The most recent programs for the Interview - History & Society type. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?browse=format&id=28 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Fri, 24 May 2013 02:09:12 GMT Interview - History & Society Christian Caryl talked about his book, [Strange Rebels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century], in which he argues that a secular, left-leaning consensus developed across the western world after World War II, and that a counterrevolution, representing a new era, began in 1979 with the election of conservative leaders in Britain and the U.S. and the overthrow of the Shah in Iran. He spoke with with Susan Glasser, managing editor of [Foreign Policy] magazine. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312067-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312067-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Victor Davis Hanson talked about his book, [The Savior Generals: How Five Great Commanders Saved Wars That Were Lost - From Ancient Greece to Iraq]. The interview, part of Book TV's college series, was recorded at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312354-12 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312354-12 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Richard Norton Smith spoke about his Civil War history tour titled, "Mr. Lincoln's War." The tour was to take place in June 2013, and was in honor of 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312327-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312327-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Professor Kendrick A. Clements talked about his book, [Woodrow Wilson: World Statesman], in which he examines Wilson's public career as professor, president of Princeton University, governor of New Jersey, and president of the United States C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Columbia, South Carolina on April 15-19 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312304-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312304-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Justin Webb talked about his book, [Cheers, America: How an Englishman Learned to Love America]. Topics included the differences between British and American culture. Book TV in London was series of interviews conducted April 2013 in which some of Great Britain's most acclaimed historians, philosophers, literary critics and more spoke with Book TV about, politics, war, history, religion and culture. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312122-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312122-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT David Silkenat and Kathleen Brian talked about suicide in America during the 19th century. They were interviewed at the 2013 Organization of American Historians meeting in San Francisco, California. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312267-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312267-3 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Susan Ford Bales and Steve Ford talked about their late mother, former first lady Betty Ford. Topics included her background, her marriage, and her struggles with alcohol and prescription drug addiction. They were interviewed on stage by Richard Norton Smith. "Honoring Betty Ford: A Family View" was a panel at "America's First Ladies: An Enduring Legacy Symposium" held at the Gerald Ford Presidential Museum to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the birth of first lady Betty Ford. It was part of the Legacies of America's First Ladies Conferences series held at various presidential libraries. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311916-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311916-3 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Former first ladies Laura and Barbara Bush talked about their years in the White House, including their work with literacy, and their memories of former first lady Betty Ford. They also reminisced about former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who had died that day. They were interviewed on stage by David Ferriero. "America's First Ladies: An Enduring Legacy Luncheon" was held at the Gerald Ford Presidential Museum to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the birth of first lady Betty Ford.*It was part of the Legacies of America's First Ladies Conferences series held at various http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311916-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311916-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Dan Pfeiffer talked about Obama administration second-term agenda issues, including gun control, immigration, and the budget. Other topics included President Obama's news reading habits and relationship with the media. He was interviewed by Mike Allen at the Mayflower Hotel as part of his Politico Playbook Breakfast series. Due to audio difficulties, a five-minute portion of this interview was not airable. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311881-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311881-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Alan Lowe talked about the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311974-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311974-2 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush were interviewed by C-SPAN. They discussed the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, the Bush Institute, and their post White House years. Among other topics the former president also talked about why he chose Southern Methodist University as the site for his library, academic access to the library, why he never used email during his presidency, and former Vice President Dick Cheney. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311974-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311974-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Lonnie Bunch and Elaine Nichols talked about the background and context of an oral history interview given by Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, on July 14, 2011. Portions of the interview were shown. Mr. Hrabowski spoke about his participation in the 1963 "Children's Crusade." President of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County since 1992, he was a twelve year-old boy living in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963 when Martin Luther King, Jr., appealed to children to march for civil rights. This interview was part of an oral history project on the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-20th century initiated by Congress in 2009, conducted by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Library of Congress, and the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The interview was conducted by Joseph Mosnier of the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312258-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312258-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Representative Bob Ney (R-OH) talked about his memoir, [Sideswiped: Lessons Learned Courtesy of the Hit Men of Capitol Hill]. He discussed his eleven years in Congress and being sent to serve for 30 months at the Federal Corrections Facility in Morgantown, West Virginia. He was in prison for 12 months and was released to a 12-step alcohol rehabilitation program in Columbus, Ohio for five additional months. He detailed entering prison and the experience of going from a "lawmaker to a law breaker." He related coming to Washington, D.C., with the best of intentions, but was instead sidetracked by the enticement of money and an addiction to alcohol. He suggested that little had changed on Capitol Hill with respect to lobbying members of Congress and the lure of money in politics. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311766-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311766-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Kenneth Harris talked about his book, [Princess Anne County, Virginia: Its Contribution and Sacrifices to the War Between The States], in which he tells the story of the people of Princess Anne County during the U.S. Civil War. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on March 18-22 to feature the history and literary life of the community.*Working with the Cox Communications local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed.*The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311769-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311769-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Professor Stephen S. Mansfield, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College at Virginia Wesleyan, visited three sites outlined in his book, [Princess Anne County and Virginia Beach: A Pictorial History]. In his book, Professor Mansfield traces the history of the Princess Anne County and Virginia Beach, from the time the English landed to the present. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on March 18-22 to feature the history and literary life of the community.*Working with the Cox Communications local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed.*The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311773-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311773-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Eric Draper talked about his book, [Front Row Seat: A Photographic Portrait of the Presidency of George W. Bush]. He was interviewed while at the American Conservative Union's 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference held at the Gaylord National Hotel in National Harbor, Maryland, March 14-16, 2013. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311663-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311663-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Chris DeRose talked about his book, [Congressman Lincoln]. He was interviewed while at the American Conservative Unions 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference held at the Gaylord National Hotel in National Harbor, Maryland, March 14-16, 2013. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311663-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311663-5 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Valerie Adams talked about her book [Eisenhower's Fine Group of Fellows]. She writes about President Eisenhower's use of civilians in helping craft foreign and domestic policy. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Mesa, Arizona, on March 4-7 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Cox Communications local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311753-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311753-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Judith Avila and Chester Nez talked about their book, [Code Talkers: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Code Talkers of WWII]. At the time of filming, Mr. Nez was 92 and the only surviving Navajo Code Talker. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Albuquerque, New Mexico to feature the history and literary life of the community.*Working with the Comcast Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311254-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311254-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Author Denver Brunsman talked about his book, [The Evil Necessity: British Naval Impressment in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World], in which the author discusses the British Navy and the role of impressment in gathering of British soldiers. He also spoke about the impact of the British Navy in the War of 1812. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Alexandria, Virginia, to feature the history and literary life of the community.*Working with the Comcast Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311413-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311413-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Eugene Daub spoke by telephone about the statue he designed of Rosa Parks. The statue would be the first full-size statue of an African American and the first statue honoring an African-American woman to reside in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311217-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311217-4 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Eileen Claussen outlined actions the Obama administration could take to address global climate change with and without Congress. Issues included new rules on power plant emissions, fuel standards for heavy duty trucks, and improving energy efficiency at federal buildings. Topics included the role of business and prospects for international progress. Ms. Claussen was interviewed by Ms. Arroyo. Others participated from the audience. This was the luncheon program of a Georgetown University Climate Center state-federal workshop titled, "Promoting Low-Carbon Solutions and a Resilient Future Together." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311105-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311105-3 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Jody Williams talked about her newly released autobiography, [My Name Is Jody Williams: A Vermont Girl's Winding Path to the Nobel Peace Prize]. She shared details of her Nobel Peace Prize-winning work on the campaign to ban the use of landmines and her career as an advocate for world peace, and the struggles she faced in adjusting to her new life after receiving the award. She described her political ideology as left of liberal and spoke candidly about her departure from the Catholic Church and her relationships with fellow laureates Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama. She wrote about meeting her husband, and fellow human rights activist, Stephen Goose, and the struggles they faced together. She describes her motivation for advocacy as righteous indignation and says that she is full of anger at injustice. She talks about the eleven years she spent working on various projects related to the wars in Nicaragua and El Salvador. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310955-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310955-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT J. Waymon Rose, the tenth juror in the Jack Ruby trial in 1964, spoke about the diary he kept during the trial and his experiences while a juror. He also talked about the trial's publicity. The interview was part of a "Living History Series" at the Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310881-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310881-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Journalist and author Bill Steigerwald talks about his book, [Dogging Steinbeck: Discovering America and Exposing the Truth About "Travels with Charley"], in which the author challenges the authenticity of Nobel Prize recipient and author John Steinbeck's 1962 book, [Travels With Charley]. Mr. Steigerwald retraced Steinbeck's cross country journey 50 years later. He wrote about it at the time in a blog for the [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette], and kept a video log of many of the highlights of the trip. Mr. Steigerwald contends that Steinbeck took so many liberties with the truth in the original book that it should not be classified as non-fiction. Mr. Steigerwald also said that many of the encounters Steinbeck describes were simply made up by the author. Mr. Steigerwald discussed his motivations for writing the book, and described many of the hurdles he overcame on the journey to self publication of the book. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310765-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310765-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Author Sarah Garland talked about her book, [Divided We Fail: The Story of an African-American Community That Ended the Era of School Desegregation], in which she returned to her hometown to chronicle the fight of African-American parents who sued to prevent the closure of a predominantly black school for the sake of desegregation. Their suit resulted in a landmark Supreme Court decision that ended the era of desegregation established by the Court more than 50 years earlier with the [Brown v. Board of Education] opinion. Ms Garland talked with Columbia professor and political activist Marc Lamont Hill. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310467-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310467-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Bloomberg correspondent and author Amity Shlaes talked about her biography of the 30th President of the United States, [Coolidge], in which she traces the life of Calvin Coolidge from his early days in Plymouth Notch, Vermont through his presidency and ultimate return to New England where he died at the age of 60. She said that Coolidge should be remembered for the fact that when he left office in 1929, the federal budget was lower than when he took office in 1923. She told the story of Coolidge's rise through local and state politics in Vermont and Massachusetts, and describes Coolidge's involvement as governor of Massachusetts with the Boston Police strike in 1919. She suggested that his actions gave him a national reputation as a decisive leader. She also reviewed the years of Coolidge's presidency which were marked by the introduction of electricity in the country, the widespread use of automobiles, and the reversal of the federal budget deficit into a surplus. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310540-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310540-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Hampton Sides talked about his book, [Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West], in which he chronicles the history of the American conquest of the western United States, and the involvement of trapper and soldier Kit Carson. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Santa Fe, New Mexico to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310676-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310676-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Jason Brennan talked about his book, [Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know]. He suggested that his goal for the book was to make libertarianism seem reasonable to people who were not inclined to know much about it. He described the book as a primer in the political philosophy described as libertarianism. In his book, Professor Brennan reviews well-know libertarians such as Ayn Rand and Milton Friedman, as well as Adam Smith and John Locke. He broadly defines three categories of libertarian thinkers as classical liberals, hard libertarians, and neo-classical liberals. He names examples of each category and talks about their views on many different economic and social issues. Professor Brennan reacted to video clips of Nick Gillespie, David Boaz, and Milton Friedman. He explained that the book was the latest in a series of "What Everyone Needs to Know" books published by Oxford University Press. In addition, he talked about his life and how he became interested libertarianism. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310111-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310111-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Professor Michael Austin talked about his book, [That's Not What They Meant!: Reclaiming the Founding Fathers from America's Right Wing], in which he analyzes dozens of speeches, books and articles by conservative commentators to expose what he called the "deep historical flaws in their use of America's founding history." He also examined the founders' quotes in context to present what he believed was a more accurate picture of their meaning. He discussed his findings with David Fontana. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309876-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309876-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick talked about their book, [The Untold History of the United States], in which they argue that U.S. leaders must first honestly face what they called the country's troubling history of drifting farther away from its democratic traditions, before charting courses for America's future.. They talked with Michael Kazin, Georgetown University history professor and co-editor of Dissent magazine. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309696-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309696-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Timothy Naftali talked about the oral history project he conducted during his tenure as director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California. He and his assistant, Paul Musgrave, conducted over 140 interviews recorded in various locations throughout the country. He stated the goal of the project was to obtain oral histories from members of Richard Nixon's administration as well as other prominent figures from the Nixon era to obtain a bipartisan picture of the administration. His special goal was to use these interviews as the basis for a new Watergate exhibit at the library. A video clip of a Watergate hearing was shown and clips from several of the oral history interviews, which Mr. Naftali discussed. He also detailed the challenges he faced as the first federal director of the museum, which was privately run for 17 years prior to becoming a federal facility administered by the National Archives and Records Administration in 2007. This is part one. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309875-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309875-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Timothy Naftali talked about the oral history project he conducted during his tenure as director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California. He and his assistant, Paul Musgrave, performed over 140 interviews in various locations throughout the country. He stated the goal of the project was to obtain oral histories from members of Richard Nixon's administration as well as other prominent figures from the Nixon era with the special goal of using them as the basis for a new Watergate exhibit at the library. He reacted to video clips of interviews with White House Special Counsel Charles Colson and Acting Attorney General Robert Bork. Mr. Naftali talked about how he came to be the first federal director of a museum which was privately run for seventeen years prior to becoming a federal facility and the conflicting interests between preserving a president's legacy and detailing and displaying historical facts. This was the second of two parts. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309875-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309875-2 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Following footage of a re-enactment of a river crossing under fire, and urban combat in the city streets, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania Battlefield Park Historian Frank O'Reilly talks about the battle of Fredericksburg. To mark the 150th anniversary of the December, 1862 Civil War battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, the city organized a variety of demonstrations. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309909-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309909-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Historian and commentator Kevin Phillips talked about his book, [1775: A Good Year for Revolution], in which he suggests that the year 1775 was a critical launching point of both the Revolutionary War and American independence from Britain. He argued that the year 1776 has incorrectly emerged as a watershed year due to historical hype and confusion. He detailed American colonial successes such as importing vital cannon and gunpowder, enlisting Indian tribes as allies, and launching a trade war with Britain through the Continental Association as examples of 1775's historical significance. Mr. Phillips listed some of his favorite colonial leaders such as Samuel Adams, and ventured his opinions on modern day presidents as well. He also discussed his career in politics and portions of his fourteen other books, including [American Theocracy] and [Bad Money]. A video clip of his appearance on "Booknotes" was shown. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309802-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309802-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mike Allen interviewed Bob Woodward during Politico's "Playbook Breakfast," held at the Newseum. Among other topics he talked about the relationship between President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, the "fiscal cliff" of impending spending cuts and tax increases, President Obama's diary, the unwillingness of Washington, D.C., leaders to make difficult decisions on big issues, and the U.S. presidency. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309788-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309788-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Brown University Political Science Professor James Morone talked about his book, co-authored with David Blumenthal, [The Heart of Power: Health and Politics in the Oval Office (from Roosevelt to Bush)], in which they explore how modern presidents have wrestled with their own mortality, and how they have taken this most human experience to heart as they faced the difficult politics of health care. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Providence, Rhode Island to feature the history and literary life of the community.*Working with the Cox Communications local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed.*The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310158-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310158-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Truman's eldest grandson, Clifton Truman Daniel, talked about his trip to Japan in August 2012, the first ever for a Truman. He arrived in Hiroshima as the city prepared to mark the anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing. He described his meetings with atomic bomb survivors, the Mayor of Hiroshima, and local journalists and also shared video from his trip, recorded by his son for this C-SPAN program. Other video was included. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309652-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309652-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Steven Hahn talked about his book, [The Political Worlds of Slavery and Freedom], in which he argued that historians had presented an incomplete picture of African-American emancipation and the struggle for civil rights that followed. This interview, part of Book TV's college series, was recorded at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309805-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309805-3 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Professor Stephanie McCurry talked about her book, [Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South], in which she looks at the internal politics of the South during the Civil War and the influence that southern women and slaves had on the war's outcome. This interview was recorded at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309805-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309805-6 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) talks about his book, [On Virtues: Quotations and Insight to Live a Full, Honorable, and Truly American Life], a collection of quotations that "speaks to the forms and principles of American democracy and laws, and to the courage, optimism and sacrifice that ennoble our great American experiment." Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Providence, Rhode Island to feature the history and literary life of the community.*Working with the Cox Communications local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed.*The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310159-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310159-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Three of President Obama's biographers discussed his thinking and evolution in presidential power. Topics included his motivations, the 2012 election, and comparisons with President Clinton. Ron Suskind in his analysis said that the president had developed a better understanding of presidential power. They were interviewed by biographer Walter Isaacson. This was part of the fourth annual Washington Ideas Forum.*held by [The Atlantic], the Aspen Institute, and the Newseum in the Annenberg Theater. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309451-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309451-5 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT James Patterson talked about 1965, a year that he said began with a sense of optimism but that ended with a bitterly divided country and a conservative resurgence that would define later decades. In 1965, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, sent additional U.S. troops into Vietnam, and presided over the race riots in major cities. The Bancroft Prize winning historian discussed the significance of events that year with former Howard University History Chair and author of [Comfort and Pity] Daryl Scott. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309046-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309046-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Michael Hill talked about his book [Elihu Washburne: The Diary and Letters of America's Minister to France During the Siege and Commune of Paris]. The private diary entries and correspondence of Elihu Washburne, the American ambassador to France, provide a window into life in 19th century France during the Siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War, as well as the Paris Commune that followed. Mr. Hill also reflected on his early career in politics and the transition he made into independent research. He talked about the 20-year partnership he developed with author David McCullough and the various books he has researched for him. He detailed the research he did for a wide variety of other authors including Evan Thomas, Nathaniel Philbrick, Jon Meacham, Michael Korda, and Dorie McCullough Lawson. He reacted to video clips of some of these authors and to a 1987 interview he did about his previous book, with Bill Hogan, [Will the Gentleman Yield?]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309298-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309298-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Ted Widmer talked about the book he edited, [Listening In: The Secret White House Recordings of John F. Kennedy]. The book contains audio CDs with 150 minutes of recorded conversations from the oval office, cabinet meetings, telephone calls, and private dictations during Kennedy's presidency. Mr. Widmer described how he was approached by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation to select, introduce, and transcribe the recordings. Mr. Widmer reacted to numerous clips played throughout the program including from during the Cuban missile crisis and discussions with Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett dealing with the riots over the integration of the University of Mississippi. There were also some more light-hearted moments. Mr. Widmer reflected upon his academic training at Harvard, as well as his experiences serving both President Bill Clinton, during his presidency, and Hillary Clinton, during her time as secretary of State. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309000-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309000-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Aida Donald, author of [Citizen Soldier: A Life of Harry S. Truman], discussed how the 33rd president's early career was characterized by his efforts to remain honest despite the corruption present in local Missouri politics and a video was shown of his "Pickwick Papers." She also talked about his courtship of Bess Wallace, whom he would later marry. Ms.*Donald recounted Truman's election to the United States Senate and his nomination to be Franklin Roosevelt's running mate in the 1944 presidential election. Ms.*Donald discussed his decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War II, President Truman's meeting with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin, and the firing of General MacArthur. Video clips of President Truman were shown.*A video clip was shown of her late husband, two time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Herbert Donald, as she talked about his career and the influence they had on each other's writings. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308922-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308922-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Walter Stahr talked about [Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man], his biography on William Seward, who he argued was one of the most important Americans of the 19th Century. He detailed Seward's service as a progressive governor of New York and an outspoken U.S. senator before being chosen as Abraham Lincoln's secretary of state and closest adviser. He spoke about the special relationship between the president and Seward, and observed that some detractors erroneously stated at the time that Seward was actually the power behind Lincoln's presidency. Secretary Seward was severely wounded by other assassins the night President Lincoln was assassinated, but remained as secretary of state through President Andrew Johnson's term. Mr. Stahr also talked about his own years as a practicing attorney and his decision to take up writing as a profession. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308865-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308865-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Independent producer George Colburn, creator of a series of documentary specials on Dwight D. Eisenhower's military and political career, talked about President Eisenhower and the interviews that now comprise his "Eisenhower Legacy Collection." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308917-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308917-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT David Coleman, author of [The Fourteenth Day: JFK and the Aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis: The Secret White House Tapes], discussed using White House tapes and extensive research to paint a picture of the JFK White House after the Cuban Missile Crisis. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308160-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308160-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Brooke Stoddard talked about his book, [World in Balance: The Perilous Months of June-October 1940]. Mr. Stoddard was interviewed at the "Fall for the Book" festival, held at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308743-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308743-6 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT