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Mr. Sidey reminisced about President Kennedy and talked about a book on Kennedy’s European travels as a young man. Mr. Sidey wrote the introduction for the book. He took questions from the a…

In a forum sponsored by the International Society of Political Psychologists, panelists explained the rise of talk radio and its impact on society, especially the political process, includin…

Several former surgeons general discussed public health policy challenges facing the nation. They also examined the role of surgeons general in forming public health policy and how this was …

Panelists discussed the public cynicism about Congress and the U.S. political process. Topics included the causes of and solutions to public dissatisfaction, as well as the effects of cynici…

The panelists discussed the challenge reporters face with the increasing media coverage of events. They focused on how many journalists on news shows end up talking about scandal rather than…

Anna Perez spoke about media coverage of politicians and their families. She said that those involved in politics and the media should both think carefully about what is appropriate as news.…

Assistant to the President Sidney Blumenthal talked about the agenda of the Clinton administration and how it will affect the future of the nation and the world. He mentioned various policie…

Panelists examined the decision-making process in the journalism industry. They examined how industry executives make editorial decisions and how this process has been effected by changes in…

White House Press Secretary for President Bill Clinton, Mike McCurry spoke at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Mr. McCurry talked about the role of press secretary and…

Former Senator Alan Simpson talked about the current crisis in the White House and the way in which the media are covering the story. Mr. Simpson was recently appointed director of Harvard’s…

Journalist William Safire talked about freedom of the press in the United States and the history of sedition in this nation. He specifically focused on what happened when someone leveled fal…

Marcia Anne Gillespie spoke about the future of women’s magazines and the feminist movement. She talked about her efforts to make Ms. more reflective of younger women, women of many ethnic b…

Mr. Mike McCurry, White House Press Secretary for President Clinton, talked about both positive and negative trends in news coverage and the relations between the press and the presidency. H…

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Kenneth Bacon spoke about changes in media coverage of U.S. national security in the post Cold War world and how he tries to explain these d…

The panelists, including Former CIA Directors Stansfield Turner and James Woolsey, and Former National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft, concentrated on the job of Director of the Central I…

A Panel at the Gerald Ford Presidential Library discussed the congressional and press oversight and coverage of the Central Intelligence Agency. Journalists, lawmakers and intelligence exper…

In the first panel of a conference, “Is American Journalism in Crisis,” panelists discussed problems in the U.S. news media industry. They examined issues such media mergers, media forms, th…

Former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta delivered the luncheon speech at a forum on the state of U.S. journalism. He spoke about the challenges facing the media and ways to address th…

David Bartlett, Michael Freedman, Marvin Kalb, Ellen Thomas, Susan Tolchin, Kathleen Frankovic, Sam Donaldson, and Fran Fahrenkopf discussed several issues associated with the presidential c…

The Washington Journal from Chicago during the Democratic National Convention. In the first segment, Tom Fiedler, Miami Herald Political Editor & Columnist, talked about the Dick Morris resi…