Watch: The Battle for America 2008

Watch video of Dan Balz and Haynes Johnson, two of the nation’s most experienced political reporters, engaging in an evening of political discussion April 1, 2010, at the John Seigenthaler Center at Vanderbilt University.

Balz and Johnson, co-authors of the acclaimed book The Battle for America 2008: The Story of an Extraordinary Election , discuss the election of President Barack Obama and its impact on this year’s election campaigns for the control of Congress.

The program was co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions and the First Amendment Center.

John Geer, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, and John Seigenthaler, founder of the First Amendment Center, introduce the authors and lead a question and answer period.

Media contact: Ann Marie Deer Owens, 615-322-NEWS
annmarie.owens@vanderbilt.edu