Apr 6th, 2007 · Matthew Dowd, the chief strategist for President Bush's 2004 campaign, stunned many by telling The New York Times he has lost faith in the president and feels it is time to withdraw troops from Iraq.
Nov 8th, 2006 · Republican strategist Matthew Dowd worked on President Bush's 2000 and 2004 campaigns. He speaks with Steve Inskeep about the politics of the Republican base, and why they seem to have failed in the 2006 elections.
Jan 25th, 2006 · The Bush administration is defending its wiretapping of phone calls without a warrant. Republican strategist Matthew Dowd says he thinks most Americans are willing to accept this procedure if it protects them from a terrorist attack. Steve Inskeep talks with Dowd.
Nov 9th, 2005 · In today's sexual politics, are women equal -- and are men even needed? That's the question New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd asks in her new book, 'Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide'.
Nov 1st, 2004 · Critic Milo Miles reviews the documentary about the influential recording engineer Tom Dowd, who for three decades worked with performers from John Coltrane, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Eric Clapton. The documentary is now on DVD. It's called Tom Dowd & The Language of Music.
Aug 15th, 2004 · Some of the most stirring musical work of the past half century was produced by a recording engineer Tom Dowd. His story is told in the documentary Tom Dowd & The Language of Music. Director Mark Moorman speaks with NPR's Liane Hansen.
Aug 5th, 2004 · Dowd's new book collects more than 100 of her columns from the New York Times. Bushworld begins with George H.W. Bush and continues with the presidency of George W. Bush. Dowd won a Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for her commentary on the Clinton impeachment.