Previewing the Sunday Shows: Boehner At Bat
This Sunday's political programming will take a look at what's in store for Congress this session with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), who will sit down with Chris Wallace on "FOX News Sunday." In his first Sunday interview since being elected Speaker, Boehner will discuss some of the Republican ideas for cutting government spending and creating jobs, as well as how the GOP plans to handle their newfound majority.
CBS' "Face the Nation" has an exclusive interview with Pres. Obama's new Chief of Staff, William Daley. This will be Daley's first television interview since taking the job in the West Wing. Over on NBC, "Meet the Press" will discuss Senate politics with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) before Then turning to DNC Chair Tim Kaine to discuss what Obama's 2012 reelection strategy.
ABC's "This Week" will be a blast from the past as former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) discusses how the Reagan revolution influenced a generation of conservatives and which leading Republicans can claim the Reagan mantle. Reagan's children will also be on to discuss their father's legacy.
C-SPAN will air a "Road to the White House" special featuring ex-MN Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) speaking at Politics and Eggs in Bedford, N.H. on Tuesday. Catch the likely 2012 presidential candidate on Sunday at 6:30pm ET.
This Weekend
Sunday
Meet the Press hosts Sen. Min. Leader Mitch McConnell, DNC Chair Tim Kaine, GOP strategist Mike Murphy and ex-Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN).
Face the Nation hosts WH CoS William Daley.
This Week hosts ex-Speaker Newt Gingrich, authors and brothers Ron and Michael Reagan, and sister/author Patti Davis.
Fox News Sunday hosts Speaker John Boehner.
State of the Union hosts Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), WH Commis on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Chair Alan Simpson and ex-CBO Dir. Alice Rivlin.
Other Weekend Shows
Political Capital features WH sr. adviser David Axelrod (Bloomberg, FRI, 7pm).
Washington Week features CBS' John Dickerson, New York Times' Jackie Calmes, Wall Street Journal's Naftali Bendavid and National Journal's Susan Davis (PBS, FRI, 8pm).
Real Time features ex-RNC Chair Michael Steele, ex-Canadian PM Kim Campbell, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), National Review's Will Cain and actor D.L. Hughley (HBO, FRI, 10pm).
Situation Room features ex-Def/Sec William Cohen, Sens. Jim DeMint (R-SC)and Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and Reps. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY)(CNN, SAT, 6:30pm).
Communicators features Deputy Assist. Sec/State Philip Verveer and FTC Chief Technologist Edward Felten (C-SPAN, SAT, 6:30pm).
Huckabee hosts TBD (FNC, SAT, 8pm).
Chris Matthews Show features Time's Richard Stengel, NBC's Andrea Mitchell, New York Times' Helene Cooper and Politico's John Harris (NBC, SUN, check local listings).
Wall Street Journal Report features live reports from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (SUN, 10am/6pm).
Newsmakers hosts Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.). Guest reporters are TBD (C-SPAN, SUN, 10am/6pm).
Reliable Sources features Bloomberg's Margaret Carlson, National Review's Jim Geraghty, New York Times' Michael Shear, USA Today's Lauren Ashburn, Bloom Law Firm's Lisa Bloom and WUSA-TV's Andrea McCarren (CNN, SUN, 10am).
Fareed Zakaria GPS features U.K PM David Cameron and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon (CNN, SUN, 1pm).
Q & A features Pres. George W. Bush (C-SPAN, SUN, 8pm).
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