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Daryl Davis, Musician & Author
Musician and author, Daryl Davis, who, for over 30 years, has befriended members of the Ku Klux Klan to try to understand their hatred and to convinc…
2 years, 3 months ago
Erik Larson, "In the Garden of Beasts"
Erik Larson talked about the life of William E. Dodd, who became America's first ambassador to Adolf Hitler's Germany in Berlin during 1933.
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2 years, 3 months ago
Jesse Holland, "The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House"
Jesse Holland talked about his book, The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House.
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2 years, 4 months ago
Gerald Blaine and Clint Hill, "The Kennedy Detail: JFK’s Secret Service Agents Break Their Silence.”
Gerald Blaine and Clint Hill, two former Secret Service agents, spoke about the day that President Kennedy was assassinated. They also talked about t…
2 years, 4 months ago
Rosemary Stevens, "A Time of Scandal: Charles R. Forbes, Warren G. Harding, and the Making of the Veterans Bureau"
Rosemary Stevens talked about her book, A Time of Scandal: Charles R. Forbes, Warren G. Harding, and the Making of the Veterans Bureau.
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2 years, 4 months ago
Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick, "The Original Meaning of the 14th Amendment"
Professors Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick talked about their book, The Original Meaning of the 14th Amendment. They argued that the 14th Amendment, w…
2 years, 4 months ago
Tom Cronin, "Imagining a Great Republic"
Professor Tom Cronin talked about his book, Imagining a Great Republic, a survey of American novels that have helped tell the story of the American p…
2 years, 5 months ago
Elizabeth Papez on Chief Justices of the Supreme Court
Elizabeth Papez talked about the influence of Chief Justice John Roberts and other high-profile chief justices on the direction of the Supreme Court …
2 years, 5 months ago
Amy Zegart, "Spies, Lies, and Algorithms"
Author Amy Zegart tracked the history of American espionage from George Washington’s Revolutionary War spies to today’s digital world. Drawing on hun…
2 years, 5 months ago
Michael Green, "The Speaker of the House: A Study of Leadership"
Kevin McCarthy earned a place in the history books this week as the first Speaker of the House to be voted out of office. Just 9 months into his term…
2 years, 5 months ago