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NOW, SENATE HISTORIAN DON RICHEY IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL. IN THE EARLY DAYS OF RADIO AND WIRE SERVICES... |
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THANK YOU, IT IS A HIGH HONOR FOR ME TO BE HERE TODAY. I WANT TO START WITH A FULL DISCLOSURE. THAT... |
| 00:37:50 |
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THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT WASHINGTON IS THAT WASHINGTON WAS NEVER AS MUCH OF AN OPEN CITY AS THE... |
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OF THE UC THE SAME RELATIONSHIPS TODAY BETWEEN REPORTERS THAT YOU SAW ON ON REPORTERS EARLIER IN THE... |
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THE PRESS HAS GOTTEN MUCH MORE DIVERSE. WHEN I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK, IT WAS A LOT EASIER TO. THERE... |
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HOW ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEGISLATORS AND REPORTERS, HOW HAS THAT CHANGED OVER TIME? |
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IN THE OLD DAYS, THIS WAS NEWSPAPER WROTE. -- NEWSPAPER ROW. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND MEMBERS OF THE... |
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AS A HISTORIAN, HOW WOULD YOU CRITIQUE THE MEMOIRS WRITTEN BY POLITICIANS. WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES... |
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WHAT I WAS WRITING MY BOOKS, THE BEST MEMOIRS WERE DONE BY JOURNALISTS. I WANT TO A BOOK SALE AND... |
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WHAT IS THE BACK STORY ON THE RELEASE OF MCCARTHY PAPERS? WAS THERE A RESISTANCE? |
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SOME OF THE FIRST REQUEST OF THE DOUBT FROM RESEARCHERS WAS TO SEE THE CLOTHES PAPERS RELATING TO... |
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A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE TELLS US TO TELL US ABOUT MCCARTHY OF THE PRESS CLUB. JOE MCCAR AND JOE... |
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ARE THERE ANY OTHER GROUPS OF PAPERS OR DOCUMENTS THAT YOU ARE LOOKING TO CONCEAL? |
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OF THE NICE THING ABOUT CONGRESS IS THAT THEY REALLY WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT IT. THERE ARE CLOSED HEARINGS... |
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HOW OFTEN IS YOUR OFFICE USE IN MAJOR POLITICAL DEBATE ON THE SENATE FLOOR, AND HOW HAS THAT INFORMATION... |
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OF THE SENATE HISTORICAL OFFICE IS NON-PARTISAN. WE DO NOT GET INVOLVED IN ANY CURRENT DEBATES. IF... |
| 00:47:21 |
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FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1960, A SITTING U.S. SENATOR WILL BE ELECTED PRESIDENT. WHY HAS IT BEEN SUCH... |
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IT BOTH PARTIES NOMINATE A SITTING SENATOR, IT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY THAT TWO SENATORS... |
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WE DO NOT HAVE MANY EXAMPLES TO CHOOSE FROM, BUT OF THOSE FEW PEOPLE WHO HAVE BECOME PRESIDENT WHO... |
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ACTUALLY, 16 PRESIDENTS SERVE IN THE SENATE. TO WENT DIRECTLY FROM THE SENATE TO THE PRESIDENCY. ... |
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OF THE WORD UNPRECEDENTED GETS TOSSED AROUND AT SENATE PRESS CONFERENCES QUITE A BIT. WE WANT TO KNOW... |
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THE MOST FRUSTRATING THING FOR THOSE OF US IN THE HISTORICAL OFFICE IS BEING ASKED IF THIS IS THE... |
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AND THERE IS MUCH LESS OF A MIDDLE GROUND FOR GOES WHICH MAKES IT A LOT HARDER IN THE SENATE TO GET... |
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WE READ A LOT THAT POLITICS AND CONGRESS HAS NEVER BEEN SO DIVISIVE. WOULDN'T THE CIVIL WAR AND THE... |
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WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE SENATE AS A PLACE OF GREAT DECORUM, WHAT ABOUT THE SENATOR THAT GOT BEATEN UP... |
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WE'RE ALMOST OUT OF TIME, BUT BEFORE ASKING THE LAST QUESTION, A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT MATTERS TO TAKE... |
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AS A MATTER OF FACT, I HAVE NEVER HAD A PICKLE SANDWICH AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB BAR. I'M NOT SURE... |
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I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL OF YOU FOR COMING TODAY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK NATIONAL PRESS CLUB... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
