Q&a

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.

Cumberland University history professor Mark Cheathem discusses his book, [Andrew Jackson, Southerner], and talks about the comparisons made between President Jackson and President Trump.

USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page discusses her book, [The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty].

Bloomberg correspondent and author Amity Shlaes talks about her biography of President Calvin Coolidge, [Coolidge], in which she traces the life of the president from his early days through his presidency and ultimate return to New England.

Historian Douglas Brinkley talks about his book, "American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race."

Author Robert Dallek talks about his recently released historical narrative, "Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House." Dallek describes his book as taking an inside look at the brain trust surrounding President Kennedy's administration.

Supreme Court reporter Joan Biskupic discusses her biography of Chief Justice John Roberts.

Southern Methodist University's Jeffrey Engel discusses his book, [When the World Seemed New: George H. W. Bush and the End of the Cold War].

Author and LBJ biographer Robert Caro discusses his book, [Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing].

Robert Strauss discusses his book, [Worst. President. Ever.: James Buchanan, the POTUS Rating Game, and the Legacy of the Least of the Lesser Presidents].

Iraq War veteran and former State Department official Matthew Hoh talks about his article, "Time for Peace in Afghanistan and an End to the Lies."

Caitriona Perry, former Washington correspondent for RTE, Ireland's public service broadcaster, talks about her book, [In America], which chronicles her encounters with Trump supporters during the 2016 presidential election season.

Penn State history professor Amy Greenberg discusses her book [Lady First: The World of First Lady Sarah Polk].

Yale University Law School professor Amy Chua discusses her book, [Political Tribes], about the role that group identity plays in shaping domestic and foreign affairs.

U.S. Army veteran Eileen Rivers talks about her book "Beyond the Call: Three Women on the Front Lines in Afghanistan."

West Point English professor Elizabeth Samet discusses her annotated edition of Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs.

Grace Kennan Warnecke, daughter of American diplomat George Kennan, discusses her memoir, [Daughter of the Cold War]."

Monica Norton, Washington Post deputy local editor, talks about James Baldwin's "If Beale Street Could Talk" and the impact the book had on her as a teenager.

[New York Times] columnist Ross Douthat discusses his book, [To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism].