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Public Appearances

Neil Howe and William Strauss have apppeared countless times on television, radio, and other media to discuss generations and American History. A sampling of media clips appear here, featuring Howe and Strauss on CNN, NBC, C-SPAN, and international networks. Their appearances feature in-depth discussions with today's leading media figures about the groundbreaking LifeCourse research into generations and their impact on past, present, and future American society. Please browse our library of media clips below:

Preview Date & Details Summary
Event Date:
2009 (02/20)
Runtime:
00:04:19
Title:
Millennials and Obama
Venue:
BBC, World News America 
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Reena Nadler (Program Director of LifeCourse Associates) and Alexander Heffner, (Editor-in-Chief of Scoop44.com) discuss Millennials and their determination to influence governing under the Obama administration.

Event Date:
2008
Runtime:
01:32:06
Title:
Howe and Bauerlein Debate on Millennials
Venue:
American Enterprise Institute 
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Neil Howe participates in a public debate with author Mark Bauerlein on the merits of the Millennial generation. Speaking at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., and broadcast live on C-SPAN, Neil Howe presents his view of the Millennials, based on research done for Millennials Rising and other recent publications.

Event Date:
2009 (02/18)
Runtime:
01:43:20
Title:
New America Foundation Conference on Millennials
Venue:
C-SPAN 
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Neil Howe and Reena Nadler present  the LifeCourse Associates' report "Yes We Can: Millennials as a Political Generation" to a panel at the New America Foundation. Broadcast live on C-SPAN, the event, titled "The Latest Generation: The Unique Outlook of 'Millennials' and How They Will Reshape America", discussed the Millennialg generation and politics, and featured Howe and Nadler as well as Peter Levine, director of CIRCLE, and Hans Rimer, former Youth Vote director for the Obama campaign. Particpants presented the findings of their reports and took part in a panel discussion, including answering audience questions.

Event Date:
1991 (03/20)
Runtime:
00:59:00
Title:
Neil Howe on the book Generations
Venue:
C-SPAN, Booknotes 
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Neil Howe appears on C-SPAN's popular Booknotes program immediately after the publication of Generations in 1991 to discuss the groundbreaking work. Neil Howe looks in-depth and generations and American history in this hour-long program.

Event Date:
1998
Runtime:
01:01:19
Title:
Neil Howe and William Strauss on Generations
Venue:
C-SPAN 
Downloads:
MPEG (201 MB)

Neil Howe and William Strauss appear on C-SPAN in 1998 for an hour to discuss their landmark 1991 book Generations. Appearing before a live studio audience, Howe and Strauss discuss the book and its continuing relevance, and answer question from the audience.

Event Date:
1997
Runtime:
00:34:19
Title:
Neil Howe and William Strauss on the Fourth Turning in 1997
Venue:
C-SPAN, Washington Journal 
Downloads:
MPEG (113 MB)

Neil Howe and William Strauss appear on C-SPAN to discuss the release of their 1997 book, The Fourth Turning. In this clip, they discuss the historical significance of turnings, as well as offer prescient predictions as to where America may be heading.

Event Date:
1994
Runtime:
00:10:51
Title:
Neil Howe and William Strauss on Gen X
Venue:
NBC News 
Downloads:
MPEG (36.1 MB)

Neil Howe and William Strauss appear on NBC’s America Close Up to discuss Generation X. The piece features interviews with Howe and Strauss, who had recently published their book on the generation, 13th Gen: Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail?.

Event Date:
1997
Runtime:
00:08:52
Title:
Neil Howe on the Next Revolution
Venue:
NET 
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Neil Howe appears on the program Next Revolution to discuss the recently published book The Fourth Turning. Neil Howe explains the theories behind the turnings and how a cyclical view of history shows us where we are headed next.

Event Date:
2005
Runtime:
00:09:15
Title:
Neil Howe on Millennials (Part 2)
Venue:
Campus Conversations (Montgomery College) 
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Part 2 of Neil Howe's 2005 appearance on the television network of Montgomery College. Neil Howe speaks about the Millennial generation,  and participates in a live discussion with students.

Event Date:
2005
Runtime:
00:19:42
Title:
Neil Howe on Millennials (Part 1)
Venue:
Campus Conversations (Montgomery College) 
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Part 1 of Neil Howe's 2005 appearance on the television network of Montgomery College. Neil Howe speaks about the Millennial generation,  and participates in a live discussion with students.

Event Date:
1992
Runtime:
00:05:05
Title:
Neil Howe on Generations in 1992
Venue:
PBS/WNET 
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Neil Howe appears on PBS in 1992 to discuss the work done by him and William Strauss in their first book, Generations. Neil Howe describes the theory of generations and how it fits into the overall framework of American History.

Event Date:
2001
Runtime:
00:05:43
Title:
Neil Howe on Gen X and 9-11 in 2001
Venue:
CNN Headline News 
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Neil Howe appears on CNN in the wake of 9/11 to discuss the new role that Generation X will play as America enters a new era of history.

Event Date:
2000
Runtime:
01:04:04
Title:
William Strauss on Millennials
Venue:
C-SPAN2, New School University, NYC 
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William Strauss appears on C-SPAN's BookTV to discuss the recently published Millennials Rising. William Strauss discusses how the book heralds the arrival of a new generation, the Millennials, as well as the work done in previous books, such as Generations and The Fourth Turning.