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Author and former Defense Department spokesperson Torie Clarke discussed how she went from a career in politics to starting a podcast focusing on her love of books. About Books also reported…

Former White House Press Secretary and Fox News host Dana Perino reflected on her career and offered life lessons. She was interviewed by Victoria Clarke, former assistant defense secretary …

Author Wil Haygood appeared on the “Chatter on Books” podcast to discuss his book on race in America in the late 1960s through the lens of a high school sports team in Columbus, Ohio. He was…

Journalist David Epstein talked about his book, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, on an episode of the podcast “Chatter on Books.” In his book he argued that having broa…

Students from the University of Denver and Pace University in New York City participated by broadband feed in a distance learning class. Guest speaker Torie Clarke talked about the Obama…

Representatives from the campaigns of the three major presidential candidates in the 1992 elections spoke at a forum on the results of the 1992 elections. The campaign staffers discussed the…

Ms. Clarke talks about the new book on the Bush administration by Bob Woodward, the investigation into former Representative Mark Foley, and other news of the day. She also talked about the …

U.S. Treasurer Cabral addressed the conferees about her background and the leadership qualities needed to work in the highest levels of government. She also answered audience members' questi…

Torie Clarke was interviewed about her book Lipstick on a Pig: Winning in the No-Spin Era by Someone Who Knows the Game, published by Free Press. In her book, former Pentagon spokeswoman To…

Secretary Rumsfeld was accompanied by members of the press as he toured detention facilities and the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The base was being transformed to hold al-Qaida and T…

A behind-the-scenes look at the briefing process at the Pentagon was shown. Mr. Whitman began the process by convening a meeting in his office at 11:30 in the morning to discuss the major…

As part of a C-SPAN and Comcast project to encourage dialog between students and national leaders, Victoria Clarke spoke to high school students about her career experiences, women in politi…

The Media and the War on Terrorism is a collection of conversations between public officials and journalists, compiled by co-editors Marvin Kalb and Stephen Hess and published by Brookings I…

Three C-SPAN crews followed Defense Department officials as they conducted daily business during military operations in Iraq. The program includes various scenes from briefings during the da…

Participants talked about the roles and responsibilities of journalists in the war with Iraq. Among the topics they addressed were access to military action, the decision by officials to emb…

Ms. Clarke and General McChrystal spoke to reporters about military operations in Iraq. Among the topics they addressed were efforts to establish an interim government, the state of Iraqi in…

From the Pentagon, Pentagon Spokesman Victoria Clarke and Major General Stanley McChrystal spoke to reporters about progress of military operations in Iraq. Among the topics they addressed w…

Victoria Clarke and General Stanley McChrystal briefed reporters on the progress of military operations in Iraq. Among the topics they addressed were the levels of resistance by Iraqis, Kurd…

Ms. Clarke and General McChrystal spoke to reporters about the progress of military operations in Iraq. Following their remarks they answered questions from reporters, including questions ab…

Pentagon Spokesman Victoria Clarke and Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Director for Operations Major General Stanley McChrystal talked about the progress of the war in Iraq, including reiterating…