The most recent programs for the Other book programs Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=97 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Fri, 24 May 2013 21:11:37 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 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Jess Bravin talked about his book, [The Terror Courts: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay], on the secretive military commissions set up to prosecute terrorist suspects following the attacks of September 11th 2001. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Nancy Calo read news headlines from C-SPAN Radio at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311908-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311908-5 Wed, 27 Mar 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 Wed, 27 Mar 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 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Author Frederick Kaufman talked his book, [Bet the Farm: How Food Stopped Being Food], on the influence of the financial industry, large food corporation, and federal policy on food as a form of commerce. He argued rising food prices around the world resulted from food being packaged and sold as a commodity on international trading markets. Mr. Kaufman also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310227-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310227-5 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Randal O'Toole talked about his book, [American Nightmare: How Government Undermines the Dream of Home Ownership], in which he asserts that excessive regulations have caused a decline in the United States' global ranking in homeowership rates. He blames federal, state and local policies for the collapse of the housing industry, rather than the banking industry and other factors. Some of the examples he cited were land use restrictions and permitting processes. Among his comments he said that the "'war on urban sprawl'" was an effort "by the middle class to make war on the working class to reduce working class homeownership rates." He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310115-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310115-5 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Daniel Schwarz talked about his book, [Endtimes?: Crises and Turmoil at the New York Times, 1999-2009]. In his book, Mr. Schwarz explores the inner workings of [The Times] during a pivotal decade, providing an in-depth history of the paper's transformation from the age of print into the digital age. His investigation draws on more than 40 one-on-one interviews with [Times] staff, including the publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., every living executive editor, masthead figures, section editors, and reporters. In his book he concludes of this iconic New York institution in transition that "It is the worst newspaper in the world, except for all the others." Professor Schwarz responded to questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309688-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309688-1 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Douglas Wissing talked about U.S. exit strategy from Afghanistan, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Mr. Wissing is the author of [Funding the Enemy]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310065-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310065-4 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Glenn Thrush and Jonathan Martin talked about the Politico e-book they co-authored, [The End of the Line: Romney vs. Obama: The 34 days that Decided the Election], and they responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included the final days of the 2012 presidential election and what was going on inside the Obama and Romney campaigns during the lead-up to election day. At the end of the program C-SPAN Radio's Nancy Calo previewed Sunday morning political talk shows. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310091-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310091-4 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Dave Cullen talked about his book, [Columbine], about the 1999 Colorado high school mass shooting, and the recent elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Topics included his process for researching his book, mental health issues and their relationship to mass murder, and similarities between the Columbine and Connecticut murders. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310089-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310089-5 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Marc Freedman talked about his book, [The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife], on the stage of life facing millions of baby boomers that he calls "encore adulthood." In his speech he suggested the need for better social programs and savings plans for people in their 50's, 60's and 70s to provide meaningful and sustaining work later in life. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307701-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307701-1 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Thomas Ricks talked about military ethics and leadership. During the preceding year a number of generals and admirals had been involved in legal and ethical issues, and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta had ordered an investigation into the reasons behind the problems. Of the controversies surrounding Afghanistan war leaders former CIA Director General David Petraeus and General John Allen, Mr. Ricks stated that the real scandal was not their behavior with women but rather the high turnover rate among the U.S. military leaders in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. He stressed the need for a better process in finding competent military leadership, saying, "The media, the Congress, lack sufficient military experience to really know what good generalship looks like." Mr. Ricks is the author of [The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today]. Nancy Calo read news headlines from C-SPAN Radio at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309548-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309548-4 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Steve Inskeep discussed his book, [Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi]. He said he chose Karachi because the city best exemplifies the growth and change of a town when the population rapidly escalates. He shared the history of Pakistan's religions and governments, and the impact of them on the city since 1947. He also talked about a recent trip he made with some National Public Radio (NPR) staff members through Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt. He packaged a series of reports for the "Morning Edition" program and titled them the "Revolutionary Road Trip." He commented on audio clips of his radio series on the new government in Tunisia, controversy over alcohol in Carthage, and a surprise discovery of young children playing golf in the desert of Benghazi, Libya. He also reflected on his early days in broadcasting as well as the diversity of employees at NPR. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308437-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308437-1 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Evan Thomas talked about [Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World], his narrative of the president's 1953-1961 term in office. In the book he suggested that President Eisenhower used the threat of nuclear war to prevent open conflict with the Soviet Union while never fully revealing just how far he was willing to go in deploying the weapons. He also detailed the personal aspects of Eisenhower and his presidency, including his relationship with his wife Mamie, his temper and health problems, and the 800 rounds of golf he played during his presidency. Topics included his relations with his contemporaries, including Central Intelligence Agency Director Allen Dulles, General Curtis LeMay, who pushed for a preemptive nuclear strike against the Soviets, and members of the press such as leading critic Joseph Alsop. Video clips were shown of Eisenhower home movies and his farewell address. Mr. Thomas also reacted to clips of previous appearances on C-SPAN. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308307-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308307-1 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Ann Coulter discussed her latest book, [Mugged: Racial Demagoguery from the Seventies to Obama] which "explodes the self-made liberal myth of liberals and liberalism as heroes in the American civil rights movement." She also shared her views of the presidential race, and responded to phone calls and electronic communications from viewers. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308633-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308633-3 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Marty Makary talked about his book, [Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care], about the need for more transparency at hospitals. A recent study found that found doctors operated on the wrong person, or the wrong body part, as often as 40 times a week. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308449-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308449-5 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT David Lesch talked about the future of Syria and its President Assad, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communication. Topics included Syrian opposition groups, U.S. policy toward the country, President Assad's personality and background, and some of the other influential leaders in Syria. Professor Lesch, one of very few in the West who have met Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, is the author of [Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad], a book about President Assad's deteriorating regime and what could be next for Syria and the region. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308356-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308356-4 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT John Heilemann talked about some of the story lines and key moments from the 2008 election that were outlined in his book, [Game Change]. Students from Purdue University, George Mason University, and the Washington Center asked questions of Mr. Heilemann about the book and his research when developing the book. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308191-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308191-1 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Bob Woodward talked about his new book, [The Price of Politics]. The book chronicles the inside story of President Obama and Congress' efforts to reach an agreement on raising the debt ceiling, tax policy, and budget cuts. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Mr. Woodward said he concluded in the book that all participants shared blame for pushing the problem off until after the 2012 election, but also that, "The president is the one who has to work his will or find a way to do that. In this case he did not." C-SPAN Radio's Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308113-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308113-4 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Andrew Keen talked about his book, [Digital Vertigo: How Today's Online Social Revolution Is Dividing, Diminishing, and Disorienting]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307700-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307700-1 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Martha Kropf talked about Southern politics and North Carolina voter demographics. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Professor Kropf is the author of [Helping America Vote: The Limits of Election Reform?]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307742-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307742-6 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Scott Helman talked about how Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's experience at Bain Capital and as governor of Massachusetts might influence his governing style if he wins the 2012 election. He also talked about Mr. Romney's public persona and the success of speakers at the Republican National Convention in presenting him to voters, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Scott Helman is the author of the book, [The Real Romney]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307662-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307662-3 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Howard Friedman, United Nations statistician and health economist, talked about his book, [The Measure of a Nation: How to Regain America's Competitive Edge and Boost Our Global Standing], comparing the U.S. to other industrialized countries. He analyzed key areas of health, safety, education, democracy and equality - and the lessons that can be learned from other nations. He responded to questions submitted by members of the audience at the World Affairs Council of Northern California. Kausik Rajgopal moderated the program, "How Does the US Compare?" There are incorrect graphics at the beginning of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307567-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307567-1 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Daniel Kreiss spoke about his book, [Taking Our Country Back: The Crafting of Networked Politics from Howard Dean to Barack Obama]. It discusses networked politics from Howard Dean to Barack Obama and the 2012 elections. He also responded to questions from members of the audience for this Humanities in Action Election Series event at Flyleaf Books. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307247-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307247-1 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Chris Hayes talked about his new book, [Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy]. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Mr. Hayes asserts in the book that the meritocratic system upon which the nation depends is fatally flawed, creating a ruling elite that is no longer functional. C-SPAN Radio's Bobbi Jackson read news headlines at the end of the program. Chris Hayes participated from New York City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306916-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306916-4 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Next on American History TV, author Andrew Nagorski discusses his book, [Hitlerland: American Eyewitnesses to the Nazi Rise to Power]. This book highlights American life in Germany during the emergence of the Third Reich as seen through the eyes of diplomats, expats, athletes and military personnel. This event in New York City was co-hosted by the Leo Baeck Institute and the American Council on Germany. It's about an hour and 10 minutes. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306076-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306076-1 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT E.J. Dionne talked about his new book, [Our Divided Political Heart: The Battle for the American Idea in an Age of Discontent], and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics includes Americans' fear that the country is in decline. C-SPAN Radio's Bobbi Jackson read news headlines at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306539-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306539-6 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT David Limbaugh discussed his book, [The Great Destroyer: Barack Obama's War on the Republic]. He explained his views on how successful the Obama presidency had been thus far and what should have been done differently. Viewer questions were taken via phone and electronic devices. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306514-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306514-3 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Rice University History Professor Douglas Brinkley talked about his new biography of long-time CBS "Evening News" anchor Walter Cronkite, who was often referred to as "the most trusted man in America." [Cronkite] chronicles his early life in Missouri and Texas and his United Press wire service reporting from the front lines of World War II. He shared stories of Cronkite's rise through the ranks of CBS News, including the task of anchoring the 1952 political conventions and the expansion of the CBS Evening News from 15 to 30 minutes in 1963. Brinkley suggests that while Cronkite's Evening News broadcasts aimed for political objectivity, his radio commentaries were what he terms "left leaning." Brinkley describes Cronkite's retirement at age 65 from the nightly newscast and his subsequent regret in choosing Dan Rather as his replacement. Brinkley discussed his research methods, which included access to Cronkite's private papers and interviews with over 150 people. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306094-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306094-1 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Jay Cost talked about his book, [Spoiled Rotten: How the Politics of Patronage Corrupted the Once Noble Democratic Party and Now Threatens the American Republic], and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. In the book he details his belief that the Democratic Party has shifted away from being "the people's party" to working on behalf of special interests such as unions. He also responded to the news of the day and issues he has covered in the [Weekly Standard], including Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital and the economy. Mr. Cost participated from Pittsburgh. C-SPAN Radio's Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306301-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306301-4 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Jennifer Lawless talked about her latest book, [Becoming a Candidate: Political Ambition and the Decision to Run for Office], and she responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. In the work she studied the dynamics underlying who runs for public office and why, the reasons why fewer women than men run for office, and the consequences of the disproportionate ratio between women and men candidates and officeholders. C-SPAN Radio's Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306289-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306289-4 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Clint Hill discussed [Mrs. Kennedy and Me], his historical narrative of his assignment to guard the wife of former President John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline, from shortly after the November 1960 election until after the 1964 presidential election. He shared stories about the former first lady's travels to Europe, Asia, and South America, detailed the birth of her sons John and Patrick and Patrick's sudden death. He described being in the Dallas motorcade when President Kennedy was killed, and its effect on his own life. He talked about his own boyhood growing up as an adopted child in North Dakota,l. Clint Hill worked for five presidents. After Mrs. Kennedy, he was assigned to President Johnson. In 1967 he became the special agent in charge (SAIC) of presidential protection. In 1972, Hill was promoted to the position of assistant director of the Secret Service, responsible for all protective forces. He retired in 1975. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305759-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305759-1 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Eli Saslow talked about his book, [Ten Letters: The Stories Americans Tell Their President]. He discussed few of the letters that he focused on in his book, and his research for getting the stories, the laborious process of getting a letter to the president, the history of writing to a president, and the way different president's communicated with Americans. Mr. Saslow also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. One of the letter writers who was featured in the book, Thomas, called in during the program to talk about the response he received from President Obama regarding his opposition to the 2010 health care law. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306224-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306224-5 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Emmett Tyrrell talked about his new book, [The Death of Liberalism]. His latest book chronicles "the dubious rise and inevitable fall of the deeply flawed liberal/progressive movement." He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. C-SPAN Radio's Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306224-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306224-4 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Thomas Mann and Norm Ornstein talked about their book, [It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism.] In the book they examined the adversarial partisan behavior of Washington, D.C., policy makers that has left a majority-rule system dysfunctional. They placed much of the blame on Republican Party ideological extremism. Mr. Ornstein said in the interview that Democrats were not lacking blame for the situation. However, he also said Democrats were willing to work with President George W. Bush despite the contentious 2000 election and the Supreme Court decision on [Gore v. Bush]. In contrast, he cited Robert Draper's book that told of tea party movement Republican leaders meeting the night of President Obama's inauguration and agreeing to oppose anything the president proposed. They also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. C-SPAN's Nancy Calo read headlines at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306130-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306130-3 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Robert Caro discussed his newly-released fourth volume of his biography of former President Johnson, [The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Passage of Power]. The fourth book covers 1958 until early 1964. Mr. Caro said that President Johnson sought the presidency, yet the nomination went to John F. Kennedy. He detailed Vice President Johnson's poor treatment at the hands of Kennedy staff, and his acrimonious relationship with Robert F. Kennedy. He described President Johnson's leadership following President Kennedy's assassination, and his skill at moving several major pieces of legislation through the House and Senate after he became president, which Mr. Caro suggests planted the seeds for President Johnson's "War on Poverty" program. Robert Caro was born and raised in New York City and graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Science degree in English. He won Pulitzer Prizes for biography in 1975 and 2003, and has been researching Lyndon Johnson since 1977. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305534-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305534-2 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Alan Uke talked about his new book, [Buying America Back], which focuses on a citizen-led consumer movement focused on buying goods made in the United States. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306013-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306013-6 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Arthur Brooks talked about his new book [The Road to Freedom: How to Win the Fight for Free Enterprise]. Mr. Brooks argued that although a 2010 Gallup polls indicate that 86 percent of Americans have a favorable impression of free enterprise, around 70 percent also support programs that harm free enterprise. Topics included the morality of free enterprise and the role of government in business. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305985-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305985-5 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Ralph Eubanks talked about the Library of Congress' upcoming book publication, [Presidential Campaign Posters From the Library of Congress]. Throughout the program campaign posters were shown, and Mr. Eubanks responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included the evolution of campaign posters, and the influence of television. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305984-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305984-5 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Paul Krugman talked about his new book, [End This Depression Now!], and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Mr. Krugman said in the interview that "bad thinking and political deadlock among our elite is keeping millions of millions of Americans in a state of desperation." Topics included his choice of "depression" over "recession" in the title of his book, the economy and austerity measures in European Union countries, health care costs, and the economic stimulus passed by Congress in 2009. C-SPAN Radio's Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305879-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305879-4 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Robert Caro discussed his newly released fourth volume of his biography of former President Johnson, [The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Passage of Power]. The fourth book covers 1958 until early 1964. Mr. Caro said that President Johnson sought the presidency, yet the nomination went to John F. Kennedy. He detailed Vice President Johnson's poor treatment at the hands of Kennedy staff, and his acrimonious relationship with Robert F. Kennedy. He described President Johnson's leadership following President Kennedy's assassination, and his skill at moving several major pieces of legislation through the House and Senate after he became president, which Mr. Caro suggests planted the seeds for President Johnson's "War on Poverty" program. Robert Caro was born and raised in New York City and graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Science degree in English. He won Pulitzer Prizes for biography in 1975 and 2003, and has been researching Lyndon Johnson since 1977. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305534-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305534-1 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Hedrick Smith was interviewed by phone about his forthcoming [Who Stole the American Dream? Can We Get it Back?"] http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305838-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305838-3 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Isaac Dovere was interviewed by phone about a new book on President Obama, [Barack Obama: The Story] by David Maraniss. The biography details the president's life during early adulthood. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305810-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305810-7 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Robert Draper talked about his book, [Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the House of Representative], and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. The book goes behind-the-scenes of the 112th Congress following the 2010 midterm elections. C-SPAN Radio's Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305720-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305720-3 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Democratic pollster Doug Schoen talked from New York City about his book, [Hopelessly Divided: The New Crisis in American Politics and What it Means for 2012 and Beyond] as well as President Obama's 2012 campaign strategy and the current state of the Republican presidential primary process. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305351-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305351-3 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mike Allen and Evan Thomas talked about their new book on the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, [Inside the Circus: Romney, Santorum and the GOP Race]. They also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Mike Allen participated from New York City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305337-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305337-4 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Chuck Collins talked about his latest book, [99 To 1: How Wealth Inequality is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do About It], which examines what the author asserts is a radical redistribution of wealth upward to a tiny population. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305321-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305321-4 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Former Senator Arlen Specter talked about his new book, [Life Among the Cannibals], and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He discussed the title of his book, his thoughts on dysfunction in the Senate and Congress overall, why he switched from Republican to Democrat in 2009, the tea party, the 2012 elections, and other topics. C-SPAN Radio's Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305044-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305044-3 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Robert Kagan discussed his book, [The World America Made], in which he asserts that the contemporary international world order was created almost entirely by American power and influence after World War II. He cautions that although the country is not in decline. the U.S. could take actions that might lead it to decline. He cites widespread democracy, the generally favorable economic climate, and the absence of war among great powers as examples of that strength. He talked about his 13 years at the Carnegie Endowment and his change to the Brookings Institution in 2010. Robert Kagan is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. He holds a Ph.D. in American history from the American University in Washington, D.C. He writes a monthly column for the [Washington Post], and is a contributing editor for the [Weekly Standard] and the [New Republic]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304402-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304402-1 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, co-authors of the book [Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime], spoke about their book and the 2008 presidential election campaign. The HBO movie based on their book was to premier on March 10, 2012. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304610-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304610-1 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT