Videos

John Lewis Gaddis talked about his Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, George F. Kennan: An American Life. Mr. Kennan was considered by many to be the most influential U.S. diplomat of the…

Fergus Bordewich talked about his book, America’s Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas and the Compromise That Preserved the Union. In it he tells the story of the nation’s westward…

Peter Hart led a focus group with Virginia voters and talked with political reporters about the group’s comments. Telephone lines were open following the meeting for viewer comments and…

C-SPAN’s preview of the 2012 Republican National Convention from the Tampa Bay Times Forum included interviews with convention leaders and journalists and scenes from set-up on the…

Dan Balz answered questions from Purdue University students visiting Washington, D.C., for a seminar designed to study media and politics. He discussed the transformation of the newspaper business…

Election scholars spoke about growing division and partisanship in the political culture over the past few decades, with a focus on divisions in the Republican Party leading to declining…

Dan Balz and Michael Steele talked about the Ohio primary election and its potential impact on the Republican presidential nomination.

Senators John McCain and John Kerry and the late Washington Post political correspondent David Broder were honored at the New Hampshire primary awards banquet. Video tributes to each of the…

Pollster Peter Hart and political reporters from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, CNN, and NBC analyzed a Republican focus group in Virginia’s opinions on President…

A memorial service was held to honor the life and career of Washington Post political columnist David Broder. Speakers included Vice President Joe Biden, PBS’s Gwen Ifill, and Washington Post…

Governor Terry Branstad (R-IA) talked about the Iowa straw poll scheduled for Aug. 13 and the Republican field of candidates, as well as economic issues and the role of the next year’s Iowa…

Dan Balz talked about the latest political developments in Washington, including the ramifications of a Republican controlled House in 2011, strengths and challenges facing the Obama…

From the 2010 Tucson Festival of Books, Dan Balz discussed his book, The Battle for America 2008: The Extraordinary Election of 2008. The event was moderated by Andrei Cherny, founder and…

Dan Balz talked about the 2008 presidential election campaign. Students from the University of Denver, George Mason University, and University of the District of Columbia participated by…

Dan Balz and Haynes Johnson talked about their book, The Battle for America 2008: The Story of an Extraordinary Election (Viking Adult; August 4, 2009). They responded to questions from…

Dan Balz and Haynes Johnson talked about their book, Battle for America 2008: The Story of an Extraordinary Election (Viking Adult; August 4, 2009). They responded to telephone calls and electronic…

Dan Balz and Haynes Johnson talked about the 2008 presidential election. They focused on the important actors in the election, specifically then Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.…

Eleanor Clift and Dan Balz talked about President Obama’s first 100 days in office with students from around the nation participating in the Close Up Foundation’s week-long government studies program. Topics…

Dan Balz spoke about his article in the Washington Post on the timing and process of the McCain campaign’s vetting of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as the Republican candidate for vice…

Prior to the official start of the democratic national convention, delegates, journalists and others participated in convention-related activities and spoke about the 2008 presidential…