Ken Burns

Wednesday 09/30/1992

Filmmaker Ken Burns on his PBS series "Baseball," the Civil War, and why he feels "possessed" by American history.

Category: Sports History
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Jeff Greenfield; Ken Burns; Wendy Wasserstein
Entertainment, Politics, History
Air Date 09/30/1992
Jeff Greenfield on the 1992 election; Ken Burns on being "possessed" by American history; Wendy Wasserstein on "The Sisters Rosensweig." 55:53
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Garry Wills
History
Air Date 07/22/1992
Historian Garry Wills gives historical context to Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address. 12:18
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David Herbert Donald
Books, History
Air Date 11/01/1995
Author David Herbert Donald talks "Lincoln." 18:28
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'The West'
Entertainment, History
Air Date 09/10/1996
Guest host Mort Zuckerman, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, director Stephen Ives, and writer Geoffrey Ward on the documentary, “The West.” 21:27
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Foreign Policy Debate; Garry Wills;...
Entertainment, Politics, History
Air Date 07/22/1992
A look at foreign policy and the '92 presidential campaign; Garry Wills on the Gettysburg Address; Geoffrey Holder. 54:57
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