As speculation stirs over the presidential candidates’ VP short-list, here’s more info about McCain’s potential VP picks as the Republican National Convention nears, including interviews with Tavis Smiley and Charlie Rose.
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty:
NewsHour and NPR 2008 Election Map: “Pawlenty as VP Draws Doubt from Political Analysts,” August 19, 2008; “Pawlenty on Face the Nation,” August 17, 2008
South Dakota Senator John Thune:
NewsHour and NPR 2008 Election Map: “S.D. Senator Blames Congress for Fuel Prices,” July 3, 2008
Tavis Smiley: Interview with Senator-elect John Thune, (Originally aired: 11/11/2004)
Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman:
NewsHour and NPR 2008 Election Map: “Web Petition Rips Lieberman for Supporting McCain,” July 15, 2008; “Lieberman Cites Reasons for Supporting McCain,” June 25, 2008
Charlie Rose: A Conversation with Senator Joseph Lieberman (Originally aired: 2/14/2000); An hour panel discussion about President Bush’s Sate of the Union Address (Originally aired: 1/20/2004).
Former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney:
NewsHour and NPR 2008 Election Map: “Romney Backs McCain for GOP Nominee,” February 14, 2008
Charlie Rose: A conversation with guest host Judy Woodruff and Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (Originally aired: 6/5/2006)
NOW on PBS: Did Romney Win Over Skeptics? (Originally aired: 12/7/2007)
Former Republican Governor of Pennsylvania Tom Ridge:
NewsHour: State of Security (Originally aired 11/30/2004).
NewsHour: “Pennsylvania’s Tom Ridge Appointed to Bush Cabinet,” September 20, 2001
Charlie Rose: An hour with Secretary of homeland security Tom Ridge (Originally aired 5/27/2004); A conversation with Governor Tom Ridge (Originally aired 2/24/2004)
MORE ONLINE COVERAGE:
Reporter’s Notebook: Gwen Ifill on Veepstakes and Conventions — continuous coverage by NewsHour web reporters throughout the convention halls will provide brief and timely updates
Insider Forum — Ray Suarez will pose viewers’ questions in video interviews with key political leaders, candidates and delegates to discuss the state of the race and the ongoing conventions.
Twitter/Flickr — live quotes, reactions, photos and updates from behind the scenes of the NewsHour editorial operations, as well as from events like delegate meetings, convention events and major speeches.
See the rundown for Barack Obama’s potential vice presidential picks…Included on Obama’s VP list are Delaware Senator Joseph Biden, Indiana Senator Joseph Bayh, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine and Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel.
