The Inaugural Nelson W. Polsby Congressional Conversation

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Partner:: New Republic
Location:: The New Republic
Washington, D.C.
Event Date:: 06.05.08
Speakers:: Tom Davis,; Barney Frank,; Brian Gruber,; Norman J. Ornstein
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Summary: The inaugural Nelson W. Polsby Congressional Conversation will be hosted by Norm Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute and feature Representatives Barney Frank and Tom Davis.

It is a candid conversation between prominent congressional leaders of opposing political interests on finding ways to build bridges, find solutions and govern effectively in a highly partisan environment.

The Polsby series aims to honor the late Berkeley congressional scholar Nelson Polsby by enabling substantive discussion between politically opposed leaders.

Polsby was noted for his ecumenical approach to divisive political issues and his efforts over many decades to expand our understanding of political institutions and to make them work better - The New Republic

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Tom Davis

Thomas M. "Tom" Davis III is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Virginia's 11th congressional district in Northern Virginia. Davis was considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by five-term incumbent and fellow Republican John Warner in the 2008 election, but he decided against running. He announced by January 30, 2008, that he will not seek reelection to an eighth term.

Barney Frank

Barnett "Barney" Frank is an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives. From 2007 to 2011, Frank served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.

He is a Democrat and has represented Massachusetts's 4th congressional district since 1981. The district includes many of Boston's southern suburbs--such as Brookline, Newton and Foxborough--as well as the South Coast.

Brian Gruber

Brian Gruber is Founder and Executive Chairman of FORA.tv. Gruber has twenty years experience successfully building and marketing media enterprises. As the senior marketing officer for a range of respected media institutions, he has managed billion dollar revenue budgets and large and small marketing teams. As the first marketing director for C-SPAN, he built its affiliate sales and marketing organization, launching C-SPAN II with the largest subscriber base ever for a cable network at launch. As director of marketing for News Corp's FOXTEL, he helped build the cable television brand in Australia, going from number three to number one in cable subscriptions, brand equity and consumer awareness. As the head of marketing of the largest urban divisions of 3 top ten cable companies (MSO's), he turned flat or negative subscriber growth into substantial gains. And as president of g/media and Principals.com, he has helped more than twenty new media companies develop brands, marketing strategies, and consumer products. He also acted as the media adviser and new media producer for the World Affairs Council of Northern California, the nation's most prolific presenter of quality world affairs events.

Norman J. Ornstein

Norman J. Ornstein is a Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. An election analyst for CBS News, he writes a weekly column called "Congress Inside Out" for Roll Call. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Foreign Affairs, and he appears regularly on television programs like The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Nightline, and Charlie Rose. He serves on the board of the Public Broadcasting Service and several other nonprofit groups. Like Mann, he is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

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01.: Event Introduction

01 min 56 sec

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02.: Importance of Truthfulness in Discourse

04 min 08 sec

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03.: Brilliant Ideas with FORAtv

04 min 27 sec

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04.: Governing in a Difficult Climate

03 min 12 sec

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05.: Government in the 1960s

02 min 32 sec

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06.: Minority Opinion

09 min 53 sec

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07.: Leadership Strategies

09 min 21 sec

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08.: Newt Gingrich

02 min 53 sec

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09.: Second Guessing Republicans

08 min 25 sec

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10.: Presidential Candidates

07 min 42 sec

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11.: Differences Obama Can Make

07 min 14 sec

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12.: Bridge to Nowhere

01 min 52 sec

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13.: Q & A

00 min 17 sec

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14.: Q1: Size of Government

03 min 45 sec

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15.: Q2: Home Foreclosures

02 min 59 sec

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16.: Q3: George Bush's Changes

01 min 23 sec

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17.: Q4: Medicare and Benefits

03 min 35 sec

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18.: Q5: Competitiveness

05 min 54 sec

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19.: Q6: Party Primaries

00 min 58 sec

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20.: Q7: Impeach Bush

10 min 13 sec

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Barney Frank on Newt Gingrich's Political Legacy

03 min 04 sec

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Barney Frank on Minority Opinion

04 min 08 sec

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Barney Frank Argues Against Bipartisanship

02 min 33 sec

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Tom Davis on the Dysfunction of Congress

01 min 47 sec

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Tom Davis: Minority and Majority Party Strategy

01 min 56 sec

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Representative Tom Davis on Measuring the Next President

03 min 34 sec

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