Transcripts

This page lists many transcriptions of Online Chat sessions conducted with Christopher Reeve and also transcripts of his most famous keynote speeches and government related documents and transcripts.

CONTENTS:
Online Chats | Speeches | Government Related Documents and Transcripts | Press Conferences | Editorials, Opinion Pieces and Other Writings | Select Interviews in the Media

Online Chats

• Barnes and Noble/America Online Chat with Christopher Reeve - May 7, 1998

• Barnes & Noble Online Chat with Dana Reeve - November 3, 1999

• ABCNEWS.com: A Chat with Christopher Reeve - February 1, 2000

• Discovery Health - April 19, 2000: "Transcript of Live Chat with Christopher Reeve".

• Yahoo! Chat Event: Christopher Reeve - June 7, 2000.

• America Online Chat with Christopher Reeve - July 6, 2000

• Washington Post Chat with Christopher Reeve - August 16, 2000

• TalkCity Chat Transcript: AccessLife Presents Christopher Reeve Disabilities and the Presidential Election - October 19, 2000

• MSN Live! Chat with Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour - October 24, 2000

• Yahoo! Audio Chat Event: Christopher Reeve - November 9, 2000

• AOL - May 1, 2001: AOL Online Chat with Christopher Reeve - Discussing the release of the Superman DVDs.

• Washington Post Chat with Christopher Reeve - July 12, 2001

• Washington Post Chat with Christopher Reeve - October 9, 2002

Speeches

• An Evening with Christopher Reeve - Copps Coliseum - May 13, 1999

• Williams College Commencement Address - June 6, 1999

• Williams College Presentation Speech of Doctor of Humane Letters to Christopher Reeve by President Payne - June 6, 1999

• National Press Club Speech in Washington, D.C. - December 1, 1999

• "Rehabilitation Research - No Reason to Hold Back" - February 21, 2000

• Cranfield University Medical and Engineering Aspects of Dynamic Head and Neck Injuries Workshop - Letter From Christopher Reeve Read By USAF Colonel Ron Reed - October 16, 2000

• Washington University School of Medicine Commencement Address - May 10, 2002

• New York Academy of Sciences Cloning: The Debate Panel: Christopher Reeve; Dr. Rudolph Jaenisch; James Kelly; Dr. Stewart Newman - May 20, 2002 [PDF]

• The Ohio State University Commencement Address - June 13, 2003

• Middlebury College Commencement Address - May 23, 2004

Government Related Documents and Transcripts

• Operations and Activities of the National Endowment for the Arts (House of Representatives - October 30, 1991)

• House of Representatives and Senate Proposed Legislation on the V-Chip [H.R. 2888 Television Violence Reduction Through Parental Empowerment Act of 1993; S. 1811 Television Violence Reduction Through Parental Empowerment Act]

• Christopher Reeve Keynote Address ACA Advocacy Day (March 14, 1995)

• Statement on Introduced Bill [H.R. 1520 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act] (House of Representatives - March 16, 1995)

• Benjamin Reeve Testimony (Senate - June 27, 1995)

• Statement on Introduced Bill [S. 1251 National Fund for Health Research Act] (Senate - September 18, 1995)

• House of Representatives and Senate Proposed Legislation on Imposing Minimum Lifetime Limits on Health Plans [H.R. 3030 Christopher Reeve Health Insurance Reform Act of 1996; Jeffords Amendment No. 3679; Jeffords Amendment No. 3680; S. 1114 Lifetime Caps Discrimination Prevention Act]

• Democratic National Convention (August 26, 1996)

• Virginia Legislature 1997 [SB 1132 Article 12 The Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative]

• Christopher Reeve on Medical Research [S. 441 National Fund for Health Research Act] (Senate - April 9, 1997)

• Senate and House of Representatives Resolutions for Franklin Roosevelt Memorial Wheelchair Statue [S.J. RES. 29 and H. J. RES. 76]

• Testimony on National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding (Senate - June 5, 1997)

• Statement on Introduced Bill [H.R. 2020 Medicaid Community Attendant Services Act of 1997] (House of Representatives - June 24, 1997)

• Senate and House of Representatives Proposed Legislation on adding and expanding Clinical Research Programs [S. 1421 Clinical Research Enhancement Act of 1997; H.R. 3001 Clinical Research Enhancement Act of 1997]

• New York Legislature 1998 [S 7287C New York State Spinal Cord Injury Research Bill]

• Statement on Introduced Bill [S 2605 Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Registry Act] (Senate - October 9, 1998)

• New Jersey Legislature 1998-1999 [A 2419 Spinal Cord Research Act; S 1585 Spinal Cord Research Act]

• Senate and House of Representatives Proposed Legislation on establishing Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program [S. 331 Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999; H.R. 1180 Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999]

• Testimony on increased National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding (House of Representatives - April 14, 1999)

• California Legislature 1999-2000 [A.B. 750 Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Act of 1999]

• Testimony on National Institutes of Health funding and stem cell research [S 2015 Stem Cell Research Act of 2000] (Senate - April 26, 2000)

