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Politics and Prose Bookstore

Politics and Prose is an independent bookstore located in Chevy Chase, Washington, D.C., on Connecticut Avenue. It is well known for its author events and knowledgeable staff and has a cafe on the bottom floor. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Politics and Prose Bookstore has hosted 935 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1996 Forum. The year with the most events was 2018 with 73 events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2016 with an average of 1,681 views per video. Most appearances with Bradley Graham (119), Barbara Meade (68), Carla Cohen (67). Most common tags: U.S. History, Religious Issues, Culture.

Recent Programs

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    Madness - Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum

    Journalist Antonia Hylton looked at one of the last segregated asylums and the role of race and mental health treatment in th…

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    Lost in a Gallup

    Author Joseph Campbell discussed polling failures and surprises in presidential elections from 1936 to 2020. This event took …

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    Collisions

    Catholic University Professor Michael Kimmage discussed the origins of the war in Ukraine and the global dimensions of the co…

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    How the Best Did It

    What can we learn about leadership from our most successful presidents? Author Talmage Boston shared his own takeaways from W…

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