Lectures tagged "Presidents"

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George C. Herring: From Colony to Superpower
George C. Herring
October 28, 2008
00:47:09
Award-winning historian and author George C. Herring gives an overview of American diplomacy, as described in his new book, From Colony to Superpower: US Foreign Relations Since 1776.
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Bob Schieffer's America
Bob Schieffer
September 29, 2008
01:04:25
CBS News anchor Bob Schieffer discusses his new book, Bob Schieffer's America, a collection of 168 essays on the hard issues of the day to the human stories that show who we are; from politic
Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm: 1938 - 1940
Will Swift
June 12, 2008
01:25:11
Will Swift discusses his new book, The Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm: A Thousand Days in London, 1938 - 1940. During this brief but crucial period, the Kennedys emerged as the political dynasty we know today, setting the stage for all their future successes and tragedies.
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Richard Reeves on Kennedy, Nixon and Reagan
Richard Reeves
February 20, 2006
01:28:55
In honor of Presidents' Day, Richard Reeves, who has written biographies of Presidents John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and a new biography entitled President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination discusses each of these President's legacies with The Boston Globe's Mark Feeney.
Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Doris Kearns Goodwin
December 18, 2005
01:28:28
Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin explains how the one-term congressman and prairie lawyer rose from obscurity to become one of the most significant presidents in this nation's hi
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Presidential Health: Bloodletting to Ballistics
Kevin R. Loughlin
October 28, 2004
01:08:07
Kevin R. Loughlin traces events involving the health of presidents from George Washington to the present day.
Bushworld: Enter at Your Own Risk
Maureen Dowd
October 26, 2004
01:17:25
Maureen Dowd draws upon her celebrated columns to probe the group she has made recognizable by their first names, middle initials, nicknames, or numbers as they seek an extreme makeover of the country and the world.
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Inventing a Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson
Gore Vidal
November 20, 2003
00:58:14
In his latest book, Inventing a Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Gore Vidal takes readers behind the scenes as America's founding fathers fought and worked to create a new country.