History 653 Videos
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Nicholas Dawidoff
Air Date 07/26/1994Author Nicholas Dawidoff shares his biography of Moe Berg, MLB catcher-cum-spy during World War II, "The Catcher was a Spy." 11:02 -
Ron Rosenbaum
Air Date 07/22/1994Journalist Ron Rosenbaum on the enduring mystery of British spy Kim Philby. 14:47 -
Ellis Cose
Air Date 07/07/1994Author Ellis Cose on his book, "The Rage of A Privileged Class," and the O. J. Simpson trial. 07:47 -
LGBTQ Movement
Air Date 06/24/1994A discussion about the LGBT movement with writers Andrew Sullivan, Donna Minkowitz, Bruce Bawer, and Tony Kushner. 21:08 -
The Stonewall Riots
Air Date 06/24/1994A panel discusses the significance of the Stonewall riots to the history of the gay rights movement. 21:44 -
Myrlie Evers-Williams
Air Date 06/23/1994Myrlie Evers on the assassination of her husband, civil rights activist Medgar Evers, and an HBO film on the trial of his killer. 13:18 -
E. L. Doctorow
Air Date 06/17/1994Award winning writer E. L. Doctorow on his novel, "The Waterworks" -- set in post-Civil War New York. 09:59 -
Jon Alpert
Air Date 06/15/1994Emmy award winning journalist Jon Alpert on his film, "Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island." 08:43 -
Stephen L. Carter
Air Date 06/08/1994Yale Law professor Stephen Carter shares his book, "The Confirmation Mess." 14:04 -
Craig Perry
Air Date 06/08/1994Craig Perry on Part 2 of his series on transportation, "Coming and Going." 10:07 -
Remembering Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Air Date 06/07/1994Biographer Bernice Kert joins David Rockefeller to remember David's mother, the philanthropist Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. 16:42 -
Paul Monette
Air Date 05/25/1994Author and activist Paul Monette on his book, "Last Watch of the Night." 17:08 -
Brown v. Board of Education
Air Date 05/17/1994Forty years after Brown v. Board of Ed. ended school segregation, lawyers and journalists discuss its impact on society today. 18:46 -
Gordon Parks
Air Date 05/09/1994Gordon Parks talks about his career at Life magazine and his life as a photographer. 15:37 -
Atomic Espionage
Air Date 05/06/1994Anatoli Sudoplatov, Leona and Jerrold Schecter, and Richard Rhodes argue whether the Manhattan Project scientists were spies. 24:14 -
Caleb Carr
Air Date 05/06/1994Caleb Carr presents his crime novel, "The Alienist." 14:37 -
The Death of Richard Nixon
Air Date 04/25/1994Speechwriter Ray Price and aide Frank Gannon reflect on their lives with a fascinating, flawed president. 16:12 -
Henry Kissinger on Nixon
Air Date 04/25/1994Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger looks back on his life with former President Richard Nixon. 21:50 -
Bob Dole Remembers Nixon
Air Date 04/25/1994Senate minority leader Bob Dole on the death of Richard Nixon. 15:08 -
'America and the Holocaust'
Air Date 04/04/1994A panel of historians and experts examine the PBS documentary, "America and the Holocaust." 20:12 -
'Leni Riefenstahl'
Air Date 03/29/1994A look at the documentary, "The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl." 19:41 -
'The Lesson of the Hour'
Air Date 02/17/1994A conversation between Bill Moyers and actor Fred Morsel, on his reenactment of Frederick Douglass' last speech. 15:17 -
Art and Antiques
Air Date 01/24/1994Antiques dealers and art historians Thatcher Freund, Harold Sack, David Schorsch and Wendell Garrett on famous antiques. 16:01 -
Andrew Young
Air Date 01/17/1994Former ambassador and assistant to Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks of King's life on the 60th anniversary of his birth. 16:12 -
'Schindler's List'
Air Date 01/11/1994A panel of journalists discuss whether "Schindler's List" deserves the praise and adoration it's received. 17:44 -
Ross Terrill
Air Date 12/30/1993Author Ross Terrill talks about his biography and controversial BBC documentary about Mao Zedong. 15:58 -
Herman Wouk
Air Date 12/16/1993Pulitzer prize-winning author Herman Wouk shares his historical novel, "The Hope." 13:16 -
Ben Kingsley
Air Date 12/16/1993Ben Kingsley reflects on filming "Schindler's List," in which he plays Itzhak Stern, who helped Schindler save over 1000 Jews during WWII. 21:09 -
'Laughter on the 23rd Floor'
Air Date 11/24/1993Neil Simon and Sid Caesar reminisce about creating the weekly 1950s "Your Show of Shows." 21:53 -
Dan Rather
Air Date 11/17/1993News anchor Dan Rather on his CBS news documentary "Who Killed JFK?" 21:26 -
