List of Booknotes interviews first aired in 2004

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 4, 2004Brenda WineappleHawthorne: A LifeNathaniel HawthorneJanuary 11, 2004Walter MearsDeadlines Past: Forty Years of Presidential Campaigning—A Reporter’s StoryMemoir/Autobiography; JournalismJanuary 18, 2004John SeigenthalerJames K. PolkJames K. PolkJanuary 25, 2004Nathaniel PhilbrickSea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838–1842Charles Wilkes; The United States Exploring ExpeditionFebruary 1, 2004Abigail ThernstromNo Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in LearningEducation outcomes in the United States by race and other classificationsFebruary 8, 2004Nikki GiovanniThe Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968–1998PoetryFebruary 15, 2004Jon MeachamFranklin & Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic FriendshipFranklin D. Roosevelt; Winston Churchill; Special RelationshipFebruary 22, 2004Kenneth SilvermanLightning Man: The Accursed Life of Samuel F.B. MorseSamuel MorseFebruary 29, 2004George SorosThe Bubble of American Supremacy: Correcting the Misuse of American PowerForeign policy of the United StatesMarch 7, 2004Richard PerleAn End to EvilThe war on terrorMarch 14, 2004John DeanWarren G. HardingWarren G. HardingMarch 21, 2004Constance HaysThe Real Thing: Truth and Power at the Coca-Cola CompanyThe Coca-Cola CompanyMarch 28, 2004Michael DobbsSaboteurs: The Nazi Raid on AmericaOperation PastoriusApril 4, 2004Nicholas CapaldiJohn Stuart Mill: A BiographyJohn Stuart MillApril 11, 2004Martin MartyMartin LutherMartin LutherApril 18, 2004David Cay JohnstonPerfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich – and Cheat Everyone ElseTaxation in the United StatesApril 25, 2004Christopher BensonDeath of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed AmericaEmmett TillMay 2, 2004Eric LaxThe Mold in Dr. Florey’s Coat: The Story of the Penicillin MiraclePenicillinMay 9, 2004Charles OgletreeAll Deliberate Speed: Reflections on the First Half-Century of Brown v. Board of EducationBrown v. Board of EducationMay 16, 2004John Lewis GaddisSurprise, Security, and the American ExperienceBurning of Washington; Attack on Pearl Harbor; September 11 attacksMay 23, 2004Joseph CalifanoInside: A Public and Private LifeMemoir/AutobiographyMay 30, 2004Thomas P.M. BarnettThe Pentagon's New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First CenturyGrand strategy; Foreign policy of the United StatesJune 6, 2004Amy GoodmanThe Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love ThemPolitical corruption; Corruption in the United States; Concentration of media ownershipJune 13, 2004Samuel HuntingtonWho Are We? The Challenges to America's National IdentityCulture of the United StatesJune 20, 2004 and June 27, 2004Simon Sebag MontefioreStalin: The Court of the Red TsarJoseph StalinJuly 4, 2004Alyn BrodskyBenjamin Rush: Patriot and PhysicianBenjamin RushJuly 11, 2004Robert KursonShadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War IIBill Nagle; John Chatterton; Underwater diving; German submarine U-869July 18, 2004Mark PerryGrant and Twain: The Story of a Friendship That Changed AmericaUlysses S. Grant; Mark TwainJuly 25, 2004Mario CuomoWhy Lincoln Matters: Today More Than EverAbraham LincolnAugust 1, 2004John McCainWhy Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver LifeCourageAugust 8, 2004Maureen DowdBushworld: Enter at Your Own RiskGeorge W. BushAugust 15, 2004Denny HastertSpeaker: Lessons from 40 Years in Coaching and PoliticsMemoir/Autobiography; The U.S. House of RepresentativesAugust 22, 2004Dorie McCullough LawsonPosterity: Letters of Great Americans to Their ChildrenLettersAugust 29, 2004James Chace1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs—The Election That Changed the CountryWoodrow Wilson; Theodore Roosevelt; William Howard Taft; Eugene Debs; United States presidential election of 1912September 5, 2004Richard ViguerieAmerica's Right Turn: How Conservatives Used New and Alternative Media to Take PowerConservatism in the United States; Advertising mail; Conservative talk radioSeptember 12, 2004George McGovernThe Essential America: Our Founders and the Liberal TraditionModern liberalism in the United States; Founding Fathers of the United StatesSeptember 19, 2004Bryan BurroughPublic Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34Federal Bureau of Investigation; :Category:American gangsters of the interwar periodSeptember 26, 2004Jack Matlock, Jr.Reagan and Gorbachev: How the Cold War EndedRonald Reagan; Mikhail Gorbachev; Cold War (1985–1991)October 3, 2004John FerlingAdams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800John Adams; Thomas Jefferson; United States Presidential election of 1800October 10, 2004Hendrik HertzbergPolitics: Observations and Arguments, 1966-2004Politics of the United StatesOctober 17, 2004John McCaslinInside the Beltway: Offbeat Stories, Scoops and Shenanigans from Around the Nation's CapitalPolitics of the United States; The Washington TimesOctober 24, 2004Antony BeevorThe Mystery Of Olga ChekhovaOlga ChekhovaOctober 31, 2004Chris WallaceCharacter: Profiles in Presidential CourageCourage; Whiskey Rebellion; Emancipation Proclamation; Pullman Strike; Second Bank of the United States; Impeachment of Andrew Johnson; Joint warfare in South Vietnam, 1963–1969 and The Great Society; Virginius Affair; Treaty of Portsmouth; The League of Nations; 1972 Nixon visit to China; Reagan Doctrine; Embargo Act of 1807; Lend-Lease; Berlin Airlift; Bay of Pigs Invasion; George W. Bush and the Iraq WarNovember 7, 2004Winslow WheelerThe Wastrels of Defense: How Congress Sabotages U.S. SecurityMilitary budget of the United StatesNovember 14, 2004Stephen GreenblattWill in the World: How Shakespeare Became ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareNovember 21, 2004Peter Charles HofferPast Imperfect: Facts, Fictions, Fraud – American History from Bancroft and Parkman To Ambrose, Bellesiles, Ellis and GoodwinHistoriography; Historical method; Plagiarism; Stephen Ambrose; Michael Bellesiles; Joseph Ellis; Doris Kearns GoodwinNovember 28, 2004Peter WallnerFranklin Pierce: New Hampshire's Favorite SonFranklin PierceDecember 5, 2004Mark EdmundsonWhy Read?Literature

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