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Historians talked about historical research of American presidents, public records and presidential papers, and the number and availability of documents. They also talked about efforts by th…

John Updike spoke about his career and discussed his various works. Among the topics he addressed were his characters, subject material, and his approach to writing. Following his discussion…

Terry McAuliffe greeted guests and spoke at a January 22 party at the Four Seasons hosted by former President Bill Clinton. Mr. Dunne, Mr. McAuliffe, and President Clinton talked about the b…

Salman Rushdie read from his latest novel, Shalimar the Clown: A Novel, published by Random House. Following the reading, Leonard Lopate talked to Mr. Rushdie about his work and the curren…

Mr. Hamill talked about his book Downtown: My Manhattan, published by Little, Brown. He was interviewed by Leonard Lopate and gave a personal account of Manhattan describing the architectur…

Panelists talked about the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, focusing on African-American perspectives. They discussed the search for meaning, the character of patriotism, racism and …

Author Gore Vidal talked about his book Dreaming War: Blood for Oil and the Cheney-Bush Junta, published by Nation Book’s Thunder’s Mouth Press. In this collection of essays he argues that …

Mr. Lopate moderated a discussion on writing among historians and biographers. The discussion included the influence professional backgrounds have on the approach, the difference between wri…

Mr. Zuckerman and Mr. Lopate discussed the responsiblity of journalists in today’s society. They focused on the personalization of stories and how tabloid journalism’s main concern is gainin…

Mr. Lopate hosted several authors on his daily radio show. Ms. Gee is the author of Limelight; Ms. Buchholz is the author of The Call of Solitude: Alonetime in a World of Attachment; Mr. Bol…