Former President Ronald Reagan died 20 years ago on June 5, 2004, at the age of 93. Those who served in his administration gathered at his presidential library in Simi Valley, California, to remember him.
Presidential historian Lindsay Chervinsky discussed how presidential foreign policy and warmaking powers evolved from the time of George Washington to the modern era. This lecture was part of a symposium hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
History professor and author John McCurdy talked about the 1774 buggery trial of British chaplain Robert Newburgh and LGBT history during the American Revolution. The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia hosted this event.
Civil War historian Gary Gallagher talked about the importance of the victory at the 1862 Battle of Second Manassas for the Confederate cause. This talk was part of a conference hosted by the University of Virginia Center for Civil War History in Charlottesville.
Historians discussed the development of federal transportation safety regulations in the United States. The American Historical Association hosted this discussion as part of a Congressional briefing series.
Author James Marcus talked about transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson, his life, his writings, and his relevance for today. The New York Society Library hosted this event.
In 1962, Senator Kenneth Keating (R-NY) hosted U.S. Information Agengy director Edward Murrow on his interview program to talk about the U.S. image abroad, current affairs, and propaganda. This was part of a television interview series Senator Keating hosted in the late 1950s and early 1960s called "Let's Look at Congress.' Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
Historians discussed the operational challenges that American, British, French, and German military forces faced during the American Revolution. The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati in Washington, DC, hosted this program.
Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas of the Democratic Party, Vice President & Southern Democratic Party candidate John Breckinridge, and former Senator and Constitutional Union Party candidate John Bell. Lincoln's election was followed by the secession of several southern states which led to the Civil War.
Presidential historian Lindsay Chervinsky discussed how presidential foreign policy and warmaking powers evolved from the time of George Washington to the modern era. This lecture was part of a symposium hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
In 1962, Senator Kenneth Keating (R-NY) hosted U.S. Information Agengy director Edward Murrow on his interview program to talk about the U.S. image abroad, current affairs, and propaganda. This was part of a television interview series Senator Keating hosted in the late 1950s and early 1960s called "Let's Look at Congress.' Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
Former President Ronald Reagan died 20 years ago on June 5, 2004, at the age of 93. Those who served in his administration gathered at his presidential library in Simi Valley, California, to remember him.
Presidential historian Lindsay Chervinsky discussed how presidential foreign policy and warmaking powers evolved from the time of George Washington to the modern era. This lecture was part of a symposium hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
History professor and author John McCurdy talked about the 1774 buggery trial of British chaplain Robert Newburgh and LGBT history during the American Revolution. The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia hosted this event.
Civil War historian Gary Gallagher talked about the importance of the victory at the 1862 Battle of Second Manassas for the Confederate cause. This talk was part of a conference hosted by the University of Virginia Center for Civil War History in Charlottesville.
Historians discussed the development of federal transportation safety regulations in the United States. The American Historical Association hosted this discussion as part of a Congressional briefing series.
Author James Marcus talked about transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson, his life, his writings, and his relevance for today. The New York Society Library hosted this event.
In 1962, Senator Kenneth Keating (R-NY) hosted U.S. Information Agengy director Edward Murrow on his interview program to talk about the U.S. image abroad, current affairs, and propaganda. This was part of a television interview series Senator Keating hosted in the late 1950s and early 1960s called "Let's Look at Congress.' Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
Historians discussed the operational challenges that American, British, French, and German military forces faced during the American Revolution. The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati in Washington, DC, hosted this program.
Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas of the Democratic Party, Vice President & Southern Democratic Party candidate John Breckinridge, and former Senator and Constitutional Union Party candidate John Bell. Lincoln's election was followed by the secession of several southern states which led to the Civil War.
Politico's Meridith McGraw chronicled Donald Trump's post presidency to his return as the Republican nominee for president. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.
University of Illinois sociology professor Ilana Redstone argues that the U.S. would be better off if Americans were more self-critical about their beliefs and less dismissive of arguments made by those they disagree with. This interview was conducted at FreedomFest, an annual libertarian conference held in 2024 in Las Vegas.
Georgetown University constitutional law professor Randy Barnett talks about his legal career and his support of originalism, a legal theory that interprets laws based on their original interpretations. This interview was conducted at FreedomFest, an annual libertarian conference held in 2024 in Las Vegas.