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Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson (R) recounted his time in office. He spoke with Doug Moe, who co-authored Tommy with him, at the Wisconsin Book Festival in Madison.

Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson (R) and journalist Doug Moe took viewer phone calls from the Wisconsin Book Festival in Madison. The two co-authored, Tommy, in which the former reco…

The Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation hearing for President Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary nominee, Alex Azar. The hearing focused on prescription drug prices, Medica…

The American Enterprise Institute hosted a series of panel discussions on the impact of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), also sometimes r…

Government officials and seniors health care representatives talked about the need for a bipartisan solution to improve the financing and delivery of long-term health care. Long-term care ge…

Former congressional leaders and cabinet officials talked about problems with and ways to reform the budget process. David Obey said that members of Congress should spend more time in Washin…

Former Governor Tommy Thompson reacted to the results of the Wisconsin Senate race.*Representative Tammy Baldwin was his opponent.

The candidates for the seat of retiring Senator Herbert Kohl (D-WI), former Governor Tommy Thompson (R) and U.S. Representative Tammy Baldwin (D) debated various campaign issues at Marquette…

Wisconsin Senate candidates Representative Tammy Baldwin (D) and Tommy Thompson (R) met in their second debate. Sponsored by Wisconsin Public Television, Wisconsin Public Radio, the Milwauke…

Wisconsin Senate candidate Representative Tammy Baldwin (D) and former Governor Tommy Thompson (R) debated various issues.

Walter Isaacson moderated a discussion on educational performance. Participants spoke about educational testing standards, performance by minority and disadvantaged students, the economic im…

Former Governor Tommy Thompson (R-WI) talked about the National Governors Association’s Centennial meeting being held over the weekend in Philadelphia. Topics included his time as a member o…

Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, a four-term governor of Wisconsin, talked about health care from the constitutional perspective of choice or mandates. Former Senat…

Panelists talked about the qualities to be looked for in the next vice president and the political factors that might influence the selection of a running mate in 2008. Vice presidential sel…

Republican presidential candidate John McCain spoke about campaign issues at the annual Ronald Reagan Day Dinner. He also talked about his experiences as a Vietnamese prison of war. This …

Candidates for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination and others spoke before the voting began at the Republican Party Iowa Straw Poll held at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Forme…

Candidates for the Republican presidential nomination spoke at a televised debate in Des Moines, Iowa. ABC News and WOI-TV co-sponsored the debate, which originally aired live on ABC’s “This…

Republican presidential candidates spoke at a forum. Each candidate spoke separately for 20 minutes. They had been given six questions in advance on topics such as government funding, tax re…

As part of an interview series with presidential candidates, former Governor Tommy Thompson spoke about his life and career. Topics included his background growing up in rural Wisconsin, his…

Road to the White House included: On Tuesday, June 12, 2007, Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) spoke to supporters, health care workers, and patients at St. Luke’s Cancer Center in Cedar Rap…