The "Full Ginsburg" is a term used in American politics to refer to a person who appears on all five American major Sunday morning talk shows on the same day: This Week on ABC, Fox News Sunday on Fox, Face the Nation on CBS, Meet the Press on NBC, and State of the Union on CNN. State of the Union replaced Late Edition on CNN in January 2009.
The term is named for William H. Ginsburg, the lawyer for Monica Lewinsky during the sexual conduct scandal involving President Bill Clinton. Ginsburg was the first person to accomplish this feat, on February 1, 1998.
Completed full Ginsburgs Name Office Reason for appearance DateWilliam H. GinsburgAttorney for Monica LewinskyRepresenting his client, Monica Lewinsky, as the Lewinsky scandal eruptedFebruary 1, 1998 Congressman Rick LazioNominee for U.S. Senate in New York's 2000 Senate election, U.S. Representative from the State of New YorkAnnouncement of candidacy in Senate election against Hillary Clinton May 21, 2000"Lazio's Coming Out Party" Slate. May 22, 2000. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/pundit_central/2000/05/lazios_coming_out_party.htmlSecretary William M. DaleySecretary of CommerceDiscussion of his role as the new chairman of Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaignJune 18, 2000Secretary Dick CheneyRepublican nominee for Vice President of the United States, former Secretary of Defense and U.S. Representative from Wyoming2000 Republican National ConventionJuly 30, 2000Senator John EdwardsDemocratic nominee for Vice President of the United States, United States Senator from North CarolinaApproaching presidential electionOctober 10, 2004Secretary Michael ChertoffSecretary of Homeland SecurityHurricane KatrinaSeptember 4, 2005Senator Hillary ClintonJunior senator from New York, candidate in 2008 presidential electionHer presidential bidSeptember 23, 2007Secretary Kathleen SebeliusSecretary of Health and Human ServicesSwine fluMay 3, 2009Secretary Janet NapolitanoSecretary of Homeland SecurityDr. Richard BesserActing director for the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionFormer President Bill ClintonFormer President of the United StatesHaiti earthquakeJanuary 17, 2010 Former President George W. BushFormer President of the United StatesDr. Rajiv ShahAdministrator of United States Agency for International DevelopmentLieutenant General P.K. "Ken" KeenDeputy commander of United States Southern CommandRep. Michele BachmannMember of the U.S. House of RepresentativesHer presidential bidAugust 14, 2011Jack LewWhite House Chief of Staff2012 federal budgetFebruary 12, 2012Susan RiceUnited States Ambassador to the United NationsReactions to Innocence of Muslims and theattack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in BenghaziSeptember 16, 2012Timothy GeithnerUnited States Secretary of the TreasuryFiscal cliffSilva, Mark (November 30, 2012). Geithner's `Full Ginsburg:’ Sunday. Bloomberg. Retrieved November 30, 2012.December 2, 2012Jeb BushFormer Governor of FloridaPromoting his book Immigration Wars: Forging an American SolutionMarch 10, 2013Marco RubioUnited States Senator from FloridaImmigration reformApril 14, 2013Daniel Pfeiffer Senior advisor to the president for strategy and communications Addressing the IRS Tea Party investigation, Associated Press records seizures, and investigation of response to the 2012 Benghazi attackMay 19, 2013Secretary John Kerry United States Secretary of StateAddressing possible military action against Syria by the United StatesSeptember 1, 2013Denis McDonough White House Chief of StaffSeptember 8, 2013Jack LewUnited States Secretary of the Treasury2013 United States government shutdownOctober 6, 2013Secretary John Kerry United States Secretary of State Addressing Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and Operation Protective EdgeJuly 20, 2014Denis McDonough White House Chief of StaffFollowing up on the 2015 State of the Union AddressJanuary 25, 2015Robert Sumwalt NTSB Board MemberDiscussing the 2015 Philadelphia train derailmentMay 17, 2015Paul Ryan Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Discussion of his role as the new Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives November 1, 2015Marco Rubio United States Senator from FloridaHis presidential bidFebruary 14, 2016His presidential bidFebruary 21, 2016Ted CruzUnited States Senator from TexasHis presidential bidGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows. Retrieved February 28, 2016.February 28, 2016Tim KaineUnited States Senator and former Governor of VirginiaHis vice presidential bidGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows. Retrieved September 17, 2016.September 18, 2016Rudy GiulianiFormer Mayor of New York City2016 presidential election on behalf of Donald Trump presidential campaignGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows. Retrieved October 9, 2016.October 9, 2016Jay SekulowMember of President Donald Trump's legal team Chief counsel for the American Center for Law and JusticeDonald Trump Jr. and Jared Kushner's meeting with Russian lawyer Natalia VeselnitskayaGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows. Retrieved July 15, 2017.Trump lawyer: 'if Russia meeting nefarious, why did Secret Service allow it?'. Retrieved July 16, 2017.July 16, 2017Mike Pompeo United States Secretary of StatePresident Trump canceling secret talks with the TalibanSeptember 8, 2019President Trump ordering the killing of Qasem Soleimani, the highest military commander in IranJanuary 5, 2020Pete ButtigiegFormer mayor of South Bend, IndianaHis presidential campaignMayor Pete Is Everywhere on TV This Week, Even… TMZ Live? Mediaite (February 7, 2020). Retrieved February 8, 2020.February 9, 2020Anthony FauciHead of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesCOVID-19 pandemic in the United StatesGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows from the Associated Press, March 14, 2020March 15, 2020Senator Joe ManchinUnited States Senator from West VirginiaInflation Reduction Act of 2022July 31, 2022John LauroAttorney for former President Donald TrumpFederal prosecution of Donald Trump (election obstruction case)August 6, 2023John KirbyBiden administration White House National Security Communications Advisor 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel 14 April 2024Senator Chris Van HollenUnited States Senator from MarylandTrip to El Salvador to meet Kilmar Abrego Garcia20 April 2025Senator Tim ScottUnited States Senator from South CarolinaDeath of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)July 12, 2026
People who have completed multiple full Ginsburgs Name Number of full Ginsburgs DatesMarco Rubio3April 14, 2013February 14, 2016February 21, 2016Jack Lew2February 12, 2012October 6, 2013John KerrySeptember 1, 2013July 20, 2014Denis McDonoughSeptember 8, 2013January 25, 2015Mike PompeoSeptember 8, 2019January 5, 2020
Variations On September 20, 2009, President Barack Obama, to promote his health care reform proposals, did what Politico called a "modified Full Ginsburg" when he appeared on five programs, opting for Univision's Spanish-language Al Punto to be his fifth program appearance instead of Fox News Sunday.
Obama also appeared on Monday, September 9, 2013, with reporters from each of the five networks, plus an extra sixth, to discuss possible military intervention in Syria. He appeared with CNN's Wolf Blitzer on The Situation Room, with ABC's Diane Sawyer on ABC World News, with NBC's Savannah Guthrie on NBC Nightly News, with CBS's Scott Pelley on CBS Evening News and with Fox's Chris Wallace on Fox News's Special Report with Bret Baier, in addition to PBS's Gwen Ifill on PBS NewsHour.
The first person to appear on all six shows in the same week was former governor of Florida Jeb Bush, who achieved the feat on March 10, 2013.Sunday talk show tip sheet: March 10, 2013 . Politico. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio became the first person to appear on seven Sunday talk shows the same day, on April 14, 2013: all English-language shows listed above, plus Univision's Al Punto and Telemundo's Enfoque, both American Spanish-language shows.'Full Marco' - Rubio hits the Sunday shows, Mike Allen reports Politico. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
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