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Frances FitzGerald, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Fire in the Lake, and Iraq War veteran Phil Klay, author of Redeployment, discussed writing about war.

Deirdre Bair talked about her book, Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend, in which she recalls the life of organized crime boss Al Capone, who ran a multi-million-dollar bootlegging,…

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) debated challenger Geoff Diehl (R) in the Massachusetts Senate race. Most polls showed Senator Warren up by more than 20 points.

Former Vice President Joe Biden spoke at a campaign rally in Las Vegas in support of U.S. Senate candidate Representative Jacky Rosen (D-NV).

Former HarperCollins CEO Jane Friedman, She Writes Press publisher Brooke Warner, and self-published author Julie Barton talked about the future of book publishing.

President Donald Trump held a “Make America Great Again” rally in Elko, Nevada. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) who is up for re-election this year joined the president on stage.

Susan Faludi discussed her book, In the Darkroom, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

Five Vietnamese-Americans who experienced the Vietnam War, an Army veteran, and a CIA veteran of the war discussed the aftermath of the conflict. Panelists talked about why South Vietnam…

Archivist Jodie Foley talked about the Congressional papers of the first woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress, Jeannette Rankin. She was a lifelong pacifist elected in Montana in 1916 and then again in 1940.…

Efforts to build a National Women’s History Museum in Washington, D.C., have been underway for more than 20 years. It currently exists as an online museum and offers local walking tours focused…

Wall Street Journal reporter Keach Hagey recounted the life and career of Sumner Redstone, whose media empire includes CBS, Viacom, Simon and Schuster, and Showcase Cinemas.

Book TV interviewed the Independent Institute’s Vicki Alger about her book, Failure: The Federal Miseducation of America’s Children.

Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) faced challenger Representative Jacky Rosen (D-NV) for a debate in Las Vegas. Politico rated this U.S. Senate race as a ‘toss up.’

Richard North Smith talked about his approach to writing as he works on his biography of President Gerald Ford. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2016 LCV Cities…

Lou Cannon, President Ronald Reagan’s biographer, talked about his relationship with the former president and the challenges of writing books about a sitting president. CC-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles…

Professor Brooks Simpson talked about the challenges of writing history and biography. Professor Simpson is the author of multiple books on the Civil War and Reconstruction era, including works on General…

Candidates in Texas' U.S. Senate race, incumbent Senator Ted Cruz (R) and U.S. Representative Representative Beto O’Rourke (D) took part in a debate. The two discussed the confirmation of…

Historian Walter Isaacson has written numerous biographies from Benjamin Franklin, Steve Jobs and Henry Kissinger. He explained how he chooses who to write about and the challenges that come along with…

Fifty years after Richard Nixon’s victorious 1968 presidential election, senior campaign aides gathered at the National Archives and recounted behind-the-scenes stories. The National…

At the end of a three-day conference on the 19th century American West, scholars discussed the value of studying Western history, how key events influenced the West’s development, and…