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Searching for talk show transcripts on the LexisNexis® services

On the LexisNexis® services, you can search for talk show transcripts in several sources. The following are just a few of the available sources:

• ABC News Transcripts
• CBS News Transcripts
• NBC News Transcripts
• Fox News Network
• Federal News Service
• CNN Transcripts
• National Public Radio

CBS News Transcripts -- Use the SHOW segment to locate a specific television show's transcripts. For example, take the following steps to find 2005 transcripts of the show 60 Minutes:

1. Click the Search tab.
2. Click the News & Business source tab.
3. Click the following links in the order listed to search CBS News Transcripts: Individual Publications / C / CBS News Transcripts.
4. Click the radio button in front of Terms and Connectors.
5. Enter show (60 minutes) and date is 2005 in the search field.
6. Click Search.

ABC News Transcripts -- Use the SUBJECT and COUNTRY segments to locate transcripts on specific topics. For example, take the following steps to find ABC News Transcripts covering the Iraq war:

1. Click the Search tab.
2. Click the News & Business source tab.
3. Click the following links in the order listed to search ABC News Transcripts: Individual Publications / A / ABC News Transcripts.
4. Click the radio button in front of Terms and Connectors.
5. Enter subject (war) and country (iraq) and date aft 5/2005 in the search field.
6. Click Search.

Transcripts -- Use an HLEAD segment search to retrieve transcripts on a specific subject. For example, take the following steps to find transcripts from multiple networks discussing nutrition and fast food:

1. Click the Search tab.
2. Click the News & Business source tab.
3. Click the following links in the order listed to search all Transcripts: Combined Sources / Transcripts.
4. Click the radio button in front of Terms and Connectors.
5. Enter hlead (nutrition and fast food) and date aft 2004 in the search field.
6. Click Search.