John Nagy talks about espionage during the American Revolution. He's the author of "Invisible Ink: Spycraft of the American Revolution," and is a founding member of the American Revolution Round Table of Philadelphia.
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Kathryn Jacob talks about her book "King of the Lobby: The Life and Times of Sam Ward : Man-About-Washington in the Gilded Age." It recalls the political life of Sam Ward, who during the mid-19th century was one of the most powerful lobbyists in Washington, DC.
This is an interview with Alfred Regnery about his book, "Upstream: The Ascendance of American Conservatism." The book is about the rise of the modern conservative movement in the United States from 1945 to the present, lead by politicians Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan. This interview was conducted in Mr. Regnery's home in Alexandria, Virginia.
Philip Gerard discusses his book, "Secret Soldiers: The Story of World War II's Heroic Army of Deception." The book tells the story of a top secret elite Army unit that used deception--such as fooling the Germans about Allied troop levels-- to help win World War II.
Author Nelson Lankford discusses his book, "Richmond Burning: The Last Days of the Confederate Capital." In the book Mr. Lankford contends that the fire which spread through Richmond, Virginia at the end of the Civil War was intentionally ignited before the Union soldiers arrived, and that it was allowed to burn freely.
Author Lucy Barber discusses her book, "Marching on Washington: The Forging of an American Political Tradition." The book covers the history of marches on Washington beginning with the 1894 march calling for public works programs for the unemployed and continues through the 1963 Civil Rights March and anti-Vietnam War protests.
Author Kenneth Heineman discusses his book "Put Your Bodies Upon the Wheels: Student Revolt in the 1960s" which explores the social, cultural, and economic forces that were a catalyst for college campus protests in the sixties.
Author Iris Chang on her book "The Chinese in America: A Narrative History." The book chronicles Chinese Americans involvement in America's growth and advancement from the building of the transcontinental railroad to modern day contributions in space exploration, missile defense and Silicon Valley high-tech inventions.
Author Allan Carlson discusses his book, "The American Way: Family and Community in the Shaping of the American Identity." Mr. Carlson asserts that the traditional family unit has been a pillar of America's national identity. The author also makes the point that the diminishment in the importance of the traditional family has damaged American culture.
Howard Dodson on his book, "Jubilee: The Emergence of African-American Culture." The book examines the political and social identity connected with African Americans. Contributors to the book, Annette Gordon-Reed and Gail Buckley join the discussion.
Every Saturday 12pm, Sunday 5am, Monday 1am (ET)Tune in as the country's best-known American history writers of the past decade talk about their books.
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8am (ET) (approx. 51 min.)M. Scott Carpenter Oral History Interview
8:52am (ET) (approx. 7 min.)Friendship 7 Mercury Space Flight
9am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 24 min.)Ernest Hemingway as a World War II Spy
10:24am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 34 min.)Campus Protests During the 1960s
12pm (ET) (approx. 52 min.)Invisible Ink: Spycraft of the American Revolution
12:54pm (ET) (approx. 5 min.)American Artifacts: Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion 4
1:01pm (ET) (approx. 52 min.)Election of 1860 and Secession
1:54pm (ET) (approx. 4 min.)Birthright Citizenship and the 14th Amendment 2
2pm (ET) (approx. 58 min.)Q&A with Douglas Brinkley, Part 1
3:01pm (ET) (approx. 30 min.)Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C.
3:31pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 11 min.)Civil Rights and Presidents Kennedy and Johnson
4:44pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 15 min.)Origins of the Cold War
6:01pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 43 min.)Legacies of the Civil War
7:46pm (ET) (approx. 12 min.)Shiloh Battlefield Tour
8pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 17 min.)Immigration and the Roots of Pluralism in the U.S.
9:18pm (ET) (approx. 46 min.)Eastern Indians and the Land
10:04pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 44 min.)Legacies of the Civil War
11:48pm (ET) (approx. 12 min.)Shiloh Battlefield Tour
12:01am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 16 min.)Immigration and the Roots of Pluralism in the U.S.
1:18am (ET) (approx. 46 min.)Eastern Indians and the Land
2:04am (ET) (approx. 30 min.)Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C.
2:35am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 11 min.)Civil Rights and Presidents Kennedy and Johnson
3:46am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 15 min.)Origins of the Cold War
5:01am (ET) (approx. 52 min.)Invisible Ink: Spycraft of the American Revolution
5:54am (ET) (approx. 5 min.)American Artifacts: Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion 4
6am (ET) (approx. 52 min.)Election of 1860 and Secession
6:53am (ET) (approx. 7 min.)Oklahoma Land Runs
7am (ET) (approx. 58 min.)Q&A with Douglas Brinkley, Part 1
8am (ET) (approx. 28 min.)Pabst Mansion
8:28am (ET) (approx. 2 min.)Winston Churchill Statue
8:30am (ET) (approx. 57 min.)First Ladies Through American History
9:28am (ET) (approx. 52 min.)The 37th Congress and the New America
10:21am (ET) (approx. 9 min.)American Indian Relocation
10:30am (ET) (approx. 28 min.)Birthright Citizenship and the 14th Amendment
10:59am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 44 min.)Legacies of the Civil War
12:44pm (ET) (approx. 12 min.)Shiloh Battlefield Tour
12:57pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 16 min.)Immigration and the Roots of Pluralism in the U.S.
2:14pm (ET) (approx. 46 min.)Eastern Indians and the Land
3:01pm (ET) (approx. 51 min.)M. Scott Carpenter Oral History Interview
3:53pm (ET) (approx. 6 min.)Friendship 7 Mercury Space Flight
3:59pm (ET) (approx. 2 min.)Albert Einstein Memorial
4:01pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 25 min.)Ernest Hemingway as a World War II Spy
5:26pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 34 min.)Campus Protests During the 1960s
7pm (ET) (approx. 28 min.)Pabst Mansion
7:28pm (ET) (approx. 2 min.)Winston Churchill Statue
7:30pm (ET) (approx. 57 min.)First Ladies Through American History
8:27pm (ET) (approx. 2 min.)James Buchanan Memorial
8:30pm (ET) (approx. 52 min.)The 37th Congress and the New America
9:23pm (ET) (approx. 8 min.)Integrating University of Oklahoma Law School
9:32pm (ET) (approx. 28 min.)Birthright Citizenship and the 14th Amendment
10pm (ET) (approx. 28 min.)Pabst Mansion
10:30pm (ET) (approx. 56 min.)First Ladies Through American History
11:27pm (ET) (approx. 2 min.)James Buchanan Memorial
11:30pm (ET) (approx. 53 min.)The 37th Congress and the New America
12:23am (ET) (approx. 7 min.)Oklahoma Land Runs
12:30am (ET) (approx. 28 min.)Birthright Citizenship and the 14th Amendment
1am (ET) (approx. 52 min.)Invisible Ink: Spycraft of the American Revolution
1:53am (ET) (approx. 13 min.)Oklahoma City National Memorial
2:07am (ET) (approx. 52 min