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Historians Douglas Brinkley, Patricia O’Toole, and Sean Wilentz talked about Woodrow Wilson, including the 28th president’s time at Princeton University, as well as his family, intellectual …

Historians compared the first 100 days of previous presidents and talked about priorities for the new Trump administration. Some of the issues they spoke about included international policy,…

James McPherson talked about his book, Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief, and responded to audience members questions. The book is a look at President Lincoln as a military…

Scholars participated in a panel discussion on the crisis of slavery leading up to and during President Lincoln’s administration and its impact on his presidency. Sean Wilentz spoke on “Abra…

A panel discussion was held on James Madison and the U.S. Constitution. James Madison was a delegate to the Continental Congress, the Father of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, a fou…

A panel discussion on the American presidency was held featuring Gary May, author of John Tyler; William Leuchtenburg, author of Herbert Hoover; and Timothy Naftali, author of George H.W. Bu…

Four panelists talked about the biographies they wrote of American presidents. They answered a variety of questions from moderator Bill Thompson and from audience members about the lives, po…

Presidential biographers talked about the challenges faced by three very different presidencies. Topics included Jackson’s search for a broader democracy in the 1830s, Garfield’s post Civil …

Sean Wilentz talked about his book The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008, published by Harper. In his book, Mr. Wilentz claims President Reagan to be one of the most important political fi…

Moderated by John Seigenthaler, three distinguished historians paid tribute to fellow historian Arthur Schlesinger and talked about his life and career. Mr. Schlesinger was special assistant…

Mr. Golob talks about publishing the American Presidents series, short biographies of all 43 American presidents, with a special emphasis on each man’s time in office. To date, Times Books, …

A memorial service for the historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., was held in the Great Hall at Cooper Union. He was praised as a preeminent American historian and a Renaissance man. Dignitar…

Mr. Blumenthal delivered the Willard and Margaret Thorp Lecture in American Studies. He talked about the relationship between presidents and democracy. He mentioned the history of the U.S. p…