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Harry Truman signed the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 after Franklin Roosevelt’s death elevated him to the presidency. How has the succession plan fared since then -- through…

Investigative journalist Amanda Ripley offered her thoughts on how people can engage in healthy conflict resolution. This virtual program was hosted by the Aspen Institute in Washington,…

Historian Garrett Graff talked about his book, The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11, in which he provided a history of September 11, 2001, by utilizing newly declassified…

Historian Garrett Graff provides a comprehensive history of the Watergate scandal, from the 1972 break-in at the DNC to President Nixon’s resignation two years later. The Palm Beach Book…

Author Garrett Graff talked about his new book, Watergate: A New History.

Former intelligence and security officials testified at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on the 9/11 terrorist attacks 20 years later, and the nation’s response. The witnesses provided…

The Aspen Institute hosted a virtual conversation with Acting CISA Director Brandon Wales as part of its 2020 Aspen Cyber Summit. Mr. Wales discussed several topics, including the 2020 election, the coronavirus…

Journalist and author Garrett Graff, and also a director for cyber initiatives for the Aspen Digital program at the Aspen Institute, talked about the White House transition process and…

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tim Weiner looked at the surreptitious efforts of the U.S. and Russia as they have waged political warfare over the last 75 years. This was a virtual event…

The Audio Publishers Association presented the 2020 Audie Awards, “recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.”

Author Garrett Graff discussed his book The Only Plane in the Sky, an oral history of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Garrett Graff looked at the U.S. government’s Doomsday plans.

Garrett Graff, author of Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save Itself - While the Rest of Us Die, described how Raven Rock and other underground bunkers were built by the U.S.…

Garrett Graff talked about his book Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save Itself--While the Rest of Us Die, in which he looks at the U.S. government’s doomsday…

Garrett Graff talked about the career of former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who was appointed special counsel to oversee the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016…

Garrett Graff examined the size and scope of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, including its operational challenges and complexities. This program was part of C-SPAN’s “Your Money” series. Each…

Speakers at the 68th Annual Conference on Citizenship talked about ways to engage citizens to become active civil participants in their communities. General Stanley McChrystal (Ret.) received the…

Political writers talked about the current perceptions of President Obama and his administration. The authors talked about their books and responded to questions from members of the audience. Nick…

Garrett Graff talked about his book, The Threat Matrix: The FBI at War in the Age of Global Terror (Little, Brown and Company, 2011). He responded to telephone calls and electronic…

Authors talked about their books about the tension between security from crime and terrorism and the preservation of individual rights. Professor Wrage moderated. “The Rights of the People”…