Lott Recordings: Only Available Upon Request
ABC News Washington This Week with Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts
Identifier
lott_VHS_35
Creation Date
6-14-1998
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Description
ABC News "Washington This Week" hosted by Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts with news analyists George Will, George Stephanopoulos, and Bill Kristol. Reverenc Jesse Jackson, Attorney John Coale, Newsweek Assistant Managing Editor Evan Thomas, and Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott interviewed. Topics discussed included: recent hate crime in Jasper, Texas resulting in the death of James Bryd, Jr.; Julie Hiatt-Steele's suit against Newsweek for quoting her on the Clintion sex scandal; the congressional agenda; the tobacco bill; President Bill Clinton's up-coming trip to China; ethnic cleansing in Kosovo; national security; Republican leadership meeting in Iowa; and Southern Baptist Convention's resolution demanding wives submit to their husbands.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Hate crimes; Current events; United States. Congress; International relations; Legislation; Religion;
Relational Format
video recording
Extent
0:30:30
Original Format
videocassettes
Original Collection
Trent Lott Collection (MUM00656). Archives and Special Collections. University of Mississippi Libraries.
Finding Aid
Rights
This media file is owned by the copyright holder and may not be reproduced, re-posted, captured or saved. Due to copyright concerns, the recordings in this collection can only be accessed by arrangement with the Department of Archives and Special Collections.