"Booknotes" Oral History Project Collection #R0143

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"Booknotes" Oral History Project Collection #R0143
Description
As part of an established documentation strategy, the George Mason University Libraries has conducted oral history interviews with selected "Booknotes" authors and C-SPAN staff members about their experiences as part of the "Booknotes" series. These interviews give insight into the impact Booknotes had on the authors, on those who worked for C-SPAN, and the network's growth.
Authors were asked to describe the experience of appearing on the program, how it was different from other interview appearances, how it affected their carreer, and how it forged lasting relationships between an author and C-SPAN. C-SPAN staffers were asked questions about the inner workings of the program and Brian Lamb's methodology.
The thirty-five interviews were conducted in 2014 and 2015. These oral histories and abstracts of them are available for use here via this site.
Date
2014-2015

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  • An Interview with Jon Katz.

    Jon Katz is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 23 October 2014. Mr. Katz discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 23 March 1997, where he discussed his book "Virtuous Reality: How America Surrendered Discussion of Moral Values to Opportunists, Nitwits and Blockheads Like William Bennett."

  • An Interview with Colman McCarthy.

    Colman McCarthy is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 24 October 2014. Mr. McCarthy discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 31 July 1994, where he discussed his book "All of One Peace: Essays on Non-Violence."

  • An Interview with Carl Cannon.

    Carl Cannon is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 12 January 2015. Mr. Cannon discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 28 December 2003, where he discussed his book "The Pursuit of Happiness in Times of War."

  • An Interview with Jean Strouse.

    Jean Strouse is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 15 January 2015. Ms. Strouse discusses her appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 23 May 1999, where she discussed her book "Morgan: American Financier."

  • An Interview with Peter Osnos.

    Publisher Peter Osnos is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 22 January 2015. Mr. Osnos discusses his association with Brian Lamb and the publication of the related Booknotes books.

  • An Interview with Juan Williams.

    Juan Williams is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 29 January 2015. Mr. Williams discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 11 October 1998, where discussed his book "Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary".

  • An Interview with Gary Hymel.

    Gary Hymel is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 30 January 2015. Mr. Hymel discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 23 January 1994, where discussed his book "All Politics is Local and other Rules of the Game".

  • An Interview with Frank Rich.

    Frank Rich is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 6 February 2015. Mr. Rich discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 10 December 2000, where discussed his book "Ghost Light: A Memoir".

  • An Interview with Jeffrey Richelson.

    Jeffrey Richelson is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 12 February 2015. Mr. Richelson discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 16 September 2001, where discussed his book "The Wizards of Langley".

  • An Interview with Matthew Pinsker.

    Matthew Pinsker is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 13 February 2015. Mr. Pinsker discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 21 December 2003, where he discussed his book, "Lincoln's Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home".

  • An Interview with James Bamford.

    James Bamford is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 19 February 2015. Mr. Bamford discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 16 September 2001, where he discussed his book "Body of Secrets".

  • An Interview with Amity Shlaes.

    Amity Shlaes is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 6 March 2015. Ms. Shlaes discusses her appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 11 April 1999, where she discussed her book "The Greedy Hand".

  • An Interview with Kenneth Ackerman.

    Author Kenneth Ackerman is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 2 May 2014. Mr. Ackerman discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 27 July 2003, where he discussed his book "Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield".

  • An Interview with Judith Shelton.

    Economist Dr. Judith Shelton is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 11 June 2014. Dr. Shelton discusses her appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 9 April 1989, where she discussed her book "The Coming Soviet Crash."

  • An Interview with Frederick Downs.

    Mr. Frederick Downs is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 15 May 2014. Mr. Downs discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 26 January 1992, where she discussed his book "No Longer Enemies, Not Yet Friends: An American Soldier Returns to Vietnam."

  • An Interview with Andrew Ferguson.

    Andrew Ferguson is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 21 May 2014. Mr Ferguson discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 3 November 1996, where he discussed his book "Fools' Names, Fools' Faces."

  • An Interview with Dava Sobel.

    Dr. Dava Sobel is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 19 June 2014. Dr. Sobel discusses her appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 17 January 1999, where she discussed her book "Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius."

  • An Interview with Leon Decosta Dash.

    Leon Decosta Dash is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 26 June 2014. Mr. Dash discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 10 November 1996, where he discussed his book "Rosa Lee: A Mother and Her Family in Urban America."

  • An Interview with Robert Darnton.

    Author Robert Darnton is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 12 May 2014. Mr. Darnton discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 21 August 2003, where he discussed his book "George Washington’s False Teeth: An Unconventional Guide to the Eighteenth Century".

  • An Interview with Nicholas Basbanes.

    Author Nicholas Basbanes is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 1 May 2014. Mr. Basbanes discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 15 October 1995, where discussed his book "A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes and the Eternal Passion for Books".

  • An Interview with Harold Holzer

    uthor Harold Holzer is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 19 June 2014. Mr. Holzer discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 22 August 1993, where discussed his book "The Lincoln Douglas Debates".

  • An Interview with Dr. Marvin Olasky.

    Author Marvin Olasky is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 2 June 2014. Mr. Olasky discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 22 January 1995, where discussed his book "The Tragedy of American Compassion".

  • An Interview with Robert Kurson.

    Author Robert Kurson is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 1 May 2014. Mr. Kurson discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 11 July 2004, where he discussed his book "Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II".

  • An Interview with Robert Timberg.

    Robert Timberg is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 26 September 2014. Mr. Timberg discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 27 August 1995, where he discussed his book "The Nightingale's Song."

  • An Interview with Nathan McCall.

    Nathan McCall is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 14 August 2014. Mr. McCall discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on March 6, 1999, where he discussed his book "Makes me wanna holler : a young Black man in America."
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