Videos

Douglas Waller talked about the resignation of CIA Director James Woolsey, and the challenges facing the agency and its new director, whoever it may be, in the post Cold War world.

Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) talked about the nomination of Representative Dan Glickman (D-KS) as the new Secretary of Agriculture, the possible reorganization and downsizing of the departme…

Mr. Hirschfeld, a political satirist, talked about how he uses humor to discuss political issues. He says you have to be a cynic at heart to be a good satirist. He commented on lawyers, Whit…

Professor Roger Davidson, co-editor of the Encyclopedia of the U.S. Congress, discussed this work which contains segments on Congress, its past and present members, and the issues facing it …

White House Budge Director Alice Rivlin talked about recent proposals by President Clinton to cut the federal budget and middle class taxes, and to reorganize the government. She also took v…

On this Viewer Call In show, guests spoke on the future of federal funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. They responded to the questions and Comments from viewers afterwards.

Housing & Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros talked about President Clinton’s plan to reorganize his department. The plan was announced yesterday as part of Vice President Gore’s “Re…

In the second open phone segment, callers reacted to President Clinton’s address on tax breaks for the middle class, as well as the Republican response to his speech.

This was an open phones segment after President Bill Clinton’s address and the Republican response to the address. Callers gave their reaction to the president’s address and the Republican r…

Representatives Bill McCollum (R-Florida) and Bobby Scott (D-Virginia) discussed the provision in the Republican Party’s “Contract With America” entitled "Take Back Our Streets", which deals…

Representative Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) was a member of a House committee which would decide how congressional hearings, floor actions, and other events in the House would be broadcast by the m…

Manufacturing Policy Project Pat Choate and Cato Institute William Niskanen joined our program n the topic of tariffs and trade. The guests discussed the pros and cons of the global accord. …

The guest discussed how the Europeans and Asians view America’s lack of insight on world trade and economic interdependence and expand on globalism and regionalism.

The guests discussed the upcoming debate and vote on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in the Senate.

Adam Clymer of the New York Times discussed the incoming congressional class, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) vote in the House, and the Ethics Committee’s investigation of Rep…

Interviews, video clips and vignettes illustrated the political issues and events of the previous week. Topics included next week’s “lame duck” session of Congress, which will consider the G…

Hodding Carter, of the Action Council for Peace in the Balkans, and Danielle Sremac, of the Serbian-American Affairs Council, discussed recently ordered NATO air strikes against the Serbs. T…

Washington correspondents from the Independent and the London Daily Express talked about the State Opening of British Parliament and the different issues facing the nation. They also took …

Representative Robert Walker (R-Pennsylvania) is ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee. He discussed at length his interest in and great knowledge of science po…

The guests, Karen Tumulty of Time Magazine and Cragg Hines of the Houston Chronicle, discussed the results of yesterday’s midterm elections and took questions from viewers. Topics included t…