History 653 Videos
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John Hope Franklin, Pt. 2
Air Date 11/03/1997Historian John Hope Franklin reflects on key Civil Rights figures, such as MLK Jr. and Malcolm X, and the presidency of Bill Clinton. 33:41 -
John Hope Franklin, Pt. 1
Air Date 10/31/1997John Hope Franklin discusses race, history, and growing up in the South. 27:15 -
'The Long Way Home'
Air Date 10/24/1997Director Mark Jonathan Harris and producers of the documentary "The Long Way Home." 16:50 -
Jeff Shesol
Air Date 10/15/1997Historian Jeff Shesol presents his new book, "Mutual Contempt: Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy, and the Feud That Defined a Decade." 19:25 -
LBJ Tapes
Air Date 10/13/1997Michael Beschloss introduces his book, "Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964." 17:40 -
On Joe DiMaggio
Air Date 10/10/1997Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo and author Gay Talese reminisce about Joe DiMaggio. 19:25 -
Sister Wendy Beckett
Air Date 10/03/1997Sister Wendy Beckett reflects on her work as an art historian and her life as a nun. 17:27 -
William Bennett
Air Date 10/01/1997Former Secretary of Education William Bennett discusses his book, "Our Sacred Honor" about advice from the founding fathers. 31:08 -
Selling the Windsors' Jewels
Air Date 08/11/1997A discussion of the love affair between the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. 19:52 -
Dr. Robert Ballard
Air Date 07/31/1997Dr. Robert Ballard shares the discovery of eight ancient shipwrecks in the Mediterranean. 12:47 -
Trial of Pol Pot
Air Date 07/30/1997Journalists Dith Pran and Sydney Schanberg and former Assistant Secretary of State Richard Solomon on the trial of Pol Pot. 29:53 -
Peter Balakian
Air Date 07/18/1997Peter Balakian examines the Armenian genocide in 1915 by the Ottoman Turks and shares his book, "Black Dog of Fate, A Memoir." 14:36 -
'4 Little Girls'
Air Date 07/14/1997Spike Lee and Howell Raines examine the documentary, "4 Little Girls" about the 1963 bombing of a Baptist church. 26:48 -
Annette Gordon-Reed
Air Date 07/10/1997Annette Gordon-Reed introduces her book, "Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy." 19:48 -
Pauline Maier
Air Date 07/04/1997Historian Pauline Maier explains how the Declaration of Independence was written and why it has become so sacred. 20:43 -
Dan Rather
Air Date 06/30/1997A conversation with Dan Rather about the state of Hong Kong, after the transfer of power from British back to Chinese leadership. 17:01 -
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Air Date 06/18/1997Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. on his rewarding career as a historian. 31:32 -
John Dean
Air Date 06/17/1997Former Counsel to President Richard Nixon John Dean reflects on the Watergate scandal. 39:18 -
Adam Gopnik
Air Date 06/10/1997Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker's Paris correspondent, on the state of Europe. 24:01 -
1960s Biography Panel
Air Date 05/01/1997Journalists Rick Hertzberg and Barbara Ehrenreich join political commentator P.J. O'Rourke to reflect on the 1960s in America. 14:59 -
Roger Rosenblatt
Air Date 05/01/1997Roger Rosenblatt on his memoir, "Coming Apart: A Memoir of the Harvard Wars of 1969." 18:24 -
Biographers Panel
Air Date 04/28/1997Biographers R.F. Foster, Sam Tanenhaus, and James I. Robertson, Jr.discuss their work, as well as the art and meaning of the biography. 14:13 -
Michael Blake
Air Date 02/26/1997Author Michael Blake talks about his book about the last days of General Custer, "Marching to Valhalla." 10:57 -
W.E.B. Du Bois Panel
Air Date 02/06/1997Filmmaker Louis Massiah and biographer David Levering Lewis on the life of African American activist W.E.B. Du Bois. 12:52 -
'Some Mother's Son'
Air Date 01/24/1997Helen Mirren and Terry George on the film "Some Mother's Son." 15:32 -
Susan Eisenhower
Air Date 12/25/1996Susan Eisenhower discusses her biography of her grandmother, “Mrs. Ike: Memories and Reflections on the Life of Mamie Eisenhower.” 15:55 -
James Woods
Air Date 12/24/1996Actor James Woods shares his new movie about the murder of civil rights activist Medgar Evers, "Ghosts of Mississippi." 18:21 -
'Ghosts of Mississippi'
Air Date 12/24/1996Charlie interviews Myrlie Evers-William and Bobby DeLaughter whose stories are portrayed in the film, "Ghosts of Mississippi." 13:11 -
Titanic Panel
Air Date 12/03/1996Steven Biel, Jack Eaton, Peter Stone and George Tulloch examine the enduring fascination with the Titanic. 20:58 -
Antonia Fraser
