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Media Log 1) June 20, 2006: University of Kentucky PR sent out a press release about the book: http://news.uky.edu/news/display_article.php?category=2&artid=1380 2) June 22, 2006: The Baltimore Sun (circulation 236,000) used the flag amendment op-ed piece. The bio tag gave the title of the book and my Web site. The piece was also available on their Web site for two weeks. 3) June 28, 2006: I was interviewed live for 15 minutes on WCBQ-WHNC-AM in Oxford, North Carolina, by Dr. Alvin Augustus Jones. The interview is available on his Web site: 4) June 29, 2006: WUKY Radio (NPR station at University of Kentucky) broadcast a four-minute report, “Focus on UK” about the book with numerous sound bites from me. It aired at 8:35 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. 5) June 29, 2006: UK PR sent out a press release about my appearance the next night on “Comment on Kentucky”:
http://news.uky.edu/news/display_article.php?category=2&artid=1402 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2003094919_labunski30.html 7) June 30, 2006: The Huntington (WV) Herald-Dispatch (40,000 circulation) used the Fourth of July op-ed piece. The bio tag included the Web site and the name of the book: http://www.herald-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060630/OPINION/606300345/1034 8) June 30, 2006: The Louisville Courier Journal mentioned the book and my appearance on “Comment on Kentucky”: http://www.courierjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060630/COLUMNISTS15/606300315 9) June 30, 2006, at 8 p.m., I was on "Comment on Kentucky" on KET (Kentucky Education Television) for half an hour to discuss the Madison book as part of a panel. KET is a statewide network of public stations. The show has been on the air for 33 years. The other panelists were Tim Kelly, publisher of the Lexington Herald-Leader, and David Hawpe, editorial director of the Louisville Courier-Journal. The program was shown twice on Friday and once on Sunday. The program can be viewed by streaming video on the KET Web site: http://www.ket.org/cgi-bin/cheetah/watch_video.pl?nola=KCOMM%20003235 10)
July 1, 2006: The Boston Herald (circulation: 240,000) used
the Fourth of July piece. (The piece may have been only on the
Web site). The bio tag included the title of the book and my
Web site: 11) July 1, 2006: The Huntington (WV) Herald-Dispatch quoted me in an article about patriotism. (The article was on the Web site for two weeks). 12) July 1, 2006: The Atlantic Monthly (circulation 425,000) mentioned the book in its July/August issue: "Watch the wig powder fly as James Madison and Patrick Henry slug it out over the constitutional freedoms we take for granted today." 13) July/August 2006: The book was mentioned in “Book Reports,” new books by Berkeley alumni and professors, July/August edition of California Alumni magazine: http://alumni.berkeley.edu/calmag/200607/bookreports.asp 14) July/August 2006: California Alumni magazine had a picture of the book and a description in its “Book Reports” section in “Class Notes”: http://alumni.berkeley.edu/calmag/200607/sathergate.pdf 15) July 2, 2006: Norfolk (VA) Virginian-Pilot (circulation: 240,000), published the Fourth of July piece. They do not post guest commentaries on their Web site. (I have the tearsheet). The bio tag used the title of the book. 16) July 2, 2006: The Fayetteville (North Carolina) Observer mentioned the book in a column by Meredith Jacobs: http://www.fayettevillenc.com/article?id=236553 17)
July 3, 2006: The Washington Post (circulation 752,000)
praised the book in its “Bench Conference” column by Andrew Cohen: 18). July 4, 2006: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (circulation: 230,000), published the Fourth of July op-ed piece and included the title of the book: http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=453410 19) July 4, 2006: Raleigh (NC) News & Observer (circulation 162,000), published the Fourth of July piece. They do not post guest commentaries on their Web site. (I have the tearsheet). The bio tag included the title of the book. 20) July 4, 2006: The Cincinnati Enquirer (circulation 190,000), published the Fourth of July piece. The bio tag included the title of the book and my Web site. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060704/EDIT02/607040328/-1/all 21) July 4, 2006, at 6 a.m., I was interviewed on WLW Radio in Cincinnati by John Phillips (substituting for Jim Scott). The interview, which was 3-4 minutes, may also have aired on XM satellite radio. 22) July 4, 2006, at 6 p.m., I was interviewed by John Batchelor, whose show is carried on ABC radio network stations including WABC in New York City and WMAL in Washington. The twenty-minute interview was recorded and broadcast at 9:05 p.m. on XM satellite, and on the other stations (including WABC and WMAL) at 12:05 a.m. 23) July 5, 2006: The Herald-Mail in Hagerstown, Maryland, published a list of “Notable New Hardcover Fiction and Nonfiction” from the Washington County Free Library: http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=141802&format=html 24) July 6, 2006, at 8:40 a.m., I was interviewed by Jack Roberts, whose show is on the Cable Radio Network. He mentioned the book’s title frequently and was very complimentary on the air about the book. The interviewed lasted about seven minutes. 25) July 7, 2006: John Batchelor, the talk show host who interviewed me on July 4 (see above), wrote a column about the book that was published in the New York (City) Sun (circulation: 50,000) http://www.nysun.com/article/35658 26) July 12, 2006: The Louisville Courier-Journal (circulation 212,000) published an op-ed piece about journalism students and the Bill of Rights that I wrote. The bio tag included the title of the book and my Web site: http://www.courierjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article 27) July 16, 2006: The New York Times Book Review (circulation 1.7 million) published a full review of the book: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/16/books/review/16rosen.html?_r=1 28) July 17, 2006: UK PR posted a press release about the NY Times review on the UK home page: http://news.uky.edu/news/display_article.php?artid=1427 29)
July 18, 2006: The Virginia Historical Society (VHS) in
Richmond sent a large postcard with the name of the book and a
description of my upcoming lecture in the Banner Lecture series (see
August 3, 2006 below), to 8,000 members. The list includes
people throughout Virginia and in other states. They also sent
a press release about the lecture to 300 media outlets. VHS is
also promoting my appearance on their Web site: 30) July 21, 2006: The Chronicle of Higher Education listed the book in its “New Scholarly Books” section in history: James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights, by Richard Labunski (Oxford University Press; 336 pages; $28). Describes how Madison, a soft-spoken intellectual, played a central role in turbulent battles for the ratification of the Constitution and the creation of the Bill of Rights. 31) The book has been favorably reviewed in Publishers Weekly, Library Journal (which gave it a starred review), and Booklist. You can see the reviews here: http://www.richardlabunski.com/labunski/Reviews Comments.htm 32) July 24, 2006: The Lexington Herald-Leader (weekday circulation 118,000), published my op-ed piece on journalism students and the Bill of Rights. The bio tag included the title of the book: http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/15097797.htm 33) July 24, 2006: I was a guest on the 12:30 news on WKYT-TV (CBS) in Lexington, KY, and discussed the book and the event the next night at Joseph-Beth Booksellers. 34) July 25, 2006: I was a guest on “Kruser and Crew,” a talk show on WVLK Radio (590 AM) in Lexington for one hour beginning at 1:00 p.m. 35) July 25, 2006: I made a presentation and signed books at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington, KY. 36) August 3, 2006: I delivered a lecture in the Banner Lecture series at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond. Despite the heat (the temperature was 100 degrees), 300 people attended. I signed books afterwards. 37) August 4, 2006: Dr. Lee Todd, president of the University of Kentucky, discussed the Madison book during "UK Perspectives" on WUKY Radio (Lexington, KY). (Scroll down to the August 4 program): http://wuky.uky.edu/html/lee_todd.htm 38) August 13, 2006: The Lexington Herald-Leader (Sunday circulation 145,000) published a long review of the book: http://www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/entertainment/books/15239086.htm 39) August 13, 2006: The Washington Post (Sunday circulation one million) mentioned the book in an article on the restoration of Montpelier. This is the paragraph which includes the reference to the book: "Regardless of its architectural merits, Montpelier is being restored at a cultural moment that is particularly devoted to canonizing the Founding Fathers. And Madison, a shy bookish figure who was deeply respected but never had the flash and sizzle of Jefferson or the grandeur of Washington, is increasingly getting his due. Richard Labunski, in his newly published "James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights," lays out Madison's pivotal role in selling the Constitution to the people of Virginia. If Virginia, the young country's most important state, had remained wayward from the rest, then George Washington, a Virginian, could not have been the first president -- and the future of the country might well have been in doubt." 