Videos

Administrator Gina McCarthy gave a keynote speech at the Resources for the Future (RFF) Policy Leadership Forum. She talked about the economic needs for acting on climate change.

Former Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT) and former Representatives Dick Gephardt (D-MO) and Phil Sharp (D-IN) discussed what lies ahead for President Obama and Congress as they try to tackle th…

Witnesses testified about energy policy and the U.S. tax code. Among the issues they addressed were ways in which the tax code affects the energy sector, ways in which different energy indus…

Panelists talked about concerns raised because a growing proportion of fresh foods consumed in the United States are produced in other countries. They also talked about genetic engineering o…

Witnesses testified about proposed legilation giving the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the authority to set new CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards for p…

The Institute of Politics hosted a bipartisan forum for the newest members of Congress on the issues of congressional relations with the White House. The speakers detailed their experiences …

Participants talked about 2004 presidential election campaign strategies and tactics and campaign decision-making. Among the issues they addressed were levels of voter turn out, messages dev…

Mr. Terkel, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, talked about his new book, Coming of Age: The Story of Our Century by Those Who Lived It. He described some of the interviews which made up the b…

Witnesses testified about the National Academy of Sciences' report on the effectiveness and impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards. Senator Bingaman is chairman of the Senate Ene…

During this event from HARVARD UNIVERSITY in Cambridge ,MA Representative Richard Gephardt(D-MO),House minority leader voiced his opinion about the future of the Democratic Party and…

Robert Reich, author of Locked in the Cabinet and former Senator Alan Simpson (R-WY), author of Right in the Old Gazoo, talked about their experiences in Washington politics. Mr. Reich read …

Mr. Carville, Mr. McCurry and two visiting fellows at the Institute of Politics discussed the relationship between the news media and political leaders. They discussed how the press decides …

Several former legislative and executive advisers discussed relations between the executive and legislative branches. The discussion focused on the process of communication between the two b…

This week’s program includes the results of the three Texas congressional runoffs, a forum on presidential and congressional relations and a brief interview with a House freshman’s chief of …

First Lady Hillary Clinton addressed Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government about global economic and technological changes, and their effect on families and children. After her r…

Chairman Haley Barbour and Chairman Chris Dodd took questions from a panel of four Harvard students and then questions from the audience. They debated the fundamental differences between the…

Harvard University sponsored a forum on how technology and the internet were changing presidential campaigning.

President and CEO of United Negro College Fund, William Gray III talked about changes in the world economy and the challenges those changes present to the U.S. He took questions from the aud…

Presidential candidate Senator Richard Lugar (R-Indiana) spoke to Harvard University students about farm issues, the economy, and the Clinton administration’s foreign policy.

The U.S. House of Representatives met for the last session of the 103rd Congress. Members debated the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) treaty. Representative Steve Largent (R-OK…