C-SPAN's Brian Lamb is talking with historian Richard Norton Smith. During their wide ranging conversation you'll hear them discuss everything from U.S. presidents to hurricanes. Mr. Smith has written eight books, run five presidential libraries, and built the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. In this first episode Mr. Smith talks about growing up in Massachusetts, Groucho Marx, and Mahatma Gandhi. 

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C-SPAN's Brian Lamb is Talking With… historian Richard Norton Smith. During their wide-ranging, eight-hour conversation—presented in 20-minute segments—you'll hear them discuss everything from U.S. presidents to hurricanes. Mr. Smith has written eight books, run five presidential libraries, and built the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. 

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