http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/1005301 Woody Holton's recent appearances from the C-SPAN networks en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Mon, 20 May 2013 07:47:22 GMT C-SPAN Person Recent Appearances http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/showPicture.php?personid=1005301&width=130 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/1005301 136 728 Head shot of {$person->name} Television and radio host Faith Salie hosted the 63rd annual National Book Awards. The National Book Foundation presented The Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to author Elmore Leonard and The Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. chairman, CEO, and publisher of the [New York Times]. Finalists in the non-fiction category were Anne Applebaum, [Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1945-1956], Katherine Boo, [Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity], Robert Caro, [The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson], Domingo Martinez, [The Boy Kings of Texas: A Memoir], and Anthony Shadid, [House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East]. Prior to the awards ceremony, several of the evening's participants gave interviews, including the non-fiction finalists. The event took place at Cipriani in New York City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309428-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309428-1 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 01:00:54 GMT Professor Woody Holton discussed Thomas Jefferson's motivations for writing the Declaration of Independence and the groups that influenced him. He also responded to questions from members of the audience. Woody Holton is the author of [Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution] and [Abigail Adams]. The speech "Thomas Jefferson as a Revolutionary: Leader or Follower" was presented at Monticello. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295350-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295350-1 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:30:32 GMT Woody Holton talked about his biography [Abigail Adams] (Free Press; November 3, 2009). Mr. Holton focused on the first lady's writings and reported that she championed the education of women and decried sexual discrimination. Her written debates included correspondences with her husband, John Adams, as well as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Holton talked about his research, especially in the papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society, and the discoveries he made. Topics included her handling of money and her disposition of her property, which as a married woman she did not legally own. He responded to questions from members of the audience. This official book launch event was held by the Massachusetts Historical Society on Monday evening, November 9, 2009. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290794-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290794-1 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:59:28 GMT Historian Woody Holton talked about his book [Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution], published by Hill and Wang. He contends that the Constitution was drafted by a group of elites that created a far more radical document than they intended only because they were afraid that the middle class farmers would not rarify it. Professor Holton talked about issues for the farmers such as repaying the war debt to bond speculators such as Abigail Adams and controversy over the size of electoral districts. Woody Holton discussed his book, which was a finalist for the 2007 National Book Award for non-fiction, at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston series of lunch time sessions to discuss ongoing research and recent publications moderated by Conrad Wright. Mr. Holton responded to questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202319-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202319-1 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:58:15 GMT The panelists talked about the dangers involved in reporting about cartels, government regimes, and military politics. After their presentations they responded to questions from members of the audience. Professor Holton moderated. Charles Bowden is the author of [Down by the River: Drugs, Money, Murder, and Family], published by Simon and Schuster; Amy Waters Yarsinske is the author of [No One Left Behind: The Lieutenant Commander Michael Scott Speicher Story], published by Dutton; and Robin Kirk is the author of [More Terrible Than Death: Massacres, Drugs, and America's War in Colombia], published by PublicAffairs. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/175668-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/175668-1 Sun, 23 Mar 2003 12:54:30 GMT