Politics and Eggs

Founded in 1996, Politics and Eggs has become a “must-stop” on the road to the White House. The Political Library came on board in 2001 as a co-host of this Presidential candidate series, partnering with the New England Council to bring national leaders and policy makers to New Hampshire to discuss issues important to Granite State voters. All candidates from both parties are invited to speak at this series for business, government, higher-education and community leaders from across the state.

Politics and Eggs is produced by the New England Council and the New Hampshire Political Library and is led by a four-member Steering Committee: Richard Ashooh, Board Member, New Hampshire Political Library; Michael Chaney, President and CEO, New Hampshire Political Library; Fred Kocher, President, NH High Tech Council; and Larry Zabar, Vice President, New England Council.

Politics and Eggs has welcomed the following speakers since 1999:


2000 Presidential Primary
May 10, 1999 Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
August 18, 1999 Senator Bob Smith (R-NH)
September 16, 1999 Vice President Dan Quayle (R-IN)
October 11, 1999 Gary Bauer (R-VA)
November 3, 1999 Amb. Alan Keyes (R-MD)
November 17, 1999 Steve Forbes (R-NJ)
November 30, 1999 Vice President Al Gore (D-TN)
December 3, 1999 Governor George W. Bush (R-TX)
January 4, 2000 Senator Bill Bradley (D-NJ)
January 14, 2000 Pat Buchanan, (R-VA)
January 18, 2000 Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
November 7, 2001 Jack Germond, Baltimore Sun

U. S. Senate, New Hampshire
June 3, 2002 Rep. John Sununu (R)
June 17, 2002 Senator Bob Smith (R)
June 24, 2002 Governor Jeanne Shaheen (D)

2004 Presidential Primary
December 3, 2002 Governor Marc Racicot (RNC Chairman)
December 11, 2002 Terry McAuliffe (DNC Chairman)
April 21, 2003 Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT)
May 7, 2003 Karl Rove, Presidential political advisor
June 16, 2003 Governor Howard Dean (D-VT)
July 18, 2003 Senator Bob Graham (D-FL)
September 2, 2003 Congressman Richard Gephardt (D-MO)
September 9, 2003 Senator John Edwards (D-NC)
October 28, 2003 Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
November 17, 2003 Amb. Carol Mosley Braun (D-IL)
December 11, 2003 Mark Halperin, Political Director, ABC News
January 7, 2004 Senator John Kerry (D-MA)
January 15, 2004 Senator Bill Frist (R-TN)
January 25, 2004 Ed Gillespie (RNC Chairman)

General Election
September 22, 2004 President George H. W. Bush (R-TX)
October 20, 2004 Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE)
October 30, 2004 Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
November 1, 2004 Amb. Richard Holbrooke (D)

Issues Forums
May 4, 2005 Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
June 7, 2005 Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM)
April 21, 2006 Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)
April 28, 2006 Governor George Pataki (R-NY)
June 12, 2006 Governor John Engler (R-MI),
National Assn. of Manufacturers
June 14, 2006 Governor Tom Vilsack (D-IA)
June 30, 2006 Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE)
August 11, 2006 Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AK)
October 25, 2006 Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN)
November 28, 2006 Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-VA)
December 6, 2006 Mark Halperin, Political Director, ABC News

2008 Presidential Primary
February 16, 2007 Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
April 4, 2007 Senator Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
May 8, 2007 Governor Tommy Thompson (R-WI)
June 6, 2007 Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA)
September 24, 2007 Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO)
October 12, 2007 Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM)
October 19, 2007 Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR)
November 5, 2007 Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN)
November 7, 2007 Senator John Edwards (D-NC)
November 26, 2007 The Honorable Rudy Giuliani (R-NY)
December 19, 2007 Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX)


Politics and Eggs is made possible by the following corporate sponsors:

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
BAE Systems
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Clean Harbors Environmental Services
Comcast
Fidelity Investments
Gilbane Building Company
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Liberty Mutual Group
Lincoln Financial Group
McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton
National Grid
NH College & University Council
NH High Technology Council
Northeast Utilities
Pierce Atwood
Savings Bank Life Insurance
Timberland
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