World War II veterans - former U.S. Navy gunnery officer Steven Ellis and former U.S. Army Air Force B-24 navigator Rolf Slen - talked about their experiences during the war. Mr. Ellis, age …
235 viewsBetty Koed, a retired U.S. Senate historian, shared stories from her book Scenes, a collection of Senate history brief chronicles that she presented to senators during their Tuesday caucus l…
510 viewsFreeman Hrabowski, president emeritus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, talked about the role of college presidents and the handling of campus protests over the war in Gaza. H…
231 viewsIlyon Woo, author of Master Slave Husband Wife, recounted the harrowing journey of self-emancipation made by married slaves William and Ellen Craft in 1848.
2,295 viewsFormer Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), co-author of Profiles in Mental Health Courage, talked about Americans who have struggled with mental illness and the stigma and silence that he…
435 viewsJochen “Jack” Wurfl, author of My Two Lives, talked about surviving as a Jew in Nazi Germany and his later life and success in the United States. Mr. Wurlf and his brother were baptized Cath…
526 viewsFilmmakers Zachary Treitz and Christian Hansen discussed their four-part Netflix docu-series American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders,about the events surrounding the death of freelance jour…
495 viewsMiami University Professor Steven Conn talked about his book, The Lies of the Land, in which he argued that the reality of rural America today is vastly different from the way it is often po…
431 viewsTimes of London U.S. editor David Charter, author of Royal Audience, talked about Queen Elizabeth II’s special relationship with the United States and U.S. presidents over her 70-year reign …
266 viewsDr. Uché Blackstock, author of Legacy, talked about being a Black physician in the United States and the inequities facing Black doctors and patients today. Dr. Blackstock, her mother, and t…
319 viewsColumnist Rob Henderson, author of “Troubled,” talked about growing up as a troubled child in the U.S. foster care system, the hurdles he overcame to become successful, and what he learned a…
1,213 viewsPatti Davis talked about her book, Dear Mom and Dad," a memoir written as a letter to her late parents, former President Ronald and Nancy Reagan. She talked about her complicated relationshi…
513 viewsVirginia House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott (D), the state’s first Black speaker, talked about the hardships he has overcome, including spending almost eight years in prison.
622 viewsTech entrepreneur Sebastian Thrun talked about his work in Silicon Valley and the future of artificial intelligence. Thrun, formerly a vice president at Google, is the founder of Google X, W…
737 viewsPulitzer Prize-winning book critic and columnist Carlos Lozada, author of The Washington Book, talked about the insights he gleaned from reading the memoirs, political biographies, and offic…
374 viewsHollywood biographer Scott Eyman discussed his book, Charlie Chaplin vs. America," about the silent film star’s fallout with the U.S. government during the Red Scare.
458 viewsNew York Times White House correspondent Katie Rogers talked about her book, American Woman, on the modern-day evolution of first lady of the United States, going back to Hillary Clinton and…
257 viewsCharles Scribner III, author of Scribners: Five Generations in Publishing, talked about his family’s history at the famous publishing house that was founded by his great-great-grandfather in…
560 viewsHistorian Cassandra Good, author of First Family, talked about the lives and complicated legacies of George Washington’s step-grandchildren.
896 viewsCraig Fehrman talked about his book, Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote, in which he analyzed American presidents through the lens of the works they…
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