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    State Department Diplomatic Reception Rooms Tour

    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…

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    National Portrait Gallery 1898 Exhibit

    American History TV toured the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery’s “1898” exhibit -- which brings together portraits of the major players in the Spanish-American War, and illustrates the…

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    CIA Museum Tour

    American History TV toured the CIA Museum at the agency’s Langley, Virginia, headquarters. Director and curator Robert Byer highlighted covert action tools of the trade in the CIA’s collecti…

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    Congress Hall

    Matthew Ifill talked about Congress Hall, located next to Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. The U.S. Congress met in the building from 1790 to 1800 and Presidents George Washington and John …

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    James Swanson, "Manhunt" Apple TV+ Series

    “Manhunt” author James Swanson talked about the Apple TV+ series based on his account of the 12-day search for President Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth. American History TV interviewe…

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    Presidents' Heads

    Inspired by Mount Rushmore, sculptor David Adickes created 42 giant busts of American presidents for a Williamsburg, Virginia, “Presidents Park” that opened in 2004. After the park closed in…

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    George Washington's 1796 Farewell Address

    Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), in an annual Senate tradition, read President George Washington’s Farewell Address. A public letter announcing his retirement after two …

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    Roosevelt and Churchill New Year's 1942 Church Service

    John Lawson and Reverend Noelle York-Simmons talked about President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s proclamation of a National Day of Prayer for January 1, 1942, following the Japanese attack on Pea…

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    St. John's Church, Church of the Presidents

    St. John’s Church on Lafayette Square near the White House was built in 1816 and designed by U.S. Capitol architect Benjamin Latrobe. St. John’s is known as the “Church of the Presidents,” b…

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    First Ladies in Their Own Words - Michelle Obama

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

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    1619 Thanksgiving at Berkeley, Virginia

    In 1619, 35 English settlers arrived in Berkeley, Virginia, upriver from Jamestown. We talked to Graham Woodlief, descendant of the group’s leader, Captain John Woodlief, about how these col…

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    First Ladies in Their Own Words - Lady Bird Johnson

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

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    First Ladies in Their Own Words - Melania Trump

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

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    Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan Interview

    President Biden’s choice for the 11th Archivist of the United States, Colleen Shogan, talked in her Washington, D.C. office about her stewardship of the National Archives and the controversi…

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    First Ladies in Their Own Words - Hillary Clinton

    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.

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    Victims of Communism Museum Tour

    American History TV toured the Victims of Communism Museum in Washington, D.C., with founding director Elizabeth Spalding. The museum is within sight of the White House, and is designed to t…

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    National Nordic Museum

    National Nordic Museum Executive Director and CEO Eric Nelson talked about the museum’s work, collections and exhibits in Seattle, Washington. A 2019 Act of Congress designated it a national…

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    "A New World Order"

    We heard first from President George H.W. Bush in his 1991 State of the Union Address -- 12 days after leading coalition forces in war against Iraq. He was followed by his successor, Bill Cl…

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    "Government is the Problem"

    President Ronald Reagan delivered his 1981 inaugural address from the U.S. Capitol West Front -- a first. He vowed to turn around the economic crisis and said, “Government is not the solutio…

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    "The Great Silent Majority"

    In 1964 and 1965, President Lyndon Johnson called on Americans' “better angels” with speeches on the “Great Society” and immigration. His successor, Richard Nixon, asked for support in 1969 …

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