History 653 Videos
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Frederick Kempe
Air Date 05/16/2011Frederick Kempe introduces his book, "Berlin 1961," in which he describes the mistakes of Kennedy's first year in office. 27:24 -
Jon Meacham
Air Date 04/28/2011Executive Editor of Random House Jon Meacham focuses on the rerelease Shelby Foote's "The Civil War." 17:28 -
Simon Schama
Air Date 04/14/2011Historian Simon Schama, discusses all things British and introduces his new book, "Scribble, Scribble, Scribble." 28:59 -
Colin B. Bailey
Air Date 03/31/2011Colin B. Bailey, associate director of the Frick Collection, examines works by Rembrandt from the exhibit, "Rembrandt and His School." 11:52 -
Jeff Greenfield
Air Date 03/09/2011Author Jeff Greenfield looks at alternative histories of American politics in his book, "Then Everything Changed." 20:59 -
Abbas Milani
Air Date 03/03/2011Author Abbas Milani offers insight into the life and fall of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi as well as the political situation in Iran. 26:01 -
Henry Kissinger
Air Date 02/03/2011Henry Kissinger talks about the history of the Middle East and Egypt and its impact on the current protests. 21:10 -
Alan Riding
Air Date 01/17/2011Journalist Alan Riding shares his book, "And the Show Went On," about the nature of collaboration among French intellectuals and artists. 15:23 -
MLK Anniversary
Air Date 01/17/2011In memory of Martin Luther King, Jr., Charlie re-airs a conversation from 2008 with former anchor Tom Brokaw and professor John Hope Franklin. 14:45 -
Edmund Morris
Air Date 01/06/2011Edmund Morris shares his new book, "Colonel Roosevelt," the third installment in his biography of Theodore Roosevelt. 15:49 -
Stephen Cohen
Air Date 12/17/2010Stephen Cohen recounts stories of prisoners in Stalin's gulags during the Terror in "The Victims Return." 15:46 -
Stacy Schiff
Air Date 12/09/2010Author Stacy Schiff discusses her new biography, "Cleopatra: A Life." 15:03 -
Richard Reeves
Air Date 11/10/2010Presidential historian Richard Reeves introduces his new book about the Kennedy family, "Portrait of Camelot." 15:37 -
Remembering Ted Sorensen
Air Date 11/01/2010A look back at the life of Ted Sorensen, a close advisor to President Kennedy. 04:21 -
Robert Dallek
Air Date 10/29/2010Historian Robert Dallek on his new book about the political leaders in the lead-up to the Cold War, "The Lost Peace." 16:16 -
Garry Wills
Air Date 10/27/2010Garry Wills introduces his memoir, "Outside Looking In." 25:31 -
Ron Chernow
Air Date 10/27/2010Ron Chernow shares his discoveries about the life and character of George Washington from his book, "Washington: A Life." 26:22 -
Robert Gottlieb
Air Date 10/21/2010Writer Robert Gottlieb shares his new book, "Sarah: The Life of Sarah Bernhardt." 15:07 -
Isabel Wilkerson
Air Date 10/13/2010Isabel Wilkerson shares her new book—fifteen years in the making—"The Warmth of Other Suns." 24:00 -
Evan Thomas
Air Date 04/27/2010Journalist Evan Thomas shares his new book, "The War Lovers," which examines the historical precedence of "war fever." 15:40 -
William vanden Heuvel
Air Date 04/20/2010William vanden Heuvel, chairman of Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, reveals the NYC Roosevelt monument. 18:27 -
Richard Reeves
Air Date 02/24/2010Author Richard Reeves recounts the history of the Berlin Airlift and its remarkable global impact. 23:01 -
Platon
Air Date 02/15/2010Photographer Platon looks back on the Civil Rights movement in America through his series of photographs for The New Yorker. 08:19 -
Garry Wills
Air Date 02/12/2010Professor of History Emeritus at Northwestern University Garry Wills on his latest book, "Bomb Power." 23:26 -
Walter Isaacson
Air Date 12/28/2009Walter Isaacson, president and C.E.O. of The Aspen Institute, shares his new book of essays, "American Sketches." 11:07 -
Neil Sheehan
Air Date 12/24/2009Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author Neil Sheehan shares his new book, "A Fiery Peace in a Cold War." 26:18 -
Kati Marton
Air Date 12/15/2009Kati Marton shares her book, "Enemies of the People"—the story of her parents' imprisonment by the Hungarian secret police. 19:00 -
Steven Roberts
Air Date 12/15/2009Author Steven Roberts discusses his book about thirteen immigrant families, "From Every End of This Earth." 12:09 -
Ken Burns
Air Date 09/30/2009Ken Burns explains why he feels the national parks are the purest expressions of America's democratic ideals. 18:48 -
Raymond Kelly
Air Date 09/11/2009NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly talks about the NYPD's response to September 11th, following clips from previous conversations about 9/11. 28:37 -
Frances Osborne
