The Legacy of Adlai Stevenson
Panelists spoke about the life and career of two-time Democratic presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson. He had also served as U.N. ambassador and governor of Illinois. Participants, who…
309 viewsPanelists spoke about the life and career of two-time Democratic presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson. He had also served as U.N. ambassador and governor of Illinois. Participants, who…
309 viewsWilliam Polk discussed the book he co-authored with former Senator George McGovern, Out of Iraq: Why, How, When. Mr. Polk also discussed his book The Birth of America: From Before Columbus to the…
94 viewsWilliam Polk and former Senator George McGovern talked about their book, Out of Iraq: A Practical Plan for Withdrawal Now, just released in paperback by Simon and Schuster. They argued that the war in Iraq…
87 viewsIn a symposium commemorating the Marshall Plan, Minister Handziski talked about his hopes for peace in Europe and partnership of all Atlantic Ocean countries. The panel of Eastern European…
83 viewsJohn Brademas, who chairs President Clinton’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, spoke about the Republican Congress' effort to cut arts, humanities and museum funding. The National…
25 viewsThe Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress heard from witnesses who discussed the need for congressional reform by citing numerous instances where congressional reform is…
25 viewsRep. Yates introduced Mr. Brademas, a former representative (D-IN) who served in Congress from 1959-1881. Mr. Brademas talked about government funding of the arts and humanities. While in…
49 viewsFormer President Jimmy Carter presented the first Carter-Menin Human Rights Prizes, and spoke on the rule of law in the context of supporting human rights. The Carter Center is a non-profit…
115 viewsThe conference was sponsored by the National Commission on Public Service in conjunction with the Brookings Institution. The commission tried to promote public service action on college…
46 viewsOxford University and Northwestern University students took part in an Oxford-style debate, which also included outside experts in the subject area. The result is a lively exchange that…
183 viewsMembers of the National Committee on the Public Service talked about a report outlining the need for public service.
48 viewsMr. Brademas discussed steps President Reagan was taking to reduce the federal deficit and responded to callers' questions.
28 viewsCongressman Fisher provides remarks celebrating the first anniversary of C-SPAN’s live televised coverage of the House of Representatives.
View in Congressional Chronicle313 viewsCongressman Fisher provides remarks celebrating the first anniversary of C-SPAN’s live televised coverage of the House of Representatives.
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