http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/5470 Connie Doebele'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) Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:57:02 GMT C-SPAN Person Recent Appearances http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/showPicture.php?personid=5470&width=130 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/5470 136 488 Head shot of {$person->name} Author and education activist Jonathan Kozol talked about his life, his career, and his body of writing. Mr. Kozol talked about how he became involved in the civil rights movement and started teaching in inner-city elementary schools. He discussed the problems with the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act. Mr. Kozol responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Video clips were shown of Jonathan Kozol giving a tour of his 1740s home in Byfield, Massachusetts on August 26, 2009. He talked about his reading habits, including chidren's books and poetry. In another clip he showed his workspace and talked about his writing habits. Mr. Kozol is the author of over a dozen books, including [The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America; Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools]; and [Death at an Early Age: The Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Children in the Boston Public Schools] that was the recipient of the National Book Award for Science, Philosophy, and Religion in 1968. Mr. Kozol is the founder of Education Action an organization that advocates against the government's No Child Left Behind legislation and promotes educational reform in the public school system. Does not include program ID 288596-1. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288721-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Call-In http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288721-1 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:00:21 GMT Sergio Sotolongo talked about the life and career of Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayo. He was a childhood friend who attended Cardinal Spellman High School in the Bronx and Princeton University with Judge Sotomayor. He talked about their shared experiences and how she served as his mentor. He was interviewed on Monday, June 29, 2009, in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Included in program ID 287434-1 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287364-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287364-1 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:56:17 GMT New York attorney Elkan Abramowitz talked about U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Mr. Abramowitz is a criminal defense attorney who has argued cases before Judge Sotomayor at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Topics included her reputation for peppering lawyers with questions during oral argument. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287337-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287337-1 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:24:36 GMT New York County District Attorney Robert Morgenthau talked about the life and career of Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor. He had hired Judge Sotomayor as a prosecutor in 1979 upon her graduation from law school. Mr. Morgenthau was interviewed on Monday, June 29, 2009, in his office in Manhattan. Included in program ID 287434-1 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287337-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287337-2 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:19:00 GMT Susan Sturm talked about the life and career of Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor. She was a friend of the judge who attended Yale University Law School with her. Susan Sturm is the George M. Jaffin Professor of Law and Social Responsibility at Columbia Law School, where she was interviewed on Monday, June 29, 2009 in New York City. Included in program ID 287434-1 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287337-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287337-3 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:37:37 GMT Wev Shea spoke about the trial and conviction of Former Senator Ted Stevens on corruption and fraud charges. He was critical of prosecutors who had allegedly withheld evidence and misled the court in the proceedings. He also spoke about Alaska politics and the degree to which money and currying favors was part of the political culture in the state. On April 1, 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder decided to withdraw the indictment against Senator Stevens. The decision effectively voided his conviction October 27, 2008 on seven counts of filing false statements on his Senate financial-disclosure forms. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/284732-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/284732-1 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:48:53 GMT Connie Doebele previewed a new, two-part Q&A series, which looks at the trial of Senator Ted Stevens. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/284619-8 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Call-In http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/284619-8 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:02:27 GMT [Blair House: The President's Guest House], provides a video tour of the rarely-seen historic home used as an official guest residence by U.S. presidents. In addition to its role as a temporary home for presidents-elect, Blair House has been the "President's Guest House" since the early 1940s, has housed several foreign heads of state including Winston Churchill, Queen Elizabeth, Charles de Gaulle, Hamad Karzai, Francois Mitterand, Vaclav Havel, and Boris Yeltsin. The house was purchased by Francis Prescott Blair in 1837, seven years after he and his family moved to Washington at the request of President Andrew Jackson to start a newspaper favorable to the president's ideas. With its proximity to the White House, the house was a political and social gathering place especially during the Jackson, Van Buren, and Lincoln administrations. At President Lincoln's request, Francis Blair and his son Montgomery called Robert E. Lee to the Blair House where they asked him to take command of the Union Army. From 1948 to 1952, President Harry Truman and his family lived in Blair House while the White House was being renovated. It was there that he worked out the Marshall Plan. It was also there on November 1, 1950, that two Puerto Rican Nationalists attempted to assassinate President Truman. C-SPAN's program, produced with the cooperation of the U.S. State Department, which oversees Blair House, tells the story of the house and some of its famous inhabitants and rarely-seen areas. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283436-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) C-SPAN Specials http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283436-1 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:00:20 GMT Connie Doebele talked about C-SPAN's Blair House documentary. Footage of the program was shown. