Democratic Convention - Thursday (17/8/00)
The final day of the Democratic Convention in Los Angeles, and for Presidential hopeful Al Gore's it's his big moment in the limelight.
Peter Marshall commented on breaking developments in the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal and Jeremy Vine spoke to Marty Peretz who is one of Mr Gore's closest confidantes and friends.
Democratic Convention - Tuesday (15/8/00)
During Hillary Clinton's speech the cameras panned on a very intense-looking Richard Dreyfuss, star of Jaws and Close Encounters and The Goodbye Girl, and a fund-raising Democrat.
Peter Marshall reported on Hollywood and Jeremy Vine went to meet Richard Dreyfuss.
Democratic Convention - Monday (14/8/00)
At the Democratic convention in Los Angeles Al Gore has to fight his way out from the shadow of Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Peter Marshall reported on how Al Gore needs to lay claim to the good part of the Clinton legacy and steer well clear of the bad and Jeremy Vine interviewed Joe Klein of the New Yorker, the author of Primary Colours, the famously anonymous novel whose hero resembled Bill Clinton.
Republican Convention - Friday (4/8/00)
George W. Bush's big speech to the party's convention in Philadelphia went down well and the polls show he is gaining momentum.
Kirsty Walk spoke to David Gergen and Rick Hertzberg.
Republican Convention - Thursday (3/8/00)
George W Bush was about to make the most important speech of his political career. He was addressing the republican party convention.
Peter Marshall reported and Kirtsy Wark interviewed the Governor of Illinois and a senior editor of the Weekly Standard.
Republican Convention - Wednesday (2/8/00)
George Bush's mentor on welfare reform, Professor Marvin Olasky, believes much of the work done by the state in health and welfare should be handed to religious charities which would then evangelise the recipients.
Mark Mardell has been to see his ideas at work and asks if there is a price to be paid for good works and Kirsty Wark talked to Marvin Olasky.
Republican Convention - Tuesday (1/8/00)
George W Bush - the man who once said he wanted to make the American army, 'smaller and harder to find' - continued to surf the wave of enthusiasm at his party convention in Philadelphia.
Peter Marshall reported on Bush's track record on foreign policy and Kirsty Wark interviewed a senior member of Bush's Foreign Policy team.
Republican Convention - Monday (31/7/00)
Republicans from across the country headed for Philadelphia's First Union Centre for the formal selection of the Republican candidate for the presidency.
From Philadelphia Peter Marshall reported on George W Bush and Kirtsy Wark interviewed two senior Republican women.
Super Tuesday (8/3/00)
The Super Tuesday results saw Al Gore hammering Bill Bradley and George W. Bush trouncing John McCain.
Jeremy Vine spoke to Andrew Cuomo, Kay Bailey Hutchison and David Gergen.
South Carolina Primaries (18/2/00)
After Clinton it was thought military heroics wouldn't, couldn't come into American elections any more - but that was the wrong analysis.
Peter Marshall reported on why candidates are reminding electors of a war everyone was trying to forget.
New Hampshire Primary (2/2/00)
In the first of the primary contests, Senator John McCain thrashed the silver spoon contender, George Bush, for the republican votes. It's clear that what McCain had to say about rescuing American politics from the wallets of big business and vested interests resonated with the voters.
As Peter Marshall reported from New Hampshire, many of them are troubled by the way the thing works now.
Iowa Caucuses (24/1/00)
America's first billion dollar presidential campaign got underway formally in Iowa where people gather in church halls and living rooms right across the state to choose their party's candidate.
Peter Marshall explained Iowa's unique voting procedure where democracy meets country dancing.
Iowa Caucuses - Republicans (19/1/00)
The race for the Republican nomination for the presidency is looking increasingly like a one horse race. George W Bush, governor of Texas and son of president Bush, is way ahead of his rival, Senator John McCain.
Peter Marshall reported.
Iowa Caucuses - Democrats (13/1/00)
The American Vice President, Al Gore and Senator Bill Bradley are tussling for the support of Iowans because the caucus there is the first real indicator of who will get the Democratic nomination to run for the White House.
Peter Marshall has been with both Gore and Bradley.