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    Evolution of the Republican Party

    Authors David Corn ("American Psychosis"), Robert Draper ("Weapons of Mass Delusion"), Tim Miller ("Why We Did It") and Chris Whipple ("The Fight of His Life") discussed the evolution of the…

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    Speaking While Female Book Party

    Book TV attended a party for the release of Dana Rubin’s Speaking While Female, which highlights 75 historic speeches by American women.

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    To Start a War

    New York Times Magazine writer at large Robert Draper reported on President George W. Bush administration’s decision to go to war with Iraq. This virtual program was part of the 2020 Texas B…

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    Robert Draper on To Start a War

    Robert Draper talked about his new book, To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq.

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    The Nixon Defense and The Nixon Tapes

    John Dean, author of The Nixon Defense: What He Knew and When He Knew It, and Douglas Brinkley and Luke Nichter, co-authors of The Nixon Tapes: 1971-1972, talked about their books. They s…

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    This Town

    Mark Leibovich talked about his book, This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral-Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in America’s Gilded Capital. He spoke with author and New York Times contributor Rob…

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    2013 Texas Book Festival, Saturday

    The 2013 Texas Book Festival was held in Austin, Texas. C-SPAN’s BookTV aired live coverage of Saturday’s events. 11:00 George Packer, The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America &…

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    History of Libya

    Robert Draper talked about his February 2013 National Geographic cover story, “Unseen Libya: Recovering Its Forgotten Past.” Mr. Draper described the country’s past, life in the country unde…

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    Do Not Ask What Good We Do

    Author Robert Draper talked about his book, Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives, in which he discusses how the 112th Congress could drop to a 9 percent appro…

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    Do Not Ask What Good We Do

    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-t…

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    Afghan Opium Trade

    Robert Draper spoke about his article in National Geographic, “Afghanistan’s Opium Wars” and his research on interrelationships between the local government, law enforcement, Poppy growers, …

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    Dead Certain

    Robert Draper talked about his book Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush, published by Free Press. Mr. Draper was interviewed aboard the BookTV Bus at the Miami Book Fair Internati…

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