History 653 Videos
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Gitta Sereny, Pt. 2
Air Date 10/12/1995Journalist Gitta Sereny discusses the nature of evil, Adolf Hitler, and "Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth." 12:56 -
Anatoly Dobrynin
Air Date 10/11/1995Anatoly Dobrynin, former Soviet ambassador to the United States, on his memoir, "In Confidence." 32:51 -
'Hidden Treasures Revealed'
Air Date 10/04/1995Art experts Albert Kostenevich and Paul Gottlieb introduce a new collection of art, hidden since WWII, at the Hermitage. 18:57 -
Gitta Sereny, Pt. 1
Air Date 10/04/1995Gitta Sereny, author of "Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth," discusses the second most powerful man in the Third Reich. 20:25 -
Irving Kristol
Air Date 09/21/1995Irving Kristol describes the rise of conservatism and presents his book "Neoconservatives." 22:19 -
A. M. Rosenthal
Air Date 09/19/1995Journalist A. M. Rosenthal examines the history of the war in Bosnia and explains his support of Colin Powell's view on this war. 09:34 -
Studs Terkel
Air Date 09/13/1995Author Studs Terkel on his new book, "Coming of Age," made of interviews with people aged 70-90 about the 20th century. 17:57 -
Lynn Sherr
Air Date 08/17/1995Journalist Lynn Sherr presents her upcoming program, "Susan B. Anthony Slept Here," a celebration of women who changed history. 10:08 -
Bonnie Dunbar
Air Date 08/11/1995Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar talks about space exploration. 10:44 -
Remembering Hiroshima
Air Date 08/03/1995A conversation about the use of the atomic bomb on the 50th anniversary of Hiroshima. 31:10 -
Richard Rhodes
Air Date 08/03/1995Richard Rhodes on his book, "Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb." 22:24 -
Ellen V. Futter
Air Date 07/25/1995AMNH President Ellen V. Futter shares her desire to represent current issues in science education. 14:29 -
Hiroshima: 50 Years Later
Air Date 07/20/1995Journalist Evan Thomas and author Greg Mitchell reflect on the bombing of Hiroshima. 15:56 -
Verona Project
Air Date 07/12/1995A conversation about the decryption of messages sent by Soviet intelligence agencies during the Cold War. 26:50 -
Jim Lovell
Air Date 07/10/1995Astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the fateful Apollo 13 mission, talks about the new movie chronicling that mission. 22:49 -
After the Berlin Wall
Air Date 07/03/1995Authors Marc Fisher and Tina Rosenberg examine how Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Poland have developed since Berlin Wall fell. 17:48 -
Ron Howard
Air Date 06/28/1995A conversation with director Ron Howard about his film, "Apollo 13." 37:51 -
George Stoney
Air Date 06/26/1995Documentarian George Stoney introduces his film, "The Uprising of '34," about the largest single-industry strike in U.S. history. 14:21 -
Mark Weitzman
Air Date 06/01/1995A conversation about a former SS officer who changed his name after the war and became a prominent academic. 14:54 -
'Prisoners of the Japanese'
Air Date 05/24/1995A conversation about what happened in Japanese internment camps during WWII with a historian and two former POWs. 19:44 -
Martin Gilbert
Air Date 05/19/1995Historian Martin Gilbert elaborates on his work as the official biographer of Winston Churchill. 17:30 -
Thomas W. Jones
Air Date 05/18/1995Thomas W. Jones, C.O.O. of TIAA-CREF, looks back to his days at Cornell University during the civil rights movement. 17:59 -
Lynn Nicholas
Air Date 05/12/1995Nicholas discusses "The Rape of Europa," which describes Hitler's looting of fine art during WWII. 12:57 -
American Communism
Air Date 05/10/1995A conversation with John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, authors of "The Secret World of American Communism." 10:24 -
Samuel Pisar
Air Date 05/08/1995A discussion with Holocaust survivor, Samuel Pisar, on the 50th anniversary of Germany's surrender. 11:51 -
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Air Date 05/08/1995Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin talks about V-E Day and the friendship between Winston Churchill and Teddy Roosevelt. 14:23 -
Ric Burns
Air Date 05/05/1995Filmmaker Ric Burns shares his film, "The Way West," an exploration of America's westward expansion from the Native American perspective. 12:23 -
Mario Van Peebles
Air Date 05/05/1995Actor Mario Van Peebles shares his movie, "Panther," about the Black Panthers' civil rights struggle. 19:21 -
Andy Rooney
Air Date 05/04/1995Andy Rooney shares his memoir, "My War," which documents the breadth of his journalistic career. 19:34 -
Ron Rosenbaum
