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Elaine Kamarck talked about her book Why Presidents Fail And How they Can Succeed Again, in which she examines the failings of three presidents and provides analysis of how and why the…

Steve Olson talked about his book Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens, in which he recalls the volcanic eruption at Mount St. Helens in southwestern Washington on May 18, 1980,…

Professor Melissa Deckman talked about her book Tea Party Women: Mama Grizzlies, Grassroots Leaders, and the Changing Face of the American Right, in which she discusses the women behind the…

Professor Randy Roberts talked about his book Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X, in which he examines the public and private relationship between…

Bruce Riedel talked about his book JFK’s Forgotten Crisis, in which he examines the Kennedy administration’s efforts to thwart China’s invasion of Indian territory in 1962.

Benjamin Schwartz talked about his book, Right of Boom: The Aftermath of Nuclear Terrorism, about what would happen if a nuclear bomb of unknown origin were to explode in Washington, D.C.…

J.D. Dickey talked about his book, Empire of Mud: The Secret History of Washington, D.C., about what Washington, D.C., was like during the 19th Century. In his book, he says that Washington was…