Booknotes 10th Anniversary
In a commemoration of the first ten years of C-SPAN’s Booknotes program, clips of past programs were shown and C-SPAN staff members were interviewed about how the program is created. Several…
1,439 viewsIn a commemoration of the first ten years of C-SPAN’s Booknotes program, clips of past programs were shown and C-SPAN staff members were interviewed about how the program is created. Several…
1,439 viewsTelephone lines were opened for audience responses to the questions, “What have you learned from watching C-SPAN?” and “Why do you watch C-SPAN?” Live shots were shown of downtown Washingto…
98 viewsMr. Umansky talked about the variety of Millennium Lectures being offered by the Smithsonian Institution today on the future of the arts, technology and many more areas. He also responded to…
115 viewsThe guests talked about today’s resignation of Russian President Boris Yeltsin and his probable successor Vladimir Putin. They also talked about the instability of the Russian economy. Then …
204 viewsMr. Fagan talked about painting new portraits of the 41 U.S. presidents for the C-SPAN American Presidents series. He showed some of the portraits and demonstrated his painting technique.
229 viewsAs part of the finale of the American Presidents series, telephone lines were opened for audience comments on which president was the best communicator. Ms. Wheeler talked about the reaction…
131 viewsHarold Evans talked about his book, "The American Century", published by Knopf. The book contains text, photographs and contemporary editorial cartoons describing the significant events and …
793 viewsUnited States Senate historian Richard Baker talked about the many men who have served as vice president, the history and duties of the office, and a book he co-wrote about the office, Vice …
169 viewsJudge Leslie Southwick, participating by remote connection from Houston, Texas, talked about his book, Presidential Also-Rans and Running Mates, a collection of biographies of all the major …
206 viewsMs. Hayes talked about women’s issues and about headline news stories. She also talked about The Women’s Quarterly. She responded to audience telephone calls, faxes and electronic mail.
67 viewsMr. Plotz talked about headline news stories and responded to audience telephone calls, faxes and electronic mail.
78 viewsTelephone lines were opened for viewers to comment about what they learned from the American Presidents series. Some excerpts were shown of previous C-SPAN programs regarding the presidents.…
443 viewsRobert Conquest talked about his book, Reflections on a Ravaged Century, published by W.W. Norton and Company. He examined the role of ideology in shaping the history of the twentieth centur…
2,400 viewsAuthor John Fialka talked about his new book, War By Other Means: Economic Espionage in America, published by W.W. Norton and Company. He recounts many real-world spy stories and warns U.S. …
1,239 viewsJohn Riley, Education & Scholarship Programs Director of the White House Historical Association, talked about the upcoming reenactment of George Washington’s funeral on the 200th anniversary…
293 viewsOn our call-in program, we will be speaking with Edwin Meese the 3rd .
138 viewsJudge Starr talked about the independent counsel statute and about his investigation of President Clinton. He talked about the broad scope of the investigation and about facts he wished had …
169 viewsMr. Vazsonyi talked about his re-elect American bus tour that will conduct seminars in all fifty-state capitals. He also focused on the 2000 presidential campaign and Cold War history. He re…
75 viewsMr. Smiley talked about the 2000 presidential campaign, African-American issues, and other current news events. He also responded to viewer telephone calls, faxes and electronic mail.
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