Q and A (C-SPAN)
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S. James Gates, Jr. National Medal of Science Laureate
Our guest is S. James Gates, Jr., a recipient of the National Medal of Science. The award for 2011 was presented by President Obama in a White House ceremony in February of 2013. Dr. Gates discusses the process by which a scientist is nominated and selected for this distinction, which is the highest honor the U.S. government bestows upon scientists.
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Scott Shane, New York Times National Security Reporter
Our guest is Scott Shane, national security reporter in the Washington bureau of the New York Times. He discusses his recent New York Times Sunday feature story titled ?From Spy to Source to Convict,? an examination of a former C.I.A. officer now in prison for leaking information to a reporter.
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David Stockman, Author, "The Great Deformation"
Our guest is former Michigan Republican Congressman and Reagan administration budget director David Stockman. He discusses his new book titled "The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America." He suggests that Wall Street and the Federal Reserve have joined forces to harm the economy, punish savers, and fuel new financial bubbles which he claims will soon burst.
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Bob Ney, "Sideswiped"
Our guest is former Ohio Republican Congressman Bob Ney to discuss his recent memoir titled, "Sideswiped: Lessons Learned Courtesy of the Hit Men of Capitol Hill." Ney discusses his eleven years in Congress representing Ohio's 18th district. He describes being sent to serve for thirty months at the Federal Corrections Facility in Morgantown, West Virginia.
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Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Washington Post
Our guest is Washington Post Senior Correspondent and Associate Editor Rajiv Chandrasekaran. He discusses his recent Washington Post article titled, "Too Big to Bail," an examination of the embattled F-35 jet fighter program. He highlights the program?s unique ability to avoid budget cuts despite increases in production costs and delayed project completion.
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U.S. Senate Youth Program
This week on Q&A, high school students from the United States Senate Youth Program discuss their participation in a week long government and leadership education program in Washington, DC. 104 students were selected from 50 states, the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense Education Activity.
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Tom C. Korologos, Former Presidential Advisor
Our guest is the former Ambassador to Belgium and former deputy assistant to Presidents Nixon and Ford, Tom Korologos. He discusses his recent Washington Post opinion piece about White House nomination battles titled "A History of Nomination Train Wrecks."
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Medea Benjamin, Drones and CODEPINK
Our guest is author and co-founder of CODEPINK, Medea Benjamin. She discusses her new book, ?Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control,? and explains why she believes the use of military drones should be stopped. She talks about what motivated her in her early years to become an activist for peace, and provides insight into CODEPINK?s origins and motivations.
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Dr. Francis Collins, NIH Director
Our guest is Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health and former head of the Human Genome Project. He talks about the administration of the NIH, which is comprised of 27 institutes and centers, and the importance of the Genome Project to medical research.
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Fred Barnes, The Weekly Standard Executive Editor
Our guest is Fred Barnes, television commentator and executive editor of the Weekly Standard. He discusses the relative importance of the Weekly Standard to those in the political community, including the role it played in discovering Sarah Palin in 2007.
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Jody Williams, 1997 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Our guest is author and 1997 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Jody Williams. She discusses her newly released autobiography titled "My Name Is Jody Williams: A Vermont Girl?s Winding Path to the Nobel Peace Prize." Williams shares details of her prize winning work on the campaign to ban the use of landmines and her career as an advocate for world peace. She reveals the struggles she faced in adjusting to her new life as a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
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Bill Steigerwald, Author, "Dogging Steinbeck"
Our guest is journalist Bill Steigerwald, author of "Dogging Steinbeck: Discovering America and Exposing the Truth About 'Travels With Charley'." He challenges the authenticity of Nobel Prize recipient and author John Steinbeck?s 1962 book called "Travels With Charley." He contends that Steinbeck took so many liberties with the truth in the original book that it should not be classified as non-fiction.
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Author Keith Richburg
Our guest is author and former Washington Post reporter Keith Richburg. He discusses China and other countries he has lived in as a reporter for the past thirty-five years. He explains the co-dependency of the U.S.-China relationship and gives his personal assessment of the future of China. He also describes his reporting on the detention of a blind Chinese activist whose release was granted following negotiations involving then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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Timothy Naftali - Part 2
Our guest is historian and author Timothy Naftali. He discusses the oral history project he conducted during his tenure as Director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California. Between himself and his assistant, Paul Musgrave, there were over 140 interviews performed in various locations throughout the country. The goal of the project was to obtain oral histories from members of Richard Nixon?s administration as well as other prominent figures from the...
