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Ross Perot’s Greatest Moments in the 1992 Presidential Debates Jun 20, 2024

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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. wants to be included in the upcoming debate on CNN between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

There hasn’t been a third participant, an independent candidate, in a presidential debate in over three decades…. Since Ross Perot in 1992

“No hedges, no ifs, ands and buts. I'll take the pledge. Because I know the American people want to talk about issues and not tabloid journalism. So, I'll take the pledge and we'll stay on the issues.

Now, just for the record, I don't have any spin doctors. I don't have any speech writers. Probably shows. I make those charts you see on television.

But you don't have to wonder if it's me talking. What you see is what you get. And if you don't like it, you got two other choices, right?”

That was Ross Perot in the 1992 town hall – the first-ever general election presidential debate held in a town hall format…. A citizen asked the candidates to "focus on the issues and not the personalities and the mud."

What were Ross Perot’s greatest moments, notable remarks, and most famous lines from the 1992 debates?

Find out in the latest episode of C-SPAN’s podcast “The Weekly” -- when we revisit the last time an independent candidate was allowed in a presidential debate.

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Netanyahu's Record-Breaking Four Speeches in Congress Jun 13, 2024

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited to address a Joint Meeting of Congress. It would be his fourth time. And that sets a few Congress records:

The greatest number of official speeches in Congress by one foreign leader.

His introduction by Speaker Mike Johnson marks the fourth time Benjamin Netanyahu has been by introduced by a Republican speaker.

And Israel takes over first place for the greatest number of total speeches by leaders of a foreign country to a Joint Meeting of Congress. Ten times by an Israeli Prime Minister or President.

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George Bush Would Have Been 100 – And He Might Have Jumped Out of An Airplane Jun 06, 2024

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President George H.W. Bush would have been 100 years old. He was born June 12, 1924.

And to mark that milestone birthday, he might have jumped out of an airplane.

Like he did when he turned 75 … and 80 … and 85 … and 90.

Why jump out of airplanes as he got older?

Here’s what President Bush said in 1998:

It was about closure because on September 2nd, 1944, I made a parachute jump and I did it badly. My life was spared. Off the island of Chichijima. During Word War II. But I made a mistake again went out too early and bad things happened. So for years I wanted to do it right. But what I thought the press would ridicule me. But what happened was. And maybe there's a lesson here for other old guys if there are others in this room. And somehow that silly parachute jump awaked in a lot of people that very thought. We can. We can do something even at our age.

President George Bush was serious about the jumps. But he often joked about them. And he used First Lady Barbara Bush as his comedy foil.

What were his best birthday parachute jokes?

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D-Day 80th Anniversary Presidents Speak at Normandy May 30, 2024

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Through the words of American presidents who have spoken over the years at Normandy, this week's episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly" marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day. We hear presidents talk about American soldiers who fought there and died there.

Some of the greatest and most legendary speeches of the modern American presidency have been delivered at Normandy for D-Day anniversaries … In all, American presidents have spoken at Normandy eight times since D-Day … Hear the stories and the speeches – in “The Weekly."

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When Presidential Candidates Warned About “More of the Same” May 23, 2024

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“This debate tonight has made crystal clear a challenge that is as old as America — the choice between hope and fear, change or more of the same.”

That was Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton – his closing statement in the October 11, 1992, presidential debate…

“More of the same” – It’s a phrase Bill Clinton famously – and quite effectively – used during the 1992 campaign…

And you don’t just hear it from Bill Clinton …”More of the same” is a warning you typically hear from other presidential candidates in other presidential campaigns.

But probably not this year…. In 2024 – with a repeat of the same two candidates from the last presidential election – we likely won’t hear either side talk much – if at all – about “more of the same.”

So let’s do it ourselves – Let’s use this week’s episode of C-SPAN’s “The Weekly” to remember when “more of the same” was common campaign rhetoric… Yes, in this podcast we hear more of the same – about more of the same.

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National Enquirer and Presidential Politics Reporting: Gary Hart 1987 May 16, 2024

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The Trump hush money trial has us talking about the National Enquirer.

But it seems like the tabloid never left the political conversation.

The National Enquirer’s pictures, scoops, and reporting have influenced the establishment political media for years.

In this week’s episode’s of C-SPAN’s podcast “The Weekly,” we revisit what we might be the most famous example of how National Enquirer reporting shapes broader political reporting – and even the presidential race. Our focus: Gary Hart.

How did conventional media react to the National Enquirer’s reporting of the Democratic presidential candidate having an alleged affair in 1987?

Hear all the self-reflection and hand-wringing in “The Weekly.”

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What Doug Mills Saw On 9/11 May 09, 2024

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During the recent White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, New York Times photographer Doug Mills got an award.

He got an award for his photography at last year's dinner, too. And the Association awarded him in 2020 as well.

The Association gives out only five awards every year — and until just a few years ago, those awards did not acknowledge visual journalism.

So let’s make up for lost time. Let’s recognize Doug Mills work before the Correspondents Association started giving him awards. In this episode of C-SPAN’s podcast “The Weekly,” we’ll revisit a specific moment in presidential history that changed America – and made many Americans aware of Doug Mills legendary work. We'll remember – in Doug Mills' own words from his appearances on C-SPAN – what he saw and experienced covering President Bush during the terror attacks of 9/11.

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The Senate Prays … for O.J. Simpson May 02, 2024

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The recent death of O.J. Simpson reminds us of one of the most controversial episodes involving a prayer opening a session of Congress…And its aftermath.

In this week's episode of C-SPAN’s “The Weekly, you’ll hear the full Senate prayer for O.J. Simpson following his arrest … plus, the rare rebuke by a U.S. Senator. And then, you’ll hear the surprise twist that happened next.

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Mitch McConnell Comedy Festival Apr 25, 2024

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Elected in November 1984, Mitch McConnell now has over 4,300 speaking appearances on C-SPAN.

And he’s been telling jokes from the beginning.

And - in this week’s episode of C-SPAN's “The Weekly” – we hear them!

We recently remembered Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman by hearing his jokes, quips, and humorous one-liners.

Now, it’s part II – BALANCE! -- we hear a Republican Senator telling jokes …

So, once again, get ready to have a good time … and listen to the first ever Mitch McConnell Comedy Festival…..

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Nixon Death 30 Years Later: Remembering Congress Reaction Apr 18, 2024

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It is my sad duty to inform you officially of the death of Richard Milhous Nixon, the thirty-seventh President of the United States

Born in 1913, he was first elected to the Congress in 1946, a member of that historic freshman class of World War II veterans that also included John F. Kennedy. He was elected to the Senate in 1950, and served two terms as Vice President of the United States between 1953 and 1961. His career in the Congress coincided with the great expansion of the American middle class, when men and women from backgrounds as humble as his own secured the triumph of freedom abroad and the promise of economic growth at home

That was a message from President Clinton … read at the beginning of the House session on April 25, 1994. It was the first day Congress met after Richard Nixon’s, death three days earlier.

In 1968, Richard Nixon was elected the 37th President after previously serving as a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator.

Richard Nixon is the most recent president who served in both the House and the Senate. In fact, he was the last of three straight presidents who served in both chambers, following Lyndon Johnson and John F. Kennedy. In all, ten presidents have served in both the House and Senate.

Many of the speakers in Congress that April day remembered Nixon in personal terms and with personal stories …

As we approach the 30th anniversary of Richard Nixon’s death … April 22nd … this week's episode of C-SPAN’s “The Weekly” remembers what was said about him -- in both chambers–-- as Congress mourned one of its own.

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