Videos

Ohio University American history professor Kevin Mattson looked at the Reagan administration through the critical lens of the punk rock movement of the 1980s. This was a virtual event hosted…

Professor Kevin Mattson compares Richard Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential bid, including messaging, advertising, and key campaign issues. Mr. Trump had…

Kevin Matson, contemporary history professor at Ohio University, talked about his book, Just Plain Dick: Richard Nixon’s Checkers Speech and the ‘Rocking, Shocking’ Election of 1952, in whic…

Kevin Mattson talked about his book "What the Heck Are You Up To, Mr. President?:" Jimmy Carter, America’s “Malaise,” and the Speech that Should Have Changed the Country (Bloomsbury USA; Jun…

A panel of presidential scholars reassessed the relevance for today of key policies and events of the Carter administration. They responded to questions from members of the audience. Kevin M…