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James Grossman talked about the national debate over removing Confederate monuments.

Doug Schoen talked about his book America in the Age of Trump: Opportunities and Oppositions in an Unsettled World, in which he gives his assessment of the Trump presidency.

Jeffrey Rosen gave a tour of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia and spoke about the creation of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. He also showed several rare early drafts.

Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), ranking member on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, spoke by phone about her plans for watching the total solar eclipse happeni…

President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump observed the solar eclipse from the White House Truman Balcony.

Jon Kukla talked about his book Patrick Henry: Champion of Liberty, in which he recounts the life of Patrick Henry, a champion of American independence from Britain, who is most commonly rem…

Heather Nauert answered questions from reporters on a range of issues.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Brett McGurk, the special presidential envoy for the global coalition to counter ISIS, spoke to the press following meetings in Jordan. Sec. Mattis is headin…

Senator Jeff Flake’s (R-AZ) took part in a town hall meeting in Gilbert, Arizona. During the event, a protester was escorted out by law enforcement. The interruption was brief, and the senat…

American History TV visited the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia to learn about the life and legacy of John Marshall, the fourth chief justice of the United States, who served on…

Iain Murray, vice president of strategy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, talked about the organization’s recent report on shrinking the executive branch. The report was crafted in re…

Professor Kelly Whitener talked about the future of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Authorization for CHIP is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2017, unless Congress renew…

Telephone lines were open for viewer calls and social media comments on the question “Do you plan to watch the total solar eclipse today?” Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), rankin…

Vice President Mike Pence watched the total solar eclipse with students from Cornerstone Schools of Washington, D.C., at the U.S. Naval Observatory.

NASA’s Shawn Goldman talked about the total solar eclipse and how to best enjoy it.

Professor Al Brophy talked about efforts to take down Confederate statues. He spoke via video link from Birmingham, Alabama.

Mark Zandi talked about the arguments for and against raising the federal government’s borrowing limit, also known as the “debt ceiling,” and the possible impact on Wall Street of not increa…

Panelists talked about the protection and future of the "internet of things."* Speakers included Verizon’s public policy vice president and Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA). This progra…

Joe Tone talked about his book Bones: Brothers, Horses, Cartels, and the Borderland Dream, in which he reports on the lives of the Trevino brothers and their rise and fall in the Zeta drug c…

Representative James Comer (R-KY) spoke by phone about his plans for watching the eclipse as well as those of the city of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, which is in the path of totality.