Republican lawyers discussed President Trump's push to restrict lobbyist access to the White House and executive branch agencies. The discussion was hosted by the Republican National Lawyers Association at its annual policy conference in Washington, DC.
Republican lawyers discussed the federal judicial confirmation process and how it changed with President Trump's nomination of Neil Gorsuch to be a Supreme Court justice. The discussion was hosted by the Republican National Lawyers Association at its annual policy conference in Washington, DC. After the discussion, White House Counsel Donald McGahn received an award in honor of Edwin Meese, the former U.S. Attorney General under President Reagan.
Vanessa Williamson examines Americans attitudes on the U.S. tax system in her book, "Read My Lips: Why Americans Are Proud to Pay Taxes." Through a national survey and interviews, Ms. Williamson found that most Americans view paying taxes as a civic responsibility, but have concerns about all Americans paying their fair share.
David Horowitz, author of "Big Agenda: President Trump's Plan to Save America;" takes viewer phone calls and tweets on the Trump administration from the 22nd annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Chris Hayes, author of "A Colony in a Nation," takes viewer phone calls and tweets on race in America from the 22nd annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Roger Longnecker showed rare books and artifacts from local historian, and Shasta County Superior Court Judge Richard Behrens Eaton's special collection. Located inside the Behrens-Eaton House Museum in Redding, California, the collection tells the story of the county's history.
Mugambi Jouet, author of "Exceptional America: What Divides Americans from the World and from Each Other," takes viewer phone calls and tweets on partisanship from the 22nd annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Citizen University CEO and Founder Eric Liu discusses how citizens can mobilize their power to bring about change in their communities in his book, "You're More Powerful than You Think: A Citizen's Guide to Making Change Happen."
Book TV attended the 15th Annual Annapolis Book Festival in Maryland for a discussion on terror and intelligence with Michael Hayden, author of "Playing to the Edge."
Major Mary Jennings Hegar discusses her book, "Shoot Like a Girl" in which she talks about her tours in Afghanistan with the Air National Guard conducting search and rescue missions and efforts to eliminate the Ground Combat Exclusion Policy, a military policy that did not allow women in the armed services to serve in combat positions.
Mark Zupan, president of Alfred University, argues that government insiders - elected officials, bureaucrats, public employees - are using their power to subvert the public interest. He says that this kind of corruption has brought down governments in the past and threatens to bring down countries like the U.S. and China today. Mr. Zupan spoke at the Cato Institute in Washington, DC.
Michael Witmore, director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, will offer his thoughts on the continued legacy of William Shakespeare, four hundred years after his death.
Author Steven Callan talked about his life as a California game warden, the stories of patrolling with his game warden father, and the investigations he solved to help protect the state's natural resources.
Benjamin Waterhouse, history professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides a history of business in America; from colonial times to today. He speaks at Regulator Bookshop in Durham, North Carolina.
Author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker, Chris Whipple, examines the role of the White House chief of staff, a position that is chosen by the President and has grown in power and prestige throughout the 20th and 21st century. Mr. Whipple spoke to the seventeen living chiefs of staff and two former presidents in preparation for his book. He is joined in conversation by Jack Watson, former chief of staff to President Jimmy Carter.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Helene Cooper reports on the life and presidency of Liberia's first elected female president in her book, "Madame President: The Extraordinary Journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf." Ms. Cooper is interviewed by California Representative Karen Bass, ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
Norman Podhoretz discusses the new edition of his 1967 book, "Making It." He is interviewed by his son, John Podhoretz, editor of Commentary magazine. This event was held at the offices of the Tikvah Fund in New York City.
The California Indian Library Collections feature Indian tribal history from northern and central California. Librarian Elizabeth Kelley highlighted rare cultural materials, and shared the history of California's Native Americans.
Hugh Hewitt, author of "The Fourth Way: The Conservative Playbook for a Lasting GOP Majority," takes viewer phone calls and tweets on the Republican Party from the 22nd annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Gallagher discusses her book, The Airbnb Story" which looks at the creation & growth of Airbnb & the challenges this new business model poses for existing laws & regulations in the travel industry.
Book TV sat down with University of Arizona political science professor, William Mishler, to talk about his book, "Popular Support for an Undemocratic Regime: The Changing Views of Russians."
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frances Fitzgerald provided a history of evangelicalism in the United States. She was joined in conversation by Rev. David Gushee, director of the Center for Theology & Public Life at Mercer University.
