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AHTV: Doris Goodwin On “Team of Rivals"
Sunday, January 10, 2010 Washington, DC
Doris Kearns Goodwin talked about her book, “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.” She described President Lincoln's relationships with three men he selected for his cabinet, all of whom had been his opponents for the Republican nomination in 1860.More Info »
AHTV: National Constitution Center: Aristocracy & the Founders
Sunday, January 10, 2010 Washington, DC
Titles of nobility are banned in the Constitution. Yet the Founding Fathers shared some elements of the aristocracy despite believing that all men are created equal. The topic of the Founders and their beliefs about the aristocracy was explored recently at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.More Info »
AHTV: Tom Wicker On The Character Of President Richard M. Nixon
Saturday, January 9, 2010 Washington, DC
In the fourth of ten lectures examining the character and leadership of presidents of the past 50 years, Mr. Wicker discussed the life and presidency of Richard M. Nixon.More Info »
AHTV: Anniversary of "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine
Saturday, January 9, 2010 Washington, DC
Panelists discussed the impact of Thomas Paine's Common Sense and his role in U.S. history, and how his views apply today. Paine read from his pamphlet and talked about his political beliefs.More Info »
AHTV: New York Historical Society On Roosevelt's Advisors
Saturday, January 9, 2010 Washington, DC
In 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office during one of the most difficult periods in U.S. history. The National Constitution Center hosted three historians who spoke about the crucial role his advisors played in coping with the Great Depression.More Info »
AHTV: National Archives With Elizabeth McIntosh
Saturday, January 9, 2010 Washington, DC
During World War II, war correspondent Elizabeth McIntosh was recruited to join the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to run morale operations against the Japanese, and later became an employee of the CIA. McIntosh spoke about her life and that of other undercover women at the National Archives in Washington.More Info »
AHTV: Panel discussion on "Watergate and Presidential Accountability"
Friday, January 8, 2010 Washington, DC
Watergate journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein participated in a panel discussion on "Watergate and Presidential Accountability," which was moderated by Bruce Buchanan. Scholars examined how the Watergate affair changed the presidency.More Info »
AHTV: Barry Goldwater On Barry Goldwater
Sunday, January 3, 2010 Washington, DC
The Arizona Historical Foundation held a conference "Goldwater at 100: His Politics, Ideology and Legacy" at University Club of Arizona State University. Barry Goldwater was a five-term United States senator from Arizona (1953-1965, 1969-1987) and the Republican Party's nominee for president in the 1964 election.More Info »
AHTV: James McPherson On President Abraham Lincoln
Saturday, January 2, 2010 Washington, DC
Abraham Lincoln’s opposition to the expansion of slavery in the West was a key factor on his decision to enter national politics. Pulitzer-prize winning historian James McPherson spoke about Lincoln’s connection to the West at the Lincoln Forum in Gettysburg.More Info »
Oral History With Frm. Senator Mitchell On Politics
Saturday, January 2, 2010 Washington, DC
Fmr. U.S. Senator George Mitchell (D-ME) participated in an oral history project in 2007 directed by the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. In this never before aired interview he discusses his political and personal relationship with his Republican colleague, Bob Dole.More Info »