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The first National Book Festival was experienced through a combination of author presentations, call-ins, and interviews from three locations: the Jefferson Building, the Madison Building an…

David Maraniss was interviewed about his book, They Marched Into Sunlight, published by Simon and Schuster. The book tells the story of two events in October 1967. One event was a battle in …

Phyllis Schlafly talked about her career as an author and views on feminism. She is known primarily as the founder and president of Eagle Forum and as the leader of Stop ERA, a movement oppo…

James Bradley talked about his book, Flyboys: A True Story of Courage, whick tells the story of nine U.S. airmen, shot down near the island of Chichi Jima in the Pacific during World War II.…

Leslie Wilson described the collections of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau materials held by the Concord Free Public Library. Emerson was the keynote speaker at the dedication of…

Joan Didion talked about her career from 1963 to 1996 and about the body of work she produced during that period, including five works of fiction and five works of non-fiction. She wrote Slo…

Guests examined the history of post-Civil War Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, and race relations through the writings of Mark Twain. Ms. Fishkin is the author of Lighting Out for the Territo…

Author David Maraniss talked about his book They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967, published by Simon & Schuster. The book told the story of two event…

Guests talked about the life and writings of Ernie Pyle and his view of the 1930s and 1940s, focusing on his reporting from the front lines in World War II. They read several from Here Is Yo…

In an overview of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s life and career, Professor Viet Dinh, a former law clerk to Justice O’Connor, talked about his impressions of her. Professor Nancy Maveety, au…

Author, James Bradley, participated in a live call-in program with C-SPAN. Mr. Bradley talked about his bestselling book, "Flags Of Our Fathers", which chronicled the U.S. Marines at Iwo Jim…

Guests examined the history of the pre-revolutionary era and Early Republic through the writings of Benjamin Franklin, publisher, scientist and early-American diplomat. Franklin wrote a numb…

Guests talked about Enron’s ties to Washington politics, members of the administration who had worked for Enron, Enron’s lobbying efforts, federal agencies that oversaw the various businesse…

The guests talked about the financial collapse of Enron, company operations, and the potential scandals surrounding the collapse. Among the topics addressed were how the company generated re…

In an overview of the life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, Jeffery Rosen, legal affairs editor for The New Republic, talked about Justice Kennedy’s decisi…

Sebastian Junger talked about his books, “The Perfect Storm” and "Fire", and about reporting on natural disasters. He answered questions from audience members. Outside, following his p…

Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 18 books, talked about his body of work, his life and career, and about the art of writing. He also responded to viewer comments and question…

After an introduction by Mr. Downie, Mr. Atkinson talked about his book An Army at Dawn: The War in Africa, 1942-1943, published by Owl Books. The book covers World War II in Africa, and is…

From Sunset Boulevard and the Harmony Gold Theater, the guests talked about the political history of America and the world from the mid-1930s to post-World War II through the life and writin…

From the Texas Book Festival, the panelists on Alamo history talked about the battle of the Alamo. They also responded to questions from the audience. Michael Lind, author of "The Alamo: An…