Videos

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was created in 1958. To mark the 60th anniversary, NASA chief historian Bill Barry gave an illustrated talk about the agency’s history, its …

The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement held a discussion on the challenges of congressional redistricting. The panelists examined Iowa’s approach to redistricting whic…

Mitt Romney gave the commencement address to graduating seniors at Drake University. He talked about economic policy.

Panels of representatives from Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns analyzed the Iowa caucuses. Representatives from the Hunter, McCain, and Huckabee campaigns participated in th…

Candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination participated in a televised debate in Des Moines, Iowa. ABC News and WOI-TV co-sponsored the debate, which originally aired live on ABC’…

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…

Senator Edwards talked to law school students about a variety of topics, including campaign finance reform, which he has been working on for 20 years. He also talked about the civic role of …

Chief Justice William Rehnquist spoke to students and faculty at Drake University Law School about civil liberties during wartime. He also talked about his book All the Laws But One. He note…

Senator Bob Kerrey D-Nebraska spoke to Drake Law School students about respect for the right of argument to protect U.S. democracy.

As part of a campaign swing through Iowa, President Bill Clinton spoke to supporters in Des Moines. The event was held in the Drake University field house before a large crowd. As the Presid…

Campaign journalists held a forum at Drake University to examine media coverage of the Jesse Jackson campaign. They answered audience questions.

Journalists who covered the 1988 presidential campaign spoke at Drake University in Iowa. The journalists on this panel focused their attention to the television coverage of the campaign. Fo…

The National Conference on the Media Role in the 1988 Campaign held a panal entitled "The Long Campaign".

A panal discussion on the 1992 Political Process and Conference Wrap-up.

Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa held a discussion on media advertising and strategies related to the 1988 Presidential campaigns.

Drake University held an event in Des Moines, Iowa about the role of the media in the 1988 Presidential campaign. Jon Margolis of the Chicago Tribune gave the keynote address.

Tom Lansworth moderates a panel of Arthur Davis, Tom Fiedler, and Michael Mahaffey who discussed the campaign issues of policy and character as part of a conference about media coverage of p…

This is a seminar about media coverage of the 1988 Presidential campaign, and the role of the media in the Iowa Caucuses. This event was held at Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa.

Libertarian Presidential Candidate Ron Paul spoke to students at Drake University in Des Moines Iowa

Former Governor of Delaware, Pierre DuPont (R), gave a campaign speech at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. He spoke about aid to farmers and U.S. agriculture.