Q&A
Summary: Interesting people. Informative conversations. Every Sunday night on Q&A, we introduce you to the people who are making things happen in politics, the media, education, and science and technology in hour-long conversations about their lives and their work.
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Alan Kraut, an American University distinguished professor of history, looks back on the transformation over more than 200 years of U.S. laws and policies designed to manage immigration.
Historian Jeff Guinn writes about the highly publicized summer road trips taken by Henry Ford and Thomas Edison between 1914-1925 in his book, [The Vagabonds].
The Smithsonian Institution's Peter Liebhold discusses the history of tariffs in managing the U.S. economy. He is a work and industry curator at the National Museum of American History.
Historian James Banner discusses his book, "Presidential Misconduct: From George Washington to Today"
Kay Coles James about her life, career in government and politics, and her work as president of the Heritage Foundation think tank in Washington, D.C.
Bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell discusses about his new book, [Talking to Strangers], about how we make judgments, often inaccurately, about people we don't know.
University of Washington history professor Margaret O'Mara discusses her book, [The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America], about the rise of Silicon Valley and the role that the federal government played in its evolution.
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Historian David McCullough discusses his latest book, [The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West].
Journalist and author David Maraniss discusses his book, [A Good American Family: The Red Scare and My Father].
Harold Holzer and Amity Shlaes talk about C-SPAN's latest book, [The Presidents: Noted Historians Rank America's Best - and Worst - Chief Executives].
New York Times columnist David Brooks discusses his book "The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life."
High school students from the U.S. Senate Youth Program talk about their week in Washington and what they've learned from the experience.
USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page discusses her book, [The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty].
Historian Douglas Brinkley talks about his book, "American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race."
