Reviewing 1997, Clinton and ‘Amistad’

Here’s the rundown on guests and topics for the weekend’s public-affairs programs:

Today

“Today”: 6 a.m. (4)(36)(39).

“Evans & Novak”: Donald Trump, 2:30 p.m.; repeats Sunday, 7 a.m. CNN.

“John McLaughlin’s One on One”: 2:30 p.m. (28).

“Inside Politics Weekend”: The Clinton legacy: Michael Beschloss; David Gergen, 3:30 p.m.; repeats midnight, CNN.

“Tony Brown’s Journal”: Teaching children about computer technology, 3 p.m. (28).

“Capital Gang”: Political satirist Mark Russell, 4 p.m., 10:30 p.m. CNN.

“Larry King Weekend”: Barbara Walters, 6 and 11 p.m., CNN.

“McLaughlin Group”: Year in review (part 1 of 2), 6:30 p.m. (4).

Sunday:

“Today”: 6 a.m. (4)(39)(36).

“Pacesetters”: 6 a.m. (5).

“Meet the Press”: Rahm Emanuel, senior advisor for President Clinton on policy, 7 a.m. (4)(39)(36).

“CBS News Sunday Morning”: Influential people who died in 1997; countertenor David Daniels; funny moments of 1997; Maine Youth Center inmates record children’s books, 7:30 a.m. (2)(8).

“Reliable Sources”: Year in review, 7:30 a.m. CNN.

“Fox News Sunday”: 8 a.m. (11).

“Face the Nation”: Stephen Jones, former attorney for Timothy McVeigh; political historian Michael Beschloss; Stephen Carter, professor of law, Yale University; Ellen Goodman, syndicated columnist for Boston Globe; and political analyst Mark Shields, 9 a.m. (2).

“Late Edition”: The year in review with Tony Blankley, George magazine; Susan Paige, USA Today; and Steven Roberts, New York Daily News, 9 a.m. CNN.

“This Week”: U.S. District Attorney Bob Macy of Oklahoma County, defense attorney Gerry Spence, World Bank Vice President Mark Malloch Brown, M.I.T. economist Paul Krugman and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, 10 a.m. (7)(3)(10).

“Life & Times”: 11 a.m. (28).

“Both Sides With Jesse Jackson”: “Amistad” debate with Todd Boyd, USC; David Horowitz, Center for Study of Popular Culture; Courtland Milloy, Washington Post; Thomas West, University of Dallas, 2:30 p.m. CNN.

“Capital Gang Sunday”: James Warren; James Glassman; Michael Duffy; Mona Charen; Jeff Birnbaum, 4 p.m., repeats 1:30 a.m. CNN.

“Crossfire Sunday”: Gay couples and adoption with Robert Knight, Family Research Council; Kate Kendell, National Center for Lesbian Rights, 4:30 p.m. CNN.

“60 Minutes”: British environmentalists sue McDonald’s; Time art critic Robert Hughes; the Cult Awareness Network, 7 p.m. (2)(8).