Harry Kreisler is executive producer and host of the series, which is produced at the Institute of International Studies at the University of California - Berkeley. Conceived in 1982 by Mr. Kreisler as a way to capture and preserve through conversation and technology the intellectual ferment of our times, Conversations with History includes over 450 interviews.
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Politics, Legislation, and the Work of Democracy

Edward Alden; Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations: "Terrorism, Immigration and Security Since 911," 11/18/08

Alexey G. Arbatov; Member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation: "Making Foreign Policy in Democratic Russia" 3/4/03

Anders Aslund; Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute, Washington, D.C.:“Why Market Reform Succeeded and Democracy Failed in Russia,”2/12/08

Jack Citrin; Professor Political Science, UC Berkeley: "Nationalism, Cosmopolitanism, and American National Identity," 8/1/07

Steven A. Cook; Douglas Dillon Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations: ”The Implications of Military Rule for Democratization in the Middle East,” 1/31/08

Alan Cranston; former U.S. Senator from California: "Democracy, Disarmament, and Public Education," 4/17/00

Massimo D'Alema; former Prime Minister of Italy and President of the Democrats of the Left party: "Italy, Europe, and the Left," 6/11/02

Mark Danner; Professor of Journalism, UC Berkeley: "The Red Cross Report, Torture Memos and Political Accountability," 05/8/09

Ronald V. Dellums; Former U.S. Representative, Ninth Congressional District, California: "Legislating for the People," 2/10/00

J. Bradford DeLong; Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley: "Economics, Politics and Public Discourse," 10/5/07

Richard B. Freeman; Ascherman Professor of Economics, Harvard University: "Global Capitalism, Labor Markets, and Inequality” 10/31/07

Anita Gradin; Swedish legislator and diplomat; former European Commissioner: "Securing the Rights of Women," 2/28/01

Linda Greenhouse; Knight Distinguished Journalist, Yale Law School: "Reflections on the Supreme Court," 9/17/08

Haynes Johnson; Journalist and writer: "McCarthyism," 10/28/05

David M. Kennedy; McLachlan Professor of History Emeritus, Stanford University: "Lessons from FDR's New Deal," 02/03/09

Neil Kinnock; Member of British Parliament and former Head of the Labour Party of Great Britain: "The Work of Politics," 3/9/94

Jeremy Kinsman; Diplomat-in-Residence, Princeton University: "Diplomacy," 11/21/08

Sir David King; Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Great Britain: "Science and Public Policy," 9/15/05

Lewis H. Lapham; Editor of Harper's Magazine, 1976-2006: "An Editor's Odyssey," 10/7/06

James Leach; Former Congressman: "Congress, Leadership and the Economic Collapse," 03/17/09

James M. McPherson; author: "Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief," 10/27/08

Abner J. Mikva; former Congressman, Appellate Judge, and Counsel to the President"Politics, Values, and the Separation of Powers," 4/12/99

Leon Panetta; former Congressman and former Director of the Office of Management and Budget: "Leadership, Values, and the Changing Face of Politics," 5/22/00

Christopher Patten; Secretary of State for Environment, Great Britain: "Shaping Environmental Policy," 8/10/89

Paul Pierson; Avice Saint Chair in Public Policy, Department of Political Science, UCB: "The Transformation of American Politics," 12/1/05

Nelson W. Polsby; Heller Professor of Political Science, UC Berkeley: "Institutional Change in the U.S. Congress," 9/4/02

Olli Rehn; Research Director, University of Finland: "Finland in a Changing World," 2/26/03

Philippe Sands; Professor of International Law, University College London: "The Rumsfeld Memo and the Betrayal of American Values," 11/18/08

Alan K. Simpson; former U.S. Senator, Wyoming: "Let 'er Rip: Reflections of a Rocky Mountain Senator," 9/17/97

James Gustave Speth; Dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University: "Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability,” 04/02/08

Jari Vilén; Minister for Foreign Trade: "Finland and the Global Economy," 1/23/03

David Vogel; Solomon P. Lee Distinguished Professor in Business Ethics, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley: "Business, Government, and Ethics in an Era of Globalization," 7/11/07

Karsten Voigt; Coordinator for German-American Cooperation; German Foreign Office: "Democracy and Foreign Policy," 2/16/01

J. Clifford Wallace; Senior Judge, US Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit: "Judges and the Rule of Law," 03/11/09

Elizabeth Warren; Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law, Harvard University: "Law, Politics, and the Coming Collapse of the Middle Class," 3/8/07

Martin Wolf; Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times: "The Causes and Consequences of the Economic Collapse," 02/19/09

Howard Wolpe; Congressional Representative and Chair of the House Subcommittee on Africa: "The Role of Congress in Foreign Policy," 11/12/82

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