Tom Ikeda of the Japanese American Legacy Project and Jasmine Alinder of the March on Milwaukee digital history project are interviewed at the Organization of American Historians meeting in Milwaukee.  Ikeda and Alinda discuss the historical value of online oral and digital history collections. Mr. Ikeda's project focuses on documenting the experience of the WWII Japanese internment camps, and Professor Alinder is a team member of a project detailing the 1960's civil rights movement in Milwaukee.

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Arlen Specter died Sunday, October 14th, 2012, at the age of 82. Specter left the United States Senate in 2011 after a 30-year career. Soon afterwards, he sat down for a series of extended oral history interviews with the Pennsylvania Cable Network. Specter reflects on events that take him from his Russian immigrant roots to his involvement in some of this country's most momentous events, from his work on the Warren Commission investigating President Kennedy's assassination to the Senate impeachment trial of President Clinton. In the first excerpt from these interviews, Specter recounts his family's arrival in the U.S. and his formative years during the Great Depression and World War II, and how his personal experiences later informed his politics.

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President Ford asked David Hume Kennerly,  a young Vietnam combat photographer and Pulitzer Prize winner,  to join his White House and document his presidency. Kennerly asked for -- and was granted --  unfettered access to the new president. In this oral history recorded for the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, Kennerly recalls not only his time with President Ford, but also his coverage of Richard Nixon from his 1968 presidential campaign through his 1974 resignation.

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In this oral history recorded for the Nixon Presidential Library, photographer David Hume Kennerly recalls his coverage of Richard Nixon from his 1968 presidential campaign through his 1974 resignation. President Ford then asked him to join his White House and document his presidency. At the time, Mr. Kennerly was only in his twenties, even though he was already a veteran Vietnam combat photographer and a Pulitzer Prize winner.

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To mark the 40th anniversary of the Watergate break-in on June 17th, the Richard Nixon Presidential Library released interviews with key staff charged with investigating whether there were grounds to impeach President Nixon. This is the first time that many of these individuals have spoken for the record about the work and inner politics of the impeachment inquiry. A selection of these interviews have been televised for the first time on American History TV this summer. This is an oral history from Evan Davis, who supervised the group of young lawyers working to determine what constituted an impeachable offense. One of the lawyers working on this question was Hillary Rodham, future first lady and Secretary of State.

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To mark the 40th anniversary of the Watergate break-in on June 17th, the Richard Nixon Presidential Library released interviews with key staff charged with investigating whether there were grounds to impeach President Nixon. This is the first time that many of these individuals have spoken for the record about the work and inner politics of the impeachment inquiry. A selection of these interviews will be televised for the first time on American History TV throughout June. This is an oral history from Bernard Nussbaum, who served as a senior member of the staff advising the House Judiciary Committee on impeachment. He worked alongside future First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. This is the second of two parts.

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To mark the 40th anniversary of the Watergate break-in on June 17th, the Richard Nixon Presidential Library released interviews with key staff charged with investigating whether there were grounds to impeach President Nixon. This is the first time that many of these individuals have spoken for the record about the work and inner politics of the impeachment inquiry. This is an interview with Bernard Nussbaum, who served as a senior member of the staff advising the House Judiciary Committee on impeachment. He worked alongside future Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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The Richard Nixon Presidential Library has released interviews with key staff charged with investigating whether there were grounds to impeach President Nixon.  This oral history is with Francis O’Brien, chief of staff to Congressman Peter Rodino, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee in 1974. This is the second of two parts.

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The Richard Nixon Presidential Library has released interviews with key staff charged with investigating whether there were grounds to impeach President Nixon.  This oral history is with Francis O’Brien, chief of staff to Congressman Peter Rodino, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee in 1974.

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To mark the 40^th anniversary of the Watergate break-in on June 17th, the Richard Nixon Presidential Library released interviews with key staff charged with investigating whether there were grounds to impeach President Nixon. This is the first time that many of these individuals have spoken for the record about the work and inner politics of the impeachment inquiry. A selection of these interviews will be televised for the first time on American History TV throughout June. This is an oral history from William Weld, who served as a member of the House Judiciary Committee impeachment staff. He recalls the committee’s work to define what constituted grounds for impeachment. Mr. Weld later served as governor of Massachusetts. 

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