List of Booknotes interviews first aired in 2000

Booknotes is an American television series on the C-SPAN network hosted by Brian Lamb, which originally aired from 1989 to 2004. The format of the show is a one-hour, one-on-one interview with a non-fiction author. The series was broadcast at 8 p.m. Eastern Time each Sunday night, and was the longest-running author interview program in U.S. broadcast history.

First broadcast(with link totranscript / video) Author Book Subject matterJanuary 2, 2000 and January 9, 2000Thomas KeneallyThe Great Shame and the Triumph of the Irish in the English-Speaking WorldIrish diaspora; Irish migration to Great Britain; Irish Canadians; Irish Americans; Irish Australians; History of Ireland (1801–1923); Great Famine (Ireland)January 16, 2000William Least Heat-MoonRiver-Horse: A Voyage Across AmericaTravel literature; The United States of AmericaJanuary 23, 2000Isaac SternMy First 79 YearsMemoir/Autobiography; Classical music; ViolinsJanuary 30, 2000Robert NovakCompleting the Revolution: A Vision for Victory in 2000Conservatism in the United States; United States elections, 2000; 2000 United States presidential election; United States House of Representatives elections, 2000; United States Senate elections, 2000; United States gubernatorial elections, 2000February 6, 2000Arthur HermanJoseph McCarthy: Reexamining the Life and Legacy of America's Most Hated SenatorJoseph McCarthyFebruary 13, 2000Arianna HuffingtonHow to Overthrow the GovernmentPolitics of the United StatesFebruary 20, 2000Cornel WestThe Cornel West ReaderEssays; African American studiesFebruary 27, 2000Gina KolataFlu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus that Caused It1918 flu pandemicMarch 5, 2000David Haward BainEmpire Express: Building the First Transcontinental RailroadFirst transcontinental railroadMarch 12, 2000Howard ZinnA People's History of the United States, 1492-PresentU.S. History; PopulismMarch 19, 2000Loung UngFirst They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia RemembersMemoir/Autobiography; Khmer Rouge rule of CambodiaMarch 26, 2000John DowerEmbracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War IIOccupation of JapanApril 2, 2000Philip ShortMao: A LifeMao ZedongApril 9, 2000Tavis SmileyDoing What's Right: How to Fight for What You Believe In - And Make a DifferenceEssaysApril 16, 2000Allen GuelzoAbraham Lincoln: Redeemer PresidentAbraham LincolnApril 23, 2000Walter MosleyWorkin' on the Chain Gang: Shaking Off the Dead Hand of HistoryPolitics of the United States; Economics of the United StatesApril 30, 2000Ward ConnerlyCreating Equal: My Fight Against Race PreferencesMemoir/Autobiography; Affirmative actionMay 7, 2000David WiseCassidy's Run: The Street Spy War Over Nerve GasHistory of Soviet and Russian espionage in the United States; CounterintelligenceMay 14, 2000Stephanie GutmannThe Kinder, Gentler Military: Can America's Gender-Neutral Fighting Force Still Win Wars?Women in the military; Military history of the United StatesMay 21, 2000James PerryA Bohemian Brigade: The Civil War Correspondents - Mostly Rough, Sometimes ReadyHistory of journalism; The American Civil WarMay 28, 2000David CrosbyStand and Be Counted: Making Music, Making HistoryMemoir/Autobiography; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; The ByrdsJune 4, 2000Zachary KarabellThe Last Campaign: How Harry Truman Won the 1948 ElectionHarry S. Truman; 1948 United States presidential electionJune 11, 2000Dan BaumCitizen Coors: An American Dynasty:Category:Coors family; Coors Brewing CompanyJune 18, 2000Joyce ApplebyInheriting the Revolution: The First Generation of AmericansHistory of the United States (1789–1849); Timeline of United States history (1790–1819)June 25, 2000Francis WheenKarl Marx: A LifeKarl MarxJuly 9, 2000James BradleyFlags of Our FathersRaising the Flag on Iwo JimaJuly 16, 2000Brooks SimpsonUlysses S. Grant: Triumph Over AdversityUlysses S. GrantJuly 23, 2000Elizabeth TaylorAmerican Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. DaleyRichard J. DaleyJuly 30, 2000David BrooksBobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got ThereYuppies; American upper class; MeritocracyAugust 6, 2000H. Paul JeffersAn Honest President: The Life & Presidencies of Grover ClevelandGrover ClevelandAugust 13, 2000Jane AlexanderCommand Performance: An Actress in the Theater of PoliticsMemoir/Autobiography; National Endowment for the ArtsAugust 20, 2000Harry SteinHow I Accidentally Joined the Vast Right-Wing ConspiracyMemoir/Autobiography; American Left; Conservatism in AmericaAugust 27, 2000Ted GupThe Book of Honor: Covert Lives & Classified Deaths at the CIAThe Central Intelligence AgencySeptember 3, 2000Harold BloomHow to Read and WhyLiteratureSeptember 10, 2000Lerone BennettForced Into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White DreamAbraham LincolnSeptember 17, 2000Alan MurrayThe Wealth of Choices: How the New Economy Puts Power in Your Hand & Money in Your PocketThe New EconomySeptember 22, 2000Karen ArmstrongIslam: A Short HistoryIslamSeptember 24, 2000Michael PaternitiDriving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's BrainAlbert Einstein's brainOctober 1, 2000Nina EastonGang of Five: Leaders at the Center of the Conservative CrusadeBill Kristol; Ralph Reed; Clint Bolick; Grover Norquist; David McIntoshOctober 8, 2000Diane RavitchLeft Back: A Century of Failed School ReformsEducation reformOctober 15, 2000Rick BraggSomebody Told Me: The Newspaper Stories of Rick BraggJournalismNovember 5, 2000Bonnie AngeloFirst MothersNovember 12, 2000William DuikerHo Chi Minh: A LifeHo Chi MinhNovember 19, 2000Maya LinBoundariesMemoir/Autobiography; Architecture; Public art; Vietnam Veterans MemorialNovember 26, 2000Murray SperberBeer & CircusCollege athleticsDecember 10, 2000Frank RichGhost Light: A MemoirMemoir/Autobiography; Broadway theatreDecember 17, 2000Harvey MansfieldAlexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in AmericaAlexis de TocquevilleDecember 24, 2000Robert PutnamBowling AloneSocial capital; Civil societyDecember 31, 2000Peter HitchensThe Abolition of Britain: From Winston Churchill to Princess DianaPolitical history of the United Kingdom (1945–present)

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