In Depth with Robert Merry
Robert Merry, longtime editor-in-chief and CEO of Congressional Quarterly, talked about U.S. presidential history, Congress, and the current state of American politics. He is the author of several…
1,006 viewsRobert Merry, longtime editor-in-chief and CEO of Congressional Quarterly, talked about U.S. presidential history, Congress, and the current state of American politics. He is the author of several…
1,006 viewsFormer second lady Lynne Cheney chronicled the leadership of four of the first five presidents who hailed from the state of Virginia: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and…
1,208 viewsMr. McCullough discussed his book, Truman published by Simon and Schuster. He discussed his research for the book, which is an exhaustive biography of the former president, spanning from a brief…
6,942 viewsParticipants in the events talked about President Ford’s decision to pardon Richard Nixon for his involvement in the Watergate scandal. Topics included the possibility of a deal between Ford and Nixon,…
1,377 viewsAuthor Edward Renehan talked about the relationship between President Theodore Roosevelt and his four sons. Following their father’s military values, all four sons fought in World War I. By the end of the…
899 viewsMs. Caroli talked about her book The Roosevelt Women, published by Basic Books. The book examines the lives of nine women of President Theodore Roosevelt’s family, from his mother to the…
466 viewsPanelists discussed the topic “Making of the Presidents: Bringing History Alive on the Page.” Three historians who have written about widely differing aspects of the American presidency described…
178 viewsProfessor Ari Hoogenboom discussed his book, Rutherford B. Hayes: Warrior and President, published by University of Kansas Press. He talked about President Hayes' life and career and…
1,946 viewsAuthor Alvin Felzenberg talked about his new book The Leaders We Deserved (And a Few We Didn’t): Rethinking the Presidential Ratings Game. He discussed which presidents are the best and…
556 viewsRobert Sobel discussed his biography, Coolidge: An American Enigma, published by Westview Press. The book contradicts the picture of President Calvin Coolidge as a silent and do-nothing…
1,868 viewsProfessor Lance Banning discussed his book, The Sacred Fire of Liberty: James Madison and the Founding of the Federal Republic, published by Cornell University Press. The book is a…
2,118 viewsProfessor of History Jack Rakove talked about his new book, Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution, published by Knopf. The book won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize…
3,424 viewsMr. Beschloss provided a history of the relations between President John F. Kennedy and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and its impact on the Cold War. Beschloss, a Chicago native, did his…
2,784 viewsNathan Miller talked about his biography of President Theodore Roosevelt entitled, Theodore Roosevelt: A Life, published by William Morrow and Company. He spoke on his research into the former…
2,488 viewsAuthor C. Bradley Thompson talked about his book, John Adams and the Spirit of Liberty, published by the University Press of Kansas. He described President Adams' political and…
693 viewsProfessor Willard Sterne Randall discussed his book, Thomas Jefferson: A Life, published by Henry Holt and Company. In the 700-page book, the emphasis is on Jefferson’s years in France as…
2,171 viewsProfessor Mark Neely spoke about his biography The Last Best Hope of Earth: Abraham Lincoln and the Promise of America, published by Harvard University Press. The title is taken from Lincoln’s…
1,507 viewsGeoffrey Perret talked about his book, Ulysses S. Grant: Soldier and President, published by Random House. The book outlines Grant’s entire life including detailed accounts of his service during…
2,285 viewsJohn Marszalek talked about his new book, The Petticoat Affair: Manners, Mutiny, and Sex in Andrew Jackson’s White House, published by the Free Press. The book told the story of Margaret O’Neale, a daughter of a…
3,094 viewsChief Justice William Rehnquist described a little history of the U.S. Supreme Court in his book, "Grand Inquests: The Historic Impeachments of Justice Samuel Chase and President Andrew…
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