Telephone lines were open for comments on day two speeches at the Republican National Convention, and presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s upcoming acceptance speech. 

1 hours, 15 minutes | 194 Views

Jake Sherman talked about the House in the upcoming 113th Congress. He said that Republicans are expecting to remain in the majority, and that the top issues the House will deal with in 2013 are defense and sequestration. He also discussed House Democrats, the presidential election, and Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, and he reviewed the Republican National Convention thus far.
Senate nominee Ted Cruz (R-TX) talked about about his upset runoff election victory against the state’s lieutenant governor. Some of the other topics he discussed were his experience as a clerk for former Chief Justice Rehnquist, immigration, and the federal budget.

0 hours, 41 minutes | 644 Views

Scott Helman talked about how Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s experience at Bain Capital and as governor of Massachusetts might influence his governing style if he wins the 2012 election. He also talked about Mr. Romney’s public persona and the success of speakers at the Republican National Convention in presenting him to voters, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
Scott Helman is the author of the book, The Real Romney.

0 hours, 36 minutes | 392 Views

Mitt Romney campaign managers and senior strategists talked about the Republican National Convention. Among other topics they discussed the significance of party conventions, and the impact of Hurricane Isaac, and they critiqued speeches from the convention and previewed Mitt Romney’s speech.

1 hours, 12 minutes | 1,347 Views

Jenny Beth Martin gave a tea party movement view of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications from Tampa, Florida, where the Republican National Convention was being held. 

0 hours, 30 minutes | 418 Views

Susan MacManus talked about Florida voters and the state’s role in the 2012 presidential election and previous elections. She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. 

0 hours, 29 minutes | 127 Views

“We Can Change It” was the theme of the third night of the 2012 Republican National Convention and featured vice presidential candidate Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI). Other featured speakers included Condoleeza Rice; Senators John McCain, John Thune, and current and former Republican governors.

0 hours, 38 minutes | 5,186 Views

Telephone lines were open for comments on the Republican National Convention. 

0 hours, 23 minutes | 42 Views

“We Can Change It” was the theme of the third night of the 2012 Republican National Convention and featured vice presidential candidate Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI). Other featured speakers included Condoleeza Rice; Senators John McCain, John Thune, and current and former Republican governors.

0 hours, 50 minutes | 5,186 Views

Telephone lines were open for comments on the Republican National Convention. 

0 hours, 21 minutes | 50 Views

Online reporters Rachel Sklar and Julia Moos-Poynter talked about their strategies for covering events such as political conventions. The telecast was derived from a Google+ Hangout segment on the C-SPAN Convention Hub.

0 hours, 27 minutes | 104 Views

The Ohio delegation hosted a breakfast at the Republican National Convention. Speakers included former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The themes spoken about included the economy, employment, the American dream, Ohio’s importance as a swing state, and five points that delegates should look for in the election cycle.

0 hours, 57 minutes | 456 Views

Mitt Romney campaign managers and senior strategists talked about the Republican National Convention. Among other topics they discussed the significance of party conventions, and the impact of Hurricane Isaac, and they critiqued speeches from the convention and previewed Mitt Romney’s speech.

1 hours, 13 minutes | 1,347 Views

C-SPAN’s preview of the final night of the Republican National Convention included interviews with journalists and campaign strategists, and viewer phone calls and electronic communications. 

1 hours, 27 minutes | 235 Views

The theme of the fourth night of the 2012 Republican National Convention was “We Believe in America.” Featured speakers included Representative Connie Mack (R-FL) and former Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healy. The evening culminated with a speech by Senator Marco Rubio, and then an acceptance speech by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

4 hours, 1 minutes | 5,346 Views

C-SPAN’s review of day fourth and final of the Republican National Convention included speech highlights, and viewer phone calls and electronic communications. 

0 hours, 48 minutes | 1,047 Views

Politico correspondents talked about the final night of the 2012 Republican National Convention. 

0 hours, 30 minutes | 67 Views

The theme of the fourth night of the 2012 Republican National Convention was “We Believe in America.” Featured speakers included Representative Connie Mack (R-FL) and former Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healy. The evening culminated with a speech by Senator Marco Rubio, and then an acceptance speech by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

1 hours, 3 minutes | 5,346 Views

The theme of the fourth night of the 2012 Republican National Convention was “We Believe in America.” Featured speakers included Representative Connie Mack (R-FL) and former Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healy. The evening culminated with a speech by Senator Marco Rubio, and then an acceptance speech by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

1 hours, 4 minutes | 5,346 Views

The Virginia delegation hosted an event to discuss the Romney presidential campaign. Josh Romney touted his father’s business experience at a breakfast hosted by the Virginia Republican delegation. Representative Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-WA) also talked about the enthusiasm for the Romney campaign in the conservative female vote. Panelists also praised Vice Presidential Nominee Paul Ryan for "knowing the rules of the House backwards and forward".

0 hours, 42 minutes | 22 Views

The Wisconsin delegation hosted a breakfast following Representative Paul Ryan’s vice presidential acceptance speech the previous night at the Republican National Convention. Condoleezza Rice, Ari Fleischer and Craig Romney spoke about the Republican agenda, and other issues such as the global financial and economic crisis, the “Arab Spring,” and America’s role in international security.

0 hours, 35 minutes | 40 Views

The theme of the fourth night of the 2012 Republican National Convention was “We Believe in America.” Featured speakers included Representative Connie Mack (R-FL) and former Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healy. The evening culminated with a speech by Senator Marco Rubio, and then an acceptance speech by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

1 hours, 4 minutes | 5,346 Views

Mary Stuckey talked about her book, Defining Americans: The Presidency and National Identity. She responded to questions from members of the audience.
The ninth annual Roosevelt Reading Festival was held by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center in Hyde Park, New York.

0 hours, 34 minutes | 235 Views

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.

1 hours, 3 minutes | 1,344 Views

Ben Mezrich talked about his life and career and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included choosing the topics of his books, his research and writing style, and the experience of having books made into movies.
A video clip was shown of an interview with Brian Sweany from July 15, 2011. Video clips were shown in the background, including form the movies 21 and The Social Network.
Ben Mezrich is the author of novels and several nonfiction books including: Ugly Americans: The True Story of the Ivy League Cowboys Who Raided the Asian Markets for Millions; Busting Vegas: The M.I.T Whiz Kid Who Brought the Casinos to Their Knees; and Rigged: The True Story of an Ivy League Kid Who Changed the World of Oil, from Wall Street to Dubai. Two of his book, The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook and Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions, have been made into motion pictures. His latest book is Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History.

2 hours, 59 minutes | 2,557 Views

Anthony Swofford, former Marine sniper and author of Jarhead, talked about his life since leaving the military. He responded to questions from members of the audience at the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago.

0 hours, 53 minutes | 487 Views

Maurie McInnis discussed her book, Slaves Waiting for Sale: Abolitionist Art and the American Slave Trade, about abolitionist art and the impact it had. The book revolves around a series of images about the American slave trade made by Eyre Crowe, a young British artist who visited a slave auction in Richmond, Virginia, in 1853. The interview, part of Book TV’s college series, was recorded at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

0 hours, 35 minutes | 560 Views

Scott Turow and Judge Richard Posner talked about the future of book publishing in the digital age and related topics. They also responded to questions from members of the audience at the Newberry Library in Chicago. This was the second of the library’s “Conversations at the Newberry” series.

1 hours, 12 minutes | 756 Views

Mary Stuckey talked about her book, Defining Americans: The Presidency and National Identity. She responded to questions from members of the audience.
The ninth annual Roosevelt Reading Festival was held by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center in Hyde Park, New York.

0 hours, 34 minutes | 235 Views

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.

1 hours, 3 minutes | 1,344 Views

Ben Mezrich talked about his life and career and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included choosing the topics of his books, his research and writing style, and the experience of having books made into movies.
A video clip was shown of an interview with Brian Sweany from July 15, 2011. Video clips were shown in the background, including form the movies 21 and The Social Network.
Ben Mezrich is the author of novels and several nonfiction books including: Ugly Americans: The True Story of the Ivy League Cowboys Who Raided the Asian Markets for Millions; Busting Vegas: The M.I.T Whiz Kid Who Brought the Casinos to Their Knees; and Rigged: The True Story of an Ivy League Kid Who Changed the World of Oil, from Wall Street to Dubai. Two of his book, The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook and Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions, have been made into motion pictures. His latest book is Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History.

2 hours, 59 minutes | 2,557 Views

Lindsey Hilsum talked about her book Sandstorm: Libya in the Time of Revolution. She was interviewed by Marda Dunsky and responded to questions from members of the audience.
This was an event in the University Center’s Lake Room at the 2012 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest.

0 hours, 41 minutes | 199 Views

Authors talked about their books that focused on two different methods by which civil rights for African Americans were advanced. Stephanie Deutsch is the author of You Need a Schoolhouse: Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South. Daniel Haulman is the co-author of The Tuskegee Airmen: An Illustrated History: 1939-1949. They engaged the audience in discussion.
“Fighting for Civil Rights through Education and War” was a program of the Virginia Festival of the Book which was held in the Charlottesville City Council Chambers.

0 hours, 59 minutes | 104 Views

A panel discussion was held on the future of the book and of the book store. Jim Milliot moderated a panel that included a book store owner, a publisher, and a literary agent. The panelists also responded to questions from members of the audience.
“The Future of the Book and Bookstore” was a presentation was in the James Michener Non-Fiction Pavilion on the grounds of City Hall at the 3rd annual Gaithersburg Book Festival.

0 hours, 53 minutes | 232 Views

Diana Henriques talked about her book The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust. She was interviewed by Jill Jorden Spitz and responded to questions from members of the audience.
“The Wizard of Lies - Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust” was a program at the 4th annual Tucson Festival of Books in the Gallagher Theater of the Student Union on the campus of the University of Arizona.

1 hours, 0 minutes | 460 Views

Lindsey Hilsum talked about her book Sandstorm: Libya in the Time of Revolution. She was interviewed by Marda Dunsky and responded to questions from members of the audience.
This was an event in the University Center’s Lake Room at the 2012 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest.

0 hours, 41 minutes | 199 Views

Authors talked about their books that focused on two different methods by which civil rights for African Americans were advanced. Stephanie Deutsch is the author of You Need a Schoolhouse: Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South. Daniel Haulman is the co-author of The Tuskegee Airmen: An Illustrated History: 1939-1949. They engaged the audience in discussion.
“Fighting for Civil Rights through Education and War” was a program of the Virginia Festival of the Book which was held in the Charlottesville City Council Chambers.

0 hours, 59 minutes | 104 Views

A panel discussion was held on the future of the book and of the book store. Jim Milliot moderated a panel that included a book store owner, a publisher, and a literary agent. The panelists also responded to questions from members of the audience.
“The Future of the Book and Bookstore” was a presentation was in the James Michener Non-Fiction Pavilion on the grounds of City Hall at the 3rd annual Gaithersburg Book Festival.

0 hours, 53 minutes | 232 Views

Diana Henriques talked about her book The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust. She was interviewed by Jill Jorden Spitz and responded to questions from members of the audience.
“The Wizard of Lies - Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust” was a program at the 4th annual Tucson Festival of Books in the Gallagher Theater of the Student Union on the campus of the University of Arizona.

1 hours, 0 minutes | 460 Views

Andrew Blum reports on the physical components and locales that allow the Internet to function throughout the world. The author visits numerous sites, from data centers for Microsoft, Google, and Facebook in the Pacific Northwest to the placement of a 10,000-mile undersea cable off the coast of Portugal. Andrew Blum showed slides throughout his presentation and then responded to questions to from members of the audience at Town Hall in Seattle.

0 hours, 52 minutes | 1,264 Views

Victor Cha explores the rise of North Korea’s Kim dynasty and provides a history of one of the most secret nations in recent history. He talked with Scott Snyder, director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations.

1 hours, 0 minutes | 1,927 Views

Stacey Cordery recounted the life of Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts of America. Raised in post-Civil War Savannah, Georgia, Daisy Gordon attempted to balance her aristocratic upbringing with her outside interests. Following her divorce to an Englishman, William Mackay Low, Ms. Low befriended Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts, and with the assistance of Mr. Baden-Powell’s sister created the Girl Guides. Ms. Low would eventually change the name to the Girl Scouts of America; an organization that its founder believed should be a fun and instructive place for girls to obtain skills useful to their personal lives and careers. Stacey Cordery spoke at the National First Ladies' Library in Canton, Ohio, as part of a day-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of the first Girl Scout meeting Ms. Low called in Savannah on March 12, 1912. She used numerous slides during her presentation and responded to questions from members of the audience.

0 hours, 49 minutes | 548 Views

American History Professor Quintard Taylor looks at the Civil Rights Movement from the 1940s through the 1960s. Professor Taylor focuses on the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Brown v. Board of Education and the 1957 integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
This two-hour class took place at the University of Washington in Seattle.

1 hours, 54 minutes | 410 Views

The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was 49 years ago, on August 28th, 1963. The march was organized to push for comprehensive civil rights including public school desegregation, voting rights protections and a federal program to train and place unemployed workers.
It was at this march that civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech.
Next is a 20 minute U.S. Information Agency Film on the march.

0 hours, 20 minutes | 1,111 Views

Oxford historian Amanda Foreman talked about the many British citizens that fought on both sides of the American Civil War for a host of personal and political reasons. She was interviewed on stage by Harold Holzer and responded to questions from members of the audience.

0 hours, 56 minutes | 907 Views

Three historians held a discussion on race and the role it played leading up to and during the Civil War and how the persistence of resentment and unhealed wounds from the war’s outcome and immediate aftermath have impacted racial issues ever since. Donald Shriver added remarks on the ethical implications of the discussion. Congressional Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton was a special guest speaker. Topics included future possibilities of reconciliations. The panelists also responded to questions from members of the audience. Joseph Montville moderated.
“Healing the Wounds of History: North-South, Black-White -- A Special Program on the Occasion of the American Civil War Sesquicentennial” was held in the Kennedy Auditorium of the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University.

1 hours, 57 minutes | 485 Views

Actor Stephen Lang portrayed James Jackson Purman - a Union first lieutenant who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg. Mr. Lang presented Lieutenant Purman as if he were speaking in 1913 on the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. After the performance, Mr. Lang took questions about his career as an actor playing roles from various military eras in television and film, and in his one-man play Beyond Glory, based on a book by journalist Larry Smith. In his introduction Mr. Holzer talked about the 50th anniversary commemoration of the battle.
“Beyond Glory” was a program at the 16th annual Lincoln Forum Symposium, held November 18, 2011, at the Wyndham Hotel in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. "Lincoln and the Home Front: The Civil War Comes to Washington" was the second year of a five-year focus on the Civil War sesquicentennial.

0 hours, 54 minutes | 466 Views

Historians and authors discuss ongoing legacies of the Civil War - the issues and controversies that are still being borne out today.
Yale University s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition hosted this event.

1 hours, 43 minutes | 888 Views

History Professor Chandra Manning looks at the Emancipation Proclamation and the escalation of the Civil War. Professor Manning examines how the inclusion of black soldiers helped deliver the Union victory.
This hour and fifteen minute class took place at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

1 hours, 17 minutes | 595 Views

The Mariners Museum in Newport News, Virginia hosted a Civil War Navy Conference in early March to mark the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads, when for the first time, ironclads battled during the Civil War. In this battle, the Union ship, the USS Monitor, faced off with the Confederate ship, the CSS Virginia, in 1862.
David Gerleman talked about the discussions in the North and various suggestions made to President Lincoln and Navy Secretary Gideon Welles for fighting the USS Merrimack, renamed the CSS Virginia by the Confederates. He showed some slides during his presentation, following which he responded to questions from members of the audience.
“'Sink the Merrimac!': Northern Plans, Schemes, and Inventions to Destroy the Rebel Ram” was a talk at the Civil War Navy Conference, held at the Mariners' Museum.

0 hours, 56 minutes | 391 Views

Oxford historian Amanda Foreman talked about the many British citizens that fought on both sides of the American Civil War for a host of personal and political reasons. She was interviewed on stage by Harold Holzer and responded to questions from members of the audience.

0 hours, 56 minutes | 907 Views

Three historians held a discussion on race and the role it played leading up to and during the Civil War and how the persistence of resentment and unhealed wounds from the war’s outcome and immediate aftermath have impacted racial issues ever since. Donald Shriver added remarks on the ethical implications of the discussion. Congressional Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton was a special guest speaker. Topics included future possibilities of reconciliations. The panelists also responded to questions from members of the audience. Joseph Montville moderated.
“Healing the Wounds of History: North-South, Black-White -- A Special Program on the Occasion of the American Civil War Sesquicentennial” was held in the Kennedy Auditorium of the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University.

1 hours, 57 minutes | 485 Views

Actor Stephen Lang portrayed James Jackson Purman - a Union first lieutenant who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg. Mr. Lang presented Lieutenant Purman as if he were speaking in 1913 on the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. After the performance, Mr. Lang took questions about his career as an actor playing roles from various military eras in television and film, and in his one-man play Beyond Glory, based on a book by journalist Larry Smith. In his introduction Mr. Holzer talked about the 50th anniversary commemoration of the battle.
“Beyond Glory” was a program at the 16th annual Lincoln Forum Symposium, held November 18, 2011, at the Wyndham Hotel in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. "Lincoln and the Home Front: The Civil War Comes to Washington" was the second year of a five-year focus on the Civil War sesquicentennial.

0 hours, 54 minutes | 466 Views

Historians and authors discuss ongoing legacies of the Civil War - the issues and controversies that are still being borne out today.
Yale University s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition hosted this event.

1 hours, 43 minutes | 888 Views

History Professor Chandra Manning looks at the Emancipation Proclamation and the escalation of the Civil War. Professor Manning examines how the inclusion of black soldiers helped deliver the Union victory.
This hour and fifteen minute class took place at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

1 hours, 16 minutes | 595 Views

The Mariners Museum in Newport News, Virginia hosted a Civil War Navy Conference in early March to mark the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads, when for the first time, ironclads battled during the Civil War. In this battle, the Union ship, the USS Monitor, faced off with the Confederate ship, the CSS Virginia, in 1862.
David Gerleman talked about the discussions in the North and various suggestions made to President Lincoln and Navy Secretary Gideon Welles for fighting the USS Merrimack, renamed the CSS Virginia by the Confederates. He showed some slides during his presentation, following which he responded to questions from members of the audience.
“'Sink the Merrimac!': Northern Plans, Schemes, and Inventions to Destroy the Rebel Ram” was a talk at the Civil War Navy Conference, held at the Mariners' Museum.

0 hours, 56 minutes | 391 Views

Oxford historian Amanda Foreman talked about the many British citizens that fought on both sides of the American Civil War for a host of personal and political reasons. She was interviewed on stage by Harold Holzer and responded to questions from members of the audience.

0 hours, 56 minutes | 907 Views

Three historians held a discussion on race and the role it played leading up to and during the Civil War and how the persistence of resentment and unhealed wounds from the war’s outcome and immediate aftermath have impacted racial issues ever since. Donald Shriver added remarks on the ethical implications of the discussion. Congressional Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton was a special guest speaker. Topics included future possibilities of reconciliations. The panelists also responded to questions from members of the audience. Joseph Montville moderated.
“Healing the Wounds of History: North-South, Black-White -- A Special Program on the Occasion of the American Civil War Sesquicentennial” was held in the Kennedy Auditorium of the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University.

1 hours, 57 minutes | 485 Views

Actor Stephen Lang portrayed James Jackson Purman - a Union first lieutenant who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg. Mr. Lang presented Lieutenant Purman as if he were speaking in 1913 on the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. After the performance, Mr. Lang took questions about his career as an actor playing roles from various military eras in television and film, and in his one-man play Beyond Glory, based on a book by journalist Larry Smith. In his introduction Mr. Holzer talked about the 50th anniversary commemoration of the battle.
“Beyond Glory” was a program at the 16th annual Lincoln Forum Symposium, held November 18, 2011, at the Wyndham Hotel in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. "Lincoln and the Home Front: The Civil War Comes to Washington" was the second year of a five-year focus on the Civil War sesquicentennial.

0 hours, 54 minutes | 466 Views

Historians and authors discuss ongoing legacies of the Civil War - the issues and controversies that are still being borne out today.
Yale University s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition hosted this event.

1 hours, 43 minutes | 888 Views

History Professor Chandra Manning looks at the Emancipation Proclamation and the escalation of the Civil War. Professor Manning examines how the inclusion of black soldiers helped deliver the Union victory.
This hour and fifteen minute class took place at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

1 hours, 16 minutes | 595 Views