A funeral service was held for the late Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Justice O’Connor became the first woman on the nation’s highest…
3,581 viewsEditor and author Landon Jones looked at how celebrity status has evolved in the digital age and what the change means for American culture. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.,…
161 viewsAuthor Nathaniel Philbrick examined George Washington’s time as president by retracing his journey through the new republic. This virtual program was hosted by the National Archives.
979 viewsAuthor Evan Thomas talked about his book, Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II, on the use of the atomic bomb.
1,185 viewsNoting the anniversary of Robert Kennedy’s assassination with calls with President Lyndon Johnson, part of Robert Kennedy’s last speech, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5, 196…
80 viewsAuthor and journalist Evan Thomas talked about the impact and legacy of U.S. diplomat George Kennan and his “Long Telegram” with Truman Presidential Library director Kurt Graham. On February…
254 viewsSenator Robert Kennedy’s phones calls with President Lyndon Johnson. Senator Edward Kennedy’s eulogy after his brother’s assassination on June 5, 1968. Evan Thomas talked about Robert Kenned…
204 viewsEvan Thomas talked about his book,, First: Sandra Day O’Connor, an American Life, in which he recounted the life and career of the first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court, Justice S…
688 viewsIn 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O’Connor to be the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Panelists including author Evan Thomas and one of O’Connor’s sons discusse…
748 viewsEvan Thomas talked about his books and took viewer questions. Mr. Thomas’s books include Ike’s Bluff, Being Nixon, and, most recently, First: Sandra Day O’Connor.
3,126 viewsSam Kleiner recounted a group of American pilots who surreptitiously set up a base in Burma in the summer of 1941 to defend China and were the first to engage Japan following the attack on P…
1,183 viewsC-SPAN Radio notes the 50th anniversary of Robert Kennedy’s assassination with calls with President Johnson. Topics include the Civil Rights Act and racial unrest after its enactment and th…
1,679 viewsPanelists talked about the legacies of World War I, with a particular focus on the Middle East. The panelists spoke about the defeat and collapse of the Ottoman Empire, which had controlled …
921 viewsPanelists talked about freedom of the press. Panelists included author and New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, author and National Memo editor-in-chief Joe Conason, and author and journal…
909 viewsEvan Thomas, author of Being Nixon: A Man Divided, and Tim Weiner, author of One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon, talked about their books on the 37th president. The pane…
1,292 viewsEvan Thomas talked about his book, Being Nixon: A Man Diveded, and responded to viewer calls. He was interviewed at the 15th annual National Book Festival, held at the Walter E. Washingt…
492 viewsEvan Thomas talked about his book, Being Nixon, about the life of America’s 37th President Richard Nixon. He spoke with journalist David Maraniss at the 2015 Wisconsin Book Festival, held at…
793 viewsEvan Thomas talked about his book Being Nixon: A Man Divided, in which he chronicles the life of America’s 37th president.
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