List of Booknotes interviews first aired in 1989

Booknotes is an American television series on the C-SPAN network hosted by Brian Lamb. It 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 matterApril 2, 1989Zbigniew BrzezinskiThe Grand Failure: The Birth and Death of Communism in the 20th CenturyCommunismApril 9, 1989Judy SheltonThe Coming Soviet Crash: Gorbachev's Desperate Pursuit of Credit in Western Financial MarketsThe Economy of the Soviet UnionApril 16, 1989Bruce OudesFrom: The President—Richard Nixon's Secret FilesRichard NixonApril 23, 1989Susan MoellerShooting War: Photography and the American Experience of CombatWar photographyApril 30, 1989Henry BrandonSpecial Relationships: A Foreign Correspondent's MemoirsMemoir/Autobiography; JournalismMay 7, 1989Col. David HackworthAbout Face: The Odyssey of an American WarriorMemoir/Autobiography; The Vietnam WarMay 14, 1989James FallowsMore Like Us: Making America Great AgainJapan – United States relations; Economy of JapanMay 21, 1989Gregory FossedalThe Democratic Imperative: Exporting the American RevolutionDemocracy promotionMay 28, 1989Stanley KarnowIn Our Image: America's Empire in the PhilippinesPhilippine–American WarJune 4, 1989James MacGregor BurnsThe Crosswinds of FreedomHistory of the United States (1918–1945); History of the United States (1945–1964); History of the United States (1964–1980); History of the United States (1980–1991)June 11, 1989Robert ChristopherCrashing the Gates: The De-WASPing of America's Power EliteWhite Anglo-Saxon Protestants; ElitismJune 18, 1989Sen. Robert ByrdThe Senate: 1789-1989History of the United States SenateJune 25, 1989Elizabeth ColtonThe Jackson Phenomenon: The Man, The Power, The MessageJesse JacksonJuly 2, 1989Nathaniel BrandenJudgment Day: My Years with Ayn RandAyn RandJuly 9, 1989Roger KennedyOrders From France: The Americans and the French in a Revolutionary World (1780–1820)The French Revolution; The U.S. Constitution; France – United States relationsJuly 14, 1989Simon SchamaCitizens: A Chronicle of the French RevolutionThe French RevolutionJuly 16, 1989George WilsonMud Soldiers: Life Inside the New American ArmyThe United States Army; :Category:United States Army educationJuly 23, 1989Jeanne SimonCodename: Scarlett—Life on the Campaign Trail by the Wife of a Presidential CandidateSenator Paul Simon; Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 1988July 30, 1989Michael KaufmanMad Dreams, Saving Graces: Poland—A Nation in ConspiracyPoland; History of Poland (1945–1989)August 6, 1989Porter McKeeverAdlai Stevenson: His Life and LegacyAdlai StevensonAugust 13, 1989Bob Schieffer and Gary Paul GatesThe Acting PresidentRonald ReaganAugust 20, 1989Bruce MurrayJourney Into Space: The First Thirty Years of Space ExplorationSpace exploration; NASA; Space advocacyAugust 27, 1989Jack Germond and Jules WitcoverWhose Broad Stripes and Bright Stars? The Trivial Pursuit of the Presidency 19881988 United States presidential electionSeptember 3, 1989Walter LaqueurThe Long Road to Freedom: Russia and GlasnostGlasnostSeptember 10, 1989Thomas FriedmanFrom Beirut to JerusalemJournalism; Middle EastSeptember 17, 1989Gen. Ariel SharonWarrior: An AutobiographyMemoir/Autobiography; History of the Israel Defense ForcesSeptember 24, 1989George GilderMicrocosm: The Quantum Revolution in Economics and TechnologyQuantum mechanics; MicrotechnologyOctober 1, 1989Mort RosenblumBack Home: A Foreign Correspondent Rediscovers AmericaMemoir/Autobiography; JournalismOctober 8, 1989Barbara EhrenreichFear of Falling: The Inner Life of the Middle ClassAmerican middle classOctober 15, 1989Harrison SalisburyTiananmen Diary: Thirteen Days in JuneThe Tiananmen Square protests of 1989October 22, 1989Kenneth AdelmanThe Great Universal Embrace, Arms Summitry—A Skeptic's AccountArms Control and Disarmament Agency; Geneva Summit (1985); Reykjavík Summit; Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces TreatyOctober 29, 1989Rev. Ralph David AbernathyAnd the Walls Came Tumbling DownMemoir/Autobiography; Civil Rights MovementNovember 5, 1989Vassily AksyonovSay CheeseSay Cheese is one of the only novels ever featured on Booknotes.November 12, 1989Felix RodriguezShadow WarriorMemoir/Autobiography; The Central Intelligence AgencyNovember 19, 1989Robin WrightIn the Name of God: The Khomeini DecadeThe Ayatollah KhomeiniNovember 26, 1989Peter HennessyWhitehallHer Majesty's Government; WhitehallDecember 3, 1989Clifford StollThe Cuckoo's EggSecurity cracking; Markus HessDecember 10, 1989Arthur GraceChoose Me: Portraits of a Presidential RacePhotojournalism; 1988 United States presidential electionDecember 17, 1989James Reston Jr.The Lone Star: The Life of John ConnallyJohn ConnallyDecember 24, 1989Richard RhodesFarm: A Year in the Life of an American FarmerAgriculture in the United States; Family farmsDecember 31, 1989William D. LutzDoublespeakDoublespeak

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