John Keegan
Air Date 11/16/1993War Historian John Keegan on his book, "A History of Warfare." 14:23 -
Willie Morris
Air Date 10/26/1993Willie Morris introduces his memoir, "New York Days," about the literary community of the 1960s. 21:09 -
Henry Hampton
Air Date 10/25/1993Henry Hampton introduces his new PBS documentary, "The Great Depression," which looks at America in the 1930s. 09:04 -
Richard Reeves
Air Date 10/19/1993Journalist Richard Reeves explains his approach to his book, "President Kennedy: Profile of Power." 33:21 -
Gerald Posner
Air Date 09/20/1993Gerald Posner on his book, "Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK." 25:26 -
Sydney Schanberg
Air Date 08/06/1993A discussion with journalist Sydney Schanberg on his coverage of the Vietnam War. 24:15 -
Joe McGinniss
Air Date 08/02/1993Joe McGinniss, author of "The Last Brother," addresses the controversy his book created. 23:47 -
John Chancellor
Air Date 07/30/1993John Chancellor reflects on his 43-year career in TV news. 38:20 -
'Ivan the Terrible' Acquitted
Air Date 07/29/1993Rabbi Marvin Hier and a panel of experts examine the Israeli Supreme Court's acquittal of Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk. 23:25 -
Leadership's Decline
Air Date 07/07/1993Political experts analyze and give historical context to the current trend of "weak" leaders governing mature industrial nations. 19:50 -
Pierre Salinger
Air Date 06/29/1993Chair of the Battle of Normandy Foundation Pierre Salinger describes his work with the Foundation in creating a memorial and his time with Robert... 17:35 -
Sidney Rittenberg
Air Date 06/10/1993Sidney Rittenberg shares his book, "The Man Who Stayed Behind," about his time living in China after the communist takeover in 1949. 14:50 -
David Remnick
Air Date 06/08/1993Journalist David Remnick on his book "Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire." 19:23 -
Remembering Robert F. Kennedy
Air Date 06/03/1993Robert F. Kennedy is remembered by friends and colleagues on the 25th anniversary of his death. 18:07 -
Howard Gardner
Air Date 05/28/1993Psychologist Howard Gardner on his theory of intelligence and his book "Multiple Intelligences: The Theory in Practice." 12:29 -
Leon Wieseltier
Air Date 04/21/1993Leon Wieseltier of the New Republic recollects his visit to the new Holocaust Museum. 10:14 -
Elie Wiesel
Air Date 04/21/1993Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel describes his upcoming speech at the dedication of the Holocaust Memorial in Washington D.C. 23:07 -
Peter O'Toole
Air Date 04/06/1993Academy Award-nominated actor Peter O'Toole shares his new memoir, "Loitering with Intent." 15:28 -
Gays in the Military
Air Date 03/30/1993A debate between Charles Kaiser and Eric Chase about how gays in the military should be treated. 19:36 -
Edward Said
Air Date 03/24/1993Edward Said, Professor of Comparative Literature at Columbia University, shares his book "Culture and Imperialism." 18:36 -
Legacy of RFK
Air Date 03/09/1993Kerry Kennedy Cuomo, a daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, and others discuss her father's legacy. 21:20 -
Michael Beschloss
Air Date 02/24/1993Author Michael Beschloss on the Clinton presidency, the Cold War, and his latest book, "At the Highest Levels." 20:28 -
'Lincoln'
Air Date 02/12/1993Historian Philip Kunhardt and Civil War historian Shelby Foote focus on Kundardt's new book simply titled, "Lincoln." 14:38 -
Paul Kennedy
Air Date 02/11/1993Yale University history professor Paul Kennedy discusses his book, "Preparing for the Twenty-First Century." 17:25 -
Daniel Yergin
Air Date 01/11/1993Daniel Yergin on in his book, "The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power," which has been made into a PBS documentary. 17:29 -
Spike Lee
Air Date 01/04/1993Director Spike Lee talks about the critical and box-office reception of "Malcolm X." 17:55 -
Seymour Hersh
Air Date 12/09/1992Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh reveals new facts about the assassination of George Wallace and the secret Nixon tapes. 16:22 -
Dan Rather
Air Date 12/02/1992Dan Rather from CBS News provides a preview of the CBS documentary on Malcolm X. 18:02 -
Peter Schneider
Air Date 11/17/1992Author Peter Schneider reflects on the ways World War II continues to influence Germany today. 13:06 -
Jack Newfield
Air Date 11/16/1992Frontline journalist Jack Newfield previews the upcoming PBS documentary, "JFK, Hoffa, and the Mob." 10:59