The featured programs for the Festival Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=86 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mon, 20 May 2013 18:54:34 GMT Eric Laursen talked about his book, [The People's Pension: The Struggle to Defend Social Security]. He spoke and took questions at the 2013 Tucson Festival of Books, which took place on the campus of the University of Arizona on March 9-10, 2013. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311175-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311175-3 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bob Woodward talked about his book, [The Price of Politics]. It is an examination of how President Obama and the Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress attempted to restore the American economy and improve the federal government's fiscal condition over a three-and-a-half year period. He responded to questions from members of the audience. This was an event in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 12th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. The program opened with scenes of the festival and scheduling information. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308236-13 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308236-13 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Daniel Yergin talked about his book, [The Quest: Energy, Security and the Remaking of the Modern World]. It is a follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize-winning 1992 book, [The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil Money and Power]. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He was interviewed by Steven Mufson, staff writer for [The Washington Post], while at the 12th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. The program opened and closed with scenes of the festival and scheduling information. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308236-9 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308236-9 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum talked about their book, [That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back]. They responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They were interviewed while at the 12th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. The program concluded with scenes of the festival and scheduling information. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308235-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308235-6 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Gore Vidal discussed his writing life with Jay Parini. Among the topics they discussed were his book on Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Americans' unfamiliarity with their past. Mr. Vidal responded to questions from audience members. Gore Vidal is the author of more than twenty books, including [Lincoln], [Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace], and [Palimpsest: A Memoir]. He has also written five plays, numerous screenplays, and two hundred essays. He won the 1993 National Book Award for [United States: Essays, 1952 - 1992]. [Gore Vidal: Writer Against The Grain] was edited by Jay Parini. "Writer Against the Grain" was a session of the 2009 Key West Literary Seminar, held at the San Carlos Institute. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283950-8 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283950-8 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Eric Foner talked about his book, [The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery]. He responded to questions from members of the audience. This was a program in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 11th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301645-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301645-6 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT