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Richard Reeves talked about his biography, President Nixon: Alone in the White House, published by Simon and Schuster. The book covers the Nixon presidency, from his inauguration in January …

Journalists talked about presidential audiotapes and the significance of the presidential taping systems. Among the issues they addressed were covering the presidency as reporters, the signi…

Historians talked about historical research of American presidents, public records and presidential papers, and the number and availability of documents. They also talked about efforts by th…

Richard Reeves talked about his book, “President Kennedy: Profile of Power” during an interview for C-SPAN’s Booknotes program.

Author Richard Reeves spoke about his book, “President Kennedy,” which chronicled the 1000-day presidency of John F. Kennedy based on a variety of first hand and archival sources. The book f…

Presidential biographer Richard Reeves talked about the Nixon presidency, from his inauguration in January 1969 to his resignation in August 1973, including the Watergate Scandal. Mr. Reeves…

Authors spoke about presidential audiotapes and described their personal insights into the men who were president and the presidency. Mr. Reeves is the author of President Kennedy: Profile o…

Mr. Brownstein moderated a panel discussion called “Hanging Chads and Butterfly Ballots: Rethinking Florida” on putting the 2000 presidential election in social, political, and historical pe…

Authors of books on modern U.S. Presidents discussed Chief Executives from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush in a forum titled “The Imperial Presidency.” Panelists included Mr. Reeves, author…

Presidential Historians Richard Reeves and Michael Beschloss, participating by remote connection from Boston, discussed U.S. presidents and U.S. foreign policy from 1960-1975, including how …

Mr. Reeves talked about the books he has written about American Presidents, focusing on Richard Nixon. He responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail. He was interviewe…

Authors and historians testified about the release of official presidential papers, their use to academics and journalists, and recent decisions by the Bush administration to withhold docume…

Guests talked about the history of the Progressive Era, the Industrial Revolution, and labor practices at the turn of the century through the Writings of Upton Sinclair. Sinclair’s The Jungl…

Journalists talked about the quality of television news, the influence of ratings and advertising money, and news as entertainment. They called for tighter journalistic standards and said th…

Historians discussed the crises handled by Presidents Lincoln, Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Kennedy and Nixon. They also responded to questions from the audience.

Mr. Reeves talked about his book What the People Know published by Harvard University Press. The book chronicles what has happened to the press as America has accelerated into “uncertainty.”…

Mr. Reeves discussed headline news, his new book about the life and times of a journalist, and midterm election results. His described his book as “the Rise and Fall of Journalism” and the l…

Journalists examined the news events and political issues of the day. Topics included the budget, the GOP effort to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts program, and the potential f…

Persons with new political books participated in a panel discussion entitled, “Campaign '96: The Candidates, the Conflicts, the Constitution.” They discussed the personalities and issues of…

The Washington Journal examined current news events and political issues through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer teleph…