Stuart Brody started to become very interested in politics and government in the wake of Kennedy’s assassination, which happened when he was a boy. Because of a letter-writing campaign Brody spearheaded, he was invited to Washington to meet Humphrey.

In this video series by WETA’s AdLit, he talks more about his burgeoning interests and why he chose to fictionalize his book about Hubert Humphrey.

This author interview was produced through a partnership of the Grateful American Foundation and WETA.