Uploaded November 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Former Senator Alan K. Simpson presented the 2013 Theodore H. White Lecture
on Press and Politics. He addressed the federal budget process and the growth in
entitlement spending. Senator Simpson also discussed the barriers to budget reform
he experienced after serving as co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal
Responsibility and Reform. Alex Jones opened and moderated the event. Jones also
presented the David Nyhan Prize for Political Journalism to Leonard Pitts, Jr., columnist
for the Miami Herald. The Forum was sponsored by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the
Press, Politics, and Public Policy.