Videos

Michael Kammen talked about his book American Culture, American Tastes: Social Change and the 20th Century published by Knopf Books. The book examines the evolution of leisure from the late …

Historians discussed the reasons for studying history and its uses in today’s world as a necessary expansion of experience and a way of taking individuals outside their own lives and culture…

Mrs. Clinton announced the creation of a new advisory committee to help preserve historic and cultural sites around the United States. She was joined by Mr. Moe and others. They talked about…

Dr. Michael Kammen talked about Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America and what the book means to the nation and why it is still cited as an important work in modern times. He also ans…

Professor Micheal Kammen talked about the various interpretations of Tocqueville’s ideas and how they were used and misused. He examined why U.S. leaders have consistently reacted very posit…

Professor Michael Kammen talked about public education on the Constitution.