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Q&A: Robert Caro - Part 1
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Pulitzer prize winning author and historian Robert Caro discusses his newly released biography of Lyndon Johnson entitled "The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Passage of Power." This is his fourth book in the Johnson biographical series and Caro promises a fifth and final book in the future. The period covered in the book is from 1958 until early 1... Read more

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- -: Q&A: Robert Caro - Part 1

May 7, 2012 (almost 12 years ago)

Pulitzer prize winning author and historian Robert Caro discusses his newly released biography of Lyndon Johnson entitled "The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Passage of Power." This is his fourth book in the Johnson biographical series and Caro promises a fifth and final book in the future. The per...

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Source: C-SPAN

- -: Robert Kagan, Author, "The World America Made"

March 5, 2012 (about 12 years ago)

Author and Brookings Institution Fellow Robert Kagan discusses his latest book, "The World America Made." In the book, Kagan asserts that the international world order we live in today was created almost entirely by American power and influence after World War II.

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- -: Josh Marshall, Publisher and Editor, TalkingPointsMemo.com

February 13, 2012 (about 12 years ago)

This week on Q&A, we meet Josh Marshall, the publisher and editor of the internet news web site TalkingPointsMemo.com. Marshall founded the site twelve years ago, after the controversy surrounding the 2000 Presidential election. He takes a look back at his work in building an online journalistic ...

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- -: Q&A: Simon Winchester

November 28, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

This week on Q&A, bestselling author Simon Winchester discusses the paperback release of his latest historical narrative, "Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories." He explains his mission for writing this sweeping history of one of t...

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- -: Q&A: Carl Colby

December 5, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

This week on Q&A, film producer Carl Colby discusses his latest documentary film about the life of his father, former CIA Director William Colby. Carl details the actual production of the film, and discusses the choice of his mother, Barbara Colby, as one of his primary interview sources. The fi...

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- -: Q&A: Major General Marcia Anderson

December 13, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

On Q&A, Major General Marcia Anderson discusses her role as the highest-ranking female African American in the history of the United States' Army.

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- -: John Feinstein, Author, "One on One: Behind The Scenes With The Greats In The Game"

December 19, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

Author and sports commentator John Feinstein discusses his new professional memoir, "One On One: Behind The Scenes with The Greats In The Game." The book chronicles his many years of reporting on some the greatest figures in sports history.

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- -: Hans Rosling's answers to the TED and Reddit community interview

September 8, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

http://blog.ted.com Here, Hans Rosling answers the top 10 questions asked and voted on by the TED community through Reddit. See the original blog post here: http://blog.ted.com/2009/09/reddit_and_ted.php And see all the questions here: http://www.reddit.com/comments/9ga2p/ask_hans_rosling_ted_roc...

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- -: President Obama Takes Questions from Senate Democrats

February 4, 2010 (about 14 years ago)

President Obama speaks to the Senate Democratic Policy Committee Issues Conference and takes questions from senators. February 3, 2010.

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- -: Vice President Biden Q&A in Kenya

June 9, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)

Vice President Joe Biden takes questions from the media following a major speech on U.S.-Kenya relations in Nairobi, Kenya. June 9, 2010.

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