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Steve Coll looked at the CIA’s secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan and the problematic relationship between the CIA and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). He spoke at the 18th…
643 viewsSteve Coll looked at the CIA’s secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan and the problematic relationship between the CIA and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). He spoke at the 18th…
643 viewsFormer Secretary of State Madeleine Albright discussed her book, Fascism: A Warning, at the 18th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
1,904 viewsPanelists discussed author John LeCarre and spy work from the 18th annual National Book Festival. Panelists included Kai Bird, The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames; David Ignatius…
1,455 viewsJournalist Alfredo Corchado talked about the paths that he and three friends took after they immigrated to the U.S. in the late 1980s. He discussed his book and took viewer phone calls from …
314 viewsNovelist Amy Tan reflected on her writing life at the 18th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
860 viewsPulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin offered her thoughts on presidential leadership at the 18th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
3,572 viewsWashington Post nonfiction book critic Carlos Lozada previewed fall book releases and took viewer phone calls from the 18th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
554 viewsBrian Kilmeade discussed his book on the War of 1812's Battle of New Orleans and took viewer phone calls from the 18th annual National Book Festival.
590 viewsErica Armstrong Dunbar recounted the life of Ona Judge, a slave owned by George and Martha Washington, whose escape initiated a manhunt ordered by the first President. Catherine Kerrison, ex…
868 viewsPulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow recalled the life of Ulysses S. Grant at the 18th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
3,843 viewsSupreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor discussed her children’s books, The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor and Turning Pages: My Life Story, at the 18th annual National Book Festival in Wash…
4,740 viewsPulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jon Meacham looked at critical moments in American history and how they relate to the present. He spok at the 18th annual National Book Festival in Washingt…
5,483 viewsLawrence Jackson recalled the life of author Chester B. Himes. He spoke at the 18th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
618 viewsStuart Eizenstat, chief domestic policy adviser to President Jimmy Carter, recalled the tenure of America’s 39th president. He spoke at the 18th annual National Book Festival in Washington, …
366 viewsFox News host Brian Kilmeade recalled the War of 1812's Battle of New Orleans at the 18th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
839 viewsPulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright examined the history, culture, and politics of the Lone Star state at the 18th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
654 viewsHistorian Patricia O’Toole chronicled the political career of President Woodrow Wilson at the 18th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
433 viewsTara Westover talked about her memoir, Educated, and took viewer phone calls from the 18th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
8,156 viewsPulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin talked about her book on presidential leadership and took viewer phone calls from the 18th annual National Book Festival in Washington, …
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