Mar 28 Watch Obama’s Libya Address: Confronting a ‘Known Messy Situation’ Gwen Ifill discusses the stakes of Obama's speech with Ruth Marcus and Roger Simon. Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch Obama: History Is Not on Gadhafi’s Side; Libyans Will Determine Own Destiny In a prime-time speech Monday evening, President Obama addressed the nation on the U.S. mission in Libya and the military's continuing role in coalition airstrikes protecting civilians from Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces. Here is the full text of his… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch Mubarak Defies Resignation Anticipation, Protesters Pledge Big Crowds Friday Labor strikes spread throughout Egypt as President Hosni Mubarak handed over some powers to Vice President Omar Suleiman but refused to step down until the fall -- further frustrating masses of protesters in Cairo. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch Protesters Look to Step Up Pressure on Mubarak as Concerns of Violence Resurface From Cairo, Margaret Warner reports on the day's protests in Tahrir Square and reactions to President Hosni Mubarak's announcement that he's handing over some powers to Vice President Omar Suleiman, but not resigning immediately as many had expected. Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch After ‘Vague’ Mubarak Speech, What’s Ahead for Him, VP, Army? Jeffrey Brown speaks with Georgetown University's Samer Shehata and Mary-Jane Deeb of the Library of Congress about the speeches by Egyptian President Mubarak and Vice President Suleiman, and what's ahead in Egypt's unrest and transfer of political power. Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama ‘Recalibrating’ Stance on Egypt, State of the Union Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks speak with Jim Lehrer about the week's top developments, including the Obama administration "recalibrating" the U.S. stance on the growing political unrest in Egypt and the president's messages in… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch On the Road, President Continues State of the Union Message of Growth A day after his State of the Union address focused on job creation and innovation, President Obama toured an energy technology firm to promote his economic message. Correspondent Kwame Holman recaps the day, then Gwen Ifill talks to public media… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Gibbs: President to Make ‘Very Hard Choices’ On Deficit Gwen Ifill talks to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs about the message the president hopes to convey to Congress and the American people in his State of the Union address. Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch President Obama to Focus on Jobs, Government Spending in State of the Union At the midpoint of his term, President Obama is expected to emphasize bipartisanship to address critical issues, including the economy and federal spending, as he reaches out to a Republican-dominated House of Representatives in his State of the Union address… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch 50 Years Later, JFK’s Inaugural Address Continues to Resonate On the 50th anniversary of his inauguration, watch an excerpt of John F. Kennedy's famous speech on the steps of the Capitol that began his presidency on Jan. 20, 1961. Continue watching