Videos

Students from the Washington Center and George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia, participated by broadband feed in a distance learning class. Representative John Lewis (D-GA), an…

Towson University Professor Martha Kumar talked about her book, Managing the President’s Message: The White House Communications Operation. She also responded to questions from students from…

Dan Balz, Washington Post Senior Political Reporter, talked about his book Collision 2012: Obama vs. Romney and The Future of Elections in America. He also responded to questions from studen…

Gerald Rafshoon, former White House Communications Director for President Jimmy Carter, discussed the Carter presidency with students at George Mason University and the Washington Center.

Alfred Zacher, author of Presidential Power in Troubled Second Terms, discussed the topic of presidential second terms with students at Purdue University, George Mason University, and the Wa…

Tom DeFrank, political journalist and author of Write it When I’m Gone, discussed the topic “The Press and the Presidency” with students at Purdue University, George Mason University, and th…

Thomas Mann, co-author of The Broken Branch and It’s Even Worse Than It Looks, discussed the topic, “Congress: Is It the Broken Branch?” with students at Purdue University, George Mason Univ…

Bill Galston talked about the current state of politics in the government at the time, which he characterized as gridlocked by partisanship. He traced the history of that development and off…

Stephen Farnsworth talked about the press and the presidency, and the changing media environment. This course was a joint educational partnership between C-SPAN, the Washington Center, Georg…

Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) spoke to university students as part of a weekly class.

Students from the Washington Center, George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia, and Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, participated by broadband feed in a distance learning c…

C-SPAN’s Washington Classroom featured Mike McCurry, Former White House Press Secretary for the Clinton administration, with an inside look at the press and the presidency during the Clinton…

Students from the Washington Center, George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia, and Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, participated by broadband feed in a distance learning c…

Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, talked about the federal debt and budget deficit. She also addressed automatic spending cuts scheduled for March…

Former Senator Judd Greg talked about his views of Congress. Topics included partisanship and political gridlock, and the federal budget and deficit.

Jonathan Martin previewed the agenda for the 113th Congress and President Obama’s second term. He discussed the factors and events that determined the outcome of the 2012 elections, and the …