Nicholson Baker

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Nicholson Baker is an Author with eight videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2001 Speech as a Co-Founder and Director for the American Newspaper Repository. The year with the most videos was 2005 with two videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2008 with an average of 1,366 views per program. Most appearances with Christopher Lydon (2). Most common tags: Arts & Literature, Newspapers, U.S. History.

Appearances by Title:Author

Videos: 4

Previously

Co-Founder and Director, American Newspaper Repository c. January 1, 1999 - c. December 31, 2004 Videos: 4

Recent Appearances

August 5, 2020
Baseless

Nicholson Baker talked about Project Baseless, a secret 1950s Air Force program to develop chemical and biological weapons,…
November 23, 2014
By the Book

Pamela Paul, Nicholson Baker, Walter Mosley, Ann Patchett, and Francine Prose talked about Ms. Paul’s anthology, By the…
June 7, 2009
A Tribute to John Updike

A panel of fellow writers and friends talked about two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Updike, who died on January 27, 2009, at the…
March 20, 2008
Human Smoke

Nicholson Baker talked about his book, Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization, which is a…