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Historian Kate Clarke Lemay gave a guided tour of a National Portrait Gallery exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th Amendment. Starting with the 1913 suffrage parade in Washington, D.C.…

Historian Kate Clarke Lemay gave American History TV a guided tour of a National Portrait Gallery exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th Amendment. Using images of early suffrage leaders…

We toured the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. to see the one-room exhibit examining the pivotal events and personalities of the year 1968. Our guide through the col…

Military historian Patrick O’Donnell talked about his book, Dog Company: The Boys of Pointe du Hoc - The Rangers Who Accomplished D-Day’s Toughest Mission and Led the Way Across Europe. He r…

Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama remarked on the unveiling of their portraits at the National Portrait Gallery. Artists Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley were honored for their w…

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery is commemorating the 75th anniversary of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance on an around-the-world flight. She was called “Lady Lindy” after pioneerin…

Historian Stanley Weintraub recounts Franklin D. Roosevelt’s last presidential campaign in 1944, which secured his fourth term. The author recalls that President Roosevelt was unsure that hi…

Brandon Fortune talked about some of the important portraits of U.S. presidents, and provided details about the artists who created them and how the works came into the national collections.

Former gallery director Marc Pachter gave a tour of a portion of the permanent exhibit of presidential portraits in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., to discus…

Former gallery director Marc Pachter gave a tour of a portion of the permanent exhibit of presidential portraits in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., to discus…

Susan Eisenhower, the granddaughter of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, talked about his painting hobby and a portrait he painted of her grandmother, Mamie Eisenhower. General Eisenhower pain…

Sidney Hart gave a tour of the exhibit about former President Ronald Reagan in the National Portrait Gallery’s One Life room, which showcases a single significant person. The exhibit marks t…

Roger Di Silvestro recounted the three years Theodore Roosevelt lived and worked as a rancher in the Badlands of Dakota Territory. Following the death of Roosevelt’s wife and mother on the s…

President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush remarked on the unveiling of their portraits in the National Portrait Gallery.

National Portrait Gallery Senior Historian Frederick Voss provided a walking tour of the “Picturing Hemingway” exhibit on display to mark the centennial of Ernest Hemingway’s birth. The exhi…

In a live program from the ‘America’s Presidents’ exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery, Mr. Pachter conducted a tour of the nation’s only complete collection of presidential portraits ou…

Telephone lines were opened for comments on the question, “Why is Giuliani so far ahead?”

Former President Clinton and Senator Clinton made remarks as their portraits as president and first lady are unveiled by the National Portrait Gallery. The National Portrait Gallery colle…

The panelists talked about U.S. presidents who have been commander-in-chief in times of war and how they handled the responsibility. They also talked about how President George W. Bush is ha…

Mr. Voss provided a tour of the gallery’s exibit, “From Truman to Clinton: Presidents on Time,” which contains 26 Time magazine covers depicting our last 10 presidents.