James Traub and Peter Drummey on The Presidents
Historians and contributors to C-SPAN’s The Presidents book discussed the strengths and weaknesses of all the U.S.'s previous chief executives.
937 viewsHistorians and contributors to C-SPAN’s The Presidents book discussed the strengths and weaknesses of all the U.S.'s previous chief executives.
937 viewsHistorians and contributors to C-SPAN’s “The Presidents” book discussed the strengths and weaknesses of all the U.S.'s previous chief executives.
1,182 viewsAuthors Kenneth Ackerman and David O. Stewart talked about their contributions to C-SPAN’s book, The Presidents.
2,342 viewsHistorians Richard Norton Smith, Douglas Brinkley, and Edna Greene Medford talked C-SPAN’s The Presidents, each of whom contributed to the new book.
2,679 viewsProfessor Mark Cheathem talked about his book, Andrew Jackson, Southerner. Topics included the 1828 presidential campaign between Presidents Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, and President…
2,369 viewsRobert Strauss talked about Worst. President. Ever.: James Buchanan, the POTUS Rating Game, and the Legacy of the Least of the Lesser Presidents. One of the traits Mr. Strauss ascribed to the subject of his…
3,134 viewsIn the thirty-fifth in a series on American presidents, scholars talked about the life and career of Lyndon B. Johnson. Among the issues addressed were his rise to the presidency after the assassination of…
5,789 viewsIn an interview, James Clad discussed politics and tourism in Singapore and Thailand. Former Navy Secretary James Webb took viewer questions on the political split in the American public over the Vietnam War. He…
441 viewsThe twenty-fifth and final hour of the 25th anniversary of viewer calls focused on the past years of television call-in programming and the role of such programming in public policy. An interview…
141 viewsAbraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas experts participated in a live call-in program following a reenacting of the Lincoln-Douglas Debate that took place in Quincy, Illinois.
351 viewsTelephone lines were opened for audience comments. The host was in the Washington, DC studio. Live scenes of Manchester, New Hampshire were shown where portions of Washington Journal were…
14 viewsTelephone lines were open for audience comments. C-SPAN employees gave a brief update via video link from Bozeman, Montana on a recent C-SPAN Bus tour. Ms. McKinstry talked via telephone…
44 viewsMr. Collins and Mr. Lamb announced the creation of a contest for high school students on the importance of public service. Following the announcement public servants talked about the value…
61 viewsIn a commemoration of the first ten years of C-SPAN’s Booknotes program, clips of past programs were shown and C-SPAN staff members were interviewed about how the program is created. Several issues…
1,020 viewsMr. Gingrich talked about his early career as a congressman and the growth of the conservative movement. During the program archival footage of Mr. Gingrich was shown. Before and after the…
315 viewsThe winners of C-SPAN’s Tocqueville contest appeared in the Washington Journal studio. They talked about the inspiration for their winning entries and responded to audience telephone calls,…
199 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes…
110 viewsC-SPAN commemorated the first five years of its Sunday evening book program, Booknotes. Included were interviews with staff members involved with all aspects of the program including the…
681 viewsC-SPAN personnel discussed the first three and one-half months of the inaugural voyage of the C-SPAN School Bus. They chronicled the major stops and the future of the tour including several…
137 viewsIn a behind the scenes program, C-SPAN spoke with White House personnel, network correspondents and newspaper journalists about how they cover the White House.
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