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David Grinnell showed items from Representative John Murtha’s (D-PA) papers, which are held at the Archives Service Center at the University of Pittsburgh. He talked about Representative Murtha’s military…

“Everytown for Gun Safety” outreach leader Lucia McBath recounted the loss of her son to gun violence and her work as an activist since his death.

Book TV sat down with the Independent Institute’s Robert Whaples to talk about his book, Pope Francis and the Caring Society.

Western and environmental history professors discussed the impact of economic growth and industrialization on the West during the 19th century and the beginning of the western conservation…

Richard North Smith talked about his approach to writing as he works on his biography of President Gerald Ford. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2016 LCV Cities…

Chief Justice John Roberts stressed the importance of an independent judiciary at a discussion hosted by the University of Minnesota Law School. He delivered the prepared remarks ahead of a…

Lou Cannon, President Ronald Reagan’s biographer, talked about his relationship with the former president and the challenges of writing books about a sitting president. CC-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles…

Professor Brooks Simpson talked about the challenges of writing history and biography. Professor Simpson is the author of multiple books on the Civil War and Reconstruction era, including works on General…

Historian Walter Isaacson has written numerous biographies from Benjamin Franklin, Steve Jobs and Henry Kissinger. He explained how he chooses who to write about and the challenges that come along with…

Guy Cecil of Priorities USA talked about the midterm elections. His organization supported Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for president. Topics included the gap between cable news…

Historian Chris Kolakowski talked about the events leading up to President Abraham Lincoln naming Ulysses S. Grant as general-in-chief of the Union Army in 1864 and how Grant’s command style differed…

Progressive activist Norman Solomon discusses the sequel to a report on how the Democratic party can revitalize and compete in 2018 and beyond.

Author Rebecca Roberts told the story of women suffragists, led by Alice Paul, who marched from Capitol Hill to the White House in 1913. The parade, which took place the day before Woodrow…

Lisa McCubbin recounted the life of former first lady Betty Ford.

Foreign Policy Magazine’s Michael Hirsh talked about the latest in the investigation of the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and its potential impact on U.S.-Saudi relations.

The American Conservative's ames Antle talked about the conservative movement and campaign 2018.

Andrew Carroll talked about his book, My Fellow Soldiers: General John Pershing and the Americans Who Helped Win the Great War, in which he looks at World War I through the eyes of General…

Rob Spindler showed items from the collections of former Senators Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) and Carl Hayden (D-AZ) that are housed at Arizona State University. Mr. Spindler showed some of the personal and…

Actress and activist America Ferrera read selections from American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures. For her book of essays, she collected the first-person stories of writers,…

Connecticut gubernatorial candidates Bob Stefanowski (R) Ned Lamont (D), and Oz Griebel (I) met for a debate in Hartford, in the race to succeed incumbent Governor Dannel Malloy, who is…