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Participants spoke about the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings. They commented on various audio excerpts from the hearings and responded to viewer comments and questions. The Army-McCarthy hear…

Author Allen Weinstein talked about his book The Haunted Wood: Soviet Espionage in America, published by Random House. In writing the book, Allen Weinstein used files from Russian intelligen…

The panelists discussed the nature of the last 100 years and whether the “American century” of U.S. prominence has ended. The panelists took questions from the audience after the discussion …

Allen Weinstein talked about the book he co-authored, The Story of America: Freedom and Crisis From Settlement to Superpower, published by DK Publishing. Along with Mr. Weinstein’s co-author…

Scholars discussed presidents of the 20th century, what lies in store for future presidents, and how historians will view them. The panel responded to questions from the audience.

Historians speculated about presidential power in the 21st century and discussed past presidents who are viewed as powerful. They answered questions from the audience.

Historians discussed the crises handled by Presidents Lincoln, Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Kennedy and Nixon. They also responded to questions from the audience.

President-elect Fox received the International Democracy Medal for his role in recent national elections.

Allen Weinstein spoke about his book The Haunted Wood: Soviet Espionage in America--The Stalin Era, published by the Modern Library. He also responded to audience questions. Utilizing previo…

Participants talked about challenges to peace in various locations around the world and spoke about potential changes in the international situations which would promote reconciliation and p…

Participants talked about the prospects for the spread and development of democracy in the 21st century. Among the issues they addressed were human rights concerns, economic conditions, and …

Allen Weinstein talked about his book, Perjury: The Hiss-Chambers Case, which was originally published in 1978 and which Random House has recently republished in an updated edition.

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 a…

Allen Weinstein of the Center for Democracy moderated this discussion on the role of presidential campaign strategists in election outcomes. They examined issues such as the relationship bet…

Senate Foreign Relation’s Committee members heard testimony from various foreign affairs officials and experts concerning the cost and effectiveness of U.S. operations in Haiti designed to r…

The guests talked about the upcoming election in Russia, a milestone event which determines the type of government and constitution the country will have. They described the political landsc…

The American Bar Association International Conference panel on U.S. policy responses to the events in Haiti. The panel discussed the results of the September 1991 coup.

Allen Weinstein, President of the Center for Democracy, discussed his visit to Russia where he observed the voting on the referendum for President Yeltsin and helped staff a press informatio…

Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev spoke to an audience on the current constitutional crisis taking place in Russia. Earlier in the week, Russian President Yeltsin decreed that following five w…

The guests discussed the new challenges faces the international community following the many changes currently taking place in the Soviet Union. Andrei Kortunov of the Russian Academy of Sci…