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Presidential Press Coverage
The Newseum's Patty Rhule talks about how the press has covered American presidents over the course of our history. She is vice president of the muse…
6 years, 3 months ago
Presidential Nominating Process
Lara Brown of George Washington University discusses how the current presidential nominating system developed. She is the political management school…
6 years, 4 months ago
A Reporter's View of Afghanistan, Pakistan & Iraq
Pamela Constable recently completed a lengthy tour as the [Washington Post]'s Afghanistan/Pakistan bureau chief. She talks about her work, the people…
6 years, 4 months ago
Susannah Cahalan, "The Great Pretender"
Journalist Susannah Cahalan discusses her book, [The Great Pretender], about a 1973 experiment led by Stanford psychologist David Rosenhan that was c…
6 years, 4 months ago
Supreme Court Chief Justices
Elizabeth Papez - a litigator and partner in the firm of Gibson Dunn, and former U.S. Deputy Assistant Attorney General who clerked for Supreme Court…
6 years, 4 months ago
Chris Arnade, "Dignity"
Former Wall Street trader turned photojournalist Chris Arnade discusses his book, [Dignity], in which he documents the plight of those living on the …
6 years, 5 months ago
Alan Kraut
American University Distinguished Professor of History Alan Kraut looks back at our politics and policies over the past two plus centuries to see how…
6 years, 5 months ago
Jeff Guinn, "The Vagabonds"
Historian Jeff Guinn writes about the highly publicized summer road trips taken by Henry Ford and Thomas Edison between 1914-1925 in his book, [The V…
6 years, 5 months ago
History of Tariffs
The Smithsonian Institution's Peter Liebhold discusses the history of tariffs in managing the U.S. economy. He is a work and industry curator at the …
6 years, 5 months ago
James Banner, "Presidential Misconduct"
Historian James Banner discusses his book, "Presidential Misconduct: From George Washington to Today"
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6 years, 6 months ago