Congress: We The People 8/23/1983
Congress: We The People 8/23/1983
Congress: We The People 8/23/1983
Congress: We The People 8/23/1983
Norman Ornstein, House-Senate rivalry aside, the serious objections raised by Senator Long and his colleagues stalled majority leader Baker s attempt to bring TV to the Floor of the Senate. Host Ed Newman, Well, Norm as we know one of the objections to television cover that was raised both in the House and in the Senate was that it might present a distorted picture of what happens on Capitol Hill, but seeking out only the most sensational events or by capturing those unavoidable moments when members are caught in unflattering situations. Now in a way this is part of a larger matter and that s the conflict between a reporter s search for a dramatic story, often negative in nature, and the lawmaker s desire for coverage that makes them look good.
Congress: We The People 8/23/1983
Congressional hearing about illegal campaign donations.(Koreagate) Leon Jaworski, special prosecutor, Did you make any gifts to him other than by check or by cash? 1970-75 Tongsun Park, It s possible, yes.
Congress: We The People 8/23/1983
DO NOT USE Clip of surveillance film of Senators accepting bribes from undercover Federal Agents.
Congress: We The People 8/23/1983
Representative Dan Crane (R Illinois) I have not yet apologized to my colleagues in this body, for the shame I have brought down on this institution.
Congress: We The People 8/23/1983
Michael J Robinson, Political Scientist The number of reporters covering Capitol Hill in the last 20 years has just about doubled. And there s only so much news to go around. And there s only so many promotions that can be had by those reporters. And so there are more people to cover scandal and greater incentives for them to really go after the scandal news. But I think perhaps the most important reason that the public sees more scandal news, is that television, network television which is the publics principle source of information about Congress, television has become more courageous, or some would say nasty in the way it covers scandals.
Congress: We The People 8/23/1983
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Congress: We The People 8/23/1983
Phil Jones, CBS reporter the whole controversy over an alleged sex and drug ring operation that was going on here in Congress I must say that I think that story got completely out of hand. I think that was way out of proportion. And I think that it happened in part because of this post-Watergate mentality of reporters afraid to let up on it.
Congress: We The People 8/23/1983
Representative Charles H Wilson (D California) speaking in House it was if my whole career in this House was meant to be reputed. But it really couldn t be otherwise base on the 5 months of extensive press, and media, and opposition pronouncements. At every turn of the committee process to the day before the committee voted to start its proceedings, I was tried and convicted time and again.
Congress: We The People 8/23/1983
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Congress: We The People 8/23/1983
Senator Sam Ervin chairing the Watergate Committee Hearings. We are beginning these hearings today in an atmosphere of utmost gravity. The questions that have been raised in the wake of the June 17th break in, strike at the very undergirding of our democracy. If the many allegations made this day are true, then the burglars who broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate were in effect breaking into the home of every citizen of the United States.
Congress: We The People 8/23/1983
Unknown Congressional Committee hearing.
Congress: We The People 8/23/1983
Charles Gibson, (Charlie Gibson) television reporter, many of those will have national interest. And it s really the subject matter that you re interested in and the witnesses. You re looking for sexy hearings.
Congress: We The People 8/23/1983
TV cameras in an unidentified Congressional Committee hearing. Ted Turner a large part of our population is sick and the major culprits are the 3 television networks and the motion picture companies that make the horrible movies and TV programming that are turning our young people into a society of law breakers, murderers, drug addicts and perverts.
Congress: We The People 8/23/1983
Congressional Committee Hearing Representative John Seiberling (D Ohio ) The rules of the House are that members should be entitled to not less than 5 minutes and the Chair can recognize them for more and usually does. Representative Don Young (R Alaska) You and I have worked together for a long time