News Conference on Indictment
Former Enron CEO, Kenneth Lay, and several of his lawyers held a press conference at the Doubletree Hotel. They reacted to the announcement, made earlier that day, that Mr. Lay would be indi…
560 viewsFormer Enron CEO, Kenneth Lay, and several of his lawyers held a press conference at the Doubletree Hotel. They reacted to the announcement, made earlier that day, that Mr. Lay would be indi…
560 viewsMr. Powers testified about his investigation into financial practices at Enron and the responsibility of various board members in the financial collapse of the committee. Mr. Lay refused to …
2,522 viewsFormer President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev received the Institute’s Enron Prize for Distinguished Public Service. Mr. Baker made the presentation and detailed Mr. Gorbachev’s car…
246 viewsFormer President Bush was awarded the 1996 Eisenhower Leadership Prize by the Eisenhower Institute for national service and leadership. He spoke on the role of the U.S. president in internat…
51 viewsIn their second meeting, council members talked about how to promote economic development while preserving the environment. This 25-member council is made up of business leaders and cabinet …
406 viewsWitnesses testified concerning the North American Free Trade Agreement and its long-term effects on the U.S. economy. REP. Jim Kolbe, R-Arizona testified that NAFTA would reduce tariffs in …
163 viewsThe morning session of the first day of the Republican National Convention in Houston, Texas, featured welcoming remarks from city and state officials, remarks from U.S. Senate candidates in…
533 viewsThis was the second of four Republican Platform Meetings scheduled prior to the Republican Convention in Houston, Texas. It broke into several 90 minute sessions and the Platform Committee, …
118 viewsParticipants talked about the effects of standardized testing on blacks and other minorities and considered claims that such tests are culturally biased and fail to determine the actual pote…
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