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Gwen's Take

Gwen's Take

Gwen’s Take: Of Handshakes, Selfies and Budget Deals

December 12, 2013

"I never cease to marvel how efficiently we can minimize real news – whether it be rare proof that Washington has a little bipartisanship left, or history unfolding on another continent. I’d feel a little better if we could at least try to remember the big picture."

Gwen's Take

Gwen's Take

Gwen's Take: Meeting Nelson Mandela

December 6, 2013

"I can't say I actually met Nelson Mandela. I shook his hand once; asked him a question at a news conference. But, unlike the thousands of reporters, celebrities and politicians now weighing in with tales of personal remembrances, Mandela was a distant icon who nevertheless deeply influenced me."

Nelson Mandela

From the Vault

Washington Week Remembers Mandela (Part One)

Air Date:

June 26, 1990

Featured:

December 5, 2013

On June 26, 1990, Washington Week devoted an entire show to Nelson and Winnie Mandela's visit to the U.S. In this first of two parts, Paul Duke moderated a package on Mandela's trips to New York, Boston, and Washington D.C. where he visited President George H.W. Bush at the White House and a speech to a joint meeting of Congress.

From the Vault

Washington Week Remembers Mandela (Part Two)

Air Date:

June 26, 1990

Featured:

December 5, 2013

On June 26, 1990, Washington Week devoted an entire show to Nelson Mandela's visit to the U.S. since his release from Robben Island. In this second of two parts, Paul Duke moderated a package on Mandela's visits to NY, Boston, the UN, White House and Capitol Hill.