In Combat
Warren Rudman, former senator (R-NH) and author of the book, Combat: Twelve Years in the United States Senate spoke about the daily life of a senator and what he enjoyed, and did not enjoy, …
78 viewsWarren Rudman, former senator (R-NH) and author of the book, Combat: Twelve Years in the United States Senate spoke about the daily life of a senator and what he enjoyed, and did not enjoy, …
78 viewsRobert Moskin spoke about his book, Mr. Truman’s War: The Final Victories of World War Two and the Birth of the Postwar World, which focuses on the transition from World War Two to the Cold …
253 viewsAuthor Richard Reeves spoke about his book, “President Kennedy,” which chronicled the 1000-day presidency of John F. Kennedy based on a variety of first hand and archival sources. The book f…
350 viewsRandall Bennett Woods, author of a new book Fulbright: A Biography, discussed the life of Senator William Fulbright who served from 1945 until 1974. Following his prepared remarks, Professor…
223 viewsMr. Walch spoke about his new book, Be Careful What You Wish For: Presidential Gifts and other Problems with the Presidency. He examined what the gifts of various presidents, specifically He…
158 viewsAuthor Allida Black spoke about her book, "Casting her own Shadow: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Shaping of Postwar Liberalism". She talked about Eleanor Roosevelt’s ideas on the proper role of…
330 viewsWilliam Burrows talked about his book, This New Ocean, about the history of space flight and exploration. Mr. Burrows answered audience questions and autographed books.
385 viewsAstronaut Alan Bean talked about his book Apollo: An Eyewitness Account by Astronaut/Explorer Artist/Moonwalker, published by Greenwich Publishers Ltd. When Bean traveled to the moon on Apol…
312 viewsThis event at the NATIONAL ARCHIVES on the 86th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic featured authors and historians discussing events surrounding the disaster. Judy Edelhoff,Dir…
421 viewsNBC News David Brinkley talked about his new book, Everyone is Entitled to My Opinion. It is a collection of the essays which he read at the close of “This Week” over the past 15 years. Afte…
225 viewsMuseum Director Tony Sale spoke about World War II British codebreaking activities against Nazi Germany in Bletchley Park. British, U.S. and other mathematicians gathered there to unravel th…
638 viewsPatricia Beard spoke about her new book, 'Growing Up Republican: Christie Whitman: The Politics of Character'. It is an authorized biography based on extensive interviews with Governor Chris…
148 viewsFranklin Nofziger, press secretary to Presidents Nixon and Reagan, discussed his career in politics which is the subject of his autobiography, "Nofziger". He reflected on his relationships w…
82 viewsEconomist John Kenneth Galbraith, author of The Culture of Contentment published by Houghton-Mifflin, talked about the main theme of the book on the political response of an economically mat…
732 viewsThe authors, Earl and Merle Black, were introduced by their childhood friend, Representative Jim Chapman (D-Texas), a member of the House Appropriations Committee. The Black brothers discuss…
125 viewsGeorgeii Arbatov, author of The System: An Insider’s Life in Soviet Politics, spoke on his book in a lecture at the National Archives. He spoke about his life as a scientist administrator, a…
153 viewsMr. Greider, author of Who Will Tell the People?: The Betrayal of American Democracy delivered a lecture on the current state of American democracy at the National Archives. In his remarks, …
310 viewsPolitical analysts delivered remarks on the U.S. electoral process in a panel discussion during a forum on the history of presidential elections sponsored by the National Archives. The parti…
86 viewsJanet Brown and Virginia DeSimone addressed an audience at a forum on “American Politics and the Electoral Process,” sponsored by the National Archives. Both speakers discussed the significa…
71 viewsThe National Archives sponsored a forum on historical perspectives on presidential elections, which brought together authors and analysts of political affairs to discuss presidential electio…
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