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283379-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283379-7 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:03:01 GMT Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker talked about his life and career. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. Videos were shown of Steven Pinker in his house in Boston, talking about his writing habits and showing the books in his library. Many photographs he had taken were also shown. Steven Pinker currently teaches at Harvard University where he holds the positions of Harvard College Professor and the Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology. Until 2003, he taught in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He conducts research on language and cognition, writes for publications such as the [New York Times, Time], and [Slate], and is the author of seven books, including [The Language Instinct] (1994), [How the Mind Works] (1997), [Words and Rules] (1999), [The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature] (2002), and his latest, [The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature] (2007). http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282181-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Call-In http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282181-1 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:59:50 GMT Mr. Ibbitson spoke about Prime Minister Harper's decision to dissolve Parliament early and call for new elections to be held October 14, 2008. Topics included the candidates, parties, and issues in the upcoming election. Video clips were shown of: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper of the Conservative Party, Opposition Leader Stephane Dion of the Liberal Party, Jack Layton, leader of the New Democratic Party, and television ads from the Conservative and Liberal parties. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/280985-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/280985-1 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:02:14 GMT Telephone lines were open for reaction to the third day of the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Video clips were shown, including an interview with Gov. Palin before she was Sen. McCain's running mate, and interviews with reporters who have covered the election. Video clips of Gov. Palin, Sen. Obama, Rudy Giuliani, Gov. Romney, Rep. Gingrich, Gov. Huckabee, and others was shown. Additional highlights were shown. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/280792-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Call-In http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/280792-1 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:01:44 GMT Telephone lines were open for reaction to the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Highlights were shown. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/280568-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Call-In http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/280568-1 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:03 GMT Telephone lines were open for reaction to the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. Questions posed included "What should Bill Clinton say tonight? Bill Clinton's role in the campaign?" and "What do you want to hear from Senator Biden?" Highlights were shown. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/280563-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Call-In http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/280563-1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:26:51 GMT Telephone lines were open for reaction to the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. Highlights of various political events, short vignettes, and live convention activity were shown. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/280559-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Call-In http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/280559-1 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:04:26 GMT In 2005, C-SPAN cameras went to Walter Reed Hospital to interview four returning Iraq war soldiers. Each of the soldiers had lost an appendage; some were double amputees. Earlier this year, C-SPAN located all four veterans and traveled to their homes to interview them again. This series is a side-by-side comparison of these two interviews. It details how the soldiers lives, attitudes, and opinions have changed. Connie Doebele gave a preview of the series "Three Years Later: Conversations with Iraq War Veterans." The series airs Monday - Thursday, August 11-14 at 8pm ET on C-SPAN. Telephone lines were open for comments on the news of the day. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/280390-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Call-In http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/280390-6 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:30:18 GMT Richard Weinstein and Connie Doebele talked about the C-SPAN program they produced, "Three Years Later: Conversations with Iraq War Veterans." It is a follow-up to a program, "Soldiers Wounded in Iraq," produced in 2005 when four soldiers were interviewed at Walter Reed Hospital while recuperating from injuries received in Iraq. Each of the soldiers had lost on appendage; some were double amputees. In 2008 the soldiers were interviewed in their homes. This series is a side by side comparison of the two interviews, comparing and contrasting the soldiers' lives, attitudes, and opinions in 2005 and 2008. Video clips with representatives of several organizations around the country who were instrumental in helping these veterans rehabilitate once they left Walter Reed and clips from the series were shown. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/280354-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Q&A http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/280354-2 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:03 GMT Author and Catholic theologian George Weigel talked about his life, his career, and his body of writing. Topics included theology, the politics of the Catholic Church, the sexual abuse scandals, and his relationships with the popes about whom he has written. Background footage was shown of Pope Benedict's arrival at Andrews Air Force Base on April 16, 2008. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. Videos were shown of Mr. Weigel talking about his writing habits and of him giving a tour of his study at his home in Rockville, Maryland, on May 12, 2008. Mr. Weigel is the author of over a dozen books, including [Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II; Freedom and Its Discontents: Catholicism Confronts Modernity; The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God]; and [God's Choice: Pope Benedict XVI and the Future of the Catholic Church]. Mr. Weigel is currently a distinguished senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a contributor to [Newsweek] magazine and Vatican analyst for NBC News. