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The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch, Iowa, hosted a conference highlighting the life and work of first lady Lou Henry Hoover (1929-33). This session focused on …

House members debated a measure that would apply sanctions to certain members of the International Criminal Court for its decision to pursue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Be…

Charlie Spiering talked about his book, Amateur Hour: Kamala Harris in the White House.

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade discussed his book on the relationship between President Theodore Roosevelt and educator Booker T. Washington. This event was hosted by the Intercollegiate Studi…

President Biden delivered remarks on democracy and freedom at Pointe du Hoc, a pivotal site during the World War II Allied invasion on D-Day, in Normandy, France. He talked about the courage…

CNN’s Bakari Sellers spoke about the barriers that he believes are preventing racial progress in America and how the country can move beyond them. The Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore hosted…

Author and actor George Takei, author of My Lost Freedom, talked about growing up in internment camps in the U.S. during World War II, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Decemb…

Calvin University Professor Micah Watson discussed C.S. Lewis’s views on law, politics, and government and how they connected to his Christian beliefs. This lecture took place at the Acton I…

Independent Book Publishers Association CEO Andrea Fleck-Nisbet discussed her trade association’s work to promote small and mid-sized presses and author-published books. About Books also rep…

Up-to-date highlights from candidates' speeches, interviews with political insiders, the latest poll numbers, fundraising stats, and political ads. Witness the campaign unfold in every episo…

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson presided over a U.S. Capitol ceremony awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to “Rosie the Riveters” for their World War II service on the home front. Mae Kr…

Author Paul Hendrickson discussed his father’s World War II service as a fighter pilot who flew nighttime missions during the 1945 Iwo Jima campaign. This event was hosted by the Leon Levy C…

The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., marked the upcoming 250th anniversary (1776-2026) of the American Revolution with a look at the new nation’s economic foundations. This…

History professor Kathleen Duval chronicled the history & power of Native nations before & after the colonization of North America. Bookmarks Bookstore in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, host…

Two political strategists, Democrat Donna Brazile and Republican Scott Jennings, spoke about the upcoming presidential election during a panel at the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s 2024 …

Author Siddartha Mukherjee delivered the 2024 commencement address at the University of Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia.

FBI Director Christopher Wray testified on the agency’s priorities and 2025 budget request before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science. The director addres…

Author Sy Montgomery delivered the 2024 commencement address at Lesley University located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

President George H.W. Bush would have been 100 years old. He was born June 12, 1924. And to mark that milestone birthday, he might have jumped out of an airplane. Like he did when he t…

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof chronicled his life as a journalist. This event was part of the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festival.