Air Date 08/13/2009Writer Frances Osborne presents her new book, "The Bolter," the story of her scandalous high-society great-grandmother. 18:50 -
Peter Balakian
Air Date 08/12/2009Writer Peter Balakian on his translation project, his uncle's memoir of the Armenian genocide, "Armenian Golgotha." 12:54 -
Jeffrey Kluger
Air Date 07/20/2009On the 40th anniversary of the moon landing Jeffrey Kluger, author of "Apollo 13," shares stories about the astronauts and the different Apollo... 18:49 -
Alistair Horne
Air Date 07/07/2009Historian Alistair Horne on his book, "Kissinger: 1973, The Crucial Year" and the historical importance of Henry Kissinger. 20:51 -
'Mary Stuart'
Air Date 07/01/2009Actors Janet McTeer and Harriet Walter reflect on their play, "Mary Stuart," which imagines a meeting between Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart. 27:45 -
65th Anniversary of D-Day
Air Date 06/08/2009Distinguished veterans reflect on and discuss the significance of the D-Day invasion, 65 years after the event. 35:16 -
Elie Wiesel
Air Date 06/08/2009Elie Wiesel reflects on his visit to the Buchenwald concentration camp with President Obama. 15:34 -
David Grann
Air Date 06/03/2009Author David Grann describes his book about explorer Percy Fawcett, who entered the Amazon jungle to find El Dorado. 13:26 -
Simon Schama
Air Date 05/27/2009Historian Simon Schama talks about his love of baseball and his latest book, "The American Future: A History." 30:36 -
Cliff Sloan
Air Date 04/10/2009Cliff Sloan discusses his book "The Great Decision," on the landmark Marbury v. Madison court case. 17:27 -
Robert Caro
Air Date 04/10/2009Robert Caro talks about writing the fourth volume in his series on the life and career of LBJ. 35:25 -
Remembering John Hope Franklin
Air Date 04/03/2009Charlie remembers esteemed historian John Hope Franklin with a look back on his appearances on the show. 34:50 -
Rashid Khalidi
Air Date 03/03/2009Rashid Khalidi, professor of Modern Arab studies at Columbia University, shares his new book, "Sowing Crisis." 21:40 -
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Air Date 02/02/2009Simon Sebag Montefiore examines the 20th century in Russia in his novel, "Sashenka." 16:22 -
'Defiance'
Air Date 01/13/2009Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, and director Edward Zwick talk about their Holocaust drama "Defiance" with writer Leon Wieseltier. 39:18 -
Bryan Singer
Air Date 01/01/2009Director Bryan Singer discusses his film, "Valkyrie" about the plot by German army officers to assassinate Hitler. 20:24 -
Bernhard Schlink
Air Date 12/23/2008Bernhard Schlink shares his book, "The Reader," in which he examines younger generations and their understanding of the difficulties of post-war... 24:36 -
Annette Gordon-Reed
Air Date 12/18/2008Historian Annette Gordon-Reed talks about her new book, "The Hemingses of Monticello." 12:38 -
Jon Meacham
Air Date 12/09/2008Newsweek editor Jon Meacham shares his new book "American Lion." 31:11 -
'Frost/Nixon' Pt. 2
Air Date 12/08/2008The conversation about the film "Frost/Nixon" continues with director Ron Howard and actor Frank Langella. 27:03 -
'Frost/Nixon' Pt. 1
Air Date 12/05/2008Part one of a conversation with director Ron Howard and actor Frank Langella about the film adaptation of the successful play, "Frost/Nixon." 28:44 -
Historians on Obama Win
Air Date 11/07/2008A panel of historians examine the historical impact and context of Barack Obama's presidential win. 32:05 -
'Thurgood'
Air Date 08/07/2008Laurence Fishburne and George Stevens, Jr. introduce "Thurgood," which portrays the life of Thurgood Marshall. 12:14 -
Nicholson Baker
Air Date 07/11/2008Author Nicholson Baker shares his latest work, "Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization." 27:18 -
Salman Rushdie
Air Date 06/30/2008Salman Rushdie summarizes the main storyline of his novel, "The Enchantress of Florence," in which an Indian princess falls in love with an Italian... 30:23 -
Robert Kagan
Air Date 05/15/2008A conversation with Robert Kagan of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about his new book. 36:22 -
Michael Rose
Air Date 05/14/2008Michael Rose compares Britain`s struggle to hold on to the American colonies in the 18th century to America`s war in Iraq in his book,... 29:06 -
Charlie Wilson
Air Date 04/24/2008Former congressman Charlie Wilson reflects on the film "Charlie Wilson's War." 18:51 -
Cokie Roberts
Air Date 04/15/2008Journalist Cokie Roberts shares her new book, "Ladies of Liberty: The Women who Shaped our Nation." 15:54 -
Barack Obama's Speech on Race
Air Date 03/18/2008Editor of Newsweek Jon Meacham and Reverend Dr. Floyd Flake analyze Senator Barack Obama's speech on race. 18:03