RFK, the Starr Investigation, Osteoporosis, Immigration

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

Today

“Washington Journal”: David Gilliland, chief of staff for Rep. Tillie Fowler (R-Fla.); Darlene Taylor, chief of staff for Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), 5 a.m. C-SPAN.

“Today”: Gardening; natural remedies for allergies; Jim Carrey; new inventions; vacations; Broadway cast of “Titanic” performs, 5 a.m. (4)(36).

“John McLaughlin’s One on One”: Stuart Taylor, National Journal; Mike Isikoff, Newsweek, 1:30 p.m. (28).

“Evans & Novak”: Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), 2:30 p.m., repeats Sunday 7 a.m. CNN.

“Capital Gang”: Rep. Robert Matsui (D-Calif.), 4 p.m., 10:30 p.m. CNN.

“Larry King Weekend”: Discussion of the late Robert F. Kennedy, with Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Max Kennedy, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. CNN.

“McLaughlin Group”: Islamic bomb; Starr investigation; primary elections, 6:30 p.m. (4).

Sunday

“Today”: Osteoporosis and fitness; cutting expenses to pay bills; Gwyneth Paltrow; 4 a.m. (4)(39).

“Washington Journal”: Jeffrey Birnbaum, Fortune magazine; Joan Biskupie, the Washington Post, 5 a.m. C-SPAN.

“Temas y Debates”: Andrew Lluberes, spokesperson for the INS; Jose Pertierra, immigration lawyer; Dr. Elmer Huerta, public health expert; Dr. Manuel Pen~a, Pan-American Health Organization, 7 a.m. (KMEX 34).

“Meet the Press”: Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah); Jack Quinn, former White House counsel; Paul Curran, former special counsel; Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (D-Md.); Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy (D-Mass.), 7 a.m. (4)(39)(36).

“CBS News Sunday Morning”: College graduates who are benefiting from a robust economy; profile of artist Al Hirshfeld; reports on the Tennessee Williams play “Not About Nightingales,” which is about to debut in Houston; “The Lion King” director Julie Taymor, 7:30 a.m. (2)(8).

“Fox News Sunday”: Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.); Sen. John Ashcroft (R-Mo.); Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.); Proposition 227 author Ron Unz, 8 a.m. (11).

“Face the Nation”: 9 a.m. (2).

“Late Edition”: Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.); Paul Begala, counselor for the president; Lanny Davis, former White House special counsel; John Dean, former Nixon counsel; George Terwillger, former Bush deputy attorney general, 9 a.m. CNN.

“This Week With Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts”: Johnnie Cochran, criminal defense attorney; William McDaniel, attorney for White House communications advisor Sidney Blumenthal, 10 a.m. (7); 10:30 a.m. (10); 11:30 a.m. (3)(42).

“Both Sides With Jesse Jackson”: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), 2:30 p.m. CNN.

“60 Minutes”: China and U.S. missile technology; Sen. Edward Kennedy; CIA requires employee who has seizures to wear protective headgear, 7 p.m. (2)(8).