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Historian and author Richard Norton Smith talked about his interest in history, his early books, Groucho Marx, Gandhi, Bob Dole, American presidents with the best sense of humor and more. He…

Historian and author Richard Norton Smith talked about Bob Dole, sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, running the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and more. He spoke with Brian Lamb …

Historian and author Richard Norton Smith talked about Edward R. Murrow, Harvard University, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Willa Cather, and more. He spoke with Brian Lamb in three multi-hour s…

Historian and author Richard Norton Smith talked about his biography of President Ford, the Supreme Court, Congress, the media, talk show host Jack Paar, and more. He spoke with Brian Lamb i…

Historian and author Richard Norton Smith talked about the events of 1968, television, Rupert Murdoch, social media, his picks for smartest American presidents, spending time with President …

Historian and author Richard Norton Smith talked about his admiration for Charles de Gaulle and Winston Churchill, reading Ernest Hemingway, writing speeches and eulogies, reviewing books an…

Historian and author Richard Norton Smith talked about his favorite historians and history books, why he won’t go see “Hamilton: The Musical,” his love of hurricanes and world’s fairs, Ameri…

Historian and author Richard Norton Smith talked about running presidential libraries, teaching at George Mason University, his biography of Robert McCormick, humility, his views on religion…

Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith talked about An Uncommon Man, his biography of President Herbert Hoover.

Historians Richard Norton Smith, Douglas Brinkley, and Edna Greene Medford talked C-SPAN’s The Presidents, each of whom contributed to the new book.

Richard Norton Smith talked about his book, On His Own Terms: A Life of Nelson Rockefeller, in which he chronicles the life and legacy of America’s 41st Vice President. Mr. Smith talked abou…

In the first of a series of life portraits of American presidents, Mr. Smith and Mr. Rees discussed the life and career of George Washington. They further talked about the history of Washing…

Richard Norton Smith, Carl Cannon, and Jean Baker participated in a roundtable discussion as a preview to C-SPAN’s upcoming series, “The Contenders: They Lost the Election But Changed Politi…

Richard Norton Smith, Carl Cannon, and Jean Baker participated in a roundtable discussion reflecting on the C-SPAN series, “The Contenders: They Lost the Election But Changed Political Histo…

The first in a series on presidential libraries focused on Herbert Hoover’s life and career using rarely-seen materials housed at the library. Guests talked about the significance of Hoover’…

Historians Richard Norton Smith and Douglas Brinkley talked about the upcoming 2010 midterm elections, the Obama presidency, and politics in the U.S. They compared the 2010 election with oth…

Historians Richard Norton Smith and Douglas Brinkley talked about their work and their profession. Richard Norton Smith currently teaches at George Mason University and is working on a biogr…

The twelfth in a series on presidential libraries focused on Bill Clinton’s life and career using rarely seen film and sound recordings, as well as letters, documents and artifacts collected…

The ninth in a series on presidential libraries focused on the life and career of James Earl Carter, Jr. through rarely seen film and sound recordings, as well as letters, documents and arti…

The sixth in a series on presidential libraries focused on Lyndon B. Johnson’s life and career through rarely seen film and sound recordings, as well as letters, documents and artifacts coll…