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Philosopher Mortimer Adler talked about the history and significance of the Great Books of the Western World college courses and adult education programs. He said that in 1921 John Erskine i…

Secretary Shalala talked about privacy in patient health care information. She called privacy one of the most serious aspects of the health care system and said our medical records “are our …

Mr. Rood gave the 1994 Robert L. Kozik Award for Environmental Reporting to Jane Kay for her article about San Franciso Bay. She then made brief remarks accepting the award. Mr. Rood then in…

Participants spoke on violence perpetrated against journalists around the world. Mr. Orme detailed the Committee to Protect Journalists' group report which surveys worldwide attacks on the p…

Gordon Binder, CEO and Chairman of AMGEN, Inc, discussed the pharmaceutical industry and the effect health care reform will have on the medicine production industry. He also analyzed Preside…

David Mixner, a gay rights advocate and political organizer, spoke about the political force of the gay and lesbian community in the nineties. Mr. Mixner spoke at a National Press Club lunch…

Author Michael Crichton spoke to a luncheon audience on the American mass media in the era of “junk-food journalism.” He predicted that our current perception of “mass media” would disappea…

Russian Supreme Court Chief Justice Valery Zorkin, head of the Russian constitutional court created in 1991, spoke to a luncheon audience on proposed reforms in the Russian judicial process.…

Mr. Carey spoke to a luncheon at the National Press Club on the current state of the Teamsters Union. The Teamsters is a 1.8 million member labor union made up of truck drivers, agricultural…

Patricio Aylwin, President of Chile, addressed a luncheon at the National Press Club on the economic and political situation in Chile.

Mr. Eastman, cartoonist, described the development of the successful and lucrative cartoon characters “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” from original conception as comic book characters to thei…

The two speakers presented their views on capital gains tax legislation in a debate format. The question was: Should capital gains be the subject of the same taxation as ordinary income? F…

Department of Transportation Secretary Skinner spoke on the effect of rising fuel costs, resulting from the Persian Gulf conflict, on the transportation industry, and he highlighted past and…

Ross Perot described the views of the ordinary citizen on the U.S. policy in the Persian Gulf and a variety of other issues. Mr. Perot, real-estate, computer, and gas and oil magnate, expres…

Secretary of the Treasury, Nicholas Brady, spoke on the eve of the first anniversary of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, commonly called the “Savings …

Senator David Boren is the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. He described the fast-paced changes that are sweeping the world and explained that the U.S. should not let down its …

Christie Hefner, Chair and CEO of Playboy Enterprises addressed the Society of Professional Journalists as part of activities commemorating the passage of the Freedom of Information Act in 1…

The speaker was elected mayor of New York City in November 1989. He is the first black to hold the office.

Mick Rood discussed President Ronald Reagan’s plan to reduce the federal deficit. He answered questions from viewers.