40) August 14, 2006: I was interviewed on the 12:30 p.m. news on WLEX-TV (NBC) in Lexington, KY, about the book. 41) August 16, 2006: I was interviewed for an hour beginning at 10 a.m. on “Open Line with Fred Andrle,” on WOSU radio (820 AM), a public radio station at Ohio State University (Columbus, OH). 42) August 18, 2006: “Coastlines,” the alumni magazine of the University of California, Santa Barbara (where I received an M.A. in 1977 and a Ph.D. in 1979), described the book and included a picture of the cover in its “Alumni Authors” section in the summer issue. The circulation is 21,000.43) August 19, 2006: The Indianapolis Star (circulation 253,000) published a review of the book: http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060819 44) August 24, 2006: I was a guest on "Live with Lee Cruse" on WLAP Radio (630 AM), Lexington, KY, from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. 45) August 24, 2006: The Woodford (KY) Sun, in Versailles, KY, published an article (with a picture of me) about the book being for sale at the Woodford Historical Society. The paper's circulation is 5,900. 46) August 26, 2006: The Cincinnati Post published a portion of the Washington Post article (see #38 above) about the renovation of Montpelier that included the mention of the book: http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/2006 47) September 3, 2006: WFPL (89.3 FM), a public radio station in Louisville, aired a 20-minute interview with me about the book on “Studio 619” (10-11 a.m.) The interview was during the last 20 minutes of the program (scroll down to the "Audio Archive" link): http://www.wfpl.org/studio619/index.shtml 48) September 4, 2006: Publisher's Weekly published a positive review of the audio version of the Madison book: http://reviews.publishersweekly.com/bd.aspx?isbn=1419396137&pub=pw 49) September 5, 2006: The Lexington Herald-Leader published my op-ed piece on Constitution Day. The bio tag did not include the Madison book title: http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/editorial/15423663.htm 50) September 8, 2006: I appeared on a panel at the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) in Orlando, Florida, and signed copies of the book: http://www.sibaweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=76&Itemid=34 51) September 8, 2006: The Baltimore Sun (circulation 236,000) used an op-ed piece I wrote on Constitution Day. The bio tag gave the title of the book and my e-mail address: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.constitution08sep08 52) September 12, 2006: The Sept./Oct. edition of Columbia Journalism Review (circulation 20,000) has published the last two paragraphs of chapter 10 pf the Madison book in its "Passages" section. (CJR goes to journalism professors, working journalists, and others interested in developments in the field). The selection relates to the announcement by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson that the Bill of Rights had been ratified. It includes the title of the book, my name, OUP's name, the page count, and the price of the book. 53) September 23, 2006: An article in the New York Law Journal praised the Madison book in the first footnote: "The authors recommended this book for its excellent presentation of the history of the Bill of Rights and are greatly indebted to it in preparing this article." The article quotes frequently from the book: http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?hubtype=FeaturedContent 54) September 24, 2006: The Washington (D.C.) Times (circulation 100,000) published a review of the book: http://washingtontimes.com/books/20060923-084010-8859r.htm 55) October 3, 2006: I was interviewed on WKCT Radio (93 AM), Bowling Green, Kentucky, by host Roy Brassfield, from 4:20 - 4:30 p.m. (CT) about the book. 56) October 6, 2006: In a commentary in the Chronicle of Higher Education (circulation 80,000)about faculty members using their sabbaticals productively, Lee Tobin McClain said this: "Other faculty members I talked with seemed to get even more work done on their leaves than I did. Richard Labunski, an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Telecommunications at the University of Kentucky, completed James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights and began promoting it." http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2006/10/2006100601c/careers.html 57) Oct. 13, 2006: I appeared on a panel from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. at the Southern Festival of Books in Memphis, Tennessee, and signed books afterwards: http://tn-humanities.org/festival/authors.php 58) October 24, 2006: The legal analyst for CBS News, Andrew Cohen, made positive comments about the Madison book on the network's Web site: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/24/opinion/courtwatch 59) October 28, 2006: I made a presentation on the book at the Woodford County (KY) Public Library, an event co-sponsored by the library and the county historical society. 60) November 11, 2006: The Louisville Courier-Journal (circulation 225,000) published a review of the book: http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006611110324 61) November 11, 2006: I signed books at the Kentucky Book Fair in Frankfort: http://www.kybookfair.com/2006 62) November 14, 2006: I was a guest from 10:00-11:00 p.m. on the "Jim Bohannon Show" on the Westwood One Radio Network. His show is on 350 radio stations nationwide: http://jimbohannon.blogspot.com/2006/11/whos-on-tonight_14.html He also taped a five-minute segment to be aired on December 15, 2006, the anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. It will be broadcast that morning and will be carried by 350 radio stations: http://www.westwoodone.com/pg/jsp/jimbo/audioarchive.jsp?pid=13136 63) November 15, 2006: I signed books at the National Press Club Book Fair in Washington, D.C.: http://www.press.org/programs/bookfair.cfm 64) November 15, 2006: The "Epistle," the quarterly magazine of the Friars Club in New York discussed the book in its fall edition. The circulation is 10,000. 65) November 21, 2006: UK public relations posted a press release about the publicity the book has been getting: http://news.uky.edu/news/display_article.php?artid=1790 66) November 21, 2006: A lawyer from Nashville, TN, posted positive comments about the book in his blog: http://boongablogger.blogspot.com/2006/11/james-madison-and-struggle-for-bill-of.html 67) November 30, 2006: Professor Gordon Wood has written a review of the book in the New York Review of Books (circulation 125,000). The review can be purchased here: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/article-preview?article_id=19672 68) December 1, 2006: Esquire magazine (circulation 750,000) published a complimentary description of the book and named it the "Big Important Book of the Year." (George Clooney is on the cover). http://esquire.mondosearch.com/cgi-bin/MsmGo 69) December 5, 2006: The Kentucky Kernel, the student newspaper at the University of Kentucky (circulation 17,000) published an article about the book that included the cover: http://www.kykernel.com/media/storage/paper305/news/2006/12/05 70) December 6, 2006: I was interviewed by Greg Allen on "The Right Balance," a talk show broadcast on the Accent Radio Network, for half an hour at 11:00 a.m. 71) December 8, 2006: Smart Money.com published the Esquire magazine review: http://www.smartmoney.com/esquire/index.cfm?story=20061208 72) December 8, 2006: U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens wrote to say: "Not only did I receive [the book], but I have read it and, thanks to your careful research, learned a great deal about [Madison's] participation in the ratification process as well as his election to Congress from a gerrymandered district. Many thanks for sending it to me." 73) December 9-10, 2006: Ed McMahon (the "Tonight Show") interviewed me on his radio show, "Lifestyles Live with Ed McMahon." It was broadcast on Saturday at 6:34 p.m. and rebroadcast on Sunday at 10:34 a.m. His show is heard on the USA Radio Network. 74) December 14, 2006: I was interviewed on KBUL (97 AM), a talk radio station in Billings, MT, for half an hour. The interview will be broadcast on Dec. 15. 75) December 14, 2006: The Herald-Dispatch (circulation 40,000) in Huntington, West Virginia, published my op-ed piece on the anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights: http://www.herald-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article 76) December 15, 2006: Oxford University Press posted a blog entry that I wrote, "Little-known facts about the Bill of Rights," to celebrate the anniversary of the ratification of those amendments: http://blog.oup.com/oupblog/2006/12/this_day_in_his_2.html#more 77) December 15, 2006: The Star-Ledger in Newark (circulation 400,000) published a longer version of the piece on the Bill of Rights: http://www.nj.com/opinion/ledger/perspective/index.ssf?/base/news 78) December 15, 2006: The Cincinnati Enquirer (circulation 190,000) published the piece about the ratification of the Bill of Rights: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061215 79) December 15, 2006: The Austin American-Statesman (circulation 180,000) published the piece on the Bill of Rights: http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/12/15/15labunski 80) December 15, 2006: The Raleigh (NC) News & Observer (circulation 162,000), published the Bill of Rights op-ed piece. They do not post guest commentaries on their Web site. 81) December 15, 2006: I was interviewed for an hour (with another guest) on "State of Affairs," on WFPL (89.3 FM ), a public radio station in Louisville. The program aired from 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon. (At their Web site, scroll down to Dec. 15): http://www.wfpl.org/soa_archive_december112006.htm 82) December 15, 2006: The History Wire published a short review of the book: http://www.historywire.com/2006/12/book_alert_jame.html 83) December 15, 2006: I was interviewed on the Prairie Public Radio Network at 3:00 p.m. (central time) for half an hour. The show aired on 19 radio stations in North Dakota. At the page below, scroll down to Dec. 15: http://www.prairiepublic.org/programs/hearitnow/index.jsp 84) December 15, 2006: The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography published a review of the book in Volume 114, no. 4. The circulation is 8,500: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3644/is_200601/ai_n17178682 85) December 18, 2006: The Wenatchee (WA) World published a description of the book: http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/sub/story.php?id=1166470867-182-790 86) December 19, 2006: "Madison Magazine," the alumni magazine at James Madison University in Virginia, published a positive full-page review of the book in its Winter 2007 issue, including a picture of the cover. The circulation is 60,000. It's on page 43: http://www.jmu.edu/madisononline/madison/wm_library/W07_P32-P49.pdf 87) January 2, 2007: Bob Edwards (former host of "Morning Edition" on NPR) broadcast a 25-minute interview with me about the book. It was on the XM Satellite Radio Network, Channel 133, between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m., and repeated the next hour: http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/features/bob-edwards-show.xmc 88) January 3, 2007: “The Lawyer,” the alumni magazine of Seattle University School of Law (I earned a J.D. there in 1994), mentioned the book and gave the Web site in the "Class Notes" section. The circulation is 14,000. 89) January 4, 2007: “Virginia Libraries,” a magazine sent to 1,200 libraries in Virginia, published a positive review of the book. The magazine primarily goes to those who decide what books their libraries purchase. 90) January 12, 2007: "Kentucky Alumni," the alumni magazine of the University of Kentucky, published a picture of the cover and a description of the book in its "Bookmark" section. The circulation is 30,000. 91) January 14, 2007: "Book TV" on C-SPAN2 broadcast a short interview at 12:25 p.m. and at 6:55 p.m. that I did with them from the National Press Club Book Fair in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 15, 2006. C-SPAN2 is available in 61 million homes. 92) January 21, 2007: "Book TV" showed the interview again at 10:25 a.m. 93) February 4, 2007: The Washington Post published my piece about the anniversary of Madison's election to the U.S. House in the First Congress in the editorial section of the newspaper. The Sunday circulation is just over one million. The bio tag included the title of the book and my e-mail address. The printed version also includes a picture of Madison: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article 94) February 7, 2007: UK public relations posted a press release about the Washington Post article on the University's Web site: http://news.uky.edu/news/display_article.php?artid=1937 95) February 16, 2007: WOSU Radio (820 AM), a public radio station at Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), rebroadcast an hour-long interview at 10 a.m. that originally aired on August 16, 2006 as part of President's Day weekend. (See #41 above): http://wosu.org/radio/open-line/openline-archive/ 96) February 17-18, 2007: Book TV rebroadcast the interview on Saturday and Sunday. (See #91 above). 97) February 24, 2007: Library Journal's Academic Newswire identified the book as the #2 bestseller in politics and law for March-Dec. of 2006. (The book was published July 4): http://www.libraryjournal.com/clear/CA6397994.html#BSL March 23, 2007 98) March 23, 2007: I made a presentation in the "Dome Room" of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia as part of the Virginia Festival of the Book: http://www.vabook.org/site07/participants/view.php 99) March 23, 2007: I was interviewed for 15 minutes by Connie Doebele, executive producer of "Book TV," broadcast on weekends on C-SPAN2. 100) April 21, 2007: I signed copies of the book at the Bluegrass Book Festival in Lexington, KY: http://www.bluegrassfestivalofbooks.com/ 101) May 1, 2007: Library Journal gave the audio version of the book a starred review: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6436310.html 102) May 11, 2007: An op-ed piece in the Lawrence (Kansas) Journal World & News on the Second Amendment mentioned the Madison book: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/may/11/who_has_right_bear_arms/ 103) May 22, 2007: A columnist for the Canton (OH) Repository (circulation 60,000) said this about the book: "I also recommend 'James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights' by Richard Labunski, which is so good, it reads like an adventure story": http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=355727 104) June 15, 2007: University of Kentucky Public Relations posted a notice about the upcoming Book TV appearance on the UK Web site: http://news.uky.edu/news/display_article.php?artid=2368
105) June 17, 2007: Book TV
broadcast the 15-minute interview that was taped in March at the
Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville. The
interview aired at 11:30 a.m. (eastern time). C-SPAN2 is
available in 61 million homes. (The interview was shown four
times over two weekends). http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070622/OPINION04/706220414 107) June 22, 2007: The Lexington Herald-Leader (circulation 120,000), published the Madison and Mozart piece: http://www.kentuckyconnect.com/589/story/104605.html 108) June 26, 2007: History News Network posted an excerpt from the Madison and Mozart piece: http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/40236.html 109) June 28, 2007: University of Kentucky Public Relations posted a notice about my upcoming appearance on "Comment on Kentucky": http://news.uky.edu/news/display_article.php?artid=2405 110) June 29, 2007: I was a guest on "Comment on Kentucky," a half-hour TV program on KET (Kentucky Education Television), a statewide public affairs network. The program aired live at 8 p.m. and was repeated at 10:30 p.m. on Friday and 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. The streaming video is available here: http://www.ket.org/cgi-bin/cheetah/watch_video.pl?nola=KCOMM%20003335 111) July 4, 2007: The Kentucky School News and Commentary Web site posted information about the Madison book: http://theprincipal.blogspot.com/2007/07/happy-independence-day.html 112) July 9, 2007: I made a presentation to teachers participating in the Monticello-Stratford Seminar series. It took place at Stratford Hall Plantation, the home of the Lee family, a 1,600-acre estate overlooking the Potomac River: http://www.stratfordhall.org/smsem.html?EDUCATION 113) August 5, 2007: The Louisville Courier-Journal (Sunday circulation 280,000) published my op-ed piece about grades and college students. The bio tag included the title of the Madison book: http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070805 114) August 1, 2007: Magill Book Reviews published a review of the book. 115) August 10, 2007: The North Carolina Historical Review published a review of the book. 116) August 15, 2007: The Woodford (KY) Sun published an article about my upcoming presentation to the Woodford Historical Society. 