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Vietnam, Walter Cronkite, and Public Opinion
American University’s W. Joseph Campbell teaches a class on CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite’s pessimistic assessment of the Vietnam War in February 1…
4 years, 9 months ago
Notable Speakers of the House
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville professor Kenneth Moffett teaches a class about notable Speakers of the House, from Henry Clay and Joseph C…
4 years, 9 months ago
Coroners in the 19th Century South
Professor Stephen Berry talked about coroners in the 19th century South. He discussed the role of a coroner as an agent of the state and talked about…
4 years, 9 months ago
Women Journalists at the Turn of the 20th Century
Iowa State University professor Tracy Lucht talked about women journalists in the late-19th and early 20th centuries. She described the careers of so…
4 years, 9 months ago
U.S. Containment Strategy After World War II
Professor Hitchcock lectured about the U.S. foreign policy strategy of containment between 1946-1950. After World War II, President Harry Truman init…
4 years, 10 months ago
Women and the Civil War
Professor Caroline Janney lectured to her class on women in America from 1600-1870 on the role of women in the Civil War. During her illustrated lect…
4 years, 10 months ago
Playwright August Wilson and "Fences"
Tulane University professor John “Ray” Proctor taught a class about playwright August Wilson, his contribution to African American theatre and his Pu…
4 years, 10 months ago
National Intelligence Under President Kennedy
Catholic University professor and former CIA historian Nicholas Dujmovic teaches a class about national intelligence during President Kennedy’s admin…
4 years, 10 months ago
Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
U.S. Army War College professor Douglas Douds gives a lecture about the causes and military objectives of the Civil War prior to a day-long staff rid…
4 years, 11 months ago
World War II Leadership
Victor Hanson, a professor emeritus of Classics at California State University, Fresno, lectured to a history class on masters and commanders during …
4 years, 11 months ago