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Reporter Anne Hull examined how Florida had changed since her childhood there in the 1960s. This event was part of the 2023 Wisconsin Book Festival held in Madison.

David Von Drehle discussed his neighbor in a Kansas City suburb, a centenarian named Charlie White, whose life is also the story of the last American century -- from the Jazz Age to the smar…

David Maraniss discussed the athletic career of Olympic champion Jim Thorpe and the discrimination he faced as a Native American. He spoke at the 2022 Library of Congress National Book Festi…

This discussion about the end of the Vietnam War a half-century ago featured former war correspondents Jim Sterba and Elizabeth Becker, and author David Maraniss. This George Washington Univ…

Father and son authors David and Andrew Maraniss discussed their combined eight books about sports and culture and how athletics can impact American politics. This interview took place at th…

Hugh Eakin (Picasso’s War), Beverly Gage (G-Man), Jennifer Homans (Mr. B), and David Maraniss (Path Lit By Lightning) discussed little known aspects of Pablo Picasso, J. Edgar Hoover, George…

This discussion about the end of the Vietnam War a half-century ago featured former war correspondents Jim Sterba and Elizabeth Becker, and author David Maraniss. This George Washington Univ…

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden celebrated the start of the 22nd annual National Book Festival alongside several featured authors. This event took place at the Library of Congress.

Journalist Sebastian Junger recounted his 400-mile walk along the railroads from Washington, to Philadelphia as he reflected on the concepts of freedom, independence, and community. This vir…

Book TV looked at several programs with award-winning biographer and journalist David Maraniss.

Gail Sheehy and David Maraniss talked about the life and influence of first lady Hillary Clinton and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her career in …

David Maraniss talked about his book Once in a Great City, in which he profiles the people and recalls the events that defines the city of Detroit in 1963. He spoke with Mark Cavanagh, son o…

Author David Maraniss talked about his tenth book, Barack Obama; The Story. For this project, the Washington Post associate editor and Pulitzer Prize-winner traveled across the world includi…

David Maraniss was interviewed about his book, They Marched Into Sunlight, published by Simon and Schuster. The book tells the story of two events in October 1967. One event was a battle in …

Marie Arana talked about her book, Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story, in which she provided a history of Latin America. She spoke at the Wisconsin Book Fe…

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Maraniss took viewer phone calls about his book, A Good American Family: The Red Scare and My Father, on his father’s experiences being blacklisted fo…

Journalist and author David Maraniss discussed his book A Good American Family: The Red Scare and My Father.

Authors David McCraw, Truth in our Times; Nina Burleigh, Golden Handcuffs; Rick Wilson, Everything Trump Touches Dies; and author and journalist David Maraniss, discussed journalism at the 1…

Jim Webb and David Maraniss talked about the major military, political and diplomatic developments in the Vietnam War during 1968 from the January Tet Offensive to the escalating body count …

Doug Stanton talked about his book The Odyssey of Echo Company, in which he looks at the Vietnam War’s Tet Offensive through the eyes of forty men in the U.S. Army’s Echo Company. He was joi…