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    Madame Fourcade's Secret War

    Lynne Olson talked about her book, Madame Fourcade’s Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France’s Largest Spy Network Against Hitler, in which she recalled the life of Marie-Madeleine…

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    Occupied Europe and Great Britain in World War II

    Lynne Olson, author of Last Hope Island, talked about the World War II alliance between Winston Churchill’s Great Britain and the leaders of European nations who fled to London following the…

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    In Depth with Lynne Olson

    Author Lynne Olson talked about her life and career and responded to viewer calls. Ms. Olson is the author of seven books, including Freedom’s Daughters, Those Angry Days, and her most recen…

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    75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor

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    A special program noting the 75th anniversary of Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor; the December 7, 1941 attack that prompted the U.S. entry into World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevel…

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    Those Angry Days

    Lynne Olson talked about her book, Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America’s Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941, in which she explores the debate over American intervention in Wo…

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    2013 Gaithersburg Book Festival

    Book TV’s live coverage of the 4th annual Gaithersburg Book Festival from the James Michener Non-Fiction Pavilion on the grounds of City Hall in Gaithersburg, Maryland included: Book Discuss…

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    Franklin Roosevelt's Foreign Affairs Advisers

    A panel discussion was held on the role and influence of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s inner circle of advisers on the foreign policy and military decisions in his administration. Topics…

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    Citizens of London

    From the 2010 Tucson Festival of Books, Lynne Olson discussed her book, Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood With Britain In Its Darkest, Finest Hour. The event was moderated by Mort …

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    Global Crisis Points

    The panelists talked about historical crises and the decision making processes of leaders in response to them. Patricia Goldstone wrote Aaronsohn’s Maps: The Untold Story of the Man Who …

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    Troublesome Young Men

    Lynne Olson talked about her book, Troublesome Young Men. She described the British Parliament in the 1930s and 1940s, focusing on a key group of members that rebelled against the Conservati…

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    Freedom's Daughters: The Civil Rights Movement

    Lynne Olson talked about her book, Freedom’s Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970. The book contains the untold story of the extraordinary women, bot…

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    Troublesome Young Men

    Lynne Olson talked about her book, Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. She was interviewed w…

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    Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement

    The African American Studies Program held a symposium on black women’s activism in the Civil Rights movement. Dr. Malone imparted her personal reflections about her sister, civil rights acti…

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    Case Discussion

    Lynne Olson, American University discussed Milkovich v. Lorain (Ohio) Journal, which concerns libel laws and the rights of sports reporters. Carol Connor Flowe, General Counsel, Pension Bene…

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