Amanda Foreman, in conversation with Harold Holzer, takes the audience on a journey to the drawing rooms of London, the offices of Washington, and the front lines of a divided America to examine Great Britain’s integral role in the Civil War.
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October 2011
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A World on Fire: Britain’s Crucial Role in the American Civil War
October 4th, 2011
55 minutes 32 seconds
Amanda Foreman
Harold Holzer (moderator)
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May 2011
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Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge's View
May 31st, 2011
56 min 56 sec
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer
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Through the analysis of past cases, Associate United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer examines the Court’s role as guardian of the Constitution.
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May 2011
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Inherently Unequal: The Betrayal of Equal Rights by the Supreme Court, 1865-1903
May 26th, 2011
Lawrence Goldstone
Eric Foner
Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Three experts discuss the Supreme Court’s failure to protect equal rights during the pivotal years following the Civil War.
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May 2011
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John F. Kennedy
May 24th, 2011
55 min 14 sec
Robert Dallek
Bob Herbert
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Fifty years after John F. Kennedy’s presidential inauguration, celebrated biographer Robert Dallek, in conversation with Bob Herbert, examines the trials and tribulations Kennedy faced during his political career.
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May 2011
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The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War
May 17th, 2011
51 min 23 sec
Andrew Roberts
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Historian Andrew Roberts discusses his new comprehensive history of World War II, The Storm of War.
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