Q&A with Richard Norton Smith and Douglas Brinkley
2010-10-31T20:00:12-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/9e1/295738-m.jpgHistorians Richard Norton Smith and Douglas Brinkley talked about the upcoming 2010 midterm elections, the Obama presidency, and politics in the U.S. They compared the 2010 election with others in history. They also reacted to a video clip of President Obama speaking on August 12, 2010, about history and historians.
Richard Norton Smith is a historian and biographer. His first book, Thomas Dewey and his Times, was a finalist for the 1983 Pulitzer Prize. Between 1987 and 2001, he was director of the presidential libraries of Herbert Hoover, Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, and Gerald Ford. Currently, he is a scholar in residence at George Mason University. He is working on a biography of Nelson Rockefeller.
Douglas Brinkley is a historian and author. Six of his books have been selected as the New York Times Notable Books of the Year. He is a history commentator for CBS news and a contributing editor to Vanity Fair. Since 2007, he has been a professor of history at Rice University.
Richard Norton Smith is a historian and biographer. His first book, Thomas Dewey and his Times, was a finalist for the 1983 Pulitzer Prize. Between 1987 and 2001, he was director of the presidential libraries of Herbert Hoover, Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, and Gerald Ford. Currently, he is a scholar in residence at George Mason University. He is working on a biography of Nelson Rockefeller.
Douglas Brinkley is a historian and author. Six of his books have been selected as the New York Times Notable Books of the Year. He is a history commentator for CBS news and a contributing editor to Vanity Fair. Since 2007, he has been a professor of history at Rice University.
Historians Richard Norton Smith and Douglas Brinkley talked about the upcoming 2010 midterm elections, the Obama presidency, and politics… read more
Historians Richard Norton Smith and Douglas Brinkley talked about the upcoming 2010 midterm elections, the Obama presidency, and politics in the U.S. They compared the 2010 election with others in history. They also reacted to a video clip of President Obama speaking on August 12, 2010, about history and historians.
Richard Norton Smith is a historian and biographer. His first book, Thomas Dewey and his Times, was a finalist for the 1983 Pulitzer Prize. Between 1987 and 2001, he was director of the presidential libraries of Herbert Hoover, Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, and Gerald Ford. Currently, he is a scholar in residence at George Mason University. He is working on a biography of Nelson Rockefeller.
Douglas Brinkley is a historian and author. Six of his books have been selected as the New York Times Notable Books of the Year. He is a history commentator for CBS news and a contributing editor to Vanity Fair. Since 2007, he has been a professor of history at Rice University. close
Related Video
-
Presidential Remarks on 2010 Midterm Elections
President Obama spoke about the results of the previous day’s 2010 midterm elections. He said that the gains made by Republicans…
-
Presidential Cabinet Meeting
President Obama spoke to reporters at a Cabinet meeting. He talked about the 2010 midterm election results and his…
-
Obama Presidency Following Midterm Elections
David Plouffe talked about the future of the Obama presidency following 2010 midterm elections in which the Republican…
-
Presiden Obama's Relationship with Congress
Douglas Brinkley talked about President Obama’s relationships with Congress. He also responded to telephone calls and…