Videos

Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Ernie Suggs chronicled the life and career of former Atlanta Mayor and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young. The Carter Center in Atlanta…

Historian Michael Stewart Foley argued that Johnny Cash was the most important political artist of his time. The author relayed that the musician didn’t fit into one political party and instead…

Former Carter Presidential Library director and energy policy scholar Jay Hakes looked back at the U.S. energy crises of the 1970s that included oil and gas shortages and the Three Mile…

Slate national security columnist Fred Kaplan provided a history of American policy on nuclear war.

Brendan and Timothy McNulty talked about their book, The Meanest Man in Congress: Jack Brooks and the Making of an American Century, in which they recalled the life and work of the late…

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals founder and president Ingrid Newkirk discussed the formation of PETA and the influence it has had on public policy.

Aaron Glantz talked about his book, Homewreckers: How a Gang of Wall Street Kingpins, Hedge Fund Magnates, Shady Banks and Vulture Capitalists Suckered Millions out of Their Homes and…

Tony Horwitz recounted the travels of Frederick Law Olmstead during the lead-up to the Civil War. Olmstead, prior to his career as a famed parks architect, was a reporter for the New York Times.…

Rebecca Vaughn talked about her father Rufus Youngblood and the 20 years he served as a Secret Service agent during the administration’s of Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B.…

Valerie Jarrett talked about her book, Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward, in which she recounted her career and journey to serve as former senior adviser to…

Janet Croon talked about the book The War Outside My Window: The Civil War Diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham. Gresham was a 12-year-old boy from a wealthy slave-holding family in Georgia when he…

Emory University Professor Vanessa Siddle Walker talked about her book, The Lost Education of Horace Tate: Uncovering the Hidden Heroes Who Fought for Justice in Schools, which recounts how…

Chris Whipple talked about his book The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency, in which he examines the role of the White House chief of staff, a position…

Joseph Lelyveld talked about his book His Final Battle: The Last Months of Franklin Roosevelt, in which he looks at the final months of the life of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Antony Beevor talked about his book, Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge, about one of the last World War II battles in the European theater, the Battle of the Bulge, which began on…

Alan Axelrod talked about his book Lost Destiny: Joe Kennedy Jr. and the Doomed WWII Mission to Save London, in which he recounts the American bombing mission, Operation Aphrodite/Project Anvil,…

Hugh Howard talked about his book, Houses of Civil War America, about the homes of notable Civil War-era figures, including Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Clara Barton, and Frederick…

Lawrence Wright talked about his book, Thirteen Days in September: Cater, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David, in which he recounts the 1978 Camp David Accords, during which President Jimmy…

Johnetta Cole moderated a panel discussion with three other women about their contributions to Civil Rights movement. The panelists also responded to questions from members of the audience. Kathleen Cleaver served as…

Former U.S. Senator Max Cleland talked about his memoir, Heart of a Patriot: How I Found the Courage to Survive Vietnam, Walter Reed and Karl Rove (Simon & Schuster; October 6, 2009), co-written with…