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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 previewed former President Bill Clinton’s day two speech at the Democratic National Convention. Mr. Maraniss also discussed the former president’s role in his wife Hillary Cli…

Panelists talked about the Vietnam anti-war movement. Panelists included former anti-war activist Tom Hayden, historian Marilyn Young, and author David Maraniss. Robert Schenkkan, who wrote …

Bob Woodward, David Maraniss, Jo Becker, Paul Gigot, and Danielle Allen participated in a panel discussion on the successes and failures of Barack Obama’s presidency. They focused on foreign…

Author David Maraniss talked about his book, Barack Obama: The Story, a biography of the 44th president. Author Michael Grunwald talked about his book, The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of …

Three of President Obama’s biographers discussed his thinking and evolution in presidential power. Topics included his motivations, the 2012 election, and comparisons with President Clinton.…

David Maraniss talked about his book, Barack Obama; The Story. He responded to questions from members of the audience. This was an event in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 12th ann…

C-SPAN previewed the key speeches of second night of the Democratic National Convention. The program also included interviews with journalists, convention officials, and behind-the-scenes fo…

Timothy Gay presents a history of American war reportage during World War II. The author followed five journalists as they reported from the front lines of battle, Walter Cronkite (United Pr…

David Maraniss talked about his book Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World, published by Simon and Schuster. In the book he looks at the convergence of sports, race, and the Cold Wa…

David Maraniss, talked about his book, Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World (Simon and Schuster; July 1, 2008), which recounts the Rome Summer Olympics of 1960. Mr. Maraniss profil…

Washington Journal - David Maraniss

David Maraniss was interviewed about his work. He spoke about the book he is currently writing about the Olympics and social movements and about his research and writing habits. He also spok…

David Maraniss was interviewed about his book about baseball player Roberto Clemente, Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero, published by Simon and Schuster

Historians and biographers participated in the concluding panel of the 11th Hofstra Presidential Conference, “William Jefferson Clinton: The "New Democrat” from Hope." They gave a historica…

Panelists talked about the 1960s and how the decade is remembered and taught. After their presentations the panelists answered questions from members of the audience. David Maraniss talked …