E-mail a friendJuly 27, 2004
Tavis talks to former presidential contender Gov. Howard Dean, California's Sen. Barbara Boxer and actor and Democratic activist Richard Dreyfuss.
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
During his run for the '04 Democratic nomination for president, Howard Dean's feisty criticism of the Bush administration and use of the Internet for grassroots fund-raising attracted attention. Dean ended his bid in February '04 and included his experience on the campaign trail in his book, You Have the Power: How to Take Back Our Country and Restore Democracy in America. He also founded Democracy for America to build on the new energy sweeping the party. In February '05, Dean was tapped to chair the DNC.
Sen. Barbara Boxer
Sen. Barbara Boxer
California Sen. Barbara Boxer served 10 years in the House of Representatives before being elected to the Senate in '93. She's an advocate for the environment, medical research and a woman's right to choose and serves on the Commerce and Foreign Relations committees. Boxer also spent 6 years on the Marin County Board of Supervisors, becoming its first woman president. Before entering politics, she worked as a stockbroker and a journalist. She recently adding 'novelist' to her résumé with A Time to Run.
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss played leads in two of the top-grossing films of the 70s (Jaws and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind) and, at age 29, became the youngest man to win a Best Actor Oscar (The Goodbye Girl). He began acting at age 9, in school productions. Not wanting to be drafted for Vietnam, he registered as a conscientious objector and spent two years as a hospital clerk. He worked his way up through bit parts, becoming one of Hollywood's most versatile actors.