Ted Kennedy - A Life
John Farrell talked about his biography of longtime Senator Edward Kennedy, which is partly based on new sources including Kennedy’s personal diary. He was in conversation with history profe…
375 viewsJohn Farrell talked about his biography of longtime Senator Edward Kennedy, which is partly based on new sources including Kennedy’s personal diary. He was in conversation with history profe…
375 viewsFormer Boston Globe reporter and biographer John Farrell talked about his book, Ted Kennedy: A Life, on the life and political career of the late Democratic senator from Massachusetts. He ta…
602 viewsJohn Farrell talked about the influence of Richard Nixon’s early life and career on his presidency, and how the two, he argues, ultimately led to his downfall. Mr. Farrell is the author of R…
856 viewsAuthor John A. Farrell spoke about how he utilizes the Stanford University archives to research his next work, a biography on former Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy. C-SPAN’s Local Cont…
241 viewsFive historians who have written about U.S. presidents and the presidency discussed the challenges and importance of writing presidential biographies. This Society for Historians of American…
523 viewsJohn Farrell, Richard Nixon, Will Hitchcock, The Age of Eisenhower, and Sharon Weinberger, The Imagineers of War, talked about the presidencies of Richard Nixon and Dwight Eisenhower. This e…
511 viewsThe PEN America Literary Awards, given annually since 1963, recognizes books in a range of categories; from biography and science writing to essays and poetry.
553 viewsBattles with the press, administration infighting, and the President's public image, as C-SPAN Radio airs December 1970 diary entries from President Nixon's Chief of Staff and one of his c…
193 viewsJournalist John Farrell talked about his book Richard Nixon: The Life, in which he recalls the life of the 37th president. He spoke at the 17th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D…
802 viewsPresident Richard Nixon talked with members of Congress about the war in Vietnam, the Pentagon Papers, pending legislation and nuclear and defense issues. John Farrell talked about President…
362 viewsJohn Farrell talked about his book Richard Nixon: The Life. He spoke with David Maraniss.
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