The most popular events for the Washington Journal - American History TV Series http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?browse=series&id=13 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Fri, 24 May 2013 18:08:59 GMT Washington Journal - American History TV Ryan Butler talked about gay and lesbian issues in the 2012 election. Topics included same-sex marriage initiatives on the 2012 ballot in Minnesota, Maine, Maryland, and Washington State; the accomplishments of the Obama administration in advocating for LGBT issues, and the LGBT organizations at the Democratic National Convention. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307794-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307794-5 Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Susan Roberts talked about North Carolina demographics and politics, and she responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included the 14,000-vote margin that President Obama won the state by in 2008, the Latino vote in North Carolina, and how the convention reflected overall changing demographics of the country. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307794-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307794-4 Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Bill Plante talked about the evolution of presidential press conferences since President Woodrow Wilson met with several reporters in the Oval Office in March 1913. Other topics reporters methods for phrasing questions; how news conferences are used by both the president and the press; the impact of television, cable news, and social media; and the relevance of the press conference in modern times. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Towson University Political Science Professor Martha Joynt Kumar was interviewed by phone on the history of presidential press conferences and the operations of presidential communications teams.*She is the author of Managing the President's Message: The White House Communications Operation (published in 2010). Clips of presidential news conferences with Presidents Nixon, Reagan, George W. Bush, and Obama were shown. C-SPAN Radio's Nancy Calo previewed the Sunday morning talk shows. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311702-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311702-4 Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Rob Christensen previewed the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, and discussed national and North Carolina politics. Topics included the Republican National Convention, the impact of conventions on each party's political base, the Democratic Party's goal for their convention, the enthusiasm levels of both Republicans and Democrats, and the role the economy in shaping North Carolina and national politics. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307794-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307794-3 Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for comments on [Washington Post] columnist Dan Balz's article on bipartisanship and the lack of civility in Washington, D.C., politics, "Who Stood in the Way of Change?" http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307794-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307794-2 Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT