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Presidential Transition
Looking Back & Moving Forward
Friday
For the past few weeks, Pres. Bush has been looking back on his Presidency while Pres.-Elect Obama prepares for the January 20 Inaugural. Along with our Presidential transition webpage, C-SPAN has covered several of Pres. Bush's speeches reflecting on his time in office.
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Interview with Pres. Bush
Pres. Bush's Discussion at AEI
C-SPAN's Transition Page: Video, Links & More
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Recent Programs
Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM) Press Conference
(January 5, 2009)
Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM) spoke to reporters at a press conference to discuss his decision to withdraw his name from the nomination to Commerce Secretary.
Santa Fe, NM
Gov. Richardson Press Conference
Sarah Posner, American Prospect, Religion Writer & Peter Wehner, Ethics & Policy Ctr., Senior Fellow
(January 4, 2009)
Sarah Posner, religion writer for American Prospect and Peter Wehner, Senior Fellow at the Ethics & Public Policy Center discussed the role that religion played in the 2008 presidential election.
Washington, DC
: 32 min.
Interview with Sarah Posner & Peter Wehner
Matthew Lee, Associated Press, State Department Correspondent
(January 2, 2009)
Department of State - the tenth in a series of segments on the cabinet appointments & the departments they oversee. Today, we’ll focus on the Department of State. Pres.-elect Obama nominated Senator & former presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton for secretary.
Washington, DC
Associated Press
Interview with Matthew Lee
Matthew Continetti, Weekly Standard, Associate Editor
(January 2, 2009)
Matthew Continetti discusses his recent editorial in the Weekly Standard “Conservative Successes,” in which he argues domestic policy achievements by conservatives.
Washington, DC
Interview with Matthew Continetti
Weekly Standard
Adriel Bettelheim, Congressional Quarterly, White House Correspondent
(January 1, 2009)
Adriel Bettelheim review his article discussing how the Obama Administration plans to use internet technology to sustain interest (particularly among younger viewers) in the workings and legislative agenda of the Pres.-elect’s administration.
Washington, DC
: 29 min.
Interview with Adriel Bettelheim
Congressional Quarterly
Mandy Finn, Republican Strategist & Blogger
(January 1, 2009)
Mandy Finn, who blogs for “The Next Right.com,” discusses her thoughts on the future of the Republican party not only in Congress but also for White House in 2012.
Washington, DC
: 33 min.
Interview with Mandy Finn
Rebuild The Party
The Next Right.com
Ben Geman, Environment & Energy Daily, Senior Reporter
(December 31, 2008)
Department of Energy is the ninth in a series of segments on the cabinet appointments & the departments they oversee. Today, we’ll focus on the Department of Energy. Pres.-elect Obama has selected Stephen Chu (chew) as his nominee for Energy Secretary.
Washington, DC
: 42 min.
Interview with Ben Geman
Environment & Energy Daily
Elizabeth Brackett, WTTW-TV, "Chicago Tonight" Correspondent
(December 31, 2008)
On Tuesday, Illinois Governor Blagojevich named former Attorney General Roland Burris to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate, Elizabeth Brackett discusses the impact of this decision.
Washington, DC
: 27 min.
Interview with Elizabeth Brackett
WTTW-TV
American University's Lobbying Conference
(December 30, 2008)
American University's conference on lobbying continues. Today's panels, hosted by AU's Public Affairs & Advocacy Institute, consider lobbying and Executive-Legislative branch relations and strategies for advocacy building.
Washington, DC
AU Lobbying Conference
The Art and Craft of Lobbying
Thomas Frank, USA Today, National Reporter
(December 30, 2008)
The Department of Homeland Security is the eight in a series of segments on the cabinet appointments & the departments they oversee. Today, we’ll focus on the Department of Homeland Security. Pres.-elect Obama nominated Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano for secretary.
Washington, DC
: 55 min.
Interview with Thomas Frank
USA Today
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New Hampshire Union Leader
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Directory of U.S. Political Parties
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