History 653 Videos
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Chris Hedges
Air Date 11/06/2002Chris Hedges looks back on covering the Gulf War and considers the possibility of a second U.S.-Iraq war. 24:04 -
Edsel Ford II
Air Date 11/05/2002Edsel Ford II talks about the Ford Motor Company and a new book entitled, "A Ford Century." 19:55 -
Michael Beschloss
Air Date 10/29/2002Historian Michael Beschloss shares his new book, The Conquerors." 15:44 -
David Rockefeller
Air Date 10/21/2002David Rockefeller, philanthropist and former C.E.O. of Chase Manhattan Bank, shares his autobiography, "Memoirs." 35:52 -
Edmund S. Morgan
Air Date 10/21/2002Historian Edmund S. Morgan reflects on the achievements of the Founding Fathers and shares his book, "Benjamin Franklin." 16:57 -
Ken Burns
Air Date 09/25/2002Filmmaker Ken Burns talks about a weekly series on PBS featuring his work, "Ken Burns: American Stories." 37:20 -
'Apollo 13'
Air Date 09/18/2002Astronaut Jim Lovell and filmmaker Ron Howard discuss "Apollo 13" coming out in IMAX. 23:54 -
William Langewiesche
Air Date 09/10/2002The Atlantic's William Langewiesche reports on the work taking place at the World Trade Center after September 11th. 31:45 -
'Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero'
Air Date 09/06/2002Filmmaker Helen Whitney and Marian Fontana whose husband died on 9/11, discuss the film, "Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero." 23:18 -
Magazine Editors on 9/11
Air Date 09/05/2002David Remnick and other magazine editors discuss the challenge of covering 9/11 and its aftermath. 26:39 -
Jim Lehrer
Air Date 08/23/2002Television host and writer Jim Lehrer on "No Certain Rest." 12:00 -
Elvis: 25 Years Later
Air Date 08/16/2002Twenty-five years after his death, critics Ernst Jorgensen and Anthony DeCurtis discuss Elvis Presley's place in history. 21:25 -
Discussion of Anti-Semitism
Air Date 07/12/2002A conversation about anti-semitism in America and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Middle East. 29:16 -
Economic Reform
Air Date 07/12/2002A conversation about the excesses of the 90's and the devastating after-effects. 21:05 -
Jennet Conant
Air Date 06/12/2002Author Jennet Conant discusses her biography, "Tuxedo Park" about Alfred Lee Loomis. 17:46 -
Nicolas Cage
Air Date 06/06/2002Nicolas Cage on his World War II film, "Windtalkers." 27:18 -
Robert Caro
Air Date 05/17/2002Biographer Robert Caro discusses "Master of the Senate," the last book in his trilogy on Lyndon B. Johnson. 25:24 -
Michael Gambon
Air Date 05/17/2002Actor Michael Gambon describes playing Lyndon Johnson in HBO's "Path to War." 28:02 -
John Laurence
Air Date 04/26/2002Vietnam correspondent John Laurence and his war-time memoir. 22:43 -
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Air Date 04/16/2002Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on his discovery of a manuscript which he published as, "The Bondwoman's Narrative" 26:53 -
'The Crucible'
Air Date 03/07/2002Arthur Miller, Laura Linney, and Richard Eyre on "The Crucible." 19:47 -
William Kennedy
Air Date 02/26/2002Author William Kennedy discusses the Albany political machine and shares his new book "Roscoe." 22:11 -
Richard B. Stolley
Air Date 01/14/2002Richard B. Stolley, senior editorial adviser of Time Inc., discusses the new book of photographs and essays, "Life: World War II." 10:54 -
Ken Burns
Air Date 01/14/2002Ken Burns chats about his latest documentary focused on the private and public life of author Mark Twain. 08:40 -
Edmund Morris
Air Date 01/07/2002A look at Theodore Roosevelt with historian Edmund Morris, presenting his book, "Theodore Rex." 22:05 -
'The Endurance'
Air Date 12/07/2001Caroline Alexander and George Butler discuss the documentary film "The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition." 18:55 -
Harry Belafonte
Air Date 11/23/2001Harry Belafonte talks about the compilation of black American music in "The Long Road to Freedom." 20:10 -
September 11th Photographers
Air Date 10/31/2001Photographers look back on the images they captured on September 11th in downtown Manhattan. 33:21 -
Haynes Johnson
Air Date 10/31/2001Haynes Johnson on his book, "The Best of Times," about the cultural and economic success of the 1990s. 10:21 -
Kati Marton
Air Date 10/30/2001Kati Marton discusses her new book, "Hidden Power," on how presidential marriages have shaped America. 15:17 -
