Episode 312 GEORGE H.W. BUSH The Clarence Thomas Hearings (Part 7) The Senate Debate

George H.W. Bush 1991 The Clarence Thomas Hearings

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In this episode we listen in on a number of the giant figures of the era in the United States Senate as they debate the confirmation of Judge Clarence Thomas.
It is a whose who of some of the the towering political figures of the era. They will debate Clarence Thomas's political positions, their concerns about his Judical rulings, and his positions on natural law, and abortion rights but always the question of sexual harrassment will linger in the air.
We will also feature commentary from the coverage of NBC News with Tom Brokaw and Andrea Mitchell as they count the votes right up until they actually do vote on the nomination of Clarence Thomas, the numbers will be close as the Senate prepares to vote.

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1. 1991 Local News Coverage from Seattle of the Clarence Thomas Hearing (00:00:00)

2. Music Intro (00:02:27)

3. Senator Orrin Hatch delivers remarks in the Senate about the Democrats treatment of Judge Thomas - The Daily Signal (00:02:52)

4. Host Randal Wallace introduces the Senate Debate (00:04:08)

5. Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah (00:04:34)

6. Coverage by Tom Brokaw of NBC News (00:10:34)

7. Senator Nancy Landon Kassenbaum R- Kansas (00:11:43)

8. Senator Joe Biden D- Delaware (00:12:20)

9. Senator Chris Dodd D-Connecticut (00:13:08)

10. Senator Al Gore D-Tennessee (00:19:00)

11. Senator Richard Shelby D-Alabama (00:23:37)

12. Senator Howard Metzenbaum D-Ohio (00:28:03)

13. Senator Pete Domenici R-New Mexico (00:32:47)

14. NBC News coverage by Tom Brokaw (00:34:55)

15. Senator Alphonse Di Mato R - New York (00:36:00)

16. Senator Howell Heflin D- Alabama (00:38:28)

17. Senator Alan Simpson R- Wyoming (00:42:53)

18. NBC News coverage of the hearing with Tom Brokaw (00:44:46)

19. Senator Strom Thurmond briefly speaks (00:45:47)

20. Senator John Danforth R- Missouri gives longer address because Clarence Thomas had worked for him (00:46:27)

21. Senator Strom Thurmond reads into the record a letter from the former employer of Anita Hill (00:55:35)

22. Senator Sam Nunn D- Georgia (00:59:48)

23. NBC News Coverage of the Clarence Thomas debate with Tom Brokaw (01:00:21)

24. Interview with NBC News Congressional Correspondent Andrea Mitchell (01:01:14)

25. Senator Alan Cranston D- California rebuts Thurmond's letter from earlier. (01:02:58)

26. Senator Bob Dole talks about the vote and the debate in his speech on the Senate floor (01:03:25)

27. NBC News Coverage with Tom Brokaw (01:03:31)

28. Senator Robert Dole makes remarks (01:04:34)

29. NBC News coverage of the Clarence Thomas Debate, goes to watch his mother in Georgia (01:07:40)

30. Senator John Danforth speaks again (01:10:07)

31. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell D- Maine (01:11:54)

32. NBC News Coverage of the vote with Tom Brokaw (01:22:30)

33. Closing music (01:23:44)