Radio talk show host Leonard Lopate speaks with journalist and author Harold Evans about his new book, The American Century (1998). Harold Evans was the editorial director and vice chairman of The Daily News, U.S. News and World Report, and The Atlantic Monthly. This event is part of the Books and Breakfast discussion series, sponsored by Barnes and Noble. The American Century is an extensive reflection on the 20th century in America, ending with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The book is over 700 pages long and includes 900 significant photographs and illustrations. Evans reflects on writing and developing the book for over 10 years, starting in 1984. He explains why he decided to take “an equal view to personalities and events” and to focus on the shifting “power frame” of the country over cultural developments and influences. Evans shares slides representing some of the significant events and people covered in the book, including Al Capone, the Dust Bowl, the Great Depression, World War II, and McCarthyism. The discussion is followed with questions from the audience.