Our 2018 Fiction Edition of In Depth continued with bestselling author Jodi Picoult. Her books include "My Sister's Keeper," "Small Great Things," and the newly released, "A Spark of Light."
The C-SPAN Cities Tour explores the American story with a look at the Women's Suffrage movement which led to the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting women the right to vote.
Historian Kate Clarke Lemay gave American History TV a guided tour of a National Portrait Gallery exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th Amendment. Using images of early suffrage leaders, Lemay showed how the movement intersected with the abolitionist and temperance movements. This was the first of a two-part program.
Historian Kate Clarke Lemay gave American History TV a guided tour of a National Portrait Gallery exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th Amendment. Starting with the 1913 suffrage parade in Washington D.C., she talks about the tactics women used to get the vote including picketing the White House and publishing political cartoons. The exhibit also explores the period after ratification of the amendment up through the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This is the second of a two-part program.
Writer Heather Lende detailed her experience entering into local politics in her hometown of Haines, Alaska. This was a virtual hosted by the Atlanta History Center.
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) spoke about her life growing up in Iowa, her military career and her journey in becoming the first female combat veteran to serve as a United States Senator.
Three Democratic secretaries of state participated in a virtual discussion about voting rights and the 2020 election as part of the annual Netroots Nation Conference. The secretaries from Michigan, Colorado and Connecticut discussed concerns they had about the voting process for the upcoming election amid the coronavirus pandemic. They discussed how their states were individually addressing election issues as well as their concerns about efforts to dissuade people from voting. The secretaries agreed that the best way to ensure the most people were able to vote was to provide as many options as possible, which include vote by mail, drop-off ballots, and in-person voting.
U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook spoke at the annual Aspen Institute Security Forum. He discussed the Trump administration's policy toward Iran and urged the U.N. Security Council to extend the international arms embargo on Iran. The event was held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Attorney General William Barr announced the Justice Department is awarding more than $35 million in housing assistance grants for human trafficking victims during a roundtable with victims and advocates. Ivanka Trump, along with others from the Trump administration, spoke about efforts they have made to address the issue. Advocates and victims also shared their stories and spoke about the importance of the federal grants, which will go to more than 70 organizations across the country to provide short-term housing assistance for victims.
University of California, Berkeley law professor and former deputy assistant attorney general in the George W. Bush administration John Yoo weighed in on presidential powers and the U.S. Constitution. He was interviewed by Mark Rozell, author and George Mason University founding Dean of the School of Policy and Government.
Princeton University history professor Julian Zelizer explored the political ascendancy of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and argued that his congressional leadership was the beginning of America's hyper partisan divide. This was a virtual author event hosted by the Strand Bookstore in New York City.
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich offered his thoughts on why President Trump should be re-elected in 2020. This virtual program was sponsored by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute.
University of Virginia law professor Saikrishna Prakash argued against the expanding powers of the presidency. This program was sponsored by the CATO Institute.
Brad Meltzer mixes historical accounts of Benedict Arnold and artifacts associated with the Revolutionary War general into a fictional thriller. He speaks at Barnes & Noble in McLean, Virginia.
Brad Meltzer provided a fictional account of an employee at Dover Air Force Base, the military site where the remains of military personnel that have been killed abroad first arrive when brought back to the United States.
University of California, Berkeley law professor and former deputy assistant attorney general in the George W. Bush administration John Yoo weighed in on presidential powers and the U.S. Constitution. He was interviewed by Mark Rozell, author and George Mason University founding Dean of the School of Policy and Government.
Princeton University history professor Julian Zelizer explored the political ascendancy of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and argued that his congressional leadership was the beginning of America's hyper partisan divide. This was a virtual author event hosted by the Strand Bookstore in New York City.
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich offered his thoughts on why President Trump should be re-elected in 2020. This virtual program was sponsored by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute.
University of Virginia law professor Saikrishna Prakash argued against the expanding powers of the presidency. This program was sponsored by the CATO Institute.
Brad Meltzer mixes historical accounts of Benedict Arnold and artifacts associated with the Revolutionary War general into a fictional thriller. He speaks at Barnes & Noble in McLean, Virginia.
Brad Meltzer provided a fictional account of an employee at Dover Air Force Base, the military site where the remains of military personnel that have been killed abroad first arrive when brought back to the United States.
