The Soldier Experience
Author Peter Carmichael used letters written by Union and Confederate soldiers to examine their battle experience, mental state, and political outlook. He argued that the daily life of a Civ…
964 viewsAuthor Peter Carmichael used letters written by Union and Confederate soldiers to examine their battle experience, mental state, and political outlook. He argued that the daily life of a Civ…
964 viewsThe Senate voted to limit debate on the nomination of Robert Luck to be a U.S. Court of Appeals judge for the Eleventh Circuit.
View in Congressional Chronicle761 viewsGeorge Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley talked about the latest in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump and the next steps in the process.
6,153 viewsJQ Dickinson Salt-Works' co-owner Nancy Bruns discussed the Charleston-area’s history as the "salt production capital of the U.S.", and walked through the salt harvesting process on the farm…
701 viewsCivil War scholar Edna Greene Medford talked about Abraham Lincoln’s approach to abolishing slavery and examined views of emancipation in the North and South. This event was part of the the …
1,365 viewsSupreme Court Justice Elena Kagan talked to George Mason University students about the American legal system. Justice Kagan discussed a variety of topics, including her life and career, and …
6,009 viewsRepresentative Jim Jordan (R-OH) spoke to reporters right before Mark Sandy, a senior career official at the Office of Management and Budget, gave closed-door testimony for an impeachment in…
1,989 viewsWest Virginia native and West Virginia State University alumna Katherine Johnson played a pivotal role in NASA’s missions to put men in space and on the moon. West Virginia State University …
1,648 viewsWest Virginia’s capital moved back and forth from Wheeling to Charleston several times before Charleston became the permanent capital city in 1885. Tour guide Alexander Griffith explained th…
1,368 viewsCivil War scholars Gary Gallagher, Edna Greene Medford, and Elizabeth Varon discussed the current debate surrounding Confederate monuments. They offered their ideas on how to display and pre…
1,951 viewsDefense Secretary Mark Esper held a joint news conference with his South Korean counterpart, Jeong Kyeong-doo, following policy discussions in Seoul on burden sharing and combined military e…
505 viewsSculptor Sabin Howard discussed the process behind creating a “A Soldier’s Journey,” the sculptural component of the new National World War I Memorial, which is being constructed on Pennsylv…
300 viewsC-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2019 LCV Cities Tour” in Charleston, West Virginia, from October 19-23, 2019, to feature the history and literary life of the com…
236 viewsRepresentatives Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Lee Zeldin (R-NY) and Mark Meadows (R-NC) spoke to reporters after hearing closed-door testimony from an Office of Management and Budget senior official…
820 viewsViewers commented on the upcoming second week of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump. Bloomberg’s Steven Dennis, speaking by phone, talked about the upcoming sec…
729 viewsAuthor Elizabeth Varon talkcd about political rhetoric used in the Union during the Civil War, which she argued made Northerners believe they were saving the South. She explored the motivati…
989 viewsVivian Salama and Scott Wong previewed the second week of hearing in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump.
2,125 viewsLara Brown, author of Jockeying for the American Presidency, talked about the development of the presidential nominating system. She looked back to the Constitutional Convention to understan…
1,375 viewsScholars and diplomats discussed the legacy of former Soviet ambassador to the United States Anatoly Dobrynin on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Mr. Dobrynin served in Washington from 19…
300 viewsMark Sandy, a senior career official at the Office of Management and Budget, arrived on Capitol Hill to give closed-door testimony for an impeachment inquiry against President Trump.
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