Lectures tagged "White House"

Civil War Wives
Carol Berkin
October 12, 2009
00:46:21
Carol Berkin, Presidential Professor at Baruch College in New York, discusses her revelatory new book, Civil War Wives. It focuses on the life and times of three wives -- Julia Dent Grant,wife Of U.S.
The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President
Taylor Branch
October 8, 2009
00:54:57
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Taylor Branch takes us inside the Clinton White House with a discussion of The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President.
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Future US Foreign Policy
Peter White
May 13, 2008
00:41:25
President and founder of The Southern Center for International Studies Peter White delivers remarks on suggested next steps for the new White House administration in 2009.
Singing for Justice
Arlo Guthrie
May 15, 2006
01:29:54
Arlo Guthrie and other musicians look back at the cultural impact of protest music that began during President Kennedy's administration and continues in America today.
Irish Tenors in the Kennedy Administration
Charles Daly
May 1, 2006
01:22:55
Charles Daly, Richard Donahue and Jack McNally, all members of President John F. Kennedy's staff, share stories of working in the Kennedy White House. Boston Herald columnist Mike Barnicle moderates this forum.
The White House: A Pop-Up Book
Chuck Fischer
March 22, 2005
00:38:15
Starting with the design by Irish-born architect James Hoban in 1792, the White House history spans more than 200 years.
White House Photographers
Susan Stamberg
December 17, 2002
01:45:51
National Public Radio Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg moderates this slide presentation and conversation with a number of official White House photographers who covered the Presidents, their families, and their administrations.