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Charles Walker talked about the history of lobbying in Washington since the 1960s. He focused on the key issues that lobbyists have influenced in the Congress. After his prepared remarks he …

Gary Andres described strategies the White House used to sell its policies to Congress and the private sector. He talked about the history and structure of the White House legislative affair…

Jeffery Biggs compared and contrasted lobbying styles from other countries to the current style in the United States. After his remarks he responded to questions from the students.

Pam Fielding, Principal of e-advocates, spoke to students about using the Internet to lobby legislators. Among the topics she addressed were motivating citizens to correspond with legislator…

Frank Fahrenkopf, American Gaming Association President & CEO, spoke to students about lobbying state legislatures on behalf of the gaming industry. After a brief overview of the history of…

Glen Caroline of the National Rifle Association (NRA) explained how lobbying works in Washington, DC, using his organization as an example. Grassroots mobilization means empowering individu…

Political Consultant Terry Bevels talked about how lobbying affects the congressional appropriations process. He explained the federal budget appropriations process and said that lobbying of…

Mr. Birnbaum spoke to students about the art of successful lobbying and talked about the most influential lobbyists and lobbying organizations. He said that successful organizations were tho…

Mr. Towle spoke to students about lobbying on behalf of associations. He explained the structure of associations and talked about how to represent a wide variety of interests. During his pre…

Mr. Equale talked about lobbying in general, how to represent clients, and also the history of lobbying. He talked about the need to understand the relationships and interplay between Congre…

Representatives from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids talked about the history of tobacco and its uses, and about methods of lobbying against tobacco. They described tobacco as a dangerous…

Mr. Thurber and Ms. Chapman spoke to students about effective means of lobbying Congress by mounting grassroots campaigns. Among the issues they addressed were how the decision making proces…

Mr. Weiss spoke to students about lobbying and campaign advertising, focusing on methods of promoting issues and ways to promote candidates. Among the issues he addressed were funding issue …

Mr. McAuliffe talked about campaign fundraising and contributions. He commented on the impeachment of the president. After his prepared remarks he took questions from the audience. Mr. Norqu…

Terry Straub, Vice President of Public Relations at U.S. Steel Corp., talked about representing corporations on Capitol Hill. This lecture was part of the annual seminar on lobbying and camp…

Richard Sachs of the Congressional Research Service talked about new legislation which impacts the lobbying process. He talked about the issue of disclosure as it relates to lobbying and to…

Carol Whitney, President of Whitney and Associates Consulting Firm, talked about lobbying and governmental relations on the state level. Following her prepared remarks, Ms. Whitney answered …

Don Goff of American University talked about lobbying approaches to congressional members. He talked about how important committee work is, competition between members and devising effective…

Mr. Caroline talked about the importance of grass roots lobbying as an effective legislative strategy. He related his experiences as part of the annual seminar on lobbying and campaign manag…

As part of the annual seminar from the Lobbying Institute at American University, Professor Murphy talked about the characteristics of people who lobby the executive and legislative branches…