India, Israel, Domestic Politics and More

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

Today

“Washington Journal”: Michael Elliott of Newsweek; James Nicholson, chairman of the Republican National Committee; Adrian Cronauer, former Armed Forces radio announcer; Stephen Mason, deputy director, Armed Forces radio and television service, 5 a.m. C-SPAN.

“Today”: Women’s health; new barbecue items; author Judy Blume (“Summer Sisters”), 5 a.m. (4)(39).

“John McLaughlin’s One on One”: India nuclear tests, 1:30 p.m. (28).

“Evans & Novak”: Donna Shalala, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2:30 p.m., repeats Sunday 7 a.m. CNN.

“Tony Brown’s Journal”: Computers in the year 2000, 2:30 p.m. (28).

“Capital Gang”: Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), 4 p.m., 10:30 p.m. CNN.

“Larry King Weekend”: “The Life & Times of Frank Sinatra,” 6 and 11 p.m., CNN.

“The McLaughlin Group”: Topics: India nuclear tests; Israel and America; allegations involving Clinton cabinet member Alexis M. Herman, 6:30 p.m. (4).

Sunday

“Washington Journal”: Randy Tate, executive director, Christian Coalition; Naresh Chandra, Indian ambassador to the U.S., 5 a.m. C-SPAN.

“News Conference”: Dolores Huerta of the United Farm Workers; Paul Schrade, former vice-chair for the Robert Kennedy campaign, 5:30 a.m. (4).

“Today”: John Lithgow; training horses; summer fitness; preventing osteoporosis, 6 a.m. (4)(39)(36).

“Meet the Press”: Samuel Berger, national security advisor; Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.); Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.); Gary Hart, 1988 presidential candidate; William Bennett, co-chairman, Empower America, 7 a.m. (4)(39)(36).

“Temas y Debates”: Arnoldo Guzman, president of Nicaragua; Alberto Cardenas Jimenez, governor of the Mexican state of Jalisco, 7 a.m. (KMEX 34).

“CBS News Sunday Morning”: Consumer correspondent Herb Weisbaum; family counselor Mike Riera; a report on Frank Sinatra, 7:30 a.m. (2)(8).

“Fox News Sunday”: Rep. Porter Goss (R-Fla.); Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.); Rep. John Kasich (R-Ohio); Frank Mankiewicz, advisor to presidential candidates Robert Kennedy and George McGovern; John Dean, advisor to President Richard Nixon, 8 a.m. (11).

“Face the Nation”: Thomas Pickering, undersecretary of state for political affairs; Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.); Sen. John Glenn (D-Ohio); Thomas Friedman, New York Times, 9 a.m. (2).

“Late Edition”: Program airs from Birmingham, England. National security advisor Samuel Berger; former Secretary of State James Baker; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 9 a.m. CNN.

“Bob Navarro”: Political editor Linda Breakstone of KCBS-TV Channel 2; Warren Olney, KCRW-FM talk-show host; Hugh Hewitt of KCET-TV Channel 28’s “Life & Times,” 9:30 a.m. (2).

“This Week With Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts”: Sen. Daniel Moynihan (D-N.Y.); Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel; actor Warren Beatty, 10 a.m. (7); 11 a.m. (3)(10); 5 p.m. (42).

“Both Sides With Jesse Jackson”: Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry, 2:30 p.m. CNN.

“CNN Perspectives”: “A Century of Driving Passion: Going in Style,” 4 p.m., repeats 1:30 a.m. CNN.

“60 Minutes”: Celebration of the program’s 30th anniversary, 7 p.m. (2)(8).