Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008; Political campaigns -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009; Campaign debates -- United States; University of Mississippi -- History; McCain, John, 1936-; Oxford...
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1960; Campaign debates -- United States; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous) 1913-1994;
James L. Baughman, director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses the media and the presidential election of 1960, the first year that the presidential debates were televised. One of...
Health care reform -- United States; Health insurance -- Government policy -- United States; Chronic diseases -- Prevention;
A panel of experts on nutrition, physical activity, and health policy discuss the role of prevention in U.S. health care. Panelists include: Steven Blair, Evelyn Crayton, John Clymer, Therese Hanna (moderator). One of several "academic activities"...
Hurricane Katrina, 2005; Disaster relief -- United States; Emergency management -- United States;
Panelists Tracie L. Washington (Louisiana Justice Institute), Reilly Morse (Mississippi Center for Justice), and John M. Barry (author, Rising Tide) discuss the successes and failures of the recovery effort after Hurricane Katrina including the...
