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Army helicopter pilot Dennis DuPuis talked about his experiences flying Cobra attack helicopters during his two tours in the Vietnam war.

100 year-old World War II veteran John “Lucky” Luckadoo, discussed his time as a bomber pilot in the 8th Air Force, when he flew 25 combat missions over France and Germany. This event took p…

In his annual address, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson spoke about the agency’s goals. He was joined by several agency officials.

Author Samuel Freedman explored Hubert Humphrey’s early political career and his advocacy for civil rights at the 1948 Democratic National Convention. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washing…

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023, Holocaust survivors shared their stories at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.

The World War II correspondence between Richard and Patricia Nixon - he serving with the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific and she part of the war effort in San Francisco - recently was made pu…

Virginia Lee Dornheggen recounted her time as a U.S. Army nurse during the Vietnam War. She described injuries she treated, the night the hospital came under fire, and the job’s impact on he…

World War II veteran David Roderick talked about landing on Utah Beach on D-Day - June 6, 1944 - and the casualties in the following days. He also reflected on liberating Paris on August 25,…

The Korean War began on June 25, 1950, and ended with an armistice agreement about three years later in July 1953. The Korean War Legacy Foundation recorded this oral history interview with …

President Richard Nixon’s firing of Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox on October 20, 1973, set off a chain of political and legal events that left his presidency hanging in the bala…

Richard Todd talked about his service in the U.S. Army National Guard during Operation Iraqi Freedom as well as his time in Afghanistan. This interview is from the Veterans History Project a…

Michael Schlitz recounted his time in the U.S. Army during the Iraq War. He described his deployment to Iraq following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the day his vehicle was hit b…

The Korean War began on June 25, 1950, and ended on July 27, 1953. In this oral history interview, veteran Allen Clark talked about his experience serving two tours in Korea with the U.S. Ma…

This 1959 U.S. Army report described the end of the Korean War, including Brigadier General S.L.A. Marshall’s assessment of the war and its effect on future army training. Reel America is an…

Author H.H. Leonards discussed civil rights activist Rosa Parks during the time she lived in Washington, D.C. The Rosa Parks Museum at Troy University in Alabama hosted this event.

Journalist and author Clay Risen discussed President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 civil rights address and passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Senate associate historian Katherine Scott discussed the history and legacy of the Watergate hearings, which happened in the Senate 50 years ago.

World War II French resistance member Nicole Spangenberg discussed life under Nazi German occupation and how and why she chose to fight back. She also discussed the role of other famous fema…

Joseph Galloway was a correspondent for United Press International during the Vietnam War. He described his time in the war zone including his first day in country. In 1998, Mr. Galloway rec…

Wally Funk was interviewed about her life and career. In 1961, Mary Wallace Funk volunteered for the “Women in Space” Program. A group of women went to the Lovelace Clinic, where the Merc…