The most recent events for the Book TV - Courts & Judicial Process Series http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?browse=series&id=5 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:04:39 GMT Book TV - Courts & Judicial Process Deanne Stillman talked about her book [Desert Reckoning: A Town Sheriff, a Mojave Hermit, and the Biggest Manhunt in Modern California History], in which she tells the story of hermit Donald Kueck, who shot and killed deputy sheriff Steven Sorenson, sparking one of the largest manhunts in California's history. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Palm Springs, California, from May 6-10 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313043-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313043-1 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />Sonia Sotomayor Freedom to Write Lecture<br />2013 PEN World Voices Festival Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture: Sotomayor 2<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=218586 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=218586 Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about the career and examined the speeches of former Attorney General Edward Levi (1911-2000) who took office following the Wategate scandal. The panelists included Attorney General Eric Holder, former Attorney General John Ashcroft, Jack Fuller, editor of [Restoring Justice] and former special assistant to Edward Levi, and Geoffrey Stone, law professor at University of Chicago Law School. The program took place at the Logan Center for the Arts in Chicago. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312582-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312582-1 Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Thane Rosenbaum spoke about his book, [Payback: The Case for Revenge], in which he argues that revenge and justice are not mutually exclusive ideas. In his book, the author contends that our court system would better serve victims of crimes by acknowledging and taking into account their feelings of vengeance in the adjudication of criminal cases. Mr. Rosenbaum presented his argument as part of a panel that included Federal Judge Denny Chin, New York Attorney General Eric Scheniderman, and attorneys Benjamin Brafman and Kathleen Hogan. The event was hosted by the Bar Association of New York City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312023-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312023-1 Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Steven Harper, adjunct professor at Northwestern University School of Law, talked about his book, [The Lawyer Bubble: A Profession in Crisis], in which he argues that that law profession is in need of reform. In his book, the author reports that there is an overabundance of lawyers, according to estimates by the Bureau of Labor Statistics 45,000 law students graduate each year and 73,600 legal jobs will be created this decade. Mr. Harper said that to remedy the situation law schools need to be more transparent about the realities of students securing employment and law firms need to devise a plan to better accommodate young lawyers. Steven Harper spoke at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court in Winnetka, Illinois. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312559-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312559-1 Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Karen Houppert talked about her book, [Chasing Gideon: The Elusive Quest for Poor People's Justice], in which she explores how the Supreme Court arrived at the decision to allow a defendant the right to free representation and the results of the application of this ruling. In March of 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided in [Gideon v. Wainwright] that, when facing jail time, a defendant who cannot afford an attorney has the right to free representation. She spoke with [National Law Journal]'s Jenna Greene. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311892-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311892-1 Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Edward Jay Epstein, author of [The Annals of Unsolved Crime], and Errol Morris, author of [A Wilderness of Error: The Trials of Jeffrey MacDonald], talked about notorious crimes that were never solved or only partially solved. The authors spoke at the Harvard Coop in Cambridge, Massachusetts and responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312197-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312197-1 Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Martin Clancy and Tim O'Brien talked about the capital punishment cases they argue defined the parameters that judges must follow in order to uphold a death sentence on appeal. They spoke with the Advocacy Counsel of the National Bar Association, Kimberly Tignor. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311661-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311661-1 Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Fouzia Saeed talked about her book, [Working with Sharks: A Pakistani Woman's Story of Sexual Harassment in the United Nations - From Personal Grievance to Public Law], in which she chronicles her experiences working for the United Nations on women's rights issues in Pakistan, while at the same time being sexually harassed by her UN Development Programme bosses. Ms. Saeed spoke at an event hosted by the Woman's National Democratic Club in Washington, DC. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311796-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311796-1 Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />Book Discussion on [Fast and Furious]<br />Book Discussion with Marji Ross Publisher Interview<br />Book Discussion on [Spin Masters]<br />Book Discussion on [Front Row Seat]<br />Book Discussion on [Return to Order]<br />Book Discussion on [Beating Obamacare]<br />Book Discussion on [Congressman Lincoln]<br />Book Discussion on [Obama's Four Horsemen]<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=216086 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=216086 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor talked about her book, [Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court], in which she presents a history of the High Court and profiles several of its former Justices. She spoke at Sixth and I Historic Synagogue in Washington, D.C. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311561-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311561-1 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Frank Easterbrook, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, talked about the late Robert Bork's last book, [Saving Justice: Watergate, the Saturday Night Massacre, and Other Adventures of a Solicitor General]. Judge Bork had finished writing the draft of this book prior to his death in December 2012. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311635-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311635-1 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Women's health activist Sarah Erdreich talked about her book, [Generation Roe: inside the Future of the Pro-Choice Movement], in which she presents her thoughts on the pro-choice movement forty years after the Supreme Court's decision on Roe v. Wade. Sarah Erdreich spoke at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311282-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311282-1 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Book TV put together portions of several author talks it has covered about guns in America. You can watch each of the events in full online at www.booktv.org. Book Discussions included in this program are: [A Well-Regulated Militia] 193710-1 After Words with Craig Whitney 309430-1 [The Gun] 296392-1 [Glock: The Rise of America's Gun] 303843-1 [What Would the Founders Say?] 299194-1 [Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America] 302140-10 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311203-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311203-1 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Former [Boston Globe] correspondents Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill talked about their book, [Whitey: The Life of America's Most Notorious Mob Boss], in which they recount the life of Boston gangster turned FBI informant James "Whitey" Bulger. The authors' report on Bulger's criminal beginnings in the "Southie" neighborhood of Boston and his later operation of a crime syndicate the he ran while under the employ of the FBI. Bugler eventually fled Boston and went into hiding; he was arrested in 2011 in Santa Monica, California and currently awaits trail on nineteen charges of murder. They also responded to questions from the audience at Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Massachusetts. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311176-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311176-1 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />Book Discussion on [The Thistle and the Drone]<br />Book Discussion on [Becoming a Candidate]<br />Book Discussion on [Reclaiming Fair Use]<br />Book Discussion on [Living with the UN]<br />Book Discussion on [Arbitrary Justice]<br />Book Discussion on [How to Succeed in College (While Really Trying)]<br />Book Discussion on [Rethinking Anti-Americanism]<br />Book Discussion on [Always On]<br />Book Discussion on [FDR and the Jews]<br />Book Discussion on [Grave Injustice]<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=214525 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=214525 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Jess Bravin talked about his book, [The Terror Cours: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay], in which he discusses the challenges facing military prosecutors as they work to prosecute suspected terrorists in our military courts. Mr. Bravin spoke at Stanford University Law School in Northern California. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311059-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311059-1 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Jeanne Theoharis, political science professor at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, talked about her book, [The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks], in which she recounts the late civil rights leader's political activism. The author argued that Mrs. Parks is often only remembered for her bus arrest in Montgomery, Alabama, but her involvement in the civil rights movement was far more extensive. Ms. Theoharis spoke at the Rosa Parks Museum at Troy University in Montgomery, Alabama. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310937-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310937-1 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Michelle Alexander talked about her book, [The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness], in which she argues that the "get tough on crime" policies that began in the early 1970s were enacted in an effort to push back the gains of the Civil Rights Movement. This effort, she said, had been successful. Professor Alexander spoke at the University of Tennessee at an event hosted by the university's Africana Studies Program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310718-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310718-1 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talked about her autobiography, [My Beloved World], in which she recounts her life from her childhood in the Bronx to her education at Princeton and Yale Law School, as well as her legal and judicial career, which led to her appointment as the first Hispanic and third woman to sit on the Supreme Court. Justice Sotomayor spoke at the Wortham Center in Houston. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310616-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310616-1 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Professor Michael Austin talked about his book, [That's Not What They Meant!: Reclaiming the Founding Fathers from America's Right Wing], in which he analyzes dozens of speeches, books and articles by conservative commentators to expose what he called the "deep historical flaws in their use of America's founding history." He also examined the founders' quotes in context to present what he believed was a more accurate picture of their meaning. He discussed his findings with David Fontana. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309876-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309876-1 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />Book Discussion on [The Spirit of Compromise]<br />Book Discussion on [About to Die]<br />Book Discussion on [The Political Worlds of Slavery and Freedom]<br />Book Discussion on [The Spirit of the Law]<br />Book Discussion on [And Justice for All]<br />Book Discussion on [Confederate Reckoning]<br />Book Discussion on [Racial Paranoia]<br />Book Discussion on [After Broadcast News]<br />Book Discussion on [The Third Lie]<br />Book Discussion on [The Daily You]<br />Book Discussion on [The Machinery of Criminal Justice]<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=211747 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=211747 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Henry Gallagher talked about his book, [James Meredith and the Ole Miss Riot: A Soldier's Story], in which he recalls his assignment as officer-in-charge of security detail for James Meredith, the first African American admitted to the University of Mississippi, in September 1962. The author recounted his battalion's service during the riots that occurred in Oxford, Mississippi following Mr. Meredith's admission to the University and his protectee's thoughts on the conflict. Henry Gallagher spoke at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309642-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309642-1 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Marcus Rediker, history professor at the University of Pittsburgh, talked about his book, [The Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom], in which he recounts the slave revolt aboard the Spanish schooner, Amistad in 1839. The author reported that four days after the ship set sail the captives revolted, killed the captain, and took command of the ship. The Amistad was eventually commandeered by the U.S. Navy and the men aboard were sent to prison in Connecticut, where they awaited a trail heard by the Supreme Court. Their case, defended by John Quincy Adams, resulted in their release and return to Africa. Mr. Rediker spoke at the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309978-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309978-1 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />Book Discussion on [The Potomac River]<br />Book Discussion on [America's Great Debate]<br />Book Discussion on [Frederick Douglass in Washington, D.C.]<br />Book Discussion on [Assignment to Hell]<br />Book Discussion on [Indomitable Will]<br />Book Discussion on [Counting the Days]<br />Book Discussion on [Guest of Honor]<br />Book Discussion on [Out of the News]<br />Book Discussion on [Snow-Storm in August]<br />Book Discussion on [Disrobed]<br />Book Discussion on [Courage in the Moment]<br />Book Discussion on [The Right Frequency]<br />Book Discussion on [Radical Chapters]<br />Book Discussion on [Representing the Race]<br />Book Discussion on [Leak: Why Mark Felt Became Deep Throat]<br />Book Discussion on [Reckless]<br />Book Discussion on [Deadline Artists]<br />Book Discussion on [Women of the Washington Press]<br />Book Discussion on [Yours in Truth]<br />Book Discussion on [Bay and Her Boys]<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=211218 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=211218 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />2012 Texas Book Festival, Sunday<br />Book Discussion on [The Man Who Saved the Union]<br />Book Discussion on [500 Days]<br />[Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad] <br />Book Discussion on [The Dictator's Learning Curve]<br />Book Discussion on [Do Not Ask What Good We Do]<br />Drugs and Border Panel<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=209904 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=209904 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Law professor Richard Sander and former [New York Times] correspondent Stuart Taylor talked about their book, [Mismatch: How Affirmative Action Hurts the Students It's Intended to Help, and Why Universities Won't Admit It]. They also presented their thoughts on affirmative action prior to the Supreme Court's hearing of oral arguments in [Fisher v. University of Texas]. They said that they agreed with the initial goals of affirmative action but now believe the system hurts more than helps minorities. Richard Sander and Stuart Taylor speak at the CATO Institute in Washington, D.C. They responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308688-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308688-1 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />Book Discussion on [Negotiating with Iran]<br />Book Discussion on [The Rise of the President's Permanent Campagin]<br />Book Discussion on [O.O.P.S.]<br />Book Discussion on [Underdogs]<br />Book Discussion on [West Pointers and the Civil War]<br />Book Discussion on [An Ethics of Interrogation]<br />Book Discussion on [OSS in China]<br />Book Discussion on [American Sheikhs]<br />Book Discussion on [In Buddha's Company]<br />Book Discussion on [The Politics and Security of the Gulf]<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=209511 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=209511 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Author Deanne Stillman talked about her book, [Desert Reckoning: A Town Sheriff, a Mojave Hermit, and the Biggest Manhunt in Modern California History]. The book examines the case of Donald Kueck who shot deputy sheriff Stephen Sorenson in the Antelope Valley, a desert region north of Los Angeles. Ms. Stillman examined the changing landscape of the high Mojave Desert, which encompasses half of Los Angeles County and according to the author, had been a popular destination for individuals seeking to withdraw from the rest of society. She answered questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308667-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308667-1 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Author Damien Echols talked about his book, [Life After Death], in which he recalls his arrest, incarceration, and eventual release for the murder of three, eight-year old boys in 1993. Mr. Echols and two other men, Jesse Miskelly, Jr. and Jason Baldwin, dubbed the "West Memphis Three," spent seventeen years in prison. Mr. Echols spoke at Town Hall Seattle and responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309526-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309526-1 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Linda Greenhouse talked about her book [The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction]. She responded to questions from members of the audience. This was an event in the Contemporary Life Pavilion of the 12th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308416-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308416-1 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Jeffrey Toobin reports on the relationship between the Obama administration and Chief Justice John Roberts and the U.S. Supreme Court. The author examines the history of the Court and how recent addition of four justices in the previous five years has affected the Court's decisions on numerous cases, including its recent ruling on health care. Jeffrey Toobin responded to questions from members of the audience at the Free Library of Philadelphia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308429-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308429-1 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT In celebration of the 225th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution, Justice Clarence Thomas and Yale Law School Professor Akhil Amar discussed the Constitution's past, present, and future. The program titled, "The Constitution Turns 225," was held in the William G. McGowan Theater in the National Archives Building. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308115-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308115-1 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Elizabeth Leonard talked about her 2012 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize winning book [Lincoln's Forgotten Ally: Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt of Kentucky]. She focused on Joseph Holt's background and involvement in the Lincoln administration, the politics of the Antebellum Era, military jurisprudence, and C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Augusta, Maine, on September 10-13 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner 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 BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308560-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308560-1 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Investigative journalist Doug Fine looks at the financial benefits of legalizing cannabis, which he argues would add close to $100 billion to our economy. He showed slides during his presentation and then responded to questions from members of the audience at Harborside Health Center in Oakland, California. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308028-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308028-1 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Sanford Levinson compares the U.S. Constitution to the constitutions of the 50 states and argues that in many ways the state constitutions are better. Professor Levinson responded to questions from members of the audience at BookPeople in Austin, Texas. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308051-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308051-1 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />Book Discussion on [It's Okay to Say 'God']<br />Book Discussion on [The Jane Austen Guide to Happily Ever After]<br />Book Discussion on [Bowing to Beijing]<br />Book Discussion on [Fast and Furious]<br />Book Discussion on [Who's Counting: How Fraudsters and Bureaucrats Put Your Vote at Risk]<br />Book Discussion on [No Higher Power: Obama's War on Religious Freedom]<br />Eagle Forum Collegians Leadership Summit <br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=205565 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=205565 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />Book Discussion on [The Tea Party Goes to Washington]<br />Book Discussion on [Seven Principles of Good Government]<br />Book Discussion on [Freedom Manifesto]<br />Book Discussion on [The Creature from Jekyll Island]<br />Book Discussion on [The Art of Being Free]<br />Book Discussion on [The Real Crash]<br />Book Discussion on [Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed and What We Can Do About It]<br />Book Discussion on [It's a Jetson's World] and [Bourbon for Breakfast]<br />Book Discussion on [Free Market Revolution]<br />Diana Furchtgott-Roth Interview<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=206020 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=206020 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Andrew Welsh-Huggins talked about his book about domestic terrorism, [Hatred at Home: Al-Qaida on Trial in the American Midwest]. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Columbus, Ohio, on July 9-12 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner 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 BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307841-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307841-1 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Randolph Roth talked about his book, [American Homicide]. He charted the changes in the types and rate of homicide in America through the centuries. He talked about the correlation with social factors such as the level of trust people had in their government. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Columbus, Ohio, on July 9-12 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner 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 BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307840-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307840-1 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Kevin Blyer, a writer for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," presents his thoughts on the U.S. Constitution. The author contends that the Constitution is in need of an update and cites Thomas Jefferson's maxim that the document should, "naturally expire at the end of 19 years." Mr. Bleyer recalls his travels from Greece to Philadelphia and his discussions with the likes of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia as he takes a critical examination of the Constitution. Kevin Bleyer was interviewed on stage at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. The video trailer for his book was shown as well as the center's six-word stump speech video. Mr. Bleyer also responded to questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307212-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307212-1 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />Publisher Interview with Drake McFeely<br />Book Discussion on [The Oath]<br />Bernice King on [Desert Rose] <br />Publisher Interview with Carolyn Coleburn<br />Publisher Interview with Michael Cader<br />Publisher Interview with Sarita Varma<br />Publisher Interview with Scott Moyers<br />Book Discussion on [The Good Girls Revolt]<br />Publisher Interview with Carrie Adams<br />Book Discussion on [My American Revolution]<br />Book Discussion on [The Yellow Birds: A Novel]<br />Publisher Interview with John Donatich<br />Publisher Interview with Mark Favreau<br />Publisher Interview with Lissa Warren<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=204294 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=204294 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Justin Dyer talked about his book, [Natural Law and the Antislavery Constitutional Tradition], about the Constitution and slavery. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Jefferson City, Missouri, on June 4-7 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Mediacom local cable 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 BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306903-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306903-1 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Investigative journalist Andrew Gumbel reports on the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. The attack, executed by Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, killed 168 people. The author contends that the bombing was preventable and that the FBI mishandled the case, deaf to the radical right's dialog in the lead-up to the act. Mr. Gumbel's research, with the assistance of his co-author, Roger Charles, includes the use of government documents, a correspondence with Terry Nichols, and over 150 interviews with individuals ranging from the prosecution and defense teams to members of the radical right and law enforcement officials. Andrew Gumbel responded to questions from members of the audience at Full Circle Bookstore in Oklahoma City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305660-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305660-1 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />Oklahoma City Bombing <br />Oklahoma City Bombing, Portion<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=202719 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=202719 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Former Secret Service agent Clint Hill recounts the four years he was assigned to protect first lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Mr. Hill recalls his day-to-day interactions with Mrs. Kennedy, the many trips he escorted her on from Europe to Hyannis Port, and his actions to shield the first lady from harm during the assassination of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Clint Hill was interviewed by his co-author, Lisa McCubbin, and responded to questions from members of the audience at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in New York City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305346-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305346-1 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />Book Discussion on [Eternal Vigilance]<br />Book Discussion on [UnChristian America]<br />Book Discussion on [Sellout: Musings from Uncle Tom's Porch]<br />Book Discussion on [Sexual Sabotage]<br />Book Discussion on [Only One Mommy]<br />Book Discussion on [The Blueprint]<br />Book Discussion on [Robert E. Lee]<br />Book Discussion on [John F. Kennedy]<br />Book Discussion on [Resurgent: How Constitutional Conservatism Can Save America]<br />Book Discussion on [Unraveling the Origins Controversy]<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=201928 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=201928 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />Book Discussion on [A Government Out of Sight]<br />Book Discussion on [Pendulum Swing]<br />Book Discussion on [The War of 1812]<br />Book Discussion on [Words, Not Swords]<br />Book Discussion on [Vladimir Putin and Russian Statecraft]<br />Book Discussion on [Slaves Waiting for Sale]<br />Book Discussion on [The Lost Promise of Civil Rights]<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=202987 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=202987 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Linda Greenhouse, former U.S. Supreme Court reporter for [The New York Times], examines the inner workings of the court. Ms. Greenhouse explores the day-to-day operations of the Supreme Court, from how a case makes it to the court to the duties of law clerks, and the responsibilities of the chief justice. Ms. Greenhouse responded to questions from members of the audience in the Great Hall at Cooper Union in New York City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305030-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305030-1 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Amy Reading presents a history of economic cons in the United States and specifically recounts the confidence game that left Texas rancher J. Frank Norfleet penniless in 1919. The author relays that upon realizing he had been taken ina stock market con, Mr. Norfleet left his home armed and in possession of several disguises to seek revenge on the men who swindled him out of his fortune. Amy Reading speaks at The Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305149-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305149-1 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT