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Eleanor Roosevelt biographer Blanche Wiesen Cook talked with Paul Sparrow, director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York. Ms. Cook has written …

Professor Blanche Wiesen Cook talked about her book Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962, which completes her three volume series on the life of Eleanor Roosevelt.…

Blanche Wiesen Cook, author of Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962; Leigh Fought, author of Women in the World of Frederick Douglass; Lisa Napoli, author of Ray a…

Editors and contributors of the book Imagine: Living in a Socialist USA talked about problems with capitalism and what it would be like to live in a socialist America. This event was hosted …

Blanche Weisen Cook talked about the legacy of the Eleanor Roosevelt and the former first lady’s commitment to human rights around the world. She spoke at Adelphi University in Garden City, …

The panel talked about the background and importance of President Eisenhower’s farewell address when he left office in 1960. They focused on his statements about the development of a militar…

Blanche Wiesen Cook talked about her book, Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 2: The Defining Years, 1933-1938, published by Viking Press. She focused on Roosevelt’s first six years as America’s …

Ms. Cook talked about her book Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume 1, 1884-1933, published by Viking Press. The book examines the life of Roosevelt during her first six years as first lady. After her …

Moderated by Robert Weil, the panelists talked about writing biographies, research, and where they got their ideas. Blanche Wiesen Cook wrote, Eleanor Roosevelt, Vols. 1 and 2. Richard Re…

Authors David Wyman and Rafael Medoff discussed their book A Race Against Death: Peter Bergson, America and the Holocaust, published by The New Press. Through a 12-hour interview with Peter …

Moderated by William Fowler, Director of the Massachusetts Historical Society, panelists discussed archives, archival research and their own use of archives in writing their books. Richard P…

Blanche Wiesen Cook discussed her recent book Eleanor Roosevelt and the research she conducted. She described Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as a politically act…

Women authors talked about the importance of writing biographies about women, and recounted some of their experiences pertaining to the researching and writing of women’s biographies. After …

Biographers discussed experiences while writing about Lyndon Johnson, Eleanor Roosevelt and John D. Rockefeller. They also focused on memorable locations they visited for research and ho…

Mr. Chernow talked about his ideas on writing biographies. He focused on why people read biographies, and how biographers choose what to include in their books. Mr. Chernow is the author of …

Scholars, journalists, and celebrities gathered to oppose the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. They argued that the public had been ignored by politicians seeking to further their own …

Professor Blanche Wiesen Cook discussed her book “Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume One, 1884-1933” by telephone. She talked about Roosevelt’s political activism and relationship with Lorena Hickock…

Panelists talked about the interplay of the Freedom of Information Act and national security concerns in the level of access to presidential documents. They examined how chronological proxim…

News events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes and elect…

The Freedom Forum sponsored a conference entitled, “The Politics of Polarization: Diversity and the Media,” which focused on the role the media play in accentuating differences between group…