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Amity Shlaes, Author, ""Coolidge"
Our guest is Bloomberg syndicated columnist and author Amity Shlaes. She discusses her soon to be released biography of the 30th President of the United States, titled "Coolidge." She traces the life of Calvin Coolidge from his early days in Plymouth Notch, Vermont through his presidency and ultimate return to New England where he died at the age of 60.
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Mark Shields, PBS "NewsHour" Political Analyst
Mark Shields, a syndicated columnist and political analyst on the PBS "Newshour," discusses his early days in politics and shares stories of his role as a legislative assistant to Senator William Proxmire (D-WI) and his work on the presidential campaigns of Senator Robert Kennedy (D-NY) in 1968 and Senator Edmund Muskie (D-ME) in 1972. He talks about the profound impact the assassination of Robert Kennedy had on his life and his eventual transition into journalism as a columnist for the...
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Cathy Lanier, Washington, DC Police Chief
Our guest is Cathy Lanier, the Chief of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department. She discusses the department?s growth in the last twenty-three years she has been a police officer. She talks about the homicide rate in the District of Columbia being the lowest number for the past fifty-one years. She describes the reasons for this number, and looks to the future growth of the area as an opportunity to add officers to the force.
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Sheila Bair, Author, "Bull By The Horns"
Our guest is former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Sheila Bair, author of the new book, "Bull By The Horns: Fighting to Save Main Street From Wall Street and Wall Street From Itself." She describes the onset of the country's worst financial crisis since the Great Depression and efforts to repair the economy. She also speaks about her working relationships with Treasury Secretaries Hank Paulsen and Tim Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
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Jason Brennan, "Libertarianism: What Everyone Need to...
Our guest is educator and author Jason Brennan to discuss his latest book titled "Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know." He suggests that his goal in the book was to make libertarianism seem reasonable to people who aren't inclined to know much about it. He describes the book as a primer in the political philosophy described as libertarianism. Brennan reviews well-known libertarians such as Ayn Rand and Milton Friedman, as well as Adam Smith and John Locke.
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Historian Timothy Naftali
Our guest is historian and author Timothy Naftali. He discusses the oral history project he conducted during his tenure as Director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California. Between himself and his assistant, Paul Musgrave, there were over 140 interviews performed in various locations throughout the country.
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Kevin Phillips, "1775: A Good Year for Revolution"
Our guest is historian and commentator Kevin Phillips to discuss his new historical narrative titled "1775: A Good Year for Revolution." Phillips suggests that the year 1775 was a critical launching point of both the Revolutionary War and American independence from Britain. He argues that the year 1776 has incorrectly emerged as a watershed year due to historical hype and confusion.
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Paul Reid, Co-author, "The Last Lion"
Our guest for 90 minutes is Paul Reid, co-author, with William Manchester of the third and final volume of the historical trilogy "The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965." Reid tells how he met and befriended co-author William Manchester who then invited Reid to complete the third volume of the book. He describes how he blended the hundreds of pages Manchester completed before his death, with Reid?s own research to produce the biography of the final...
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Crystal Wright, Conservativeblackchick.com
Our guest is Crystal Wright, the editor and publisher of the Internet blog "conservativeblackchick.com." Wright explains why she named her blog "Conservative Black Chick," and tells how her upbringing shaped the belief system she holds today. Wright discusses how her parents? resolve in the face of adversity inspired her to be engaged in the political process.
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Michael Hill, Author, "Elihu Washburne"
Our guest is Michael Hill, author of "Elihu Washburne: The Diary and Letters of America's Minister to France During the Siege and Commune of Paris." Hill?s book introduces us to Elihu Washburne, the American ambassador to France whose private diary entries and correspondences provide a window into life in 19th century France during the Siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War, as well as the Paris Commune that followed.
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Ted Widmer, Editor, "Listening In: The Secret White...
Our guest is Ted Widmer, editor of "Listening In: The Secret White House Recordings of John F. Kennedy." The book contains two audio CDs with 75 minutes of recorded conversations from the oval office, cabinet meetings, telephone calls, and private dictations during Kennedy's presidency. Mr. Widmer describes how he was approached by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation to select and introduce and transcribe the recordings. Widmer shares numerous clips throughout the program including a...
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Aida Donald, Author, "Citizen Soldier"
Our guest is Aida Donald, author of ?Citizen Soldier: A Life of Harry S. Truman.? The book traces Harry Truman?s early life and entry into politics to the end of his presidency. Donald discusses how the 33rd President?s early career was characterized by his efforts to remain honest despite the corruption present in local Missouri politics. She cites his writings known as the Pickwick Papers, named for the hotel Truman frequented in Kansas City. She also talks about Harry?s courtship of Bess...
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Matthew Heineman, "Escape Fire" Producer
"Escape Fire: The Fight To Rescue American Healthcare" is available at select theaters, on iTunes, and video on demand. Our guest is Matthew Heineman, director and producer of the documentary film "Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare." Heineman shares the premise of the film which examines the deficiencies in America?s healthcare system and explore cost effective solutions. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and is currently showing in select theaters.
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Walter Stahr, "Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man"
Our guest is Walter Stahr, author of a newly released biography titled "Seward: Lincoln?s Indispensable Man." He explains that William H. Seward was one of the most important Americans of the nineteenth century. He details Seward?s service as a progressive governor of New York and an outspoken United States Senator, before he was chosen to serve as Abraham Lincoln?s secretary of state and became Lincoln?s closest adviser.
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Heidi Ewing, "Detropia"
Our guest is Heidi Ewing, co-director and co-producer, of the documentary film "Detropia." Ewing discusses the premise of the film which seeks to highlight the continuing deterioration of one of America?s once robust metropolitan cities. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and won the Editing Award for Documentaries. The co-director and co-producer of the movie is Rachel Grady.
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Steve Inskeep, Author, "Instant City"
Our guest is author and co-host of National Public Radio?s "Morning Edition," Steve Inskeep. He discusses his book titled "Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi," which was recently released in paperback. He chose Karachi because he feels the city best exemplifies how a town grows and changes when the population rapidly escalates. He shares the history of Pakistan?s religions and governments, and how they impacted the planning of this city since 1947.
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Evan Thomas, Author, "Ike's Bluff"
Our guest is Evan Thomas, author of "Ike?s Bluff: President Eisenhower?s Secret Battle to Save the World." The newly released historical narrative details President Eisenhower?s eight year term in office from 1953-1961. Thomas suggests that Eisenhower used the threat of nuclear war to prevent open conflict with the Soviet Union while never fully revealing just how far he was willing to go in deploying the weapons.
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Morley Safer, 60 Minutes Correspondent
Our guest is twelve-time Emmy Award winning CBS News and "60 Minutes" reporter Morley Safer. He shares stories about his early years at the network, reveals that he never finished college, and expresses his opinion against the trend of citizen journalism on the Internet. He also discusses some of the most controversial episodes of the weekly newsmagazine "60 Minutes."
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Fortune Editors Allan Sloan and Geoff Colvin
Our guests are Allan Sloan and Geoff Colvin, Senior Editors at Large for Fortune Magazine. They discuss their recent cover story titled "Hey Washington: Enough Already!" They describe the article as a common sense proposal for steering America?s economy out of its rut. Sloan and Colvin point out that they have written about these issues for decades, have different journalistic and personal styles, and tend to arrive at different conclusions. They suggest that if the two of them can agree...
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Neil Barofsky, Author, "Bailout"
Our guest is Neil Barofsky, the former Special Inspector General in charge of oversight for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP). He discusses his new personal narrative titled "Bailout: An Inside Account of How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street." Barofsky shares his perspective from serving in his position for both the Bush and Obama administrations. He describes his efforts to ensure against fraud and abuse in the spending of $700 billion allocated for the...
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Andrew Kaczynski, BuzzFeed Reporter
Our guest this week is Andrew Kaczynski. He is a reporter for BuzzFeed, an Internet-based social news organization which delivers original reporting, opinion and viral content. Kaczynski discusses his work for the newly expanded politics section of the website. He describes his role as finding, researching and releasing old video clips of politicians.
