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Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight


In a new biography, Julia Sweig discusses Lady Bird Johnson’s complex role as a political partner to her husband and vital yet underappreciated presence in the White House. Find an Event

Thaddeus Stevens: Civil War Revolutionary, Fighter for Racial Justice


Bruce Levine's new biography profiles Thaddeus Stevens, one of the foremost abolitionists in Congress before the Civil War and firm proponent of equal rights for Black Americans during Reconstruction. Find an Event

The Girl Explorers: The Untold Story of the Globetrotting Women Who Trekked, Flew, and Fought Their Way Around


In "The Girl Explorers," Jayne Zanglein tells the inspirational and untold story of the founding of the Society of Women Geographers Find an Event

The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine


Janice P. Nimura presents the story of pioneering sisters Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell and how they exploded the limits of possibility for women in medicine in the mid-19th century. Find an Event

Liars: Falsehoods and Free Speech in an Age of Deception


Legal scholar Cass Sunstein probes the fundamental question of how we can deter lies while protecting freedom of speech. Find an Event

Martha Teichner Author Program


CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Martha Teichner discusses her new memoir "When Harry Met Minnie" Find an Event

Medicare For All author program


Health care and public policy experts, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Micah Johnson discuss the policy and politics of Medicare for All as presented in their new book. Find an Event

Lisa Napoli Author program


Author Lisa Napoli discusses her new book "Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR." Find an Event

Calhoun: American Heretic


John C. Calhoun is among the most notorious and enigmatic figures in American political history. Find an Event

George Washington’s Final Battle: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation


"George Washington’s Final Battle" tells how the country’s first President tirelessly advocated for a capital on the shores of the Potomac.
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