117) August 23, 2007: I made a presentation to the Woodford County (KY) Historical Society about the book. 118) August 29, 2007: The Woodford (KY) Sun published an article about my presentation to the WHS. 119) Sept. 17, 2007: I spoke at a Constitution Day event at James Madison University in Virginia. After the presentation, I did an interview with a local TV station: http://www.jmu.edu/jmuweb/calendars.shtml 120) Sept. 30, 2007: I made a presentation on the book at the "Evening at Montpelier" event at Madison's home in Orange, Virginia. 121) Nov. 1, 2007: The Journal of Southern History published a review of the book. 122) Dec. 12, 2007: Experience Magazine, a publication of the American Bar Association's Senior Lawyers Division, published a 4,000-word excerpt of the book in its fall issue. 123) Dec. 14, 2007: I was interviewed for half an hour on KBUL Radio (a talk radio station in Billings, MT) about the book and the anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. 124) June 29, 2008: The South Florida Sun-Sentinel (circulation 303,000) published my piece on 10 things that may surprise you about the Constitution. The paper used the title of the book: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-forum 125) July 4, 2008: The Chicago Tribune (circulation 560,000) used the Constitution piece and included the title of the book: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-oped 126) July 4, 2008: The Sacramento Bee (circulation 280,000) used the Constitution piece and included the title of the book and the Web site address: http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/1059931.html 127) July 4, 2008: The Louisville Courier-Journal (circulation 220,000) used the Constitution piece and included the title of the book and the Web site address: http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? 128) July 4, 2008: The Lexington Herald-Leader (circulation 105,000) used the Constitution piece and included the title of the book: http://www.kentucky.com/589/story/452102.html 129) July 4, 2008: The Cincinnati Enquirer used the Constitution piece on its Web site. It included the title of the book and the Web site address: http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article 130) July 4, 2008: I was interviewed on WKYT-TV (the CBS station in Lexington) during the 12:30 p.m. newscast. They showed the cover of the book and asked where it is available. 131) July 4, 2008: A blogger discussed the book: http://davidsdeliberations.blogspot.com/2008/07/ 132) July 6, 2008: The Greensboro (NC) News-Record (circulation 100,000) used the Constitution piece and included the title of the book and the Web site address: http://beta.news-record.com/content/2008/07/02/article 133) July 8, 2008: A reviewer said positive things about the book on "epinions": http://www.epinions.com/content_436567117444 134) July 8, 2008: A reviewer made positive comments about the book on American Studies.com: http://www.americansc.org.uk/Reviews/Madison.htm 135) July 17, 2008: I was interviewed about the book on WKCT Radio (930 AM), Bowling Green, Kentucky, during the afternoon drive time show. 136) July 24, 2008: The Cincinnati Enquirer (circulation 190,000) published my piece on the three people I would most like to have over for dinner (Mozart, Madison and Young): http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? 137) August 16, 2008: The New York Times Book Review included the book in its "Paperback Row" section, describing it as "well-researched" and "fascinating": http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/books/review/PaperRow-t.html?ref=review 138) September 11, 2008: I was interviewed on the 12:30 p.m. news on WLEX-TV (NBC) in Lexington, KY, about the book. They showed the cover of the book. 139) September 14, 2008: Tom Eblen, a columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader, mentioned the book in his piece on Constitution Day: http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/523303.html Eblen also posted it on his blog with a link to my Web site: http://tomeblen.bloginky.com/2008/09/14/celebrate-your-freedoms-on-constitution-day/ Other mentions: XX) August 2006: The Library of Congress has listed the book in a “selected” bibliography in “Primary Documents in American History: The Bill of Rights”: www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/billofrights.html XX) August 18, 2006: The Foundation for Economic Education posted a positive commentary about the book: www.fee.org/in_brief/default.asp?id=707
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