Harvard University professor Lizabeth Cohen looked at American urban policy in the forty years following World War II through the life of urban planner Edward Logue, who was instrumental in the redevelopment of Boston and portions of New York City.
Lew Paper recounted the efforts of Joseph Grew, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan prior to the American entry into World War II, who attempted to seek a peace accord between the two countries prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County president Freeman Hrabowski shared his insights on building and sustaining an inclusive, high achieving, and innovative university. He was interviewed by author and Robin Hood CEO Wes Moore.
Washington Post national security editor Peter Finn recalled the life of Gertrude Legendre, a South Carolina socialite turned spy, who was held as a "special prisoner" of the Germans during the fall of the Third Reich
New York Times Magazine contributor Thomas Chatterton Williams looked at race and identity. He was interviewed by author and New York Times columnist Kwame Anthony Appiah.
New York Times Magazine contributor Thomas Chatterton Williams looked at race and identity. He was interviewed by author and New York Times columnist Kwame Anthony Appiah.
New York Times Magazine contributor Thomas Chatterton Williams looked at race and identity. He was interviewed by author and New York Times columnist Kwame Anthony Appiah.
Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas provided a history of Arlington National Cemetery and offered an inside look at the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment at Arlington, which oversees the funerals and ceremonies at the Cemetery.
Holocaust survivor Irene Butter reflected on her childhood, being imprisoned in two concentration camps during World War II, and her arrival to the United States in 1945.