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/203300-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Call-In http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/203300-1 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:00:03 GMT Assistant Treasury Secretary for Financial Markets Anthony Ryan talked about the Federal Reserve's action to shore up financial markets and the administration's assessment of the markets and where the economy stands and whether other actions are warranted. After he left, the reporters discusssed his responses with the host. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204492-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204492-1 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:59:51 GMT Assistant Attorney General for National Security Kenneth Wainstein talked about the modernization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). He talked about the Bush administration's views on bills in Congress to revise electronic surveillance laws and to grant immunity to telephone companies that participated in the administration's warrantless wiretapping program. After he left, the reporters discussed his responses with the host. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204276-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204276-1 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:03:06 GMT Author and historian Nell Irvin Painter was interviewed about her life, her career, and her body of writings. She responded to viewer telephone calls and electronic mail. Two video clips were shown of Nell Irvin Painter in her home in New Russia, New York, in the Adirondack mountains. She talked about her work habits and about her art studies. Nell Irvin Painter retired from Princeton University in 2004, after teaching American history there for sixteen years. She is the author of six books: [The Narrative of Hosea Hudson: His Life as a Negro Communist in the South; Standing at Armageddon: The United States, 1877-1919; Sojourner Truth, A Life, A Symbol; Exodusters: Black Migration to Kansas After Reconstruction; Southern History Across the Color Line]; and [Creating Black Americans: African American History and Its Meanings, 1619 to the Present]. Ms. Painter has written numerous articles and essays and she edited Harriet Jacob's [Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl] and Sojourner Truth's [Narrative]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/201000-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Call-In http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/201000-1 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:00:00 GMT Former Senator David Boren talked about efforts by him and former Senator Sam Nunn to encourage a spirit of bipartisanship in the presidential campaigns, and to encourage candidates to include people of other parties in their potential cabinets. He spoke from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, where he and Senator Nunn are sponsoring a conference on politics the next Monday, January 7, 2008. Former Senator Boren is the president of the university. Topics included whether this effort could lead to an independent, such as Michael Bloomberg, entering the presidential race with the potential support of centrists. After his interview, the reporters in the Washington studio discussed his responses with the host. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202919-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202919-1 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:00:09 GMT Producers described the making of the C-SPAN Presidential Library Series. They talked about various material housed at Library sites, research performed in preparation for the series, content available to the public on the Presidential Library Series website, and the focus of the series. Sharon Fawcett was interviewed on November 16, 2007 about the presidential library system and its relationship with the National Archives and Records Administration. She is the supervisor of all presidential libraries. Additionally several video clips not used in the series were shown, including an extended interview from November 8, 2007 with President George H.W. Bush on his museum. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202484-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202484-1 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 01:00:37 GMT David Horowitz talked about his life, his career, and his body of writing. Topics included the development of his political phiolosophy, progressive politics, racial relations, communism, academic freedom, and the war in Iraq. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. A video was shown of David Horowitz at his home in Camarillo, California, with his dogs and horse as he talked about his typical work day. Mr. Horowitz showed his library and talked about the history of communism and freedom. Mr. Horowitz is the founder of the David Horowitz Freedom Center (formerly the Center for the Study of Popular Culture) and the publisher of [FrontPage Magazine]. Mr. Horowitz's books include: [Destructive Generation: Second Thoughts About the '60s] (with Peter Collier); [Radical Son: A Generational Odyssey; Uncivil Wars: The Controversy Over Reparations for Slavery; Unholy Alliance: Radical Islam and the American Left; The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America]; and [Indoctrination U: The Left's War Against Academic Freedom]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/199900-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Call-In http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/199900-1 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:00:08 GMT Michael Barone was interviewed about his life, his career, and his body of writing. Topics included his early years in Detroit, his philosophy and political views, and U.S. political history. He responded to viewer telephone calls and electronic mail. Video clips were shown of Mr. Barone's home in Washington, D.C. He described how and where he writes and gave a tour of his library. A clip was also shown describing how he works on the [Almanac of American Politics]. Michael Barone is the author of the new book [Our First Revolution: The Remarkable British Upheaval That Inspired America's Founding Fathers]. His previous books include [The New Americans: How the Melting Pot Can Work Again; Our Country: The Shaping of America from Roosevelt to Reagan]; and [Hard America Soft America: Competition vs. Coddling and the Battle for the Nation's Future]. He is also the principal coauthor of the biannual [Almanac of American Politics]. Michael Barone is a senior writer with [U.S. News and World Report] and a political contributor to Fox News Channel. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197700-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Call-In http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197700-1 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 16:00:06 GMT Columnist and author Robert Novak was interviewed in his home on Pennsylvania Avenue across the street from the National Archives. He talked about his newly published memoir, [The Prince of Darkness: 50 Years Reporting in Washington], his life and background, his writing habits, and books that have been influential in his life. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/199400-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/199400-1 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:01:26 GMT Lewis Lapham was interviewed about his life, his career, and his body of writing. Topics included the sense of entitlement, money and power, and the history of U.S. foreign policy. He responded to viewer telephone calls and electronic mail. A video clip was shown of Mr. Lapham's office in New York City were he described his working day. A video clip was shown of a film made by Mr. Lapham, [The American Ruling Class]. Mr. Lapham was the editor of [Harper's] magazine for nearly thirty years and is currently a national correspondent and editor emeritus who writes a bi-monthly essay. He is also the editor of [Lapham's Quarterly], a journal of history started in 2007. He is the author of several books including [Theater of War, Pretensions To Empire, 30 Satires, Waiting for the Barbarians], and [Gag Rule]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197000-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Call-In http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197000-1 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:00:08 GMT Ms. Ross was interviewed about Regnery's fall line of books. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/198442-11 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/198442-11 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:38:41 GMT Ms. Weinberg was interviewed about the fall book line of PublicAffairs. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/198442-14 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/198442-14 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:50:13 GMT Mr. Ritter was interviewed about his book, [Waging Peace: The Art of War for the Antiwar Movement.] http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/198442-15 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/198442-15 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 04:34:19 GMT Mr. Olson described his company's new books, included one by Democratic presidential candidate Governor Bill Richardson. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/198441-12 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/198441-12 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:54:10 GMT Marvin Olasky was interviewed about his life, his career and his body of writing. He spoke about his religious journey from Judaism to atheism to Christianity and political journey from communism to conservatism. Topics included welfare reform and compassionate conservatism. He responded to viewer telephone calls and electronic mail. A video clip was shown of Mr. Olasky at his home in Austin, Texas, talking about his writing habits and teaching. Photographs of people in his life were shown. A video clip was shown of Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich talking about Mr. Olasky's book [The Tragedy of American Compassion] on the floor of the house on January 4, 1995. Professor Olasky is the editor in chief of [World Magazine] and a professor of journalism at the University of Texas. He is the author of over a dozen books including [Compassionate Conservatism, Standing for Christ in a Modern Babylon, The American Leadership Tradition, Renewing American Compassion,] and [The Politics of Disaster.] http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/196600-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Call-In http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/196600-1 Sun, 06 May 2007 16:00:03 GMT Joe Mathews was interviewed about his book, [The People's Machine: Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Rise of Blockbuster Democracy], published by PublicAffairs. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197839-9 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197839-9 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 03:31:35 GMT Debby Applegate talked about her book [The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher], published by Doubleday. She was interviewed on the BookTV Bus while at the [Los Angeles Times] Festival of Books. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197839-11 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197839-11 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 03:13:12 GMT Max Boot talked about his book War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History, 1500 to Today, published by Gotham. In the book he was telling the story of the four major technological revolutions in military affairs over the last 500 years. He identified revolutions caused by gunpoweder, a first and second industrial revolution, and the information revolution. He was interviewed on the Book TV Bus while at the [Los Angeles Times] Festival of Books. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197839-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197839-7 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:07:10 GMT Taylor Branch talked about his upcoming book on President Bill Clinton, to be published in late 2008. Mr. Branch, who has known Clinton since the early 1970s, was given exclusive access to the president during his time in office to help him maintain an historical record of his presidency. Mr. Branch was interviewed on the BookTV Bus while at the [Los Angeles Times] Festival of Books. The interview took place on April 28, 2007. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197839-14 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197839-14 Sun, 20 May 2007 17:13:19 GMT Taylor Branch talked about his 26 year project, [America in the King Years]. The trilogy of books includes [Parting the Waters], [Pillor of Fire], and [At Canaan's Edge], published by Simon and Schuster. The books are both a biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., and of the civil rights movement. He was interviewed on the BookTV Bus while at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197838-15 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197838-15 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 05:42:27 GMT Common Ground: How to Stop the Partisan War That Is Destroying America Book TV attended a book release party for Cal Thomas and Bob Beckel in Washington, DC. Guests included Brit Hume, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Bill Press, Jack Kemp, Sally Quinn, and Neal Gabler. Author: Thomas, Cal Book: 0061236349 [Common Ground: How to Stop the Partisan Wat That Is Destroying America] Author: Beckel, Bob Book: 0061236349 [Common Ground: How to Stop the Partisan Wat That Is Destroying America] Location Name: Home of Esther Coopersmith Location City: Washington Location State: District of Columbia http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/201607-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/201607-1 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 21:29:47 GMT Jon Wiener talked about his book [Historians in Trouble: Plagiarism, Fraud, and Politics in the Ivory Tower], published by New Press. Mr. Wiener also discussed his book [Gimme Some Truth: The John Lennon FBI Files], published by the University of California Press. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197838-12 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197838-12 Mon, 28 May 2007 02:01:52 GMT Lucinda Franks was interviewed about her book, [My Father's Secret War: A Memoir], published by Miramax. A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, she wrote about how she discovered her father was a spy during World War II and how his secrets affected their family thereafter. She was interviewed while at the [Los Angeles Times] Festival of Books. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197838-14 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197838-14 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:30:30 GMT Mr. Abdul-Jabbar, former professional basketball player, talked about the book he co-authored, [On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance], published by Simon and Schuster. He discussed his book and his experiences growing up in Harlem. He was interviewed on the BookTV Bus while at the [Los Angeles Times] Festival of Books. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197838-9 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197838-9 Sat, 26 May 2007 15:37:43 GMT Daniel Altman talked about his book [Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy], published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. He was interviewed on the C-SPAN BookTV Bus while at the [Los Angeles Times] Festival of Books. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197838-11 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197838-11 Sat, 23 Jun 2007 15:50:36 GMT Douglas Brinkley talked about the book he edited, [The Reagan Diaries], published by HarperCollins. He described how he selected the portions of the diaries for this volume, saying that the complete diaries, minus classified material, will be published in approximately two years. Topics included his choice of subject matter such as foreign policy and economics, and Mrs. Reagan's part in the project. Mr. Brinkley described what the diary reveals about President Reagan's relationships with Al Haig, George Shultz, Ted Kennedy, Tip O'Neill, and others. He also discussed the importance of Reagan's personality to his success and his desire to be remembered as a peacemaker. He read excerpts from the book. Prior to the interview with Professor Brinkley, Archivist Michael Dugan described handling the Ronald Reagan diaries and the process of removing pages containing classified information. The interviews took place in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/198343-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/198343-1 Sun, 27 May 2007 02:01:20 GMT Geoffrey Perret talked about his book, [Commander in Chief: How Truman, Johnson, and Bush Turned a Presidential Power Into a Threat to America's Future], published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. In his book Geoffrey Perret, a presidential and military historian, looks at the expansion of the executive privilege incurred in the presidencies of Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, and George W. Bush. Mr. Perret said that each president misread the need to have a strong executive branch and this led to what the author called unwinnable wars in Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq. He talked about each president individually and about the advisers with whom he surrounded himself. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197570-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197570-1 Sat, 26 May 2007 12:01:10 GMT Alexander Cockburn was interviewed about his life, his career, and his body of writing. He responded to viewer telephone calls and electronic mail. Video was shown of Mr. Cockburn giving a tour of his rural home in Petrolia, California. He talked about his lifestyle and showed his old cars, artwork, outbuildings, and animals. Mr. Cockburn is a columnist for [The Nation] and co-editor of [CounterPunch], a political newsletter. His work has appeared in many publications, including the [Wall Street Journal], where he had a regular column from 1980 to 1990. Mr. Cockburn has authored or edited over a dozen books, including [Corruptions of Empire, The Golden Age Is In Us, Washington Babylon, Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press, Imperial Crusades, The Politics of Anti-Semitism], and [A Dime's Worth of Difference]. His latest, written with [CounterPunch] co-editor Jeffrey St. Clair, is [End Times: The Death of the Fourth Estate]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/196500-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Call-In http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/196500-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 16:00:12 GMT Thomas Friedman talked about his book, [The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century], on the two-year anniversary of its publication by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The book was first published in April of 2005 and updated and expanded a year later in April of 2006. The book was on the [New York Times] Best Sellers list for over 100 consecutive weeks and has yet to be published in a paperback edition. Mr. Friedman discussed his writing style, the publication of his book, and the idea of a "flat world" that he continues to expound upon. He was interviewed in his office in Washington, D.C. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197200-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197200-1 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 02:00:36 GMT Mark Moyar was interviewed about his book [Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954-1965], published by Cambridge University Press. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197431-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197431-2 Tue, 29 May 2007 10:55:06 GMT Ronald Collins, co-author of [The Trials of Lenny Bruce], talked about the free speech trials of comedian Lenny Bruce, including the successful effort to earn Bruce the first posthumous pardon granted by the State of New York. He was interviewed while at the 2007 Virginia Festival of the Book. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197431-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197431-1 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 10:05:50 GMT Kermit Roosevelt talked about his book [The Myth of Judicial Activism: Making Sense of Supreme Court Decisions], published by Yale University Press. He was interviewed while at the 2007 Virginia Festival of the Book. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197431-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197431-6 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:47:34 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197431-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197431-5 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:13:31 GMT