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Nearly six years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and five years after the first trip to Germany, C-SPAN returned to examine how German society has changed over the period. The media, youth…

Nearly six years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and five years after the first trip to Germany, C-SPAN returned to examine how German society has changed over the period. The political sy…

Nearly six years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and five years after the first trip to Germany, C-SPAN returned to examine how German society has changed over the period. Changes in the m…

Nearly six years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and five years after the first trip to Germany, C-SPAN returned to examine how German society has changed over the period. Individual stori…

Nearly six years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and five years after the first trip to Germany, C-SPAN returned to examine how German society has changed over the period. Current German e…

Mr. Costelloe gave his assessment of the state of Chancellor Kohl’s Christian Democratic Party after the German elections. Ms. Schwartz added to the discussion by commenting on the widesprea…

Ms. Schreiner and Mr. Erbring talked about the transition in Germany from the TV monopolies which previously existed to the multiple-channel programming which is now commonplace in the count…

Ms. Shlaes described the new sense of freedom felt by Germans since the reunification. She mentioned the importance of the elections and of the destruction of the Berlin Wall, as well as the…

The German economists, representing both the former East and West German nations, met to discuss the economic outlook in a united Germany. Mr. Beier compared the aftermath of the original cr…

Professor Zorgeh explained the recent changes in education since the unification of Germany. For unification to have been successful, he stated, reform was necessary long before 1989. He exp…

The newsreels contained footage of President Johnson’s visit to West Berlin in August of 1961, President Kennedy’s visit to West Berlin in June of 1963 and Nixon’s visit to West Berlin in Ju…

Ms. Noelle-Neumann talked about the outcome of the recent German elections.

The history of the Berlin Wall was discussed, from its initial construction in 1961 until the wall began to be taken down permanently on November 9, 1989. Several experts and a number of Eas…

Ms. Doebele described the nature of the German people and commented on what it was like to interact with citizens who were beginning to adapt to a new way of life. Ms. Shlaes answered questi…

Mr. von Buulow was against a united Germany at the beginning of the reforms but later stated that he no longer cared what might happen in his country because he felt that reunification was i…

Ms. Shlaes commented on the students in Berlin and the sense of social justice that they began to develop after reunification. She responded to questions about the conservative tendency of G…

Margarita Mathiopoulos explained the education system in Germany since reunification. She described the creation of the field of political science, which replaced the earlier studies of Marx…

Mr. Balzer contrasted American life with the life he now leads in a united Germany. He spoke about the free speech, free press, and open communication now found in his country. He explained …

Amity Shlaes, reporter for the Wall Street Journal, described the East German government’s transition over the past half-century from nazism to communism to democracy. She spoke about the ch…

The fall of Communism was described through the eyes of Mr. Beiersdorf, who explained the changes in Germany since reunification. He spoke about how his business has changed and how shoppers…