This week we join Thomas Zeiler at the University of Colorado in Boulder for a class on American abundance and prosperity in the 1950s and early ‘60s. Mr. Zeiler has written about and teaches courses on American foreign relations, war and U.S. society, globalization, and baseball.

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History professor Judith Stein teaches a graduate-level seminar on politics and economics in the 1970s. In this class, Professor Stein examines the 1974 resignation of President Nixon and Jimmy Carter’s defeat of President Ford in the 1976 Presidential Election. Also discussed are President Carter’s attempts to deal with inflation and the energy crisis. The class took place at the City University of New York Graduate Center.

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A discussion hosted by the New-York Historical Society about the origins, benefits, and drawbacks of the use of the gold standard. Panelists talk about the economic circumstances that led to the U.S. departure from the gold standard, and arguments for reinstating it.

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History professors Jessica Lepler and Alice O'Connor discuss the Panic of 1837 and other financial meltdowns and how these relate to the 2008 crisis.

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From 1932 to 1933, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking and Currency investigated the causes of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. As part of the National Archives’ “Know Your Records” series, two specialists from the Center for Legislative Archives discuss the findings of that Senate investigation.

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Treasury Department Curator Richard Cote takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Cash Room, the Salmon Chase Suite, and the President Andrew Johnson Suite. Each of these rooms has recently been restored as part of an ongoing renovation effort funded by the Treasury Historical Association. This is the first half of a two part program.

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Curator Richard Cote leads us on a tour of the Treasury building to learn about a long-term restoration project begun in 1986. In the second half of a two-part program, we see Secretary Timothy Geithner's office, a suite of rooms that has served Treasury Secretaries since 1910. We also learn about the restoration of the ornate West Dome and the gold gilding that had once been painted over and forgotten.

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This is the story of the first African American major league baseball player in the modern era, Jackie Robinson. Raymond Doswell of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum focuses on Robinson’s athletic career, his ability to steal bases and home plate, and the racism and obstacles he faced. Over the course of his ten-season Major League career between 1947 & 1956, Robinson played in six World Series and was selected for six All-Star games. His achievements are widely viewed as an important contribution to the Civil Rights Movement. This event was hosted by the National Archives at Kansas City in Missouri.

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New York University professor Michael Gomez teaches a class on the transatlantic slave trade from the 16th century into 19th century. Professor Gomez discusses the countries involved and the methods used in the procurement of slaves, such as raiding and kidnapping. He also discusses the complex history of Africans dealing in the slave trade to pay debts and to punish neighboring factions.

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