List of Booknotes interviews first aired in 2001

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 7, 2001Martin GoldsmithThe Inextinguishable SymphonyJüdischer Kulturbund; :Category:Jewish emigration from Nazi GermanyJanuary 14, 2001Dinesh D'SouzaThe Virtue of ProsperityProsperityJanuary 21, 2001Robert SciglianoThe Federalist PapersThe Federalist PapersJanuary 28, 2001Arlen SpecterPassion for TruthMemoir/Autobiography; Single bullet theory; United States SenateFebruary 4, 2001 and February 11, 2001Kurt EichenwaldThe Informant: A True StoryLysine price-fixing conspiracy; Archer Daniels Midland; Mark WhitacreFebruary 18, 2001Maurizio ViroliNiccolo's Smile: A Biography of MachiavelliNiccolò MachiavelliFebruary 25, 2001Bernard WeisbergerAmerica Afire1800 United States presidential electionMarch 4, 2001Dick GregoryCallus on My Soul: A MemoirMemoir/Autobiography; Civil Rights MovementMarch 11, 2001Jeffrey MeyersOrwell: Wintry Conscience of a GenerationGeorge OrwellMarch 18, 2001Jason EpsteinBook Business: Publishing—Past, Present, and FuturePublishingMarch 25, 2001Reese SchonfeldMe and Ted Against the WorldHistory of CNN (1980–2003); Ted TurnerApril 1, 2001Don HewittTell Me a Story: 50 Years and 60 Minutes in TelevisionMemoir/Autobiography; CBS News; 60 MinutesApril 8, 2001William CooperJefferson Davis, AmericanJefferson DavisApril 15, 2001Andrew BursteinAmerica's Jubilee1826 in the United StatesApril 22, 2001Emily BernardRemember Me to HarlemHarlem Renaissance; Carl Van Vechten; Langston HughesApril 29, 2001Kiron SkinnerReagan In His Own HandRonald ReaganMay 6, 2001Susan Dunn and James MacGregor BurnsThe Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who Transformed AmericaTheodore Roosevelt; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Eleanor RooseveltMay 13, 2001Robert SlaytonEmpire Statesman: The Rise & Redemption of Al SmithAl SmithMay 20, 2001John FarrellTip O'Neill and the Democratic CenturyTip O'NeillMay 27, 2001Diane McWhorterCarry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama - The Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights RevolutionBirmingham campaign; 16th Street Baptist Church bombingJune 3, 2001Rick PerlsteinBefore the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American ConsensusBarry GoldwaterJune 10, 2001Morton KondrackeSaving Milly: Love, Politics, and Parkinson's DiseaseParkinson's diseaseJune 17, 2001Edward SaidReflections on Exile and Other EssaysEssays; Literary criticism; PalestineJune 24, 2001Alma GuillermoprietoLooking for History: Dispatches from Latin AmericaLatin AmericaJuly 1, 2001Daniel SchorrStaying Tuned: A Life in JournalismMemoir/Autobiography; JournalismJuly 8, 2001Alan EbensteinFriedrich Hayek: A BiographyFriedrich HayekJuly 15, 2001Sally SatelPC, M.D.: How Political Correctness is Corrupting MedicinePolitical correctness; MedicineJuly 22, 2001Jeff GreenfieldOh, Waiter! One Order of Crow: Inside the Strangest Presidential Election Finish in American History2000 United States presidential electionJuly 29, 2001Jay WinikApril 1865: The Month That Saved AmericaConclusion of the American Civil WarAugust 5, 2001Tom PhilpottGlory Denied: The Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest-Held Prisoner of WarFloyd James ThompsonAugust 12, 2001Roger WilkinsJefferson's Pillow: The Founding Fathers and the Dilemma of Black PatriotismGeorge Washington; Thomas Jefferson; James Madison; George MasonAugust 19, 2001Walter BernsMaking PatriotsAmerican nationalism; PatriotismAugust 26, 2001Thomas FlemingThe New Dealers' WarFranklin Roosevelt; Military history of the United States during World War IISeptember 2, 2001Herbert BixHirohito and the Making of Modern JapanHirohito; Shōwa periodSeptember 9, 2001Irvin MolotskyThe Flag, The Poet and The SongFlag of the United States; The Star-Spangled Banner; Francis Scott KeySeptember 16, 2001(Open phones)James Bamford and Jeffrey RichelsonBody of Secrets; The Wizards of LangleyThe Central Intelligence Agency; The National Security Agency; United States Intelligence Community. (Note: This interview, the first one after the September 11 attacks, was aired live and featured viewer calls. It is also the only Booknotes to feature two different authors discussing their own separate books.)September 23, 2001(Open phones)John Steele GordonThe Business of AmericaEconomy of the United States; Economic history of the United States; Business. (Note: This interview, the second one after the September 11 attacks, was aired live and featured viewer calls.)September 30, 2001Hampton SidesGhost Soldiers: The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II's Most Dramatic MissionBattle of Bataan; Raid at CabanatuanOctober 7, 2001Midge DecterAn Old Wife’s Tale: My Seven Decades in Love and WarMemoir/Autobiography; History of women in the United StatesOctober 14, 2001Fran GraceCarry A. Nation: Retelling the LifeCarry NationOctober 21, 2001Stephen KinzerCrescent & Star: Turkey Between Two WorldsTurkeyOctober 28, 2001Ted YeatmanFrank and Jesse James: The Story Behind the LegendFrank James; Jesse James; James-Younger GangNovember 4, 2001Michael Eric DysonHoller If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac ShakurTupac ShakurNovember 11, 2001Joseph PersicoRoosevelt’s Secret War: FDR and World War II EspionageFranklin D. Roosevelt; Office of Strategic Services; :Category:World War II espionageNovember 18, 2001Daniel PinkFree Agent Nation: How America’s New Independent Workers are Transforming the Way We LiveEmployment; Multiple careersNovember 25, 2001Kirkpatrick SaleThe Fire of His Genius: Robert Fulton and the American DreamRobert FultonDecember 2, 2001Laura ClaridgeNorman Rockwell: A LifeNorman RockwellDecember 9, 2001Phyllis Lee LevinEdith and Woodrow: The Wilson White HouseWoodrow Wilson; Edith WilsonDecember 16, 2001Peter BergenHoly War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin LadenOsama bin LadenDecember 23, 2001Vernon JordanVernon Can Read! A MemoirMemoir/Autobiography; Civil Rights MovementDecember 30, 2001Bernard LewisWhat Went Wrong? Western Impact and Middle Eastern ResponseMuslim world

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