Retirement Living TV is 'Red & Blue' for the Fourth of July Holiday

WASHINGTON, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Retirement Living TV (RLTV), the first network dedicated to people 55+, shows its colors on Encore with John Palmer for the week of July 4. Starting June 30, 2008, every day at 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., one Republican and one Democrat will open up about their experiences as a public servant. These men and woman have served as speechwriters, press secretaries, senators, cabinet members or advisors to U.S. presidents.

    "Red & Blue" guests are as follows:

    Monday
    Party Leaders
    Bob Dole (R) - Senate Majority Leader
    George Mitchell (D) - Senate Minority Leader

    Tuesday
    President's Press Secretary
    Marlin Fitzwater (R) - Served under Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush
    Mike McCurry (D) - Served under Bill Clinton

    Wednesday
    President's Speechwriter
    Ted Sorensen (D) - Served under John F. Kennedy

Pat Buchanan (R) - Served under Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan

Thursday

President's Cabinet

Ed Meese (R) - Served under Ronald Reagan as Chief of Staff

Norman Minetta (D) - Served under George W. Bush as Secretary of Transportation

Friday's episode is a wild card. An opinion poll of viewers will determine the episode shown on that day. Viewers can cast their ballot on www.rl.tv until June 27. The top Republican and Democrat selected will air on July 4.

    Friday
    Viewers elect from nominees:

    Democrats
    Ed Koch - Mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989
    Geraldine Ferraro - First female nominee for U.S. Vice President
    Lee Hamilton - Vice Chairman of the 9/11 Commission
    Frank Mankiewicz - Press Secretary for Robert Kennedy

Republicans

John Bolton - Advisor to George H. W. Bush, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush

    G. Gordon Libby - Watergate participant and popular syndicated radio host
    Alan Simpson -State Senator of Wyoming
    Robert Bork - Controversial Supreme Court nominee

"John Palmer's candid interviews are fascinating and enlightening. At a life stage where they are as comfortable discussing their failures as their successes John's guests provide an insight into critical moments in our nation's political history," said Elliot Jacobson, vice president of programming and production for RLTV.

Jay Garfinkle is the executive producer of Encore with John Palmer.

About Retirement Living TV

Retirement Living TV (RLTV) is the only network dedicated to informing, involving and inspiring people 55+. Launched in September 2006, the network has all-original programming with established celebrities and journalists on topics spanning critical issues including health, lifestyle, finance and politics. RLTV is the expert in the field of aging, guided by an internationally recognized team of gerontologists and researchers. RLTV is seen in 30 million homes acrossNorth America on Comcast CN8, DirecTV, Verizon FiOS and other video providers or by logging on at WWW.RL.TV

SOURCE Retirement Living TV

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