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Colbert King, Washington Post Columnist
Our guest is Washington Post columnist Colbert King. He discusses his twenty-two year career at The Washington Post and details the current political situation within the government of Washington, DC. King describes the historical evolution of local government in the District of Columbia, along with the troubled history of past administrations including the arrest and conviction of former Mayor Marion Barry in 1990.
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Ami Horowitz, Director, "U.N. Me" Documentary
Our guest is Ami Horowitz, director of a newly released documentary film entitled ?U.N. Me.? The movie is a critical portrayal of the role the United Nations plays in global politics and peacekeeping. Horowitz uses the term ?docutainment? to describe the type of movie he has produced and directed. He cites liberal film maker Michael Moore as a significant figure in the documentary film business, and credits Moore with motivating him to make his first documentary.
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Julianna Goldman, Bloomberg White House Correspondent
Our guest is Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Julianna Goldman. She discusses her career reporting on President Obama from the beginning of his candidacy in 2007 until the present day. Goldman talks about her role in preparing for presidential news conferences, and she recounts her experiences travelling with the White House press corps on Air Force One.
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Walter Pincus, Washington Post Columnist
Our guest is Washington Post columnist Walter Pincus. He discusses his long career at the Post and some of his recent writings on national security and defense issues. Pincus has written critically of some of the spending in the Pentagon?s defense budget. He cites an example of a recent expenditure of $4 million to build a facility in Huntsville Alabama for the Army band.
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Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), "Across That Bridge"
Our guest is Congressman John Lewis, Democrat from Georgia?s 5th congressional district and author of a newly released historical narrative titled, "Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change." Lewis talks about his own early involvement in the non-violent protests of the civil rights movement. He recounts his experience in leading a group of students across the Edmond Pettus Bridge in Alabama when he was 25 years old.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Our guest on Q&A is U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia who discusses his book, "Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts."
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Gretchen Morgenson, Co-author, "Reckless Endangerment"
Pulitzer Prize winning author and journalist, Gretchen Morgenson, discusses her latest book ?Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed, and Corruption Created the Worst Financial Crisis of Our Time.? Financial analyst Joshua Rosner is the book?s co-author. This historical narrative details the 2008 financial meltdown triggered by the sub-prime loan lending collapse.
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Dan Balz, Chief Correspondent for The Washington Post
This week on Q&A, our guest is Dan Balz, Chief Correspondent for The Washington Post. He answers questions from Purdue University students visiting Washington, DC for a two week seminar designed to study media and politics. Balz discusses how the newspaper business has transformed over the years he has been involved in it.
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Brian Kamoie, White House National Security Staff
Our guest is Brian Kamoie, the Senior Director for Preparedness Policy on the national security staff of the White House. In 1989, Brian was one of the students selected to join in the U.S. Senate Youth Program. Earlier this year, he gave a speech to the current high school participants. The program brings high school students from fifty states to Washington, DC for a week of government and leadership education.
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Angela T. Rye, Congressional Black Caucus Executive...
We meet Angela Rye, the Executive Director and General Counsel to the Congressional Black Caucus. She discusses her role in developing overall legislative and political strategy with the caucus. She says the Congressional Black Caucus, founded in 1971, is often referred to as the "conscience of the Congress," and that it advances the causes of people that don?t have a voice.
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Douglas Brinkley, Author, "Cronkite"
Our guest is author and historian Douglas Brinkley to talk about his new biography "Cronkite." The book chronicles the life of long time CBS Evening News anchorman Walter Cronkite, who was often referred to as "the most trusted man in America." Brinkley discusses Cronkite?s early life in Missouri and Texas and his reporting from the front lines of World War II as a correspondent for the United Press wire service.
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Clint Hill, Author, "Mrs. Kennedy and Me"
Former United States Secret Service agent Clint Hill discusses his recent historical narrative titled "Mrs. Kennedy and Me." Hill describes the period of time he was assigned to guard Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. His protective detail assignment begins shortly after Kennedy?s election as President in November 1960, until after the election of Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
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Robert Caro, Author, "The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The...
This is the second part of a discussion with Pulitzer prize winning author and historian Robert Caro. He talks about his newly released biography of Lyndon Johnson entitled ?The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Passage of Power.? This is his fourth book in the Johnson biographical series and Caro promises a fifth and final book in the future. The period covered in the book is from 1958 until early 1964.
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Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy, Co-Authors, "The...
Co-authors Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy discuss their newly released historical narrative ?The Presidents Club: Inside the World?s Most Exclusive Fraternity.? They describe the history of private and public relationships among modern American presidents dating back to Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover.
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Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy, Co-Authors, "The...
Co-authors Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy discuss their newly released historical narrative ?The Presidents Club: Inside the World?s Most Exclusive Fraternity.? They describe the history of private and public relationships among modern American presidents dating back to Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover.
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Robert Caro, Author, "The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The...
Pulitzer prize winning author and historian Robert Caro discusses his newly released biography of Lyndon Johnson entitled ?The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Passage of Power.? This is his fourth book in the Johnson biographical series and Caro promises a fifth and final book in the future.
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Blaine Harden, Author, "Escape From Camp 14"
Author Blaine Harden discusses his historical narrative, "Escape From Camp 14: One Man?s Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West." Harden tells the story of a young man named Shin Dong-hyuk, who was born in captivity at prison camp 14, located in central North Korea. Shin escaped in 2005. Harden says that Shin is the only individual actually born in a labor camp to escape.
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Douglas Wissing, Author, "Funding the Enemy"
Author Douglas Wissing discusses his latest narrative, "Funding the Enemy: How U.S. Taxpayers Bankroll the Taliban." Mr. Wissing states in his book that for a variety of reasons, much of the taxpayer money the United States spends in Afghanistan is being diverted and used for funding the Taliban.
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Katrina Lantos Swett
Katrina Lantos Swett discusses her role as President and CEO of the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice. Swett talks about her father, the late Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) and his contributions as founder of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, now renamed the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. She tells the story of how her mother Annette and her father escaped German labor camps with assistance from Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenburg.
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United States Senate Youth Program
High school students from the United States Senate Youth Program discuss their participation in a week long government and leadership education program in Washington, DC. 104 students were selected from 50 states and the District of Columbia. Delegates were given the opportunity to meet and ask questions of President Barack Obama, Chief Justice John Roberts, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Senator Susan Collins, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, to name a few.
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Jerry Ensminger and Rachel Libert
Rachel Libert is the producer and co-director of a documentary which features retired U.S. Marine Corps Master Sergeant Jerry Ensminger. The film chronicles Ensminger's efforts on behalf of Marines and their families exposed to toxic drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
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Sonja Sohn, Founder and CEO, ReWired for Change
Actor and activist Sonja Sohn discusses the creation and continuing operations of ReWired for Change. It is a non-profit organization in Baltimore, Maryland, which works to affect the lives of high risk youth and their families through mentoring, after school programs, and community involvement. Sohn explains how she created a program based upon the Home Box Office, Inc. television production called "The Wire."
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Walter E. Williams, Economics Professor, George Mason...
Our guest is the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University, syndicated columnist and author Walter Williams. Williams discusses his libertarian views and tells the story of how he came to be a substitute host for the nationally syndicated Rush Limbaugh radio show.
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Tim Weiner, Author, "Enemies: A History of the FBI"
Pulitzer Prize winning reporter and author Tim Weiner discusses his new historical narrative, "Enemies: A History of the FBI." The book details the FBI's 100 year hidden history of war against terrorists, spies, and ultimately any person or group deemed subversive. Weiner reveals details of secretly taped conversations FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had with Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon. He reviews lawful and unlawful strategies against their enemies.
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Robert Kagan, Author, "The World America Made"
Author and Brookings Institution Fellow Robert Kagan discusses his latest book, "The World America Made." In the book, Kagan asserts that the international world order we live in today was created almost entirely by American power and influence after World War II.
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Neera Tanden, President, Center for American Progress
We meet Neera Tanden, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for American Progress. Tanden details the mission and current goals of the Washington, D.C. based think tank. She states that the Center was founded in 2003 because there was no single progressive organization that focused on economic policy, domestic policy, and national security.
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Charles Evans, Jr. & Victor DeNoble, "Addiction...
Our guests are Charles Evans, Jr. and Victor DeNoble. Evans is the producer and director of a new documentary which features former Philip Morris research scientist Victor DeNoble. The film chronicles DeNoble?s unexpected discovery of an ingredient in tobacco which, the data revealed, when coupled with nicotine makes cigarettes more addictive.
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Josh Marshall, Publisher and Editor,...
