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The first National Book Festival was experienced through a combination of author presentations, call-ins, and interviews from three locations: the Jefferson Building, the Madison Building an…

President Lyndon Johnson talked with staff and advisors about the Democratic National Convention, the upcoming election, Medicare and other legislation and civil unrest. Note: Some language…

Author Liz Carpenter discussed her book Unplanned Parenthood: The Confessions of a Seventy something Surrogate Mother, published by Random House. The book focuses on Ms. Carpenter’s experie…

Former Press Secretary to Lady Bird Johnson, Liz Carpenter shared some of her favorite memories of working for the Johnsons during Lyndon Johnson’s presidency. She spoke about President John…

Liz Carpenter spoke about her book Start with a Laugh: An Insider’s Guide to Roasts, Toasts, Eulogies and Other Speeches, published by Eakin Press. The book is about the art of speechwriting…

Former press secretaries, George Christian and Liz Carpenter, for President Johnson and the First Lady reminisced about the Johnsons and their experiences during President Johnson’s administ…

Press secretaries to First Ladies, former and present, reminisced and answered questions about their tenures in Washington and the role they and the First Lady have played in public affairs.

Deborah Hamilton-Lynne of Talk Radio 1370 AM, hosts her book club from the Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Austin, Texas. Guests Lou Dubose and Jan Reid, co-authors of Boy Genius: Karl Rove, …

Liz Carpenter read from and talked about her book Start With a Laugh: An Insider’s Guide to Roasts, Toasts, Eulogies, and Other Speeches, published by Eakin Press. In the book, Ms. Carpenter…

Former presidential aids spoke about how campaigns had changed over the past several decades. Through personal stories and anecdotes, they addressed a variety of issues including the influen…

Participants spoke about the presidency, life in the White House, and about past presidents' personal and family life. They also talked about their own experiences behind the scenes and offe…

The Gerald Ford Foundation sponsored a panel discussion with former women politicians and journalists. The participants spoke about how the role of women in public life has changed over the …

Mrs. Clinton, health care specialists and breast cancer survivors discussed the current state of the fight against breast cancer and how Medicare deals with this problem.

Liz Carpenter spoke about her career as a reporter and reporting on Washington. She answered questions from the audience.