The HotlineThe Hotline is a daily political briefing published by Atlantic Media from its headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1987, It is currently led by editor-in-chief Kirk Bado and published independently until its acquisition in 1996 by National Journal Group, now a subsidiary of Atlantic Media.
Gerald FordGerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. He assumed the presidency after the resignation of Richard Nixon, under whom he served as the 40th vice president from 1973 to 1974 after the resignation of Spiro Agnew, making him the only person to be both vice president and president without being elected to either office.
Jim RhodesJames Allen Rhodes (September 13, 1909 – March 4, 2001) was an American politician who served as the 61st and 63rd governor of Ohio from 1963 to 1971 and again from 1975 to 1983. A member of the Republican Party, he was the Ohio state auditor from 1953 to 1963 and the mayor of Columbus, Ohio, from 1944 to 1952.
Edward BrookeEdward William Brooke III (October 26, 1919 – January 3, 2015) was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1967 to 1979. He was the first African American elected to the United States Senate by popular vote. Prior to serving in the Senate, he served as the attorney general of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1963 until 1967.
John DanforthJohn Claggett Danforth (born September 5, 1936) is an American politician, attorney, diplomat, and Episcopal priest who served as the attorney general of Missouri from 1969 to 1976 and as a United States senator from 1976 to 1995. A member of the Republican Party, he later served as special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice from 1999 to 2000 and as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2004 to 2005.
Richard SchweikerRichard Schultz Schweiker (June 1, 1926 – July 31, 2015) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 14th U.S. secretary of health and human services under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1983. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a U.S. representative from 1961 to 1969 and a U.S. senator from 1969 to 1981 from Pennsylvania. Schweiker was Reagan's running mate during his unsuccessful 1976 presidential campaign.Colgate UniversityColgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, United States. It was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York and operated under that name until 1823, when it was renamed Hamilton Theological and Literary Institution, often called Hamilton College (1823–1846), then Madison College (1846–1890), and its present name since 1890.
Kit Bond47th and 49th Governor of MissouriIn officeJanuary 12, 1981 – January 14, 1985LieutenantKen RothmanPreceded byJoseph P. TeasdaleSucceeded byJohn AshcroftIn officeJanuary 8, 1973 – January 10, 1977LieutenantPreceded byWarren E. HearnesSucceeded byJoseph P. Teasdale28th Auditor of MissouriIn officeJanuary 11, 1971 – January 8, 1973GovernorWarren HearnesPreceded byHaskell HolmanSucceeded byJohn AshcroftPersonal detailsBornChristopher Samuel Bond(1939-03-06)March 6, 1939St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.DiedMay 13, 2025(2025-05-13) (aged 86)St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.PartyRepublicanSpousesCarolyn Reid(m. 1967; div.
John Chafee60th United States Secretary of the NavyIn officeJanuary 31, 1969 – May 4, 1972PresidentRichard NixonPreceded byPaul IgnatiusSucceeded byJohn Warner66th Governor of Rhode IslandIn officeJanuary 1, 1963 – January 7, 1969LieutenantEdward P. GalloglyGiovanni FolcarelliJoseph O'DonnellPreceded byJohn NotteSucceeded byFrank LichtMember of the Rhode Island House of Representativesfrom the Warwick's 3rd districtIn officeJanuary 1957 – January 1963Preceded byHerbert B. CarkinSucceeded byCarmine R. DiPetrilloPersonal detailsBornJohn Lester Hubbard Chafee(1922-10-22)October 22, 1922Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.DiedOctober 24, 1999(1999-10-24) (aged 77)Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.PartyRepublicanSpouseVirginia CoatesChildren6, including LincolnEducationYale University (BA)Harvard University (LLB)AwardsPresidential Medal of FreedomMilitary serviceAllegianceUnited StatesBranch/serviceUnited States Marine CorpsYears of service1942–19451951–1953RankCaptainBattles/warsWorld War IIGuadalcanal campaignBattle of OkinawaKorean WarBattle of Chosin ReservoirJohn Lester Hubbard Chafee ( ; October 22, 1922 – October 24, 1999) was an American politician and officer in the United States Marine Corps.
Charles H. PercyCharles Harting "Chuck" Percy (September 27, 1919 – September 17, 2011) was an American businessman and politician. He was president of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964, and served as a Republican U.S. senator from Illinois from 1967 until 1985, following a defeat to Paul Simon. He was mentioned as a Republican presidential hopeful from 1968 through 1988. During his Senate career, Percy concentrated on business and foreign relations.
ClevelandCleveland ( KLEEV-lənd) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the lake from the Canadian province of Ontario, and is approximately 60 miles (97 kilometers) west of the Ohio–Pennsylvania state line.
Political consultingPolitical consulting is a form of consulting that consists primarily of advising and assisting political campaigns. Political consultants are involved in the development and production of mass media (largely television, direct mail, and digital advertising), and they also advise campaigns on other activities, ranging from opposition research and voter polling to field strategy and get out the vote efforts.
Fletcher School of Law and DiplomacyThe Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy is the graduate school for international relations at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, United States. Fletcher is one of America's oldest and most distinguished graduate schools of international relations. It currently enrolls approximately 500 students, of whom 44 percent are international students drawn from 80 countries worldwide.
Gerald FordGerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. He assumed the presidency after the resignation of Richard Nixon, under whom he served as the 40th vice president from 1973 to 1974 after the resignation of Spiro Agnew, making him the only person to be both vice president and president without being elected to either office.Jim RhodesJames Allen Rhodes (September 13, 1909 – March 4, 2001) was an American politician who served as the 61st and 63rd governor of Ohio from 1963 to 1971 and again from 1975 to 1983. A member of the Republican Party, he was the Ohio state auditor from 1953 to 1963 and the mayor of Columbus, Ohio, from 1944 to 1952.Edward BrookeEdward William Brooke III (October 26, 1919 – January 3, 2015) was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1967 to 1979. He was the first African American elected to the United States Senate by popular vote. Prior to serving in the Senate, he served as the attorney general of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1963 until 1967.John DanforthJohn Claggett Danforth (born September 5, 1936) is an American politician, attorney, diplomat, and Episcopal priest who served as the attorney general of Missouri from 1969 to 1976 and as a United States senator from 1976 to 1995. A member of the Republican Party, he later served as special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice from 1999 to 2000 and as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2004 to 2005.Richard SchweikerRichard Schultz Schweiker (June 1, 1926 – July 31, 2015) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 14th U.S. secretary of health and human services under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1983. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a U.S. representative from 1961 to 1969 and a U.S. senator from 1969 to 1981 from Pennsylvania. Schweiker was Reagan's running mate during his unsuccessful 1976 presidential campaign.Colgate UniversityColgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, United States. It was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York and operated under that name until 1823, when it was renamed Hamilton Theological and Literary Institution, often called Hamilton College (1823–1846), then Madison College (1846–1890), and its present name since 1890.Kit Bond47th and 49th Governor of MissouriIn officeJanuary 12, 1981 – January 14, 1985LieutenantKen RothmanPreceded byJoseph P. TeasdaleSucceeded byJohn AshcroftIn officeJanuary 8, 1973 – January 10, 1977LieutenantPreceded byWarren E. HearnesSucceeded byJoseph P. Teasdale28th Auditor of MissouriIn officeJanuary 11, 1971 – January 8, 1973GovernorWarren HearnesPreceded byHaskell HolmanSucceeded byJohn AshcroftPersonal detailsBornChristopher Samuel Bond(1939-03-06)March 6, 1939St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.DiedMay 13, 2025(2025-05-13) (aged 86)St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.PartyRepublicanSpousesCarolyn Reid(m. 1967; div.John Chafee60th United States Secretary of the NavyIn officeJanuary 31, 1969 – May 4, 1972PresidentRichard NixonPreceded byPaul IgnatiusSucceeded byJohn Warner66th Governor of Rhode IslandIn officeJanuary 1, 1963 – January 7, 1969LieutenantEdward P. GalloglyGiovanni FolcarelliJoseph O'DonnellPreceded byJohn NotteSucceeded byFrank LichtMember of the Rhode Island House of Representativesfrom the Warwick's 3rd districtIn officeJanuary 1957 – January 1963Preceded byHerbert B. CarkinSucceeded byCarmine R. DiPetrilloPersonal detailsBornJohn Lester Hubbard Chafee(1922-10-22)October 22, 1922Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.DiedOctober 24, 1999(1999-10-24) (aged 77)Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.PartyRepublicanSpouseVirginia CoatesChildren6, including LincolnEducationYale University (BA)Harvard University (LLB)AwardsPresidential Medal of FreedomMilitary serviceAllegianceUnited StatesBranch/serviceUnited States Marine CorpsYears of service1942–19451951–1953RankCaptainBattles/warsWorld War IIGuadalcanal campaignBattle of OkinawaKorean WarBattle of Chosin ReservoirJohn Lester Hubbard Chafee ( ; October 22, 1922 – October 24, 1999) was an American politician and officer in the United States Marine Corps.Charles H. PercyCharles Harting "Chuck" Percy (September 27, 1919 – September 17, 2011) was an American businessman and politician. He was president of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964, and served as a Republican U.S. senator from Illinois from 1967 until 1985, following a defeat to Paul Simon. He was mentioned as a Republican presidential hopeful from 1968 through 1988. During his Senate career, Percy concentrated on business and foreign relations.ClevelandCleveland ( KLEEV-lənd) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the lake from the Canadian province of Ontario, and is approximately 60 miles (97 kilometers) west of the Ohio–Pennsylvania state line.Political consultingPolitical consulting is a form of consulting that consists primarily of advising and assisting political campaigns. Political consultants are involved in the development and production of mass media (largely television, direct mail, and digital advertising), and they also advise campaigns on other activities, ranging from opposition research and voter polling to field strategy and get out the vote efforts.Fletcher School of Law and DiplomacyThe Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy is the graduate school for international relations at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, United States. Fletcher is one of America's oldest and most distinguished graduate schools of international relations. It currently enrolls approximately 500 students, of whom 44 percent are international students drawn from 80 countries worldwide.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.