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American Dialogue: The Founding Fathers and Us
In "American Dialogue," Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Joseph J. Ellis focuses on the often-asked question, “What would the Founding Fathers think?”
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Dr. Benjamin Rush: The Founding Father Who Healed a Wounded Nation
A new biography examines Benjamin Rush, the nation’s first great humanitarian, social reformer, and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War
Joanne B. Freeman discusses the long-lost story of physical violence on the floor of the U.S. Congress and shows how the Capitol was rife with conflict in the decades before the Civil War.
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Nixon Legacy Forum: The Greatest Comeback: Richard Nixon and the 1968 Election
This Nixon Legacy Panel will re-tell the story of Richard Nixon’s comeback and his historic 1968 election victory.
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Historians on Hamilton: How a Blockbuster Musical is Restaging America’s Past
A collection of top scholars to explain the “Hamilton phenomenon” and explore its connection to the understanding of American History.
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Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times
Journalist and author Mark Leibovich tells the story of his four-year odyssey that took him deeper inside the NFL.
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Frank and Al: FDR, Al Smith, and the Unlikely Alliance that Created the Modern Democratic Party
Editor and author Terry Golway tells the untold story of an unlikely political partnership—between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Al Smith.
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For Us, By Us: America’s Trust In, and Expectations of, the Constitution
Judy Woodruff, anchor of PBS NewsHour, will moderate a discussion of the results of a national survey to better understand how Americans relate to our government and its founding documents.
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LBJ’s 1968: Power, Politics, and the Presidency in America’s Year of Upheaval
In his latest book, "LBJ’s 1968," Kyle Longley explores how LBJ perceived the most significant events of 1968.
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Symposium: The Vietnam War Revisited
A one-day symposium exploring the Vietnam War from the Vietnamese perspective, divided into three segments: Engagement in the War, Aftermath of the War, and Post-War: Perspectives of Younger Generations