Videos

Blair House: The President’s Guest House, provides a video tour of the rarely-seen historic home used as an official guest residence by U.S. presidents. In addition to its role as a tempo…

Author and historian Nell Irvin Painter was interviewed about her life, her career, and her body of writings. She responded to viewer telephone calls and electronic mail. Two video clips …

New York attorney Elkan Abramowitz talked about U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Mr. Abramowitz is a criminal defense attorney who has argued cases before Judge Sotomayor at…

New York County District Attorney Robert Morgenthau talked about the life and career of Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor. He had hired Judge Sotomayor as a prosecutor in 1979 upon…

Susan Sturm talked about the life and career of Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor. She was a friend of the judge who attended Yale University Law School with her. Susan Sturm is…

Sergio Sotolongo talked about the life and career of Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayo. He was a childhood friend who attended Cardinal Spellman High School in the Bronx and Princet…

Wev Shea spoke about the trial and conviction of Former Senator Ted Stevens on corruption and fraud charges. He was critical of prosecutors who had allegedly withheld evidence and misled the…

Connie Doebele talked about C-SPAN’s Blair House documentary. Footage of the program was shown.

Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker talked about his life and career. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. Videos were shown of Steven Pinker in his house in Boston, talkin…

Author and Catholic theologian George Weigel talked about his life, his career, and his body of writing. Topics included theology, the politics of the Catholic Church, the sexual abuse scand…

Mr. Ibbitson spoke about Prime Minister Harper’s decision to dissolve Parliament early and call for new elections to be held October 14, 2008. Topics included the candidates, parties, and is…

Telephone lines were open for reaction to the third day of the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Video clips were shown, including an interview with Gov. Palin be…

Viewers reacted to the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado.

Telephone lines were open for reaction to the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. Questions posed included “What should Bill Clinton say …

Viewers reacted to the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. Highlights of various political events, short vignettes, and live convention …

Richard Weinstein and Connie Doebele talked about the C-SPAN program they produced, “Three Years Later: Conversations with Iraq War Veterans.” It is a follow-up to a program, “Soldiers Wound…

In 2005, C-SPAN cameras went to Walter Reed Hospital to interview four returning Iraq war soldiers. Each of the soldiers had lost an appendage; some were double amputees. Earlier this year, …

Assistant Treasury Secretary for Financial Markets Anthony Ryan talked about the Federal Reserve’s action to shore up financial markets and the administration’s assessment of the markets and…

Assistant Attorney General for National Security Kenneth Wainstein talked about the modernization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). He talked about the Bush administration…