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James Grant talked about his book John Adams: Party of One, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. He described John Adams as an independent-minded president. The book recounted his feuds …

Moderated by William Fowler, Director of the Massachusetts Historical Society, panelists discussed archives, archival research and their own use of archives in writing their books. Richard P…

Author, Geoffrey Perret, spoke at the Massachusetts Historical Society about his biography of John F. Kennedy, "Jack: A Life Like No Other". During his presentation, Mr. Perret explored Jo…

In the sixth of a series of life portraits of American presidents, the guests discussed the life and career of John Quincy Adams and responded to audience telephone calls. They also talked a…

Northeastern University hosted economic historians Andre Gunder Frank and David Landes in a discussion about their opposing economic theories. Mr. Frank talked about the global economic cent…