C-SPAN Founder Brian Lamb on Where History and Literature Intersect #C-SPAN #interviews #books

it's hard today to understand the value of the printed word if you're not a reader but it is the underpinning of everything we do in this town for instance whether it comes from the newspapers the magazines or books they really set the agenda for the discussion in the United States you love history don't you well it's new for me I I I liked history in college but I really wasn't I was thinking more about doing this being a radio announcer history today comes to life for me every day when I read these books but as far as the people uh Bill Thompson that I've met it's not unlike what you've done over the years and that is people come through all the time to places like we have and it's a fantastic way to to get to know how other people think and what they do