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Alan Brinkley talked about his book, The Publisher: Henry Luce and His American Century. Then he was joined in a discussion on journalism and history moderated by Professor Kaplan. The panel…

Historian Alan Brinkley discussed the crises President Kennedy faced in 1961, including the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Berlin Crisis, and the lessons he learned from those events. He is th…

A panel discussion was held on the historical impact of the 1935 Social Security Act and the National Labor Relations Act on American life and society, as well as the current state of Social…

Alan Brinkley, former provost of Columbia University, talked about his book Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Oxford University Press, 2009). He recounts the life of the thirty-second president fro…

Mr. Brinkley explores the life and career of Henry Luce, who was credited with reinventing the magazine industry within a decade. The co-creator of Time magazine and creator of Life magazine…

Alan Brinkley talked about his book The Publisher: Henry Luce and His American Century (Knopf; April 20, 2010). Henry Luce was only 24-years old when he published the first issue of Time mag…

A panel discussion was held on President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s policy advisers, focusing on his earliest advisers dealing with the Great Depression. The panelists discussed the contri…

Alan Brinkley spoke about the way in which different societies envisioned power during the previous world wars and aspirations cultures had in the hopes that the post war life would be bette…

Panelists examined how U.S. presidents since Roosevelt have used the media to further their political agendas and popularity with the people.

Winners of the 2000 Lukas Prize discussed the craft of writing narrative non-fiction and how they approached the research for their books. The prize was named for Pulitzer Prize-winning auth…

This Forum held at the NATIONAL PRESS CLUB by the JAMES MACGREGOR BURNS ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP ADDRESSED THE TOPIC OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AND LEADERSHIP throughout our history.

History professors Eric Foner, John Putnam Demos, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, and David Levering Lewis talked about the state of U.S. history during a forum at Columbia University, moderated by …

Panelists discussed the book, Big Trouble: A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets Off a Struggle for the Soul of America by J. Anthony Lukas. Mr. Lukas died last June and the book was publish…

Historians and an editor discussed lessons from the past which can be used to help citizens be effective participants in U.S. democracy. They attempted to answer the question, “Why Study H…

The panelists talked about the importance of the New Deal in postwar U.S. politics through the continuing debate over programs such as social security and welfare. Following their prepared r…

Judge Robert Bork talked about his new book, Slouching Towards Gomorrah: Modern Liberalism and American Decline, published by Reganbooks. He described what voters are looking for in the comi…

Panelists examined the current backlash against the government as the cause of various problems, including economic anxiety and social change. They also discussed the influence of such criti…

In part 3 of a 5-part series, radio, television and newspaper reporters and news executives discussed the effects of television coverage on national political conventions from Truman to Clin…