Videos

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…

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…

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.