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Historian David Kennedy, author of American Pageant and Freedom From Fear, discussed the challenges and threats to democracy in America at a Commonwealth Club of California virtual event.

Stanford University History Professor Emeritus David Kennedy talked about the history of the presidency as an institution. He explained how the presidency has functioned and changed since th…

Professor David Kennedy talked about U.S. World War II strategy. The Friends of the National World War II Memorial hosted this event.

David Kennedy talked about the aftermath of World War II. Professor Kennedy argued that post-war changes, such as economic globalization and the formation of the United Nations, transformed …

Historians and legal scholars discuss the influence of the 13th and 14th Amendments on modern American society. These were ratified during the Reconstruction era and dealt with rights for fr…

David Kennedy and Rick Atkinson talked about how World War II shaped the world to come. Following their keynote addresses, panelists talked about the value and importance of teaching World W…

Richard White presented a history of the operation of the transcontinental railroads. In his book the author recounts the social and economic impact the transcontinental railroads had on the…

In the thirty-first in a series on American presidents, scholars and historians discussed the life and career of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Among the issues they addressed were his early politic…

U.S. Army officials spoke about the role of the military in civil society. Among the topics addressed were the end of the military ban on openly homosexual service known as “don’t as, don’t …

Historians discussed the aftermaths of wars. Andrew Rotter moderated. They also responded to questions from members of the audience. Paul Kramer talked about “The Philippine-American War;” D…

A panel of authors who have written books for the Oxford University Press’s History of the United States series talked about the periods of history they cover in the series. They also put cu…

David Kennedy talked about teaching and writing about U.S. political and military history of the wars of the 20th century to the present day. Mr. Kennedy is the editor of The Library of C…

David Kennedy talked about the book he edited The Library of Congress World War II Companion, published by Simon and Schuster. The book uses excerpts from contemporary letters, journals, pam…

Author David Kennedy talked about his book Freedom from Fear: The United States, 1929-1945, published by Oxford University Press. The book examined the years of the Great Depression and Worl…

Professor Kennedy spoke about U.S. policy and strategy in World War II and how it transformed America and the world. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience.

David Kennedy talked about his book, Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, published by Oxford University Press. The book is part of The Oxford History of the United …

Brian Lamb, editor of Booknotes: Stories from American History, published by PublicAffairs, moderated a panel discussion on the third collection of essays drawn from C-SPAN’s author-intervie…

In a forum titled, “Crash and Burn: The New and Old Prosperity,” panelists discussed the rise and fall of prosperity based on new technology. Among the issues discussed were how the railroad…

From the Los Angeles Times Festival of the Book, author David Kennedy talked about his book "Freedom From Fear", about the American people during the depression and World War II.

Historians discussed the reasons for studying history and its uses in today’s world as a necessary expansion of experience and a way of taking individuals outside their own lives and culture…