Senator Daniel Inouye (1924 – 2012) was a United States Senator from Hawai’i.  He was the second longest serving Senator in United States history, and the Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations.

Senator Inouye was a recipient of the Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He served as President pro tempore of the Senate, making him third in the presidential line of succession after the Vice President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

He was the first Japanese American to serve in the United States House of Representatives and later the first in the United States Senate. Senator Inouye is the highest ranking Asian American politician in United States history.

He never lost an election in fifty eight years as an elected official.

This interview took place on January 24, 1987 as part of Werner Erhard & Associates’ Saturday Satellite Seminar Series.

Mike Wallace (May 9, 1918 – April 7, 2012) was an American journalist, game show host, actor and media personality. He interviewed a wide range of prominent newsmakers during his sixty-year career. He was one of the original correspondents for CBS’ 60 Minutes which debuted in 1968.

One of the rare times that Wallace was interviewed rather than interviewing, this interview took place on March 3, 1988.

William F. Buckley Jr. was a journalist whose rigorous and spirited commentary was a vibrant force on the political scene. His conservative journal, The National Review, founded in 1955, is quoted throughout the world.  And his television show, The Firing Line, provided stimulating political and social debate for more than two decades.  He hosted 1,429 episodes of the television show Firing Line from 1966 until 1999.

This interview took place on October 25, 1986 as part of the Saturday Satellite Seminar Series presented by Werner Erhard & Associates.