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Book Discussion on Fear of Flying

Author Erica Jong talks about the forthcoming 40th anniversary edition of her book, "Fear of Flying".
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Book Discussion on Latin America in the Post-Chávez Era

Luis Fleischman talksabout his book, "Latin America in the Post-Chávez Era: The Security Threat to the United States".
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Interview with Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert

Historian Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert talks about consulting the work of Native American historians and other thinkers when researching and writing about indigenous communities.
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Freedmen's Cemetery Memorial Lecture

Specialists on Alexandria, Virginia's African American history and archeology talk about the results of their investigation into Freedmen's Cemtary, a "rediscovered" cemetery used by African...
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New Books Being Published

New books being released the week of July 1, 2013 ae shown.
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Book Discussion on Viral Hate

Christopher Wolf, co-author with Abraham Foxman of "Viral Hate", talks about attacks on racial, ethnic, and religious minorities on the internet and what can be...
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Publishing News on June 29, 2013

Publishing news from the week ending June 29, 2013.
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Rededication of Iowa State Memorial

Governor Terry Branstad (R-IA) and former Governor Haley Barbour (R-MS) commemorate the Iowa soldiers who fought and died during the Siege of Vicksburg.
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Chief Justice John Roberts Remarks

Chief Justice John Roberts speaks about his life, the Supreme Court, and the Constitution. He is interviewed by Judge Wilkinson.
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Chief Justice Roberts Speaks About the High Court

The Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference hosts a review of the Supreme Court's 2012 term with legal experts, including former Solicitor General Ted Olson.
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Eisenhower and Foreign Policy

Panelists talk about President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Middle East policies and the Eisenhower Doctrine.
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American Artifacts: The Monuments of Gettysburg - 20th Massachusetts

American History TV joined historian Carol Reardon and Col. Tom Vossler to learn the story of the three-day Battle of Gettysburg through a selection of...
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Robert Sack Interview

Robert Sack, who served as senior associate special counsel for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee from 1973 to 1974, talks about President Nixon and the...
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President Obama's Plan for Climate Change

Joshua Zive, Electric Reliability Coordinating Council Lawyer & Lobbyist, and Bob Deans, Natural Resources Defense Council Federal Communications Director, discuss President Obama's plan for addressing...
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Open Phones

We take viewer calls, emails and tweets on the news of the day.
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Women and Finance

Sallie Krawcheck and Alexa Von Tobel talked with Steve Clemons about women working in Wall Street financial firms. The discussed the impact on business when...
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Business Start-Ups

Business leaders speak about changing business models that incorporate technology and the Internet, and ways companies of the future might change or evolve their business...