Nixon, Ford and the Constitution
Duquesne University president Ken Gormley taught a class looking at constitutional issues that arose during the presidencies of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He gave particular focus to the Watergate…
809 viewsDuquesne University president Ken Gormley taught a class looking at constitutional issues that arose during the presidencies of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He gave particular focus to the Watergate…
809 viewsFormer Whitewater business partner Susan McDougal spoke about her experiences during the Whitewater investigation. Topics included her friendship with Bill and Hillary Clinton, her time in…
1,181 viewsMr. Sabato talked about his new book Peepshow: Media and Politics in an Age of Scandal, and responded to viewer calls, faxes, and electronic mail.
117 viewsJudge Starr talked about the independent counsel statute and about his investigation of President Clinton. He talked about the broad scope of the investigation and about facts he wished had…
163 viewsJudge Wald talked about several judicial decisions made by the Court of Appeals during the course of the Witewater investigation. She spoke about the types of cases which appeared before…
53 viewsIndependent Counsel Ken Starr talked about the role and use of an independent counsel in investigating government wrongdoing. He talked about his investigation of Whitewater and related…
71 viewsIn his weekly news conference, House minority leader Richard Gephardt (D-Missouri) discussed various topics, such as the roles of Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Georgia) and Representative Dan…
31 viewsRanking member Representative Henry Waxman (D-California) chastised Rep. Dan Burton (R-Indiana), the committee chairman, for language he used against President Clinton yesterday, saying, “I found your remarks to be both vile…
73 viewsC-SPAN’s Washington Journal examined current events and political issues through reviews newspapers, interviews, and viewer comments. In the program’s first segment, Atlanta Journal-Constitution…
101 viewsJournalists and attorneys debated the role the media should play during the investigation of public figures. They discussed the impact of press coverage in the investigation and defense of…
80 viewsAuthor Gene Lyons spoke about his new book, Fools for Scandal: How the Media Invented Whitewater. In it he argued that the Washington press corps created the affair by believing the…
299 viewsThe week’s presidential campaign activities included Republican and Democratic news conferences on possible effects of Whitewater convictions on the presidential election. Republican and…
162 viewsArkansas Lieutenant Governor Mike Huckabee (Republican) announced that he will not run for the Senate in 1996 because he will become governor of Arkansas when Governor Jim Guy Tucker…
173 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes and…
150 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes…
95 viewsC-SPAN’s Washington Journal examined current political events through reviews of newspapers, interviews, and viewer comments. In the first segment, CBS’s Rob Armstrong talked about the morning…
88 viewsAttorney General Janet Reno briefed reporters on several issues, including the Kenneth Starr’s position as Independent Counsel and the Unabomber case and unauthorized press releases on its…
42 viewsJustin Supon, UPI, talked about the Senate agenda, including another continuing resolution. He also talked about the third cloture vote on extending the Special Whitewater Committee.
79 viewsMr. Sammon talked about the Senate agenda for the week, including another continuing resolution and the debate over the Whitewater committee.
36 viewsSenator Tom Daschle, Democrat from south Dakota, talked with reporters about a Continuing Resolution to temporarily fund parts of the federal government, the government debt ceiling, and…
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