'Africa'
Air Date 10/24/2001A conversation with producer Fred Kaufman about his PBS documentary series “Africa” as well as with Xoliswa Vanda, a female South African goldmine... 10:06 -
Ric Burns
Air Date 09/28/2001Ric Burns recalls where he was on the morning of 9/11 and how the terrorist attack added another dimension to "New York: A Documentary Film." 11:42 -
Richard Reeves
Air Date 09/24/2001Historian Richard Reeves shares his new book, "President Nixon: Alone in the White House." 18:20 -
War in Afghanistan
Air Date 09/18/2001Milton Bearden, formerly the CIA's Pakistan station chief, and NYU's Barnett Rubin discuss the war on terrorism. 27:06 -
Stephen Ambrose
Air Date 08/14/2001Historian Stephen Ambrose on his latest work, "The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys who Flew the B-24s Over Germany." 16:19 -
David Remnick
Air Date 07/30/200128:34 -
Charles Osgood
Air Date 06/07/2001Charles Osgood, host of "CBS Sunday Morning," on his new collection of humor writing. 18:14 -
Joseph Ellis
Air Date 06/04/2001Joseph Ellis discusses his latest book, "Founding Brothers," a portrait of the men who created the American republic. 36:22 -
Michael Deaver
Air Date 05/29/2001Michael Deaver, former adviser to President Ronald Reagan, reflects on his personal relationship with the president. 23:03 -
Philippe de Montebello
Air Date 04/20/2001Philippe de Montebello, director of the Museum of Metropolitan Art, on Johannes Vermeer. 09:35 -
Bay of Pigs Panel
Air Date 04/13/2001A conversation with Arthur Schlesinger, Peter Kornbluh, and Alfredo Duran on the 40th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion. 21:13 -
Sebastian Junger
Air Date 03/26/2001Journalist Sebastian Junger on following guerrilla warrior Ahmed Shah Masood for National Geographic. 13:51 -
Peter Edelman
Air Date 02/19/2001Peter Edelman introduces his latest book, “Searching For America’s Heart:.” 18:16 -
'Haven'
Air Date 02/08/2001Author Ruth Gruber and actor Natasha Richardson on the film adaptation of Gruber's book, "Haven." 24:10 -
Warren Christopher
Air Date 01/31/2001Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher reflects on the presidencies of Lyndon Johnson and Jimmy Carter. 20:20 -
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Air Date 01/09/2001Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. talks about the first volume of his memoirs, "A Life in the 20th Century." 29:30 -
David Grubin
Air Date 11/10/2000Filmmaker David Grubin discusses his three-part series for PBS, "Napoleon." 16:52 -
Simon Schama
Air Date 10/30/2000Simon Schama traces 5,000 years of the British experience in his book and miniseries, "A History of Britain." 12:59 -
'Frontline: Drug Wars'
Air Date 10/06/2000Former DEA Agent Bob Stutman and producer Lowell Bergman discuss the documentary "Frontline: Drug Wars." 14:28 -
Evan Thomas
Air Date 09/28/2000Author Evan Thomas discusses his new biography, "Robert Kennedy: His Life." 20:52 -
Prince Edward Wessex
Air Date 09/27/2000Prince Edward Wessex introduces his documentary on the history of London and the monarchy, "Crown and Country." 11:05 -
Gitta Sereny
Air Date 09/26/2000Journalist and historian Gitta Sereny talks about her book, "The German Trauma." 21:06 -
Misha Glenny
Air Date 09/19/2000Misha Glenny talks about his book, "The Balkans: Nationalism, War & the Great Powers, 1804-1999." 16:57 -
President Václav Havel
Air Date 09/13/2000President of the Czech Republic Václav Havel on post communism in the Czech Republic. 14:04 -
Natan Sharansky
Air Date 09/13/2000Former minister of the interior to Israel, Natan Sharansky, on Jerusalem and negotiations with Yasser Arafat. 14:48 -
Stephen Jay Gould
Air Date 07/13/2000Paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould discusses his new book, "The Lying Stories of Marrakech." 17:21 -
'Love's Labour's Lost'
Air Date 06/09/2000Kenneth Branagh, Alicia Silverstone, and Nathan Lane introduce "Love's Labour's Lost"—reinterpreted as a 1930s musical. 26:17 -
James Bradley
Air Date 06/06/2000James Bradley discusses uncommon heroes in his book, "Flags of our Fathers." 17:13 -
Bernard Lewis
Air Date 06/05/2000Author Bernard Lewis discusses religion and the history of the Middle East. 23:13 -
Jacques Barzun
Air Date 05/29/2000Cultural historian Jacques Barzun on his book, "From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life." 25:04