Sunday Breakfast Menu, Nov. 17

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President Obama encouraged Americans to blame him - not his party - for the problems with the rollout of the national health care law. Still, some top Democrats are taking to the Sunday shows to defend him and ask for more patience. Plus, one network will dedicate its program to the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

Though some critics say the law is destined to fail, Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the Democratic leader in the House, is expecting a brighter future for the legislation. She will discuss the next step on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Senator Kelly Ayotte, Republican of New Hampshire, will appear on the program to argue in favor of a proposed “timeout” in carrying out the law.

FOX’s “Fox News Sunday” will have interviews with Karen Ignagni, president of the industry trade group America’s Health Insurance Plans, and Ben Nelson, a former senator from Nebraska and chief executive of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. They will be talking about the president’s meeting on Friday with leaders of the insurance industry. Later in the program, Liz Cheney, a Republican senatorial candidate in Wyoming and daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, will sit down for an exclusive interview.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who posted an image on Twitter this week that read, “Don’t rush to a bad deal with Iran,” will appear on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Senator John Barrasso, Republican of Wyoming, and Representative James E. Clyburn, Democrat of South Carolina, will be on as well to discus alliances, political gaming and Mr. Obama’s legacy.

ABC’s “This Week” will air an interview with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrat of New York, about the health care fight and the continuing effort to stop sexual assault in the military. Gov. Scott Walker, Republican of Wisconsin, will sit down to discuss the state of the party and his own political ambitions.

CBS’s “Face the Nation” will have interviews with Luci Baines Johnson Turpin, Lyndon Johnson’s youngest daughter; Hugh Aynesworth, a Dallas Morning News reporter who was present when the shots that killed Mr. Kennedy were fired; and Mike Cochran, a former Associated Press correspondent who was made to carry the shooter’s coffin from the hearse to the grave site when he covered the funeral.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago will be on Univision’s “Al Punto” to talk about unfulfilled promises the president made in his first term, including on immigration reform and the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Representative Bill Flores, Republican of Texas, and Representative Tony Cárdenas, Democrat of California, will also talk about immigration on Telemundo’s “Enfoque.”

Representative Robert W. Goodlatte, Republican of Virginia, will talk about both immigration reform and potential changes to the Foreign Intelligence Service Act on Bloomberg’s “Political Capital.”

C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers” will feature an interview with Senator Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat of Vermont and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He will discuss the future of the National Security Agency’s surveillance program.