Historian Walter Isaacson

Historian Walter Isaacson has written numerous biographies from Benjamin Franklin, Steve Jobs and Henry Kissinger. He explained how he choos… read more

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 writing biographies.

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 19-25, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Cox Communications cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. close

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Historian Walter Isaacson

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Program ID:
446683-1
Category:
Interview
Format:
Interview
Location:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
First Aired:
Jun 16, 2018 | 12:17pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Oct 21, 2018 | 10:02am EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Jun 16, 2018 | 12:17pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 17, 2018 | 10:18am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 06, 2018 | 7:42pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Oct 20, 2018 | 12:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Oct 21, 2018 | 10:02am EDT | C-SPAN 2
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