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RNC chair Ken Mehlman assesses the GOP campaign. Award-winning documentary filmmakers Bobby Houston and Robert Hudson discuss the impact of winning an Oscar.
Bobby Houston & Robert Hudson
Bobby Houston & Robert Hudson
Critically-acclaimed filmmakers Bobby Houston and Robert Hudson won an Oscar last weekend for best short subject documentary. Mighty Times: The Children's March tells the story of the young activists who became the unsung heroes in Birmingham, AL in 1963. Houston and Hudson formed their filmmaking partnership in '97, with the film, Rock the Boat, about a team of men with HIV/AIDS competing in an elite yacht race. Their '93 documentary, Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks, also received an Academy nod.
Ken Mehlman
Ken Mehlman
A skilled political strategist, Ken Mehlman formerly chaired the Republican National Committee and also managed the Bush re-election campaign. The Baltimore native and Harvard Law grad came to DC to practice environmental law, but quickly learned the ropes on Capitol Hill. In '00, he helped then-Gov. Bush earn his first crucial victory in the Iowa caucuses. Now in private practice, Mehlman serves on the MLK National Memorial Foundation executive leadership cabinet.