Daniel Hernandez helped save the life of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and his life experience is a source of true inspiration in this heartfelt memoir. “I don’t consider myself a hero,” says Daniel Hernandez. “I did what I thought anyone should… Continue Reading
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John Jenkins: The Life of William Rehnquist
The Rehnquist Court, which lasted almost twenty years, was molded in his image. In thirty-three years on the Supreme Court, from 1972 until his death in 2005 at age 80, Rehnquist was at the center of the Court’s dramatic political… Continue Reading
The Life of Sargent Shriver with Mark Shriver
Join Mark Shriver as he discusses the life of his father, and distinguished American, Sargent Shriver.
Evan Thomas: Ike’s Bluff
Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower set about to make good on his campaign promise to end the Korean War. Yet while Eisenhower was quickly viewed by many as a doddering lightweight, behind the bland smile and simple… Continue Reading
Crossing World War Two Battle Lines
Meet two authors whose books tell the true stories of people’s journeys through dangerous territory during World War II. Rachel S. Cox is the author of “Into Dust and Fire: Five Young Americans Who Went First to Fight the Nazi… Continue Reading
Baseball and Society
Join a discussion about baseball and its larger implications for American life. Tom Dunkel is the author of “Color Blind: The Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball’s Color Line.” Thomas Oliphant is the co-author of “Baseball as a Road to God:… Continue Reading
I Want My MTV
Meet original MTV VJ’s Nina Blackwood and Mark Goodman, who will be interviewed onstage by Washington Post television critic Hank Stuever.
