Pilgrims and History Textbooks
Abram Van Engen of Washington University in St. Louis taught a class about how the Pilgrims became part of the United States' founding story in 19th-century history textbooks. He described w…
2,189 viewsAbram Van Engen of Washington University in St. Louis taught a class about how the Pilgrims became part of the United States' founding story in 19th-century history textbooks. He described w…
2,189 viewsU.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said she sees the good from all the other justices despite their differences in interpreting the law. The nation’s first Latina justice told studen…
1,056 viewsWashington University in St. Louis Professor Peter Kastor led a discussion comparing several first ladies' memoirs, from Sarah Polk to Michelle Obama. He and his class talked about subjects …
404 viewsPresident George H.W. Bush, Governor Bill Clinton (D-AR), and H. Ross Perot met at Washington University in St. Louis for the first of three Presidential debates prior to the 1992 Presidenti…
6,905 viewsProfessor Peter Kastor talked about how the United States changed from the post-Civil War Reconstruction period to the Progressive era in the early 20th century. He highlighted how the feder…
2,721 viewsWashington University in St. Louis professors Margaret Garb and Eric Mumford taught a class about the development of skyscrapers in the late-19th century. First, Professor Garb examined the …
1,415 viewsPresident George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry (D-MA) met at Washington University University in St. Louis for the second of three presidential debates prior to the 2004 presidential electi…
4,049 viewsGovernor Sarah Palin (R-AK) and Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) met at Washington University in St. Louis for the 2008 vice presidential candidates debate. Gwen Ifill moderated the debate, which fo…
25,088 viewsFour scholars gave presentations on religion and public policy throughout American history. The papers were “Teaching about Religion in Red State America” by Mark Chancey; “The Welfare of Fa…
495 viewsFour scholars gave presentations on the relationship between politics and religion throughout American history. The papers were: “The Resurrection of African-American Conservatives” by Anthe…
400 viewsFour scholars gave presentations on the intersection of religious faith and politics. Professor Kate Carte Engel’s presentation was titled, “The Founding Fathers and Modern America"; Profess…
770 viewsFour scholars gave presentations about religion, politics, and social issues throughout American history. Topics included Christianity and Islam in America, as well as the history of religio…
1,096 viewsAuthor George Will talked about the history of the relationship between religion and American politics. Mr. Will addressed students and faculty at the John Danforth Center on Religion and Po…
4,927 viewsMark Farkas spoke about C-SPAN’s special television series, The White House. The special 90 minute feature documentary titled The White House: Inside America’s Most Famous Home will be the …
240 viewsTelephone lines were open for viewer reaction to the vice presidential debate between Governor Sarah Palin and Senator Joe Biden.
187 viewsFollowing the vice presidential debate between Governor Sarah Palin and Senator Joe Biden, campaign surrogates, party leaders and others spoke to reporters about their impressions of the deb…
459 viewsTelephone lines were open for viewer reaction to the vice presidential debate between Governor Sarah Palin and Senator Joe Biden. During calls video clips of the debate and post-debate react…
339 viewsPrior to the vice presidential debate, telephone lines were open for comments on expectations for the candidates. Debate organizers spoke about the event and to the audience in attendance ab…
539 viewsFDIC Chairman Sheila Bair talked about the FDIC’s request to Congress to raise the limits of insuring bank deposits. She responded to telephone calls and electronic mail.
99 viewsJodi Schneider talked about the Senate vote on the Financial Recovery bill. Ms. Schneider also discussed debate on the bill and what the result means for the House of Representatives, and re…
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