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Garrison Keillor gave a National Press Club luncheon speech he entitled "Fifteen Things That Need to Change Right Away, on current events and the modern political landscape. He addressed iss…

Bill Moyers talked with Garrison Keillor about his latest book of interviews drawn from his PBS series, “Bill Moyers Journal.” He also responded to questions from members of the audience. Th…

Garrison Keillor discusses the role of humor and why it is a fundamental to American life. He also responded to questions from the audience. “An Afternoon with Garrison Keillor” was a Kenned…

In a speech titled, “His Life in Libraries,” author Garrison Keillor talked about the importance of public libraries. Topics included a book he is writing, poetry, and the bond between reade…

Elizabeth de la Vega talked about her book United States v. George W. Bush et al., published by Seven Stories Press. A former federal prosecutor, Elizabeth de la Vega presented her hypotheti…

The National Book Foundation presented the 56th Annual National Book Awards for best book in each of the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people’s literature. Garrison Ke…

The National Book Foundation presented the 55th Annual National Book Awards for best book in each of the genres of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people’s literature. Garrison Keillo…

Author Garrison Keillor spoke about political conventions and about his book Homegrown Democrat: A Few Plain Thoughts from the Heart of America, published by Viking Books. He also responded…

Mr. Keillor gave a talk based on his latest book, Lake Wobegon Summer 1956, published by Viking Press. He read from his novel, which is about growing up in the fictional town. He is the auth…

An excerpt of a presentation to preview a BookTV program of Garrison Keillor talking about his book, "Lake Wobegon Summer 1956".

Radio and television correspondents gathered for their annual dinner and awarded the Barone award to Ms. Judd for her coverage of the Clinton investigation. President Clinton then gave a ton…

Mr. Keillor talked about his book, Me by Jimmy (Big Boy) Valente Governor of Minnesota: By Jimmy (Big Boy) Valente, Governor of Minnesota, published by Viking Press. The book is a political …

Family and associates paid tribute to the life and career of Justice Blackmun. Former colleagues and employees focused on his record on the Supreme Court and the legacy he left behind throug…

In the first of a series, contemporary authors read chapters one and two of The Great Gatsby as part of a celebration of the 100th anniversary of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s birth. Fitzgerald was …

After receiving an honorary degree from Carleton College, author and radio host, Garrison Keillor talked about how he became interested in writing.

Garrison Keillor spoke before the White House Conference on Travel and Tourism.

Garrison Keillor spoke at the National Press Club about his work as a radio humorist on “A Prairie Home Companion” on National Public Radio. He also discussed his books on the satirical side…

Interviews, video clips, and vignettes illustrated the political issues and events of the previous week.

At the annual Radio-Television Correspondents Association dinner, President Bill Clinton congratulated radio and television correspondents on 50 years of TV and radio coverage of national po…

The Democratic National Convention continued with the reading of children’s letters by Mr. Keillor and others.