Birchers
George Washington University professor Matthew Dallek discussed the origins and evolution of the John Birch Society and the group’s impact on conservatism and the Republican Party. The Jimmy…
468 viewsGeorge Washington University professor Matthew Dallek discussed the origins and evolution of the John Birch Society and the group’s impact on conservatism and the Republican Party. The Jimmy…
468 viewsAuthor and journalist Jonathan Eig discussed the life of Martin Luther King Jr., in the first comprehensive biography of the civil rights leader in over 30 years. The Jimmy Carter Presidenti…
238 viewsStanly Godbold talked about the second of his two-volume biography of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, chronicling their lives and work together from 1975 to 2020. The Jimmy Carter Presidential Li…
631 viewsAuthor Chris Whipple gave an insider account of a presidency in progress, based on access to President Biden and his top advisers. He covered crises from the COVID-19 pandemic to Russia’s in…
501 viewsHuman rights lawyer Efren Olivares discussed his immigration story and the impact of family separations at the Southern border. This event took place at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library…
131 viewsAir Force Officer Joseph Chapa discussed his book, Is Remote Warfare Moral? Weighing Issues of Life and Death from 7,000 Miles.
369 viewsPulitzer Prize-winning biographer Kai Bird reexamined Jimmy Carter’s presidency (1977-1981). This was a virtual event hosted by the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta.
504 viewsFormer Carter Presidential Library director and energy policy scholar Jay Hakes looked back at the U.S. energy crises of the 1970s that included oil and gas shortages and the Three Mile Isla…
150 viewsRandall Balmer talked about his book, Redeemer: The Life of Jimmy Carter, in which he examines the role that religion played in the election and defeat of former President Jimmy Carter. In h…
860 viewsSlate national security columnist Fred Kaplan provided a history of American policy on nuclear war.
824 viewsBrendan and Timothy McNulty talked about their book, The Meanest Man in Congress: Jack Brooks and the Making of an American Century, in which they recalled the life and work of the late U.S.…
995 viewsPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals founder and president Ingrid Newkirk discussed the formation of PETA and the influence it has had on public policy.
571 viewsAaron Glantz talked about his book, Homewreckers: How a Gang of Wall Street Kingpins, Hedge Fund Magnates, Shady Banks and Vulture Capitalists Suckered Millions out of Their Homes and Demoli…
1,652 viewsTony Horwitz recounted the travels of Frederick Law Olmstead during the lead-up to the Civil War. Olmstead, prior to his career as a famed parks architect, was a reporter for the New York Ti…
2,474 viewsRebecca Vaughn talked about her father Rufus Youngblood and the 20 years he served as a Secret Service agent during the administration’s of Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, …
1,122 viewsFormer government officials who helped to implement the Refugee Act of 1980 discussed challenges they faced with refugee admissions, the impact of public opinion, and lessons learned in ligh…
298 viewsA group of former government officials who helped write and implement the Refugee Act of 1980 discussed the reasons behind the creation of the legislation, and how these issues are still wit…
641 viewsA group of former government officials and refugee rights advocates discussed the Refugee Act of 1980, the history of refugee policy prior to 1980, and refugee issues over the past 40 years.…
660 viewsMeg Jacobs talked about her book Panic at the Pump: The Energy Crisis and the Transformation of American Politics in the 1970s, in which she recalls the American energy crisis of the 1970s f…
1,556 viewsJanet Croon talked about the book The War Outside My Window: The Civil War Diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham. Gresham was a 12-year-old boy from a wealthy slave-holding family in Georgia when he …
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