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    George McGovern, Presidential Contender

    Authors Scott Farris and Jules Witcover talked about 1972 Democratic presidential nominee and anti-Vietnam war candidate Senator George S. McGovern (b. 1922) and responded to telephone calls…

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    Robert F. Kennedy's Political Legacy

    Authors Jules Witcover and John Bohrer spoke with U.S. Senate Historian Emeritus Donald Ritchie about Robert F. Kennedy’s political legacy 50 years after his assassination during the 1968 pr…

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    The American Vice-Presidency

    Jules Witcover talked about his book The American Vice Presidency: From Irrelevance to Power. This interview was held at the 37th Annual National Press Club Book Fair and Authors' Night, …

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    Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 Campaign

    Participants in Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 campaign for the Democratic Party presidential nomination discussed the campaign. They spoke about campaign experiences, Kennedy’s message to the Ame…

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    Joe Biden

    Jules Witcover talked about his book Joe Biden: A Life of Trial and Redemption. In his book the columnist examines Vice President Joe Biden’s growth as a political operative, his personal tr…

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    Joe Biden

    Jules Witcover, former columnist for the Baltimore Sun, presents a biography of Vice President Joe Biden. Mr.Witcover discussed his book at the Woman’s National Democratic Club luncheon in W…

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    Very Strange Bedfellows

    Jules Witcover talked about his book Very Strange Bedfellows: The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew, published by PublicAffairs. In his book Mr. Witcover explores t…

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    Legacy of Robert Kennedy and the 1968 Campaign

    March 16, 2008 marked the 40th anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy’s announcement of his candidacy for president of the United States. Historical film footage from the 1968 campaign was shown. …

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    Very Strange Bedfellows

    Jules Witcover talked about his book Very Strange Bedfellows: The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew, published by PublicAffairs. In his book Mr. Witcover explores t…

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    Party of the People

    Jules Witcover discussed his new book, “Party of the People: A History of the Democrats,” and then answered questions from the audience. He described how the Democratic party began, includin…

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    Mencken and Making of an Ink-Stained Wretch

    Marion Elizabeth Rodgers was interviewed about a biography she edited, Mencken: The American Iconoclast -- The Life and Times of the Bad Boy of Baltimore, published by Oxford University Pre…

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    Making of an Ink-Stained Wretch: Half a Century Pounding the Political Beat

    Jules Witcover was interviewed at The Hill's 4th Annual Political Book Fair about his book The Making of an Ink-Stained Wretch: Half a Century Pounding the Political Beat, published by the J…

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    No Way to Pick a President

    Jules Witcover talked about his book, No Way to Pick a President: How Money and Hired Guns Have Debased American Elections, published by Farrar Straus & Giroux. He focused on the current sta…

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    Open Phones: Reform Party Convention

    Viewer comments on the Reform Party Convention.

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    Washington Journal Feature

    Mr. Witcover discussed headline news and the elections. He responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.

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    1968 Presidential Election and the Media

    Journalists discussed the 1968 presidential election and the media, asking whether the media were participants in the elections or merely spectators? They also talked about the late 1960s,…

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    Celebrity Journalists

    Several journalists discussed whether people in their profession should be public personalities because of their reporting during a symposium that marked the 25th anniversary of the Watergat…

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    The Year the Dream Died

    Jules Witcover talked about his new book, The Year the Dream Died: Revisiting 1968 in America and took viewer calls. The book examines the events of 1968 and how they affected those who live…

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    Washington Journal: Monday

    Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning headlines; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes an…

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    Washington Monday Journal

    Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

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