Author Richard Brookhiser talked about Revolutionary War era painter John Trumbull's time as an aid to Generals George Washington and Horatio Gates and his work documenting the conflict in visual form. The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati in Washington, DC, hosted this program.
Forty years after Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter convened a 1984 conference on the "private lives and public duties" of first ladies, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum hosted a look back at that meeting and the role of first ladies over the last four decades. Betty Ford's daughter, Susan, joined in the conversation.
Republican Gerald Ford and Democrat Jimmy Carter -- political rivals in the 1976 presidential campaign -- became lifelong friends who found common cause in the decades after they left the White House. What gave that friendship staying power - even as the country became more partisan? The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation & the Carter Center hosted this event.
This 1985 Department of Defense film shared the oral histories of Army and Navy nurse POWs captured after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor in World War II. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
What was President Eisenhower's role in radio broadcasts designed to fight communism as the Cold War took shape? Mark Pomar, a senior fellow at the Clements Center for National Security, detailed Ike's post-World War II campaign to promote democratic values in Europe. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum hosted this virtual event.
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted discussions on Native American citizenship and voting rights. This session focused on how Native Americans are portrayed in U.S. culture. Kevin Gover was a featured speaker - he is the Smithsonian's Under Secretary for Museums and Culture, and a citizen of the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.
Ithaca College professor Michael Trotti discussed the escalating tensions between colonists and the British government before the American Revolution. Ithaca College is located in New York.
Forty years after Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter convened a 1984 conference on the "private lives and public duties" of first ladies, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum hosted a look back at that meeting and the role of first ladies over the last four decades. Betty Ford's daughter, Susan, joined in the conversation.
Republican Gerald Ford and Democrat Jimmy Carter -- political rivals in the 1976 presidential campaign -- became lifelong friends who found common cause in the decades after they left the White House. What gave that friendship staying power - even as the country became more partisan? The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation & the Carter Center hosted this event.
This 1985 Department of Defense film shared the oral histories of Army and Navy nurse POWs captured after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor in World War II. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
What was President Eisenhower's role in radio broadcasts designed to fight communism as the Cold War took shape? Mark Pomar, a senior fellow at the Clements Center for National Security, detailed Ike's post-World War II campaign to promote democratic values in Europe. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum hosted this virtual event.
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted discussions on Native American citizenship and voting rights. This session focused on how Native Americans are portrayed in U.S. culture. Kevin Gover was a featured speaker - he is the Smithsonian's Under Secretary for Museums and Culture, and a citizen of the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.
Ithaca College professor Michael Trotti discussed the escalating tensions between colonists and the British government before the American Revolution. Ithaca College is located in New York.
Forty years after Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter convened a 1984 conference on the "private lives and public duties" of first ladies, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum hosted a look back at that meeting and the role of first ladies over the last four decades. Betty Ford's daughter, Susan, joined in the conversation.
Republican Gerald Ford and Democrat Jimmy Carter -- political rivals in the 1976 presidential campaign -- became lifelong friends who found common cause in the decades after they left the White House. What gave that friendship staying power - even as the country became more partisan? The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation & the Carter Center hosted this event.
This 1985 Department of Defense film shared the oral histories of Army and Navy nurse POWs captured after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor in World War II. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
What was President Eisenhower's role in radio broadcasts designed to fight communism as the Cold War took shape? Mark Pomar, a senior fellow at the Clements Center for National Security, detailed Ike's post-World War II campaign to promote democratic values in Europe. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum hosted this virtual event.
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted discussions on Native American citizenship and voting rights. This session focused on how Native Americans are portrayed in U.S. culture. Kevin Gover was a featured speaker - he is the Smithsonian's Under Secretary for Museums and Culture, and a citizen of the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.
Ithaca College professor Michael Trotti discussed the escalating tensions between colonists and the British government before the American Revolution. Ithaca College is located in New York.
Forty years after Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter convened a 1984 conference on the "private lives and public duties" of first ladies, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum hosted a look back at that meeting and the role of first ladies over the last four decades. Betty Ford's daughter, Susan, joined in the conversation.
Republican Gerald Ford and Democrat Jimmy Carter -- political rivals in the 1976 presidential campaign -- became lifelong friends who found common cause in the decades after they left the White House. What gave that friendship staying power - even as the country became more partisan? The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation & the Carter Center hosted this event.
This 1985 Department of Defense film shared the oral histories of Army and Navy nurse POWs captured after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor in World War II. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
What was President Eisenhower's role in radio broadcasts designed to fight communism as the Cold War took shape? Mark Pomar, a senior fellow at the Clements Center for National Security, detailed Ike's post-World War II campaign to promote democratic values in Europe. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum hosted this virtual event.
North Carolina Central University history professor Jasmin Howard discussed student activism and the civil rights movement at Historically Black Colleges and Universities in North Carolina. North Carolina Central University is located in Durham.
Author William Styple talked about artist James Kelly who interviewed dozens of Union Civil War generals after the war to understand their war and depict it in art. The Macculloch Hall Historical Museum in Morristown, New Jersey, hosted this event.
This 1953 U.S. Information Service film followed an overnight cargo loader as he helps get things ready for one of San Francisco's wholesale produce markets. It was released as "As the City Sleeps." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
