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Tribute to President Gerald Ford
The speakers talked about President Ford, and many reminisced about their experiences with him. The former president talked about the value of journalism to America, and presented the Gerald R. Ford Foundation annual journalism awards. Bob Woodward and Dan Balz of The Washington Post received the Gerald R. Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency. Greg Jaffe of The Wall Street Journal received the Gerald R. Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on National Defense. President Ford celebrated his 90th birthday five days before this event.
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California Governor Recall Effort
Mrs. Davis answered questions from Washington-based reporters from California about the efforts to recall Governor Davis. Among the topics she addressed were the motives for the recall drive, budget deficits, and the California political process.
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Medical Liability Issues
Dr. Palmisano talked about medical liability, the rising costs of health care and malpractice insurance, physicians leaving their practices, and proposed legislation to limit the amount of penalties in malpractice lawsuits. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience.
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Historic American Documents
Mr. Carlin spoke about the role historic documents held at the National Archives in forwarding democracy. He also talked about recent renovations to the National Archives facilities on the Mall. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience.
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Funding the Arts
Mr. Gioia talked about the operation of the National Endowment for the Arts and its impact on American culture. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Small Pox Vaccination Study
Officials talked with reporters about the results of a study of a large-scale Defense Department smallpox vaccination program. They also answered questions.
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Supreme Court Judicial Nominations
Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont spoke on Wednesday, June 25, 2003, about the judicial confirmation process in the Senate and the consideration of candidates to fill future Supreme Court vacancies. He also took questions from the Press Club audience.
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U.S.-Europe Relations
President Cox spoke about relations between Europe and the U.S. Among the issues he addressed were the European political process, foreign aid, and international trade. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience.
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FBI Reorganization
Director Mueller talked about reorganization at the Federal Bureau of Investigation to improve abilities of law enforcement to respond to terrorist threats. Among the topics he addressed were intelligence gathering, new technologies, and personnel matters. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience.
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Foreign Policy and World Leadership
Senator Hagel talked about the state of foreign policy today, the history of the Cold War, the effects of September 11, 2001 and terrorism, the need for youth to understand today's world and other topics. He answered audience members' questions.
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