Madam President: Shattering the Last Glass Ceiling/2004 Campaign Preview
Eleanor Clift
Wednesday, 01 Oct 2003 at 7:30 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Eleanor Clift is a contributing editor at Newsweek, and co-authored, with her husband Tom Brazaitis, War Without Bloodshed: The Art of Politics, a look at Washington through the eyes of its several prominent personalities. Their newest work, Madam President, examines a woman's prospects in a run for the White House. Clift is a panelist on the volatile The McLaughlin Group and provides commentary for the Fox News Channel. She has appeared as herself in the feature films: Dave, Rising Sun, Independence Day, Murder at 1600, and the television comedy Murphy Brown. Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics Mary Louise Smith Chair.
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