Congressman Trent Lott on The MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour

Thirty-minute program Newshour hosted by Robin MacNeil and Jim Lehrer. Current news headlines are reported and Congressman Trent Lott, Congressman William Gray, and Budget Director James Miller are interviewed. Topics discussed include: nuclear power plant in New York, the fallout from Chernobyl, the 1987 federal budget, defense spending, the national deficit, education, tax increases, and the arrest of Dennis Levine for insider trading

Majority Leader Trent Lott interviewed on The News Hour with Jim Lehrer

The News Hour with Jim Lehrer. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle interviewed by Margaret Warner. Topics discussed include: Senate passage of the 2002 budget; tax cuts and spending cuts; economic stimulus; the need for a national energy policy; the moratorium on the death penalty in Illinois; and appointment of John Walters as federal Drug Policy Director

Minority Whip Trent Lott on CSPAN\u27s Congressional Leaders call-in program and PBS\u27s Capital Journal

Sixty-minutes of coverage of Minority Whip Trent Lott on CSPAN and PBS\u27s Capital Journal. Beginning with the CSPAN\u27s Congressional Leaders call-in program hosted by Carrie Collins in which both Minority Whip Trent Lott and Majority Whip Thomas Foley appear. Topics discussed include: defense spending, the budget for 1987, the House agenda, unemployment, tax reform, Nicaragua and cross border incidents with Honduras, Libya and terrorism, vote on Contra aid package in the House, federal funding to city and local governments for sanitary systems. Followed by PBS\u27s Capital Journal in which Minority Whip Trent Lott appears. Topics discussed include: US raid on Libya, military aid to the Contras postponed for a month, attempt of Democrats to include aid to Contras in appropriations bill President Reagan had promised to veto, and Nicaragua

Congressman Trent Lott on Newshour

Congressman Trent Lott\u27s appearance on Newshour with host Jim Lehrer and Congressman Leon Panetta. Topics discussed include: debt reduction, tax reform, defense spending, and the national budget

Minority Whip Trent Lott on NBC News Today, CSPAN call-in program, and two episodes of Newshour

Segments of various programs in which Minority Whip Trent Lott appears. Today (NBC) hosted by Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley. Rep. Trent Lott (R-Mississippi) and Rep. Lynn Martin (R-Illinois) discuss plans the Republican agenda in the 99th Congress. Live call-in program with Trent Lott and Carrie Collins on CSPAN. Topics discussed include: US-Central American relations, Contra scandal, defense spending, budget, arms control, missile defense systems, deficit, party realignment, unemployment, the economy, and NATO. News Hour (PBS) hosted by MacNeil and Lehrer. Topics discussed include: President Reagan\u27s second term, new cabinet and staff members in the Reagan White House. News Hour (PBS) in which Minority Trent Lott appears. Topics discussed include: President Reagan\u27s trip to Europe, the Senate\u27s vote on the 1986 budget deficit plan, social security freezes, and a debate between Rep. William Gray and Minority Whip Trent Lott over the purposed Senate budget

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee : Muhammad Ali simile slam

This lesson plan examines the life of Muhammad Ali and the use of similes

Unbought & unbossed

This documentary follows the 1972 campaign waged by Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman to run for a major party's nomination for United States President. Chisholm first made her mark on American political history when, in 1968, she became the first African-American woman elected to Congress, representing New York

Vaccines, Calling the Shots

Diseases that were largely eradicated in the U.S. a generation ago, including whooping cough, measles, mumps, are returning, in part because nervous parents are skipping their children's shots. This takes viewers around the world to track epidemics, explore the science behind vaccinations, and shed light on the risks of opting out. The vast majority of Americans, more than 90%, vaccinate their children. Yet many people have questions about the safety of vaccines