David Gergen began his political career in 1971 as a staff assistant on President Nixon’s speech writing team. He talks about his relationship with President Nixon, the speechwriting process, and how he came to write President Nixon’s letter of resignation.

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In 1968 William Ruckelshaus began his career in the Nixon administration as the Assistant Attorney General. He was later appointed administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, acting director of the FBI and finally Deputy Attorney General of the Department of Justice. In an excerpt from an oral history interview with the Nixon Presidential Library, Mr. Ruckelshaus describes life in the Nixon administration during Watergate, the “Saturday Night Massacre” and his resignation.

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In 1968, William Ruckelshaus began his career in the Nixon Administration as the Assistant Attorney General. He was later appointed the first administrator of the EPA, acting director of the FBI, and finally Deputy Attorney General at the Justice Department. In this oral history interview with the Nixon Presidential Library, Mr. Ruckelshaus describes his early years with the administration, his relationship with John Mitchell and the controversy over his appointment as acting director of the FBI.

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President Obama spoke at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on June 19, 2013 -- almost 50 years after President Kennedy delivered his famous line, "Ich bin ein Berliner," on June 26, 1963.

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In May 2002, President George W. Bush addressed members of the German Bundestag. It was eight months after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, and he appealed for Europe's support in fighting global terrorism.

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President Clinton focused on economic globalization in this speech in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on July 12, 1994.

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President Reagan called on Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall" in this address at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin on June 12, 1987.

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Fifty years ago on June 26, 1963, President John F. Kennedy spoke in Berlin on the differences between free and Communist systems, famously stating that as a free man he took pride in the words “Ich bin ein Berliner.”

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This June marks the 50th Anniversary of two of President John F. Kennedy’s most memorable speeches. On June 10th 1963, JFK delivered the commencement address at American University known as his “Peace Speech.” He called for high-level negotiations with the Soviet Union, a nuclear test ban treaty and an end to the Cold War.  On June 26th 1963, President Kennedy took a harder line in West Berlin, famously stating that as a free man he took pride in the words “Ich bin ein Berliner.” This is a discussion from the Kennedy Presidential Library about the significance and lasting influence of these two addresses.

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The Battle of Gettysburg took place July 1-3, 1863, in Pennsylvania, as Union forces turned back an invasion of the North by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The Union victory inspired President Abraham Lincoln to call for “a new birth of freedom” in his address a few months later dedicating the Soldiers’ National Cemetery at Gettysburg. C-SPAN's American History TV was LIVE on June 30 from Gettysburg National Military Park covering events commemorating the 150th anniversary of the battle, including remarks by scholars such as Harold Holzer, Allen Guelzo, and Doris Kearns Goodwin, as well as your calls and tweets for Civil War Institute Director Peter Carmichael and novelist Jeff Shaara.

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