Washington Journal: Thursday
Aug 24, 1995
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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. In the first ..
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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. In the first segment, Mr. Holmes discussed his recent article on the U.S. Census Bureau. By remote connection, Ms. Meacham described upcoming Washington events commemorating the 75th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. In the newspaper roundtable segment, Ms. Cahill and Ms. Finley talked about the morning headline stories. A video clip was shown of Mr. Gustafson describing the 19th Amendment ratification and other documents in the National Museum of American History, followed by a video clip of Ms. Gereau conducting a tour of the Sewall-Belmont House, national headquarters of the National Woman’s Party. In the next segment Ms. Mayo conducted a live tour of the National Museum of American History exhibit, “From Parlor to Politics,” which traces the history of the American women’s political involvement. Via telephone in the last segment, Ms. Riggins-Ezzell talked about Tennessee’s ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as the 36th state, assuring ratification. The Gustafason interview is a four minute segment.
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