This week on Q&A, we meet Josh Marshall, the publisher and editor of the Internet news web site TalkingPointsMemo.com. Marshall founded the site twelve years ago, after the controversy surrounding the 2000 Presidential election. He takes a look back at his work in building an online journalistic enterprise from one person to the current 28 full time employees he has today.
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Ray Mabus, Navy Secretary
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus discusses his military career, his political career, and his current role as the nations 75th Navy Secretary. Mabus describes the goals he has set for the Navy Department. He wants to make half of all the energy used by the Navy, including the Marines, originate from non-fossil fuel sources by 2020.
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Michael Hastings, Author, "The Operators: The Wild and...
Author and Rolling Stone contributing editor Michael Hastings discusses his new historical narrative, "The Operators." The book expands upon the June, 2010 article Hastings wrote for Rolling Stone which resulted in the firing of General Stanley McChrystal. Hastings tells the story of how he was granted access to General McChrystal and his closest staff and he recounts how he went about taking notes and recording the conversations he had with those individuals.
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Diana West, Syndicated Columnist, Universal Uclick
Our guest is author and reporter Diana West, who discusses her weekly online column syndicated in over 100 newspapers nationwide. She writes about cultural and political issues from a self-described conservative viewpoint. She talks about some themes in her columns, including the spread of Islamic law throughout formerly non-Islamic areas of the western world and her opposition to the war in Afghanistan.
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Glenn Kessler, "The Fact Checker" Columnist, The...
Our guest this week is author and reporter Glenn Kessler, "The Fact Checker" columnist for The Washington Post. He examines the statements of political figures and diplomats and, based upon his evaluation of the accuracy of the statements, awards as many as four "Pinocchios" to speakers who, in his opinion, misrepresent the facts.
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Ward Carroll, Editor, Military.com
Our guest is Ward Carroll, editor of military.com. Military.com is a website which provides news, information and support to current and former service members and their families as well as non-military readers. The website has over ten million members.
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William Beutler, Editor, TheWikipedian.net
William Beutler, the creator and editor of The Wikipedian.net, a blog designed to explain Wikipedia to the non user. Beutler describes his role as an editor, commentator and consultant for the Wikipedia website. He demonstrates the techniques he uses to create and edit and improve an individual page on Wikipedia.
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Michelle Fields, The Daily Caller, Video Journalist
Michelle Fields, video journalist for The Daily Caller shares her experiences reporting on a variety of issues for the 24-hour news site. She talks about an early interview with actor Matt Damon and his mother which was viewed over two million times on the internet.
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John Feinstein, Author, "One on One: Behind The Scenes...
Author and sports commentator John Feinstein discusses his new professional memoir, "One On One: Behind The Scenes with The Greats In The Game." The book chronicles his many years of reporting on some the greatest figures in sports history.
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Maj. Gen. Marcia Anderson, U.S. Army Reserves
Major General Marcia Anderson discusses her life and her career as the highest ranking female African American in the history of the United States Army.
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Carl Colby, Producer and Director, "The Man Nobody Knew"
Film producer Carl Colby discusses his latest documentary film about the life of his father, former CIA Director William Colby. Carl details the actual production of the film, and discusses the choice of his mother, Barbara Colby, as one of his primary interview sources. The film examines the personal and professional life of William Colby who, his son says, was a controversial figure with few close friends and a deep institutional understanding of the spy business.
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Simon Winchester, Author, "Atlantic"
Bestselling author Simon Winchester discusses the paperback release of his latest historical narrative, "Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories." He explains his mission for writing this sweeping history of one of the world's great oceans.
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Lawrence Lessig, Author, "Republic Lost"
Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig discusses his latest book about money and its influence on Congress. Lessig is the director of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics at Harvard University. In his book, he argues that large amounts of money, fueled by recent changes in campaign finance rules, can secure legislative influence in the United States government.
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Karl Marlantes, Author, "What It Is Like To Go To War"
Former Marine Lieutenant Karl Marlantes talks about his newly released autobiographical narrative, "What It Is Like To Go To War." He speaks of the profound impact being a front line soldier during war has made on his life.
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Stacy Schiff, Author, "Cleopatra"
Our guest on Q&A is New York Times guest columnist and author Stacy Schiff, who talks about her book, "Cleopatra."
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Gov. Mitch Daniels (R-IN), Author, "Keeping the Republic"
Indiana Republican Governor Mitch Daniels (R) talks about his new book, "Keeping the Republic: Saving America by Trusting Americans." He also discusses state and national politics, and his decision to not run for president in the 2012 election.
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Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, Author, "Becoming Dr. Q"
Our guest is Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, Author, "Becoming Dr. Q: My Journey from Migrant Worker to Brain Surgeon." The memoir details how he went from an illegal farm worker to becoming a brain surgeon at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Fmr. Justice John Paul Stevens, Author, "Five Chiefs: A...
Our guest this week is retired U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens. He discusses his new book, "Five Chiefs," a memoir which details the workings of the Supreme Court from Stevens personal experiences with the five most recent chief justices.
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Cary Nelson, Author, "No University Is An Island"
Cary Nelson, President of the American Association of University Professors, discusses the social, political and cultural forces undermining the principles of academic freedom.
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Naomi Schaefer Riley, "The Faculty Lounger"
Naomi Schaefer Riley, author of "The Faculty Lounge and Other Reasons Why You Won't Get the College Education You Paid For," critiques the tenure system in American colleges and universities.
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"Survive. Recover. Live. The Rob Jones Story"
Video maker Ivan Kander and Marine Corps veteran Rob Jones discuss their documentary about Jone's recovery from severe injuries he suffered while serving in the Helmand province of Afghanistan.
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Miles J. Unger, Author, "Machiavelli: A Biography"
Our guest is Miles J. Unger, author of a new biography on the life and writings of noted Italian author and playwright, Niccolo Machiavelli. The book details how Machiavelli became an infamous and influential political writer. Unger recounts how Machiavellis name became synonymous with cynical scheming and the selfish pursuit of power.
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Clarence Lusane, Author, "The Black History of the White...
Our guest is Clarence Lusane, author of "The Black History of the White House." This historical narrative details the contributions of black men and women in the White House, from the early days of its construction to the present.
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Pamela Constable, Author, "Playing with Fire: Pakistan...
Our guest is Pamela Constable, author of a new narrative detailing the political, cultural, and religious complexities existing in modern day Pakistan. She portrays a country riddled with corruption, devastated by floods, and terrorized by Islamic extremists.
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High School Students discuss Journalism
The Washington Journalism & Media Conference is an annual week-long program at George Mason University. Over three hundred student leaders with high academic standing and a demonstrated interest in journalism and media attended the conference. Most students were either nominated by a teacher or were past participants in the program.
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Alyona Minkovski, host of "The Alyona Show"
Our guest is Alyona Minkovski, host of "The Alyona Show." Minkovski discusses her television program, shown weeknights at 6pm and 10pm on RT. Formerly known as Russia Today, RT is a Russian government funded media network. She talks about her program's goal of examining the news not typically covered by traditional media outlets in the United States.
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Erik Larson, Author
Our guest is Erik Larson, author of "In the Garden of Beasts," which chronicles the experiences of William E. Dodd, America's first ambassador to Nazis Germany in 1933.
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Scott Miller, Author, "The President and the Assassin"
Our guest is Scott Miller, author of the new book on the assassination of President William McKinley on September 6, 1901. In particular, the book examines McKinley and his assassin, Leon Czolgosz, in the context of the era in which they lived.
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Russ Roberts & John Papola on Teaching Economics
Our guests are Russ Roberts and John Papola, an economics professor and a filmmaker who produce rap videos about economics.
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Documentary Producer Andrew Rossi on the New York Times
Our guest is Andrew Rossi, the producer and director of a new documentary, "Page One: Inside the New York Times."
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Pierre Thomas, ABC News Senior Justice Correspondent
Our guest is Senior ABC News Justice correspondent Pierre Thomas, whose stories have included the death of Osama bin Laden and the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ).
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Author James Grant on House Speaker Thomas B. Reed
Our guest is James Grant, author of "Mr. Speaker! The Life and Times of Thomas B. Reed, the Man Who Broke the Filibuster"
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Historian David McCullough on 19th Century Americans in...
Historian David McCullough discusses his book, "The Great Journey: Americans in Paris." Part 2.
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Historian David McCullough on 19th Century Americans in...
Historian David McCullough discusses his book, "The Great Journey: Americans in Paris." Part 1.
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