• Maryland Legislature 2000 [SB 287 State Board of Spinal Cord Injury Research; HB 300 State Board of Spinal Cord Injury Research]

• Ohio Legislature 2001 [H.B. 40 Spinal Cord/Head Injury Research Fund]

• Senate and House of Representatives Proposed Legislation on Campaign Finance Reform [S. 27 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001; H. Res. 188; H.R. 2356 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001]

• Thomson v Thompson 2001 Civil Lawsuit Against U.S. Government on Embryonic Stem Cell Research Guidelines- Christopher Reeve One of Ten Plaintiffs:
  • May 2, 2001 MOTION FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE AS DEFENDANTS AND CROSS-CLAIMANTS [RTF file]
  • May 2, 2001 MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE AS DEFENDANTS AND CROSS-CLAIMANTS [RTF file]
  • May 8, 2001 COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF [RTF file]
  • June 27, 2001 MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [RTF file]
  • July 11, 2001 PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT [PDF file]
  • July 11, 2001 MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [PDF file]
  • August 16, 2001 Shea & Gardner Press Release "Advocates of Stem Cell Research to Withdraw Lawsuit Following President's Decision to Allow Federal Funding" [RTF file]

• Testimony in favor of funding human cloning experiments [S. 1758 Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001] (Senate - March 5, 2002)

• National Health Promotion and Information Center for People With Paralysis (Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center) Cooperative Agreement Information

• Australia Parliament and Prime Minister Letter From Christopher Reeve Delivered By Perry Cross - June 26, 2002 [Explanatory Memorandum Research Involving Embryos and Prohibition of Human Cloning Bill 2002]

• California Legislature 2001-2002 [SB 253 Embryonic Stem Cell Research]

• Senate and House of Representatives Proposed Legislation to enhance and further research into paralysis, improve rehabilitation, and quality of life [S. 3000 Christopher Reeve Paralysis Act; H.R. 5458 Christopher Reeve Paralysis Act]

• New Jersey Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee - Testimony by Christopher Reeve - November 25, 2002

Press Conferences

• University of Virginia Medical Center - June 5, 1995 (Dr. John A. Jane excerpts)

• University of Virginia Medical Center - June 9, 1995 (Dana Reeve)

• University of Virginia Medical Center - June 28, 1995 (Barbara Johnson; Dr. John A. Jane; Benjamin Reeve)

Editorials, Opinion Pieces and Other Writings

• Scavullo On Men - 1977 Interview

• Caught In The Act: New York Actors Face to Face - 1986 Interview

• Times Union Editorial - April 9, 1990

• The New York Times Editorial Desk - March 16, 1995

• Portrait of Spirit: One Story at a Time - Foreword by Christopher Reeve

• Peter Lowe's Success Yearbook - Interview - A Message From Christopher Reeve

• A Shoulder To Lean On - Essay

• Christopher Reeve's autobiography "Still Me"

• Washington Post - Christopher Reeve Replies (Rear Window) - December 9, 1998

• The Person Who Changed My Life: Prominent Americans Recall Their Mentors - Essay

• International Nursing Review - Guest Editorial - March 2000

• TIME Magazine Vol. 155 No. 9 - Letter from Christopher Reeve - March 6, 2000

• TIME Magazine Vol. 155 No.18 - Viewpoint: Christopher Reeve - May 1, 2000

• Dana Reeve AccessLife.com 2000 Caregiving Opinion Column

• We, THE PEOPLE - Chapter Ten: Christopher Reeve The 2000 Election and Biomedical Research

• Superman In The Seventies - Introduction by Christopher Reeve

• Los Angeles Times - COMMENTARY - July 15, 2001

• The Sunday Times, London - Oral Essay "My life today" as told to Kathy Brewis by Christopher Reeve

• Annie's Mailbox by Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar - Letter - July 31, 2002

• Access: The Disability Issues Journal - Opinion Editorial "Christopher Reeve responds to Dr. Newell" - July 2002

• Journal of Neuroscience Research Volume 69 Issue 6 - Foreword by Christopher Reeve - August 27, 2002

• The Australian - Opinion - January 14, 2003

• The New York Times Editorial Desk "Reeve's Surgery" - March 25, 2003

• Psychology Today - Essay - "Christopher Reeve: One Finger at a Time" Mar/Apr 2003

• Dear Abby - Letter "Contest Invites Communities To Improve Disabled Access" - July 24, 2003

• "Remarkable Changes: Turning Life's Challenges Into Opportunities" by Jane Seymour with Pamela Patrick Novotny - Preface by Christopher Reeve

• Robb Report Worth magazine - Editorial "First Person: Point of View Superwoman" by Dana Reeve - October 1, 2005

Select Interviews in the Media

• Playgirl - "Exclusive Interview by Henry Schipper" - December 1982
  Lengthy candid interview where Reeve discusses his activism and politics, the late John Belushi, drugs and acting, relationships and dating, and the movie Monsignor

• The Late Show with David Letterman - May 12, 1998

• Pharmaceutical Executive - "Neurology's Broader Promise: An exclusive Interview with Christopher Reeve" by Wayne Koberstein - February 2001