Histo…

Robert Nardelli, Home Depot’s Chairman, President and CEO, discusses the importance of volunteerism, community-building efforts, and corporate responsibility. He spoke at the U.S. Chamber of…

Author and Professor Frances Fox Piven talked about the 2004 elections and addressed charges of voter fraud and voter suppression, the latter of which she said has a long history in the Unit…

Bob Schieffer, host of CBS=TVs Face The Nation, talked about his book Face the Nation: My Favorite Stories from the First 50 Years of the Award-Winning News Broadcast, published by Simon an…

Mikhail Baryshnikov was honored at the 10th Annual Nixon Center Distinguished Service Award Dinner in the main ballroom of The Four Seasons Hotel. The Russian dancer was honored for his cont…

Dr. John Abramson talked about his book Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine, published by HarperCollins. He argued that his role as a health care provider is being ste…