Spoken from the Heart
Former first lady Laura Bush discussed her memoir, Spoken from the Heart (Scribner; May 4, 2010), in conversation with journalist Cokie Roberts. Mrs. Bush began and ended by reading an excep…
1,299 viewsFormer first lady Laura Bush discussed her memoir, Spoken from the Heart (Scribner; May 4, 2010), in conversation with journalist Cokie Roberts. Mrs. Bush began and ended by reading an excep…
1,299 viewsCabinet secretaries spoke about managing the federal workforce and the value of public employees in the midst of shrinking budgets. They also responded to questions from the audience.
119 viewsInterAction hosted a forum in which U.S. foreign aid and global development was discussed. Panelists included Representative Gerald Connolly (D-VA) and former USAID Deputy Administrator Caro…
81 viewsJournalists and political commentators reflected on the life and legacy of former House Speaker Thomas “Tip” O’Neill on the 100th anniversary of his birth. The panelists included long-time B…
825 viewsFormer Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger opened the first event of the University of Southern California’s Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy with remarks about political cour…
576 viewsAdministration officials spoke to government employees at a town hall meeting held to mark Public Service Recognition Week. They focused on the government workforce and its services to the p…
255 viewsA funeral service for former first lady Betty Ford was held in Palm Desert, California, at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church. Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, journalist Cokie Roberts, and G…
3,703 viewsFormer President Clinton gave a keynote speech at the centennial meeting of the National Governors Association. In his remarks he talked about the NGA efforts over the past several years in …
862 viewsPanelists talked about the health reform proposals of the presidential candidates and how they relate to the recommendations of the Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center. Then health policy advis…
97 viewsThree women journalists talked about freedom of the press, the journalism industry, and the practice of journalism as a profession. The also talked about public access to information, histor…
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