Videos

Coverage of the 1996 presidential campaign looked at the campaign calendar for 1996, the role of the New Hampshire primaries in the presidential campaigns and potential presidential candidat…

John Deardourff, Republican Campaign Consultant, talked about the Republican straw poll, which showed who are the frontrunners for the Republican nomination in 1996.

Thomas Berke with the New York Times, talks about the results of primaries held yesterday in a number of states. Reporters from California and Iowa commented by phone on the results in those…

During a five minute excerpt of a roundtable interview in Des Moines, IA, Former Housing Secretary Jack Kemp spoke about the Iowa Governors race between Fred Grandy and Terry Branstad. Mr. K…

A preview of the primary election calendar for 1996 was followed by an interview with Mr. Yepsen. He discussed this schedule and Iowa’s significant role in it. Ms. Martin met fellow Republic…

Journalists talked about the morning headlines, commenting on the President’s trip to Moscow, the Whitewater investigation, the new Virginia governor, and human rights in China.

In an excerpt from a public affairs program, Sec. Alexander said he was not promoting himself for the 1996 Republican presidential nomination.

Callers commented on the results of the previous day’s presidential and congressional elections. Video from the scene following a Democratic National Committee news conference was carried du…

Callers commented on the progress of the 1992 presidential race. Mr. Fiedler spoke via telephone from North Carolina on the 1992 campaigns. Video of the candidates was shown during the comme…

Political Columnist for The Des Moines Register David Yepsen discussed the issues in the Iowa caucuses. He also responded to viewer calls and answered their questions.

David Yepsen, Chief Political Reporter and Ron Brown, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee were interviewed by telephone and shared their reactions to Senator’s Tom Harkin steak fry…

Reporters talked about ways they have used to evaluate and report on candidate advertisements that aired on television. Examples of television news stories that analyzed TV spots by Ann Rich…

Mr. Ron Elving, Mr. Thomas Mann, and Mr. Peyton Young participated in a roundtable discussion on the redistricting process of Congress. Based on population figures gathered every ten years f…

Geoffrey Garin and Neil Newhouse discussed the status of the Republican and Democratic Parties at the end of 1990, and the directions they may take as the 1992 presidential elections approac…

The Annenberg Washington Program sponsored a conference entitled “What Can be Done to Improve the Presidential Debates Next Time Around?” The stated purpose of the conference sought to deter…

Panelists spoke of the structuring of Presidential Debates and what can be done to improve them

Journalists reacted to the Republican National Convention and took phone calls from viewers to discuss the presidential candidates from both parties.

Reporter David Yepsen of the Des Moines Register spoke to a gathering of the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce about the progress of the 1988 campaigns for the Iowa Caucus

Guests discussed how Iowans were effected politically, economically and socially by events during 1985.

Mr. Yepsen discussed ways to increase voter turnout.