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Senator McCain was interviewed about his life and political career. Topics included his role as a senator, his political campaigns, his experiences as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, and Repub…

Bernard Weatherill discussed his role as Speaker of the House of Commons. At the end of the interview, the colorful speaker donned his ceremonial wig and robe.

University Presidents discussed issues related to Higher Education with Brian Lamb

Andrew Nagorski of Newsweek discussed his recent article “Down with Ceausescu” and other events happening in Romania and answered viewer questions.

Economist and author George Gilder took an intriguing look at the future of technology and the world economy in his most recent work, Microcosm: The Quantum Revolution in Economics and Tech…

Author and critic Marvin Kitman took a “tongue-in-cheek” approach to history in his book, The Making of the Prefident, 1789: The Unofficial Campaign Biography. Specifically, he looked at the…

James Fallows was interviewed on Booknotes. In his book "More Like Us: Making America Great Again", James Fallows examined the cultural differences between the U.S. and Japan. Mr. Fallows ce…

The House minority leader, Bob Michel discussed the military action initiated in Panama. He answered audience and viewer questions.

Walter Mears, columnist for The Associated Press, discussed his recent columns on how “Politicians Plot Greater Safety in Numbers on Risky Votes.” He answered viewer questions.

James Reston Jr., Author, “The Lone Star: The Life of John Connally” discussed his book.

Clifford Stoll enthusiastically discussed his discovery and tracking of a West German computer spy who “broke” into his institution’s computer network to access other networks throughout…

Viewer Call In program that followed the Queen’s Speech of The State Opening of Parliament

Mark Andrews spoke with C-SPAN’s Brian Lamb about the upcoming State opening of Parliament in London. He provided historical background about the ceremony, where the Queen of England travels…

Soviet dissident Vassily Aksyonov talks about his latest novel, Say Cheese: Soviets & the Media. It is a fictional account of a group of Soviet photographers who venture to publish their wo…

On this viewer call in program Jim Angle of National Public Radio discussed the up coming summit between President George HW Bush and Sovielt leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Also discussed was U.S…

Kenneth Adelman, former director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency during the Reagan administration, chronicled his experiences in “The Great Universal Embrace: Arms Summitry -…

Representative Tom Lantos, D-California talked about his background, including fighting against the Nazis as part of the underground and leaving his native Hungary in 1947. He also described…

An experienced Associated Press (AP) foreign correspondent, Mort Rosenblum shared his views of the U.S. in Back Home: A Foreign Correspondent Rediscovers America. After he started his care…

Jefferson Morley, Washingtion Editor of The Nation responded to questions about his article “What Crack is Like?” from the October 8 issue of The New Republic.

Gilbert Grosvenor talked about the history and projects of the National Geographic Society, focusing on its geography education program. He also responded to viewer telephone calls.