Videos

American History TV toured the U.S. State Department’s Diplomatic Reception Rooms with director and curator Virginia Hart -- and sat down for an interview about America’s first diplomat, Ben…

National Book Critics Circle board member J. Howard Rosier previewed some of the nonfiction books being released this spring. About Books also reported on the latest publishing news and curr…

Bestselling author David Grann talked about a mutiny aboard the British naval ship The Wager off the coast of South America in the mid-18th century and the court martial that followed. This …

Foreign Affairs Magazine executive editor Stuart Reid recounted the ouster and assassination of Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1960-61. This event …

Author Robert Watson talked about the War of 1812, detailing the British military campaign and American resistance on August 24, 1814, the day the British burned the Capitol. The U.S. Capito…

Vanderbilt University law professor Ganesh Sitaraman argued that the problems with the airline industry today can be traced back to the deregulation of the transportation sector in the 1970s…

The U.S. Institute of Peace held a discussion with State Department officials on preparations and priorities for the July 2024 NATO summit in Washington, DC. Topics included NATO engagement …

Author B.J. Hollars revealed how Senator John Kennedy - in a political first - sought to position himself as the Democratic presidential nominee by winning the 1960 Wisconsin primary and cre…

Journalist Annie Jacobsen chronicled the sequence of events that would occur at home and around the globe following the launch of a nuclear missile. She was interviewed by author and nationa…

President Biden announced a new initiative aimed at training young people for higher-skilled jobs in the clean energy economy. The program is recruiting for over two-thousand positions in ov…

Officials from the executive and legislative branches joined internet and tech advocates at the “State of the Net” conference, hosted by the Internet Education Foundation. Topics included ch…

In the 1940s, a Senate committee led by Senator and future President Harry Truman examined the national defense program and whether there was corruption in defense contracting.

Earth Day: President Biden announces solar power grants, Sen. Murkowski (R-AK) on new oil & gas drilling restrictions in Alaska, Supreme Court case challenging Oregon city anti-homeless camp…

Lee McIntyre explored the origins of disinformation and its consequences. Harvard Book Store hosted this event.

Authors Christopher Browning ("Ordinary Men") and Alexandra Richie ("Warsaw 1944") discussed the legacy and memory of the Holocaust in Eastern Europe. This event took place during the 2023 I…

Historian Timothy Smith discussed the Vicksburg Campaign, which ended with the Confederate surrender on July 4, 1863. Union control of the Mississippi River split the Confederacy in half and…

New York University professor Martha Hodes talked about being hijacked as a 12-year-old in 1970 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine during a flight from Israel to New York C…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument for more than two hours in a case concerning whether an Oregon city’s enforcement of ordinances restricting the homeless from camping or sleeping in out…

Author Mark Calhoun discussed General Lesley McNair’s organizational and strategic influence on the U.S. Army during World War II. He was interviewed by author John McManus ("To the End of t…

Columnist Rob Henderson talked about growing up in U.S. foster care system and lessons he learned about family and social class from his experiences. This event was hosted by the American En…