A Conversation with Ted Koppel at Monticello

Ted Koppel
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A Conversation with Ted Koppel

On July 17, 2002, Ted Koppel, anchor of ABC's long-running Nightline news program, took questions on important issues of the day in the historical setting of Monticello's West Lawn.

(Sponsored by The Jefferson Legacy Foundation and The Miller Center of Public Affairs.)

PART I: "Here's the deal, Mr. President" (8:41)
Mr. Koppel initiates the conversation by imagining a discussion with Thomas Jefferson on some of the most important issues facing the
United States today.

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PART II: The Iraqi Threat (2:43)
Mr. Koppel gives his views on the pros and cons of attacking Iraq.

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  PART III: "Prisoners of Our Own Technology" (3:13)
   Mr. Koppel describes the effect broadcast technology has had
   on journalism.

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  PART IV: "Pure Nonsense" (5:30)
   Mr. Koppel discusses the notion that Americans are inherently
   indifferent to what goes on in the rest of the world.

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PART V: "Some of What I Enjoy" (3:07)
Mr. Koppel shares the strategy he and his wife used in raising
their children with television.

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PART VI: "A Certain Instinct of Fairness" (1:46)
Mr. Koppel answers a question on the current corporate
accounting scandals.

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  PART VII: "I Rather Like the Fact . . ." (3:03)
   Mr. Koppel comments on political courage in relation to the
   recent ruling in California on the wording of the Pledge of
   Allegiance.

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  PART VIII: "An Interesting Stage in Our History" (3:21)
   Mr. Koppel adds a caution to the statement that no powerful
   nation in history regularly heeded the opinions of its allies
   and enemies.

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  PART IX: "Way beyond What Jefferson Imagined" (3:04)
   Mr. Koppel discusses how anyone can be a journalist in the
   Information Age.

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PART X: "The Most Patriotic Thing We Can Do" (2:33)
   Mr. Koppel concludes with a reminder that open debate of
   public policies is all the more important in the face of recent
   terror threats.

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