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Book Discussion with Charles Emmerson

Author and Research Fellow Charles Emmerson talks about the similarities between the years 1913 and 2013 and the current and future status of the arctic.
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Book Discussion with Hermione Lee

Author and English Literature Professor Hermione Lee talks about the process of writing biographies and the lives of Virginia Woolf and Edith Wharton.
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American History TV in Columbia, South Carolina

C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) make a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Columbia, South Carolina on April 15-19 to feature the...
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Gerald R. Ford Interview

President Gerald Ford talks about President Dwight D. Eisenhower, including the 1952 election and the Republican Party's domestic agenda, McCarthyism, civil rights, and President Eisenhower's...
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Book Discussion on Taking on Iran

Hoover Institution senior fellow Abraham Sofaer talks about his book, "Taking on Iran", in which he argues that the U.S. should stand up to Iran...
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Book Discussion on Beauty Bias

Stanford University professor Deborah Rhode talks about her book, "The Beauty Bias: The Injustice of Appearance in Life and Law", in which explores the forces...
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Loyalists in New York City During the Revolution

Author Ruma Chopra talks about her book "Unnatural Rebellion: Loyalists in New York City During the Revolution", in which she discusses the colonists who rejected...
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Newsmakers with Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

This week on Newsmakers, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, talks about congressional strategy for dealing with the...
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History of Edwards v. South Carolina

University of South Carolina Professor Bobby Donaldson and former protester Isaac Washington talk about the "Edwards v. South Carolina" Supreme Court case.
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Military Sexual Assault Prevention and Response

Anu Bhagwati talks about the Pentagon report that estimated more than 26,000 sexual assaults occurred against women and men in the military in 2012.
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Surveillance and Privacy Issues

Julian Sanchez talked about the legal and privacy issues surrounding the use of surveillance cameras following the Boston Marathon bombings and the Justice Department's seizure...
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President Obama's Second Term Agenda

Jennifer Bendery talked about President Obama's second term agenda in light of recent scandals and controversies in the news, including the IRS and Justice Department,...
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Eisenhower and Civil Rights

Panelists talk about President Dwight D. Eisenhower's views and actions in regarding civil rights, including the desegregation of the armed forces, and the integration of...
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The Chinese in America, Part 1

Historian Charlie Chin visits San Francisco's Chinatown and tells the story of the Chinese in America to a group of college students. The group visits...
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