Air Date 05/01/1995Ron Rosenbaum discusses his research on Adolf Hitler, 50 years after Hitler's suicide. 16:37 -
Simon Schama
Air Date 04/26/1995Simon Schama describes how he came to be a historian, his writing process, and his new title, "Landscape and Memory." 31:16 -
Robert A. M. Stern
Air Date 04/20/1995Architect Robert A. M. Stern provides a history of New York City architecture and urbanism. 37:06 -
Vietnam, 20 Years Later, Pt. 2
Air Date 04/18/1995The conversation about Vietnam continues with writers David Halberstam, David Hackworth, and Stanley Karnow. 42:09 -
Vietnam, 20 Years Later, Pt. 1
Air Date 04/17/1995Three reporters discuss the Vietnam War and a recent book by former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. 13:11 -
Robert McNamara
Air Date 04/17/1995Former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara shares his book, "In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam." 40:04 -
Edwin Yoder
Air Date 04/13/1995Journalist Edwin Yoder on his new book about the columnist who changed the face of the Cold War, "Joe Alsop's Cold War." 11:48 -
Alan Brinkley
Air Date 04/12/1995Historian Alan Brinkley discusses the legacy of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, fifty years after his death. 16:26 -
'Blacks & Jews'
Air Date 04/11/1995Academics Cornel West and Michael Lerner discuss the tensions between the Black and Jewish communities in America. 16:38 -
Biographers Roundtable
Air Date 04/04/1995Filmmakers Orlando Bagwell, David Grubin, Ric Burns, and author Geoffrey Ward discuss their fascination with true biographies. 19:13 -
'The Promised Land'
Air Date 02/10/1995On the book and TV documentary "The Promised Land," which recounts personal stories from the "Great Migration." 13:23 -
Diarmuid Jeffreys
Air Date 02/03/1995Executive producer Diarmuid Jeffreys examines the FBI in his new documentary, "Inside the FBI." 11:04 -
David McCullough
Air Date 02/02/1995Author and historian David McCullough reflects on the role of presidents throughout U.S. history. 26:38 -
'The Generals' War'
Air Date 02/01/1995Michael Gordon and Bernard Trainor share their book, "The Generals' War," about the role of top military officials in the Gulf War. 19:14 -
50 Years After Auschwitz
Air Date 01/27/199550 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, survivors recall the death marches and their liberation. 31:15 -
National Standards of History
Air Date 01/27/1995A debate with Alan Brinkley and Lynne Cheney about a national history curriculum that reflects a multicultural point of view. 22:55 -
Donald Kagan
Air Date 01/13/1995Professor Donald Kagan talks about his book, "Origins of War." 20:18 -
Kati Marton
Air Date 12/22/1994Author Kati Marton on “A Death in Jerusalem.” 20:18 -
The Chicago Seven
Air Date 10/28/1994Members of the Chicago Seven reminisce about their trial. 26:02 -
Joseph Heller
Air Date 10/24/1994Joseph Heller introduces "Closing Time," his sequel to "Catch-22," and explains why he chose to revisit the life of John Yossarian. 12:06 -
Timothy O'Brien
Air Date 10/19/1994Author Timothy O'Brien on his trip to Vietnam and his book, "In the Lake of the Woods." 11:26 -
Gerry Spence
Air Date 10/12/1994Criminal defense attorney Gerry Spence on the judicial system and the O. J. Simpson trial. 19:18 -
'The American Experience'
Air Date 10/11/1994A clip of the PBS show, "The American Experience." 04:56 -
President Aristide and the U.N.
Air Date 10/05/1994Amy Wilentz, Michael Barnes, and Álvaro de Soto on the Haitian President Aristide's return to his country and restoration to power. 26:36 -
E. O. Wilson
Air Date 10/04/1994E. O. Wilson looks back on his life as one of the 20th century's greatest naturalists in his new memoir. 27:35 -
'China Wakes'
Air Date 09/20/1994New York Times correspondents Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn on their book, "China Wakes." 19:39 -
The Goodwins
Air Date 09/16/1994Historians and authors Richard Goodwin and Doris Kearns Goodwin discuss their latest projects. 25:48 -
Should We Invade Haiti?
Air Date 09/15/1994Rev. Jesse Jackson, Les Gelb, Jean Dominique and Judd Gregg discuss President Clinton's speech promoting an invasion of Haiti. 31:25 -
Paul Attanasio
Air Date 09/13/1994Paul Attanasio introduces his film "Quiz Show." 20:27 -
Elie Wiesel
Air Date 08/10/1994Elie Wiesel on his first trip back to Buchenwald, a concentration camp where he was held during World War II. 25:04 -
Woodstock
Air Date 08/09/1994John Roberts, Michael Wadleigh, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Charles Kaiser, and Dallas Taylor on the re-creation of Woodstock. 25:56