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University of Kansas rhetoric and political communication professor Robert Rowland taught a class on President Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address. The University of Kansas is in Lawrenc…

Former President Barack Obama’s keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention was the topic of a class taught by University of Kansas political communication professor Robert Ro…

Professor Randal Jelks talked about the role of African American ministers in politics. He described church boards and programs as ways community members gained experience running for office…

A panel of historians examined the morale of U.S. soldiers in the final two years of the Vietnam War. This discussion was part of an all-day conference titled “Manpower and Morale After Tet”…

The assistant army secretary of Manpower and Reserve Affairs talked about the policy changes and the lessons learned since the Vietnam War. He argued that the U.S. Army should remain an all-…

President Nixon ordered the end of the U.S. draft in 1971, but it did not officially end until 1973. In this program, military historians discussed the transition into an all-volunteer force…

A former U.S. Army psychiatrist and a retired U.S. Marine Lt. Colonel who both served in Vietnam joined two historians to discuss the problem of low morale in the final years of American par…

Historians looked at military manpower and morale trends after the 1968 Tet Offensive. Topics included draft and enlistment rates of college graduates, the perspective of Army Chaplains, and…

Rutgers University history professor Janet Golden talked about the impact infants had on 20th century developments in medicine, social welfare and consumer culture. The Kansas City Public Li…

Professor Adrian Lewis talked about about Omaha Beach and the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy, France, during World War II. He described the German and Allied military strategies as well as …

Shawn Leigh Alexander spoke about the era in between the end of slavery and the beginning of segregation. Professor Alexander talked about the failed Civil Rights Act of 1875, the Supreme Co…

Ford Motor Company president Alan Mulally delivered the commencement address in Memorial Stadium to the graduating class of his alma mater, the University of Kansas, in his home town of Lawr…

At a symposium honoring the life and work of Langston Hughes, Mr. Glover read from several of Hughes' works and talked about his experiences. The event also featured the unveiling of a p…

In a session of the Langston Hughes Centennial Symposium, panelists described the Harlem Renaissance writers, primarily Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. They focused on the political …

As part of a presidential history tour, Richard Norton Smith led a group to the tomb of President Ulysses S. Grant. Mr. Smith talked about the life, experiences, and accomplishments of Presi…

As part of a presidential history tour, Richard Norton Smith led a group to the grave of President Chester A. Arthur. Mr. Smith talked about the life, experiences, and accomplishments of Pre…

As part of a presidential history tour, Richard Norton Smith led a group to Calvin Coolidge’s birthplace, family home, summer White House, and burial site at Plymouth Notch, Vermont. Mr. Smi…

As part of a presidential history tour, Mr. Smith lead a tour of the Adams National Historical Park and other locations associated with John Adams and John Quincy Adams.

Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith conducted a tour of the gravesite of President Franklin Pierce. He talked about the life, experiences, and accomplishments of the fourteenth U.S. …

As part of a history tour of presidential sites led by Richard Norton Smith, participants visited Franklin Roosevelt’s home at Hyde Park, New York.