 John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin is the creator, executive producer and host of two of America's most talked about weekly public affairs programs: The McLaughlin Group, which premiered in 1982, and John McLaughlin's One On One, first telecast in 1984.
Dr. McLaughlin's incisive journalistic interviewing and moderating style, coupled with his wry sense of humor, have earned him numerous awards for The McLaughlin Group, and a reputation as an oft-quoted newsmaker for his acclaimed John McLaughlin's One On One. Both highly rated, the programs air nationally on select CBS-owned stations and on public television stations coast-to-coast. The McLaughlin Group also airs internationally on U.S. Armed Forces Television, and on the WORLDNET satellite service operated around the world by the U.S. government.
From 1989 through early 1994, Dr. McLaughlin also produced and hosted McLaughlin, a lively, probing one-hour nightly talk show on CNBC Cable. During its five year run, the program earned three prestigious Cable ACE Award nominations.
From 1981 to 1989, Dr. McLaughlin was Washington editor and columnist for the National Review. His monthly column, "From Washington Straight," provided readers with the inside story on politics and world affairs from the nation's capital.
Before his broadcasting career, Dr. McLaughlin served as a speechwriter and special assistant to Presidents Nixon and Ford, and was associate editor of America, a weekly opinion journal. He also taught and lectured throughout the U.S. and abroad.
As an international journalist, Dr. McLaughlin has visited Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Pacific Rim countries, giving him a unique perspective on world affairs. In addition to regularly interviewing the major political and governmental figures in the U.S., he has conducted interviews on location with world leaders such as Mohammed Zia Ul-Haq, President of Pakistan; Miguel de la Madrid and Carlos Salinas de Gortari, both Presidents of Mexico; Garret FitzGerald, Prime Minister of Ireland; Valery Giscard D'Estaing, former President of France; and Oscar Arias Sanchez, President of Costa Rica. He met with King Hussein of Jordan and reported from deep within Kurdish territory when he interviewed Prime Minister Tansu Ciller of Turkey.
As a preeminent news personality, Dr. McLaughlin is frequently called upon to make guest appearances on a variety of local and nationally aired radio and television programs as well as major motion picture films, among them, "Dave" "Mission Impossible" and "Independence Day."
John McLaughlin holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University, and two Master's degrees from Boston College.
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.jpg) Eleanor Clift
Eleanor Clift is a contributing editor for Newsweek. She regularly reports on the White House, Congress and the diverse personalities who make up the Washington power structure.
Clift is a key member of the magazine's political team. She followed the campaign of Bill Clinton from its start, and in June 1992 was named deputy Washington bureau chief. She played a key role in Newsweek's Special Election Project, assembling a behind-the-scenes chronicle of the 2000 presidential campaign and First Lady Hillary Clinton's historic run for the U.S. Senate.
Clift became Newsweek's White House Correspondent when Jimmy Carter was elected and held the position through Ronald Reagan's first term. In 1985, she left Newsweek to cover the Reagan administration for the Los Angeles Times. A year later she returned to Newsweek and a new assignment as the magazine's congressional and political correspondent, a position which she held for six years. After Clinton's election in 1992, Clift returned to the White House beat for the first two years of the Clinton administration.
Clift was also a political analyst for the Fox News Network. She has appeared on many national television shows, including ABC's Nightline and Good Morning America, NBC's The Today Show, CNN's Crossfire and PBS's The News Hour with Jim Lehrer. Playing herself - as a member of The McLaughlin Group - Clift has appeared in several films, including Independence Day, Rising Sun, Murder at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and Dave, as well as the CBS series, Murphy Brown.
Clift and her husband, Tom Brazaitis, co-wrote the book, War Without Bloodshed: The Art of Politics (Scribner, June 1996), also available in paperback (Touchstone Books, November 1997). Clift also co-authored Madam President: Shattering the Last Glass Ceiling (Scribner, July 2000), which forecasts the prospects for a woman on the national ticket. Her latest book is: Founding Sisters and the Nineteenth Amendment (October 2003).
Clift lives in Washington, D.C., and is the mother of three children.
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 Pat Buchanan
Pat Buchanan is the former co-host of Buchanan & Press, a daily news and political talk show on MSNBC. He is also an author and commentator, and has been a regular member of The McLaughlin Group for much of the program's history. He has also been a candidate for President of the United States three times, in 1992, 1996, and 2000.
Buchanan is a graduate of Georgetown University and holds a master's degree from the Columbia University School of Journalism. He began his career writing editorials for the St. Louis Globe-Dispatch in 1962 and wrote a column in wide syndication beginning in 1975.
He was an adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, and was director of White House Communications for two years for President Ronald Reagan. Other major broadcast assignments include serving as moderator of The Capitol Gang and host of Crossfire and a radio program, Buchanan & Co.
Buchanan founded and serves as chair of The American Cause and has published a number of books on American politics and government.
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