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John F. Kennedy's Foreign Policy
Iowa State University History Professor Charles Dobbs talked about President John F. Kennedy’s foreign policy. Topics included the failed Bay of Pigs…
5 years, 1 month ago
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…
5 years, 1 month 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…
5 years, 1 month 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…
5 years, 2 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…
5 years, 2 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…
5 years, 2 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…
5 years, 2 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…
5 years, 3 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…
5 years, 3 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…
5 years, 3 months ago