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Journalists Connie Chung, Carl Leubsdorf, and Tom Oliphant recalled their coverage of the 1972 presidential campaign that was documented in Timothy Crouse’s book, The Boys on the Bus. The re…

Curtis Wilkie and Thomas Oliphant talked about their book, The Road to Camelot: Inside JFK’s Five-Year Campaign. The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum hosted this program, whic…

David Nexon, former domestic policy adviser to Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA), talked about his book Lion of the Senate: When Ted Kennedy Rallied the Democrats in a GOP Congress, which he co-…

Thomas Putnam welcomed historians, journalists and members of the Kennedy administration for a discussion of President John F. Kennedy, his place in the nation’s history, and how lessons lea…

On the 50th anniversary of the first debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, a Kennedy Library Forum was held with Kennedy advisers and journalists who covered the first-ever telev…

Panelists discussed the thirteen days in October of 1962, during which there were Soviet missiles in Cuba aimed at the United States. In addition, a brief film of President Kennedy addre…

On the 50th anniversary of the 1960 West Virginia Democratic primary, Kennedy aides Richard Donahue, Charlie Peters, Ted Sorensen, and journalist David Broder shared their memories of the 19…

2004 Democratic presidential nominee and Massachusetts Senator John Kerry was presented with the Distinguished American Award from the Kennedy Library Foundation. He took part in a wide-rang…

James Baker Former Secretary of State, talked about foreign policy and diplomacy during times of crisis. He also talked about his experiences in government service, post-war reconstruction …

Chris Buckley of Forbes FYI talked about national politics and the tenth anniversary of Forbes FYI, and Columnist Tom Oliphant of the Boston Globe talked about his Sunday article. They respo…

Tom Oliphant of the Boston Globe talked about headline news stories and responded to audience telephone calls, faxes and electronic mail.

John F. Kennedy Library and Museum held a panel of four journalists and former Governor Hugh Gregg (R-New Hampshire). Participants talked about the New Hampshire primary elections and New H…

Mr. Oliphant discussed campaign fundraising and the problems faced by political parties in funding congressional campaigns during a presidential campaign. He also took audience calls, faxes,…

Tom Oliphant, Washington Columnist for the Boston Globe, talked about the results of the President Clinton impeachment proceedings. Mr. Oliphant stated the proceedings further deepened alre…

Thomas Oliphant of the Boston Globe, discussed headline news and responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.

Governor Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) talked about partisan politics and its impact on the legislative process. Tom Oliphant, Washington Correspondent for The Boston Globe, spoke about t…

In the newspaper roundtable, Mr. Oliphant and Mr. Thomas talked about current news stories of interest to them and took audience calls, faxes and electronic mail.

Journalists and government officials talked about the format of presidential debates. They drew on past debates to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of certain formats and addresse…

Newspaper roundtable portion of the C-SPAN Washington Journal program with Tom Oliphant, Boston Globe and Peter Brimelow, Forbes along with viewer phone calls.

Participants discussed perceptions of women in positions of power in politics, the press and other social institutions. They focused on how the media covered women in powerful positions, esp…