Videos

Historians talk about trends in public history and how museums interpret early American history. They described how they develop programs for specific groups and create partnerships between …

Adrienne Harrison talked about her book, A Powerful Mind: The Self-Education of George Washington. She spoke about the George Washington she discovered through the books he read and collecte…

Edward Lengel talked about his book First Entrepreneur: How George Washington Built His - and the Nation’s - Prosperity, in which he examines George Washington’s financial papers and reports…

Richard Norton Smith spoke about the role of U.S. first ladies as political partners to their husbands. He was interviewed by Susan Swain. They also discussed their book First Ladies: Presid…

Douglas Bradburn and Mark Farkas talked about the second annual Martha Washington Lecture. Susan Swain and Richard Norton Smith would be discussinng their book First Ladies: Presidential His…

Paul Brandus talked about his book Under This Roof: The White House and the Presidency - 21 Presidents, 21 Rooms, 21 Inside Stories, in which he explains how presidents from George Washingto…

Professor Colin Calloway talked about the significance of the 1791 Native American defeat of the U.S. Army over disputed Ohio territory.