Guest Questions
Beginning in 2008, telecasts on the WRC-TV version have included "guest questions" from notable persons in government, business, sports, and the arts. Among those seen in pre-recorded videos are:
- Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
- U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland
- U.S. Senator Carl Levin of Michigan
- U.S. Senator Jim Webb of Virginia
- Governor Tim Kaine of Virginia
- Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
- AFL-CIO president John Sweeney
- Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
- Organization of American States Secretary-General Miguel Insulza
- Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr.
- Actress Lynda Carter
- Dr. Elias Zerhouni, director of the National Institutes of Health
- Gen. Jack Dailey, director of the National Air and Space Museum
- G. Wayne Clough, director of the Smithsonian Institution
- Rusty Powell, director of the National Gallery of Art
- Tim Russert of Meet the Press
- David Gregory of Meet the Press
- Chris Matthews, NBC News
- Ted Leonsis, owner, Washington Capitols and Washington Wizards
- Leonard Slatkin, music director of Washington and Detroit orchestras
- Tom Donohue, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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