Today is President’s Day. Current 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 electronic mail. On the 100th anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s death, Mr. Clark was interviewed from the Douglass home in Anacostia, Virginia. In the federal budget segment, Mr. Hebert reviewed the Interior Department budget proposal. Mr. Voss described the new Frederick Douglass exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery. Mr. Landrigan talked about the atmosphere in New Hampshire one year before the presidential primaries there. Former HEW Secretary Califano talked about his new book, Radical Surgery: What’s Next for America’s Health Care?