Senator John F. Kennedy (D-MA) accepted his party’s presidential nomination at the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California. This speech has since become known as the N…
8,545 views“June 6, 1944, is the most famous single day in all human history.” Those are the words of Garrett Graff in his author’s note in his book “When the Sea Came Alive.” This month is the 80th an…
LIBRE Initiative’s Daniel Garza talked about campaign 2024 and Latino voters, and shifting attitudes among that voting bloc.
471 viewsAuthor Paul Hendrickson discussed his father’s World War II service as a fighter pilot who flew nighttime missions during the 1945 Iwo Jima campaign. This event was hosted by the Leon Levy C…
95 viewsAmerican History TV toured the National World War II Museum’s Malcolm S. Forbes Rare and Iconic Artifacts Gallery and new interactive oral history exhibit. The National World War II Museum i…
6 viewsMontana’s 2024 candidates for U.S. Senate, incumbent Democrat Jon Tester and Republican challenger Tim Sheehy, participated in their first debate. The two candidates exchanged point of views…
925 viewsRetired Sgt. First Class Ramon Padilla shared the story behind the painting by George W. Bush included in “Portraits of Courage,” the former president’s tribute to the post-9/11 veterans of …
3 viewsAuthor Siddartha Mukherjee delivered the 2024 commencement address at the University of Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia.
87 viewsUp-to-date highlights from candidates' speeches, interviews with political insiders, the latest poll numbers, fundraising stats, and political ads. Witness the campaign unfold in every episo…
104 viewsAuthor Sy Montgomery delivered the 2024 commencement address at Lesley University located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
79 viewsFederal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker testified on Boeing manufacturing and aviation safety before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. S…
717 viewsNew York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof chronicled his life as a journalist. This event was part of the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
89 viewsLaw professors Sheryll Cashin and Randall Kennedy - who served as law clerks to former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall - discuss the legacy of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education de…
13 viewsHouse lawmakers debated a resolution finding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena to provide audio files of President Biden’s interview with Specia…
67 viewsDuring a hearing before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan testified on the Coast Guard Academy’s alleged mishandling of sexual assa…
7,412 viewsUSA Today's Susan Page spoke about the life and career of Barbara Walters. This event was part of the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
68 viewsRuth Wisse -- a professor emeritus of Yiddish Literature at Harvard University -- recounted the history of antisemitism in the United States. The American Enterprise Institute in Washington,…
36 viewsA.J. Jacobs discussed his attempt to live like an American citizen of the 1790s and following the Constitution as originally written. This event was part of the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festiv…
184 viewsImmigrant and former Army sergeant Aquilino Gonell recounted his experience as a U.S. Capitol Police officer on January 6, 2021. This event was part of the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
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