Air Date 11/11/1996Historian Lady Antonia Fraser examines the 1605 Gunpowder Plot in England in her book, "Faith and Treason." 11:43 -
'The Great War'
Air Date 11/11/1996Blaine Baggett and Michael York discuss the eight part PBS series, "The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century." 13:34 -
Sally Bedell Smith
Air Date 10/31/1996Author Sally Bedell Smith discusses the life of Pamela Harriman. 22:57 -
CIA Drug Conspiracy
Air Date 10/22/1996Journalists comment on the CIA's alleged involvement in the spread of crack cocaine in America's inner cities. 20:05 -
Spike Lee
Air Date 10/09/1996Spike Lee presents his new film "Get on the Bus," which focuses on lives of the men of the Million Man March. 18:51 -
Andrew Young
Air Date 10/08/1996Former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young presents his memoir, "An Easy Burden: The Civil Rights Movement and Transformation of America." 23:00 -
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Air Date 10/03/1996NBA all-time regular scoring leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar presents his new book, "Black Profiles in Courage." 09:47 -
'The West'
Air Date 09/10/1996Guest host Mort Zuckerman, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, director Stephen Ives, and writer Geoffrey Ward on the documentary, “The West.” 21:27 -
Taylor Branch
Air Date 08/26/1996Taylor Branch discusses his relationship with Bill Clinton and his piece in the Enquirer, "Clinton Without Apologies." 27:19 -
Governor Frank Keating
Air Date 08/01/1996Governor of Oklahoma Frank Keating on the Oklahoma City bombings and the Bob Dole nomination. 18:04 -
History of Terrorism in the U.S.
Air Date 07/30/1996A discussion of whether there has been a rise in terrorism in the U.S. or it is merely just now coming to American attention. 26:49 -
Flora Fraser
Air Date 06/28/1996Historian Flora Fraser on her book, "The Unruly Queen." 08:26 -
'The Murrow Boys'
Air Date 06/25/1996CBS News correspondent Richard Hottelet and others talk about Edward R. Murrow, broadcast journalism, and "The Murrow Boys." 22:24 -
Joseph Rotblat
Air Date 05/10/1996Physicist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Joseph Rotblat advocates for total nuclear disarmament. 11:05 -
Jay Winik
Air Date 05/09/1996Jay Winik on his book, "On the Brink." 10:18 -
Christopher Hitchens
Air Date 05/08/1996On the prospect of St. Martin's Press publishing historian David Irving's controversial biography of Joseph Goebells, Nazi propaganda minister. 17:33 -
'Shtetl'
Air Date 04/15/1996Holocaust survivors Marian Marzynski and Jack Rubin reflect on Marzynski's documentary "Shtetl." 16:24 -
Daniel Goldhagen
Air Date 04/05/1996The author of "Hitler's Willing Executioners" discusses the collaboration of ordinary Germans in the Holocaust. 19:57 -
Unabomber Suspect Discussion
Air Date 04/04/1996A discussion of the Unabomer suspect Theodore Kaczynski after his capture. 16:20 -
Idanna Pucci
Air Date 03/18/1996Idanna Pucci, author of "The Trials of Maria Barbella," tells the story of the first woman given the electric chair. 08:36 -
Stephen Ambrose
Air Date 02/23/1996Stephen Ambrose on his historical novel, "Undaunted Courage." 25:16 -
Alan Brinkley
Air Date 02/21/1996Historian Alan Brinkley analyzes politician Pat Buchanan's relationship to populism. 12:20 -
Dan Rather
Air Date 02/06/1996CBS News anchor Dan Rather talks about the book, "Our Times." 20:29 -
Civil Rights Panel
Air Date 01/15/1996A conversation about Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement on what would have been his 67th birthday. 34:58 -
'Once Upon a Distant War'
Air Date 12/20/1995A conversation about journalism during the Vietnam War and the book, "Once Upon a Distant War." 12:08 -
Richard Reeves
Air Date 12/14/1995Historian Richard Reeves on the film "Nixon," and the responsibility filmmakers have to keep their work as historically accurate as possible. 20:41 -
Ralph Martin
Air Date 12/08/1995Author Ralph Martin talks about his new book, "Seeds of Destruction: Joe Kennedy and His Sons." 11:58 -
Robert Harris
Air Date 11/24/1995Robert Harris introduces his book, "Enigma," which is based on real events during WWII and the breaking of the German enigma code. 13:23 -
Robert Massie
Air Date 11/23/1995A conversation with Robert Massie the author of, "The Romanovs: The Final Chapter: The Terrible Fate of Russia's Last Tsar and His Family." 19:16 -
Elie Wiesel
Air Date 11/09/1995Elie Wiesel on his memoir, "All Rivers Run to the Sea." 34:02 -
David Herbert Donald
Air Date 11/01/1995Author David Herbert Donald talks "Lincoln." 18:28