with Howard Kurtz, Howard Fineman and Ben Wattenberg on Feb 22, 1996
with Ben Wattenberg on Nov 3, 1995
Ben J. Wattenberg is a prominent American commentator and writer. He was an aide and speechwriter to President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1966 to 1968, and served as an advisor to Hubert Humphrey’s race for the Senate in 1970 and Senator Henry “Scoop” Jackson’s contest for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972 and Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 1976 that of 1976, and served on the 1972 and 1976 Democratic National Convention platform committees.
He first came to national attention as co-author with Richard M. Scammon of “The Real Majority”, the 1970 analysis believed to have provided the basis for the campaign strategies of the Nixon administration in the 1970 and 1972 elections.
He has been the host of a number of PBS television specials.
