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In this compiled program, former first lady Melania Trump talked about her time in the White House and the issues important to her.

Georgetown University law professor Cliff Sloan, author of The Court at War, talked about the civil rights and civil liberties cases taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court during World War II…

Historian Richard Striner, author of Ike in Love and War, talked about the personal life and career of Dwight D. Eisenhower, covering everything from his upbringing and military service to…

Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith discussed his biography of President Gerald Ford, An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford. He talked about the…

San Diego State University psychology professor Jean Twenge discussed her book, Generations, about the differences between the six generations - the silent generation, baby boomers, Generation X,…

University of Richmond journalism Professor Shahan Mufti talked about his book, American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, DC. Members of the…

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter talked about the role of the first lady, her time in the White House, and the issues important to her.

Newsmax Chief White House Correspondent James Rosen, author of Scalia: Rise to Greatness, 1936-1986, talked about the first of his two-part biography of late Supreme Court Associate Justice…

In this compiled program, former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talked about her time in the White House and the issues important to her.

Ilyon Woo, author of Master Slave, Husband Wife, recounted the harrowing journey of self-emancipation made by married slaves William and Ellen Craft in 1848.

Historian Rachel Louise Martin, author of A Most Tolerant Little Town, talked about the experiences of the students in Tennessee who desegregated the first school in the south following…

Axios chief financial correspondent Felix Salmon, author of The Phoenix Economy: Work, Life, and Money in the New Not Normal, talked about the long-term social and economic impact of the…

Historian and Politico contributing writer Joshua Zeitz, author of Lincoln’s God, talked about the impact that faith had on America’s 16th president.

Guardian newspaper editorial writer and former China correspondent Tania Branigan, author of Red Memory, talked about China’s Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), during which millions of Chinese were…

Mark Clague, a University of Michigan musicology and American culture professor, talked about the history of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” its widespread use at sporting events, and…

In this compiled program, former first lady Lady Bird Johnson talked about her time in the White House and the issues important to her.

Historian Cassandra Good, author of First Family, talked about the lives and complicated legacies of George Washington’s step-grandchildren.

In this compiled program, former first lady Laura Bush talked about the role of first lady in the White House and the issues important to her.

Reverend Wheeler Parker talked about A Few Days Full of Trouble: Revelations on the Journey to Justice for My Cousin and Best Friend, Emmett Till. In his book, Reverend Parker details the fateful…

Slate magazine staff writer Henry Grabar, author of Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, talked about the evolution of parking in the United States and the consequences of that…