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The recent death of O.J. Simpson reminds us of one of the most controversial episodes involving a prayer opening a session of Congress…And its aftermath. In this week’s episode of C-SPAN’…

Authors Victoria Christopher Murray ("The First Ladies") , Pamela Newkirk ("Diversity, Inc.") , Thabiti Lewis ("Black People Are My Business") and Khalil Gibran Muhammad ("The Condemnation o…

“It is an honor to welcome Col. Ralph Puckett Jr. to the Capitol,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) during remarks at the Capitol where the late Korean War veteran was lyin…

Historian and biographer Allen Pietrobon looked at J. Robert Oppenheimer and the other personalities behind the Manhattan project as well as the state of scientific research during World War…

Authors Patricia Spears Jones ("The Beloved Community), Marita Golden (The Strong Black Woman) Kevin Powell (The Kevin Powell Reader) discussed how writing can foster empathy and solace. The…

Authors Emily Raboteau ("Lessons for Survival"), Christina Greer ("Black Ethnics") and Bettina Love ("Punished for Dreaming") discussed how technology and social media have impacted the figh…

Author and journalist Howell Raines talked about Union soldiers from Alabama who aided General Sherman in his 1864 March to the Sea during the Civil War. The Montclair Public Library in New …

Bestselling author David Grann talked about a mutiny aboard the British naval ship The Wager off the coast of South America in the mid-18th century and the court martial that followed. This …

This U.S. Forest Service film tells the story of the real Smokey Bear, from his rescue during a 1950 forest fire in New Mexico’s Capitan Mountains to his life at the National Zoo in Washingt…

American History TV talked about America’s first diplomat, Benjamin Franklin, and the Apple+ TV series about his life and career, with author Stacy Schiff.

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty apologized for the chaos after cyber attackers targeted one of its companies, Change Healthcare, in February 2024. Mr. Witty’s apology came as he testifie…

New York Times correspondent David Sanger spoke about China’s rise, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and America’s role in the world in the 21st century. He was interviewed by Harvard Universit…

What can we learn about leadership from our most successful presidents? Author Talmage Boston shared his own takeaways from Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, T.R., FDR, Ike, JFK, and Reagan.

Will Creeley from the group Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) talked about the various legal and free speech issues surrounding the campus protests on the Israel-Hamas w…

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Author Joseph Campbell discussed polling failures and surprises in presidential elections from 1936 to 2020. This event took place at Politics and Prose in Washington, D.C.

Ronald Reagan gave his first press conference nine days after taking the oath of office on January 20, 1981. Questions about the recently resolved Iranian hostage crisis and its aftermath do…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced that the Fed’s benchmark interest rate would remain unchanged at 5.25% to 5.5% due to inflation still remaining too high. He also said it was “u…

Republican pollster Jim Hobart and Democratic pollster Nancy Zdunkewicz talked about Campaign 2024 and political news of the day.

Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer explained his judicial philosophy and approach to the U.S. Constitution, summed up in his book’s subtitle, “Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism…