C-SPAN's Brian Lamb is Talking With… historian Richard Norton Smith. During their wide-ranging, eight-hour conversation—presented in 20-minute segments—you'll hear them discuss everything from U.S. presidents to hurricanes. Mr. Smith has written eight books, run five presidential libraries, and built the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas.
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February 2, 2021
Richard Norton Smith - Ep. 1
Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about growing up in Massachusetts, Groucho Marx, and Mahatma Gandhi.
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about Thomas Dewey, Herbert Hoover, and Harvard University.
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about Doris Kearns Goodwin, high school, and his family (parents and siblings).
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about his biography of former Senators Bob and Elizabeth Dole, presidents with the best sense of humor, and the presidential libraries he has run.
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about living in Illinois and Colonel Robert McCormick
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about his forthcoming biography of President Ford and writing speeches for former Boston Mayor Kevin White.
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about his heart attack, Nelson Rockefeller, tracking hurricanes and his fascination with world fairs.
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about his favorite historians, "Hamilton" (the musical), and Winston Churchill.
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about spending time with former President Ronald Reagan and living a solitary life.
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about Charles de Gaulle and Winston Churchill.
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about Ernest Hemingway, Somerset Maugham, and writing eulogies.
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about his writing technique, reading biographies, and book reviewers.
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about the year 1968 and the least prepared/luckiest U.S. presidents.
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about greed, Fox News, the golden age of television, and our most religious president.
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about the U.S. presidents as public speakers, they myths about our presidents, and the presidents that are the most fun to talk/write about.
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress.
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about becoming a historian, former President Gerald Ford, and having dinner with Queen Elizabeth.
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about Broadway, Dorothy Kilgallen, Jack Paar, and George Gershwin.
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about Alice Roosevelt Longworth, his books, and more on his forthcoming biography former President Gerald Ford.
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about his favorite books, former Senators Ed Brooke and Bob Dole.
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about President Trump, the Dole Institute, religion and Catholic popes.
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Brian Lamb talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about the Catholic Church sex scandal and running the Lincoln Presidential Library.
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C-SPAN's Brian Lamb is Talking With… historian Richard Norton Smith. During their wide-ranging, eight-hour conversation—presented in 20-minute segments—you'll hear them discuss everything from U.S. presidents to hurricanes. Mr. Smith has written eight books, run five presidential libraries, and built the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas.
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