United States — Politics and government
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Alexander Heard : special advisor to President Nixon / introduced by Mike Hudoba.
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Muckuppery along the Potomac / Roy Bongartz ; read by Mitchell Harding.
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The ADA / Sheldon Pollack ; interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson.
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Daniel Sheehan at N.Y.U. Law School : April 26, 1988.
Chief Counsel for the Cristic Institute talks about contemporary American domestic and foreign politics. Issues covered include: the 1988 elections, the indictments of key Iran-Contra figures by the Christic Institute, as well as other Christic Institute projects.|DANIEL SHEEHAN AT N.Y.U. LAW SCHOOL : APRIL 26, 1988. – Chief Counsel for the Cristic Institute talks about…
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Responsive democracy / Molly Yard ; interviewed by Shaun Keenan Gilson.
Molly Yard, President of the National Organization for Women, discusses the formation of the Commission for Responsive Democracy. The Commission is holding hearings into ways for under-represented groups to gain greater political influence, including the possibility of a third national party. She also discusses recent pro-choice victories, Supreme Court Justice Souter, and the role of…
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Congressional colloquy on the “October Suprise” : press conference / Maurice paprin.
Congressional Conference examining the legitimacy of the 1980 Presidential election; specifically, whther unauthorized foreign policy and covert operations were implemented to manipulate the election.|CONGRESSIONAL COLLOQUY ON THE “OCTOBER SUPRISE” : PRESS CONFERENCE / Maurice Paprin. Congressional Conference examining the legitimacy of the 1980 presidential election| specifically, whether unauthorized foreign policy and covert operations were implemented…
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Congressional colloquy on the “October Suprise” : panel one / Gary Sick, Christopher Hitchens, Martin Killian, Joel Bleifuss ; moderated by William G. Miller.
Congressional Conference examining the legitiamcy of the 1980 Presidential election; specifically, whether unauthorized forign policy and covert operations were implemented to manipulate the election. |r.1. Panel discussion: was the 1980 Presidential Election held hostage? What is known? What needs to be known? (62 min.) — r.2. Panel discussion, conclusion: was the 1980 Presidential Election held…
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Congressional colloquy on the “October Suprise” : panel two / Morton Halperin, Tom Blanton, Robert L. Beisner, Marcus Raskin ; moderated by William G. Miller.
Congressional Conference examining the legitiamcy of the 1980 Presidential election; specifically, whether unauthorized forign policy and covert operations were implemented to manipulate the election. |r.1. Panel discussion: how could it happen? If it did, what does it mean? What should be done? (60 min.) — r.2. Panel discussion, conclusion: how could it happen? (28 min.).…
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The Bill of Rights be-centenial / Howard Zinn.
Howard Zinn, an historian who specializes in the Revolutionary-Constitutional period in U.S. history, speaks on how the Bicentenial of the Bill of Rights is only being noticed after the Gulf War, 1990-1991, ended. The Bill of Rights has changed over time. The First Amendment, he argues, only applies to protect the government. Free speech is…