The most recent programs for the Remarks - Washington Politics type. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?browse=format&id=49 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 23 May 2013 00:27:38 GMT Remarks - Washington Politics As President Bush was leaving Walter Reed Army Hospital, where he had been visiting wounded military personnel, he praised their courage. He answered reporters' questions about the possibility of a pardon for Lewis Libby. President Bush had commuted Libby's prison sentence the previous day. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/199540-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/199540-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT President and Mrs. Bush spoke at the White House Children's Holiday Reception featuring a performance by the American Ballet Theater of portions from Tchaikovsky's [The Nutcracker]. Students from Stratford Landing Elementary School in Alexandria and Glen Haven Elementary School in Silver Spring attended the reception. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190195-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190195-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT Following the passage of a cloture motion in the Senate to end debate and proceed with final consideration of Judge Owen's nomination to the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, President Bush and Judge Owen spoke briefly to reporters about the process. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/186897-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/186897-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT President Bush spoke to new members gathered at the White House on the first day of the 109th Congress. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/184997-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/184997-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT The President spoke about the economy, saying that it is growing but there is still more work to be done. He spoke specifically about small businesses and the increased amount of jobs in recent months. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/182541-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/182541-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT As he departed for Camp David, the president remarked on his colonoscopy that will be performed there and the temporary transfer of executive power to Vice President Cheney. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170913-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170913-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT President Clinton and the others proclaimed their goals in policy making for the next legislative session. Issues discussed included the budget debt, foreign trade social security, and new market initiatives. They responded to media questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155121-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155121-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT President Clinton spoke about his book, [Between Hope and History: America's Challenges for the 21st Century]. It outlines the accomplishments of his first term and his agenda for the next four years as a mixture of various political ideas and ideologies. The title comes from an Irish poem. He also talked about other topics, including his personal reading habits, his relations with the press and his goals for his life after his presidency. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/77223-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/77223-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT After his weekly radio address, President Clinton stood for pictures with friends and supporters. Near the end of the tape Johnny Chung introduced the president to Asian supporters. This was part of a videotape series released by the White House upon the request of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/93192-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/93192-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT President Clinton, the first lady and their daughter Chelsea shared the lighting of the National Christmas Tree before a large outdoor audience. Holiday music was performed by singers Aretha Franklin and Trish Yearwood and by Metropolitan Opera singer Richard Leech. Weatherman Willard Scott played Santa. The tree was 40 feet tall, grown on a farm in York, Pennsylvania. Former President Calvin Coolidge was the first president to light the tree in 1923. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/62014-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/62014-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT President Clinton was presented a turkey which he pardoned. This has been a tradition since 1947. President Clinton told reporters he is thankful that five million more Americans have jobs this year and, can therefore afford to celebrate Thanksgiving. The president added that he is grateful for the chance to work on the nation's problems. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/61754-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/61754-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT From the White House South Lawn, President Clinton took media questions on his trip to Fort Bragg and on his news conference pertaining to the Whitewater investigation. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/55573-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/55573-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT Following a speech in Nashua, New Hampshire, President Clinton responded to journalists questions while shaking hands with audience members. The president clearly stated that he is determined to reform health care, and he wants the American people to know how strongly he feels. He also commented on his outburst during a meeting with fellow Democrats in Bostonm, MA the night before. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/55779-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/55779-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT At the bottom of the Blair House steps, President Clinton answered reporters' questions about the commuter train shooting yesterday in Brooklyn, lobbying rules, and Surgeon General Elders' remarks at the National Press Club. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/52803-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/52803-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT President Clinton briefed reporters prior to meeting with congressional leaders concerning the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). He took questions concerning Mayor Kelly's request to send in the National Guard to help fight crime in Washington, D.C. and the situation in Haiti. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/51754-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/51754-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT President Clinton and Vice President Gore spoke in a meeting with Cleveland community leaders on urban programs. The pair were in Cleveland in the first stop of a trip to Ohio and California to promote the administration's National Performance Review government reform program. The president discussed making government more flexible for helping communities help themselves with community designed programs. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/50223-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/50223-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT President Clinton and Vice President Gore responded to questions from reporters shortly after introducing the National Performance Review before an audience on the South Lawn of the White House. The two leaders, speaking in front of a forklift carrying hundreds of pounds of government regulations, discussed the goals of the National Performance Review, a government reform program intended to make government more efficient. They greeted members of the dispersing audience following the reporters' questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/50036-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/50036-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT President Clinton briefly responded to a reporter's question on the death of former First Lady Pat Nixon, who passed away earlier in the day. The president honored Mrs. Nixon for her dignity in office and sent his prayers to the Nixon family for their loss. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/43400-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/43400-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT President Clinton spoke in a news conference with Mr. Gergen, Mr. Stephanopoulos and Mr. McLarty to announce a reshuffling of his executive staff. He announced that conservative journalist David Gergen, who previously served on the staff of Republican presidents, would join the White House staff as a counselor to the president. Mr. Stephanopoulos, the current communications director, will move to become the special adviser to the president. Vice President Gore attended the news conference. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/41322-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/41322-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT President Clinton spoke in a "town meeting" with an audience of college students during a trip to the West Coast to promote his administration's economic program. Sitting outside on a stool in the shade, the president advocated his job creation program and discussed other aspects of the administration's agenda, including health care reform. Following his prepared remarks, President Clinton responded to questions from members of the audience. He also responded to protesters who interrupted his prepared remarks. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/40670-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/40670-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT President Clinton participated in a televised town meeting program in the studios of WXYZ-TV in Detroit. He fielded questions from the studio audience as well as studio audiences in Miami, Florida and Washington state while seated on a stool in the Detroit studio. In brief remarks prior to fielding questions, the president pledged to remain in touch with the American people, and said he would continue to try to change the economic situation in America for the better. Issues raised in the questions to the president included the president's economic program and the administration's policy on Haitian refugees. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/37859-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/37859-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT President Clinton spoke in a photo opportunity in a Cabinet meeting to announce his signing of three executive orders reducing the size of the federal government. The president approached a microphone at a podium in the meeting room and discussed his reasons for reducing the size of the federal government, which he said would occur through attrition rather than layoffs. Several Cabinet members spoke briefly on their plans for reducing the size of their agencies. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/37872-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/37872-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT President Clinton spoke to reporters to announce plans for a reduction in the staff and salaries in the Executive Branch. He said further reductions would be made in other federal agencies and departments to save Americans money, and to make the federal government do more with less. Following his prepared statements, the president left the room while White House Chief of Staff McLarty approached the microphone to brief reporters on the specific changes in the Executive Branch. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/37817-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/37817-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT President Clinton and Vice President Gore greeted visitors to the White House in the Diplomatic Reception room. The visitors had been selected randomly from thousands of Americans who had sent in postcards to be among the first to visit the Clinton White House. The president and vice president, later joined by their wives, shook hands with supporters and exchanged greetings with visitors of all ages from all over the country. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/37295-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/37295-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT President Bush wished his administration, the Clinton administration, and the press corps a merry Christmas during a brief pause in his walk to his helicopter. The president was leaving Washington to spend the holiday with his family at Camp David. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/36541-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/36541-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT Governor Bill Clinton responded to reporters' questions while seated at a breakfast table in the U.S. Capitol with Democratic leaders from Congress. Pres.-elect Clinton discussed his early morning jog in Washington, where he stopped at a McDonald's Restaurant to speak with customers. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/34946-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/34946-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT President Bush briefly told photographers that Governor Bill Clinton would not take questions during a photo opportunity in the White House Rose Garden in Gov. Clinton's visit to Washington, DC. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/34850-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/34850-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT President Bush responded to questions from reporters briefly after returning from a Veterans Day ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The president said he had read some of the names on the memorial's wall, and thanked U.S. veterans for their service to their country. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/34468-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/34468-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT Republican party leaders appeared at a Republican party campaign fundraiser at the Washington Convention Center. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/25775-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/25775-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT President Bush spoke to reporters in the White House during a photo opportunity with Estonian President Ruutel on the death of former Republican party chairman Lee Atwater. President Bush spoke briefly on Lee Atwater's performance as his campaign manager during the 1988 presidential campaign and as Republican national chairman. He praised Atwater's apology for the vicious attacks on Michael Dukakis during the 1988 campaign as being "a noble thing." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/17342-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/17342-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT