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Karl Marlantes talked about his autobiographical narrative, What It Is Like To Go To War. In the book he related many of his own combat experiences, including one intense battle in Vietnam t…

Paul Reid talked about the book he co-authored, The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965. It is the third and final volume of a biography by William Manches…

Tim Weiner discussed Enemies: A History of the FBI, his book on the FBI’s 100-year hidden history of war against terrorists, spies, and ultimately any person or group deemed subversive. He r…

Simon Winchester talked about his sweeping historical narrative of the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories.…

Tom Blanton talked about access to federal government documents through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). During the week the House approved a bill to fix some of the problems with the …

Jimmy Wales was interviewed about his life and Wikipedia, a free online multi-language encyclopedia written collaboratively by volunteers. He also discussed the online community that has led…

Governor Mitt Romney was interviewed about his possible candidacy for president in 2008, his experiences as governor of Massachusetts and his political philosophy. Topics included his decisi…

Historian and author Richard Shenkman talked about his book Just How Stupid Are We?: Facing the Truth About the American Voter (Basic Books; June 9, 2008). Professor Shenkman argues that as …

Photographer Arthur Grace talked about his book Choose Me: Portraits of a Presidential Race, published by University Press of New England. He described his project of covering the 1988 presi…

Richard Gilder and Lewis Lehrman were interviewed about their collection of historical documents from early U.S. history through modern times. They talked about their collaboration in histor…

Steve Inskeep discussed his book, Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi. He said he chose Karachi because the city best exemplifies the growth and change of a town when the population rapi…

Gary Walters talked about his career as White House usher. He became Chief White House Usher in 1986 and will retire this month. He said the duties of the Chief Usher are similar to those of…

Molly Ivins talked about her new book, You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You: Politics in the Clinton Years, published by Random House. The book, a collection of Ms. Ivin’s columns, talk…

Carol Highsmith talked about and showed her photography, including some from her current project to photograph each state in the country, as well as her earlier project to photograph the ent…

University student and online reporter Andrew Kaczynski talked about his work for the newly expanded politics section on BuzzFeed, an Internet-based social news organization that delivers or…

Colbert King talked about his 22-year Washington Post career and the current political situation within the city’s government. He described the crimes of council members Kwame Brown for bank…

Author, journalist, artist, and educator Douglas Davis spoke about the research behind his book, "The Five Myths of Television Power, or Why the Medium Is Not the Message", published by Simo…

Ami Horowitz talked about his film, U.N. Me, a critical portrayal of the role the United Nation plays in global politics and peacekeeping. He uses the term “docutainment” for his movie, cred…

Ms. Ravitch discusses her book Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms, published by Simon and Schuster. The book is a history of American education reforms in this century, in which …

Julianna Goldman talked about reporting on President Obama from the beginning of his candidacy in 2007 until the present, including her preparation for presidential news conferences and her …