From: C-SPAN on Sat, Jan 08 2011 8:22 AM

Mr. McElfresh talked about his book, Maps and Mapmakers of the Civil War, which examines the art of mapmaking in the 19th Century and relates their importance to the generals who fought the war. After his remarks he answered questions from the audience.

From: C-SPAN on Sat, Jan 08 2011 2:58 AM

Ambassadors spoke about the proposed "road map" to peace offered by the Bush administration and how to implement steps included in the plan. Among the topics they addressed were levels of U.S. involvement in the process, holding the cease fire in the region, and the creation of a Palest...

From: C-SPAN on Fri, Jan 07 2011 5:50 PM

Mr. Winchester was interviewed and responded to viewer telephone calls about his writing process and his history books. Then the panel he was on titled "Does History Have a Moral?" was shown. The panel was taped the previous day, Saturday, April 24, 2004. The panelists discussed the...

From: C-SPAN on Fri, Jan 07 2011 5:50 PM

Mr. Winchester was interviewed and responded to viewer telephone calls about his writing process and his history books. Then the panel he was on titled "Does History Have a Moral?" was shown. The panel was taped the previous day, Saturday, April 24, 2004. The panelists discussed the...

From: C-SPAN on Fri, Jan 07 2011 1:46 PM

Participants talked about Mr. Sabato’s new book Overtime! The Election 2000 Thriller and the events surrounding the election. Among the topics they addressed were campaign approaches, events during the campaign, and news coverage of the campaign and election. They also unveiled a new p...

From: C-SPAN on Fri, Jan 07 2011 11:55 AM

President Bush and Prime Minister Sharon spoke to reporters in the Rose Garden following their meeting on the Middle East peace process. Among the topics they addressed were Israeli and Palestinian compliance with the "road map" for the peace process and Israel’s construction of a wall t...

From: C-SPAN on Fri, Jan 07 2011 7:39 AM

Representative Tom Tancredo spoke at the New Hampshire Republican State Committee Breakfast. He discussed issues on the Republican Party agenda including the situation in Iraq and illegal immigration. Following his remarks, the congressman was presented a bottle of maple syrup before r...

From: C-SPAN on Thu, Jan 06 2011 2:13 AM

Steven Johnson talked about his book The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic and How it Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World, published by Riverhead. The "ghost map" refers to a map of a city neighborhood created by pioneering British doctor John Snow in 1854. Grap...

From: C-SPAN on Wed, Jan 05 2011 11:24 PM

Bruce Herschensohn talked about his novel Above Empyrean (Beaufort Books), which is about what it would be like to live in the U.S. if the country were taken over by Islamic terrorists. In his book Mr. Herschensohn speculates that terrorists would kill and torture citizens and kidnap the Preside...

From: C-SPAN on Wed, Jan 05 2011 6:37 PM

Edmund Ghareeb moderated a forum titled "40 Years after the 1967 War: The Impact of a Prolonged Occupation." Participants talked about the impact of the war on subsequent Middle East diplomacy and relations in the region, attitudes and perceptions of Palestinians and Israelis in the region, the...

From: C-SPAN on Wed, Jan 05 2011 2:54 AM

Colonel Fitz-Enz talked about the Battle of Plattsburg and the implications of the battle on the War of 1812. The Battle of Plattsburg was the British plan to capture the territory of upstate New York by taking control of Lake Champlain with the largest foreign army ever to invade the United Stat...

From: C-SPAN on Wed, Jan 05 2011 1:41 AM

Stephen Johnson talked about The Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America (Riverhead; December 26, 2008). The book recounts the life of Joseph Priestly, scientist and theologian, who discovered oxygen and played a key role in the founding of the Unitarian...

From: DVIDS on Fri, May 28 2010 4:28 AM

Marine Lt. Gen. John Sattler from Pittsburgh, Pa., Commanding General of I Marine Expeditionary Force gives an update on D+11 of Operation Al Fajr using maps and slides. He then answers questions. Part 2 of 4.

From: DVIDS on Thu, May 27 2010 4:28 AM

Marine Lt. Gen. John Sattler from Pittsburgh, Pa., Commanding General of I Marine Expeditionary Force gives an update on D+11 of Operation Al Fajr using maps and slides. He then answers questions. Part 4 of 4.

From: DVIDS on Thu, May 27 2010 4:26 AM

Marine Lt. Gen. John Sattler from Pittsburgh, Pa., Commanding General of I Marine Expeditionary Force gives an update on D+11 of Operation Al Fajr using maps and slides. He then answers questions. Part 3 of 4.

From: Townhall on Sat, Oct 10 2009 9:53 AM

It didn’t take long for the video of Miss Teen South Carolina's confusing response on a pageant question to get added to YouTube. Now, a website is taking the joke t...