Word: kalb
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Anyone who follows national elections knows that there are two very different ways of interviewing a presidential hopeful. One way, exemplified by Kennedy School professor Marvin Kalb, is to involve the candidate in a substantial discussion of his future policy, the ways he reasons around an issue. The other, more provocative approach is to hurl incessant tough questions and see whether a potential leader can stand the heat...
...Candidates '88" was Kalb's attempt to present his style to Americans through one-hour interviews. And in his interviews, it is fair to say that viewers got true League of Women Voters material...
...very difficult for the American people to get a handle on each one of these candidates," says Kalb. "I thought it would be helpful...to see each one of the candidates in a serious setting...being asked serious questions...
Despite having interviewed all but one of the presidential aspirants, Kalb insists that he is no political pundit, preferring to cast himself in more objective roles. "For 37 years I was a reporter, and I'm now a professor...nothing sexy there," he states simply, as if his PBS shows were just another lecture series...
...terrible amount of pressure to withdraw on people like [former Secretary of State Alexander] Haig, [former Governor of Delaware Pete] duPont, and even [New York Rep. Jack] Kemp on the Republican side, and on the Democratic side, [former Sen. Gary] Hart and [former Arizona Governor Bruce] Babbit," Kalb said...