Thomas Kidd discusses his book, "God of Liberty: A Religious History of the American Revolution."  The author examines the role religion played in the American Revolution, contending that the belief in freedom to worship was a cohesive factor.

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Francine Prose talks about her book, "Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife" which examines the impact that Anne Frank's diary has had on the history and understanding of the Holocaust.  Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929 in Germany.  On July 6, 1942, thirteen year old Anne Frank and her family went into hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam.  In 1944 they were caught.  In March of 1945 Anne Frank died of typhus in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.  Anne Frank's diary was published in 1947.

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Garland Tucker III discusses his book, "The High Tide of American Conservatism: Davis, Coolidge, and the 1924 Election."  The book examines the 1924 presidential election between Democratic candidate John Davis and the incumbent Republican President Calvin Coolidge.

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Willard Sterne Randall recounts the life of Ethan Allen. an American Revolutionary War figure best remembered for his 1775 attack on Fort Ticonderoga.  Professor Randall is the author of "Ethan Allen: His Life and Times."

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Romesh Ratnesar talks about his book, "Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President, and the Speech That Ended the Cold War."  The book is about President Ronald Reagan's June 12th, 1987 speech at the Berlin Wall in which President Reagan stated, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

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Nora Titone talks about her book, "My Thoughts Be Bloody: The Bitter Rivalry That Led to the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln."  The author examines John Wilkes Booth's relationship with his older brother Edwin.

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In 2007, columnist and author Robert Novak joined us for an interview about his memoir, "The Prince of Darkness: 50 Years Reporting in Washington."  Mr. Novak died in 2009.

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John Nagy talks about espionage during the American Revolution.  He's the author of "Invisible Ink: Spycraft of the American Revolution," and is a founding member of the American Revolution Round Table of Philadelphia.

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Kathryn Jacob talks about her book "King of the Lobby: The Life and Times of Sam Ward : Man-About-Washington in the Gilded Age."  It recalls the political life of Sam Ward, who during the mid-19th century was one of the most powerful lobbyists in Washington, DC.

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This is an interview with Alfred Regnery about his book, "Upstream: The Ascendance of American Conservatism."  The book is about the rise of the modern conservative movement in the United States from 1945 to the present, lead by politicians Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan.  This interview was conducted in Mr. Regnery's home in Alexandria, Virginia.

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