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John Doar, former assistant attorney general for civil rights in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, talked about his involvement in several major civil rights events during the 1960s. …

William Seale talked about his book The President’s House: A History (The Johns Hopkins University Press; 2nd edition, April 23, 2008/ White House Historical Association; Deluxe Edition, Sep…

Formerly with the Sunday Times of London and stationed in the Middle East, foreign correspondent Robin Wright catalogued her experiences of Iran in her book In the Name of God: The Khomeini …

University of Pennsylvania Law School Professor Amy Wax talked about the limits of free expression on U.S. college campuses.

Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku talked about his book, The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth.

New York Times photographer Doug Mills talked about covering President Trump and discussed some of the photos he took during and after the 2016 presidential election. Topics included his cam…

Professor Allison Stanger talked about the reaction of Middlebury College students to author Charles Murray appearing on campus in March 2017. Mr. Murray and Professor Stanger were physicall…

Saudi Arabian women’s rights activist Manal Al-Sharif talks about her book, Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Awakening, about her decision to challenge the Saudi government’s ban on women dr…

Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA) talked about her memoir, Undaunted: Surviving Jonestown, Summoning Courage, and Fighting Back. In 1978, Representative Speier was a congressional staffer …

Professor Benjamin Ginsberg talked about What Washington Gets Wrong: The Unelected Officials Who Actually Run the Government and Their Misconceptions about the American People. For this book…

Former Justice John Paul Stevens discussed his memoir that details the workings of the Supreme Court from his personal interactions with the five most recent chief justices, beginning with t…

Former New York Police Department Deputy Inspector Corey Pegues talked about his book, Once a Cop: The Street, the Law, Two Worlds, One Man, about his experiences in law enforcement.

Ross Perot talked about his life and his views on important issues facing the United States. He also talked about recent efforts to draft him as a presidential candidate, and he described a …

Columnist and political commentator Pat Buchanan, who served as a speechwriter and senior adviser to President Nixon, talked about his book, Nixon’s White House Wars.

Heather McGhee talked about her August 2016 appearance on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” program in which a call from a white man in North Carolina who said he was prejudiced started a conver…

Michael Ramirez talked about his career as an editorial cartoonist and his book, Give Me Liberty or Give Me Obamacare.

Candice Millard talked about her book, Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill, in which she recalls the actions of future British Prime Minist…

Edmund Morris talked about his book, This Living Hand: And Other Essays, his forthcoming book on Thomas Edison and his career as a biographer of presidents and other notable historical figur…

Yale University historian Joanne Freeman talked about The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War. In her book she describes 70 violent incidents, meaning incidents su…

Historian David McCullough discussed his book, The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West.