Story Archives of 'John Kerry'

Senator John Kerry visited Manchester this weekend to support democrats running in Tuesday’s elections. We caught up with him to talk about his future plans and the state of the Democratic Party. Later in the show we'll look at the role of the telephone -- past and present. Our conversation will include a check-in with Paul Violette. He and his father are both former owners of the Merrimack Telephone Company. Now they've founded the New Hampshire Telephone Museum in Warner.

The most recent polls still show President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry in a close race in New Hampshire. Today both campaigns worked hard in their last ditch effort to get out the vote. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports.

John Kerry's record in Vietnam has been scrutinized intensely since he announced his candidacy for president of the United States. John Walters talks with George Butler, the director of the film Going Up River: The Long War of John Kerry. Butler examines Kerry's service in the war and his antiwar activism after the war.

Going Up River: The Long War of John Kerry will be shown on October 15th at the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth. George Butler will be on hand to answer questions.

On Thursday, the first of three scheduled debates between President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry will take place at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The 90-minute debate will focus on foreign policy and homeland security and will be important for both candidates in different ways. For President Bush it will be another chance to defend his handlings of September 11th and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. For Senator Kerry, it will be an opportunity to clearly define his stands and address his plans for the war and security if elected. We'll recap last night's debate, evaluate how the candidates did, and look at the issues that were raised and at damage control for the next several weeks. Laura's guests are Dante Scala, Associate Professor of Politics at St. Anselm College and research fellow at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics and Allan Stam, associate professor of government at Dartmouth and visiting associate professor of government at Harvard. He's an expert in international relations and issues surrounding war. He's also a captain in the Army Reserves and former member of the Special Forces.

Arizona Senator John McCain visited a Hudson VFW hall today to urge veterans to support the reelection of George W. Bush.