Oliver North's Perspective
Lieutenant Colonel North spoke to members of the National Press Club about the Iran-Contra affair, focusing on his tenure as a security council aide during the Reagan administration and his …
710 viewsLieutenant Colonel North spoke to members of the National Press Club about the Iran-Contra affair, focusing on his tenure as a security council aide during the Reagan administration and his …
710 viewsOn a four day visit to Washington and New York, Boris Yeltsin, recently-elected leader of the Russian Republic, visited with President Bush in the White House and with members of Congress on…
322 viewsVice President Quayle discusses the Freedom of Information Act, which requires federal agencies to provide information about their operations to the public. The vice president was associate …
48 viewsSecretary of the Treasury Lloyd Bentsen addressed the National Press Club and spoke of the economic policies of President Bill Clinton’s Administration.
43 viewsPatricia Ireland, National Organization for Women President, spoke to members of the National Press Club about the possibility of a feminist third party, Ross Perot’s presidential campaign, …
92 viewsSenator Bill Bradley, D-New Jersey a member of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee, spoke before a luncheon of the National Press Club on the future of the republics of the former Sovie…
70 viewsH. Ross Perot, 1992 presidential candidate, spoke to the National Press Club audience about his thoughts on the American political system. In response to questions, he indicated that if indi…
506 viewsDirector of the National Gallery of Art, J. Carter Brown, spoke about the Gallery and other museums. He described the extreme downturn in the number of gifts of paintings and other art works…
63 viewsBenno C. Schmidt Jr., president of Yale University, spoke about the issue of free speech on college campuses. He talked about the current surge of “political correctness” on campuses. Mr. Sc…
153 viewsAmbassador Robert Strauss was confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union in August of this year. He spoke about the unfolding events in the Soviet Union, including the Soviet economic …
78 viewsComedian Jay Leno, named by NBC television to replace Johnny Carson as host of the Tonight Show in the summer of 1992, addressed an audience at the National Press Club on various matters in …
484 viewsSenator-Elect Harris Wofford (D-PA) addressed a National Press Club luncheon to discuss the factors that allowed him to win a Pennsylvania Senate seat in a hotly contested race against forme…
91 viewsNelson Mandela, leader of the African National Congress, a South African political party, held a press conference in the National Press Club to talk about his visit to the U.S. and the polit…
164 viewsEach year the National Press Club honors an outstanding journalist at the annual Fourth Estate Award Dinner. This year’s recipient is CNN correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported from Baghda…
93 viewsPresident Havel discussed the move towards democracy and an open market taking place in Czechoslovakia. He talked about the need for investment and the many opportunities for Western b…
228 viewsProfessor Galbraith was an economics professor at Harvard University from 1934 to 1975, at times leaving academics to work in the federal government. He was an adviser to President John F. K…
89 viewsPresident of Costa Rica Rafael Calderon addressed the National Press Club to talk about economic relations between the United States and Central America.
87 viewsThe guest speakers discussed the latest events in the Soviet Union and the impact these events will have on the country as it seeks to improve its economic situation.
43 viewsMr. Minow, a former FCC Chairman, talked about the growth of public television. He gave a brief history of public broadcasting. In particular, he talked about WETA in Washington on the stati…
251 viewsThe National Press Club hosted Leonid Kravchuk, chair of the Ukrainian Supreme Soviet, for a luncheon speech that on the sovereignty of Ukraine.
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