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Supreme Court Correspondent of the Associated Press Richard Carelli and Rita Braver of CBS News reviewed the Supreme Court term and discussed some of its cases that were heard up until its h…

Former First Lady Nancy Reagan spoke at a Symposium sponsored by the Library of Congress entitled White House Memoirs: “ A First Lady Perspective.” She spoke about her book on memoirs from b…

Reporters from the National Journal and U.S. House staff members gathered for a roundtable to discuss the impact of think tanks in Washington, D.C.

Gov. Mario Cuomo (D-NY) discussed his life and career.

A roundtable discussion concerning the Role of Think Tanks in Washington.

Senator McCain was interviewed about his life and political career. Topics included his role as a senator, his political campaigns, his experiences as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, and Repub…

The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management sponsored a discussion titled “Applied Social Science Research - The View from Washington Think Tanks.” They talked about the role …

Justice Scalia was the 1989 recipient of the Francis Boyer Award, and he delivered the lecture of the same name. He talked about the consequences of ‘good’ vs. ‘bad’ judicial decisions, illu…

The U.S. House of Representatives elected Representative Thomas Foley, D-Washington to be the Speaker of the House.

Speaker of the House James Wright, Democrat from Texas, met with reporters in the U.S. Capitol to take questions about the House Ethics Committee’s investigation into his business dealings.

Representative Newt Gingrich (R-GA) held a news conference following his election as minority whip.

The ceremonial state opening of Parliament begins with the Queen’s procession leaving Buckingham Palace, passing Whitehall Palace, and arriving at the Old Palace Yard of Westminster. The Que…

Bernard Weatherill discussed his role as Speaker of the House of Commons. At the end of the interview, the colorful speaker donned his ceremonial wig and robe.

Journalists Roundtable 1989 in review. Discussion of the year in review includes the Bush presidency, abortion, ethics investigations, foreign policy, & relations with China & eastern Europe…

Human rights activist Larry Birns spoke about his opposition to U.S. intervention in Panama. Mr. Birns had met with Col. Noriega the previous month. He took the viewer calls on the U.S. inva…

University Presidents discussed issues related to Higher Education with Brian Lamb

The Gannett Foundation and the University of Southern California sponsored a Conference on Women, Men, and the Media. The program included a Panel on the Breakthroughs by Women in top media …

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor addressed an audience at the University of Cincinnati college of law. She spoke about the The Judiciary Act of 1789 and the American Judicial Tradit…

Mr. Cousteau discussed the role of Antarctica in the international environmental debate. During his visit to Washington, Cousteau met with congressional and executive branch officials in an …

The Supreme Court ended it’s 1988-1989 term with a verdict on the constitutionality of a Missouri abortion law in the case Webster v. Reproductive Health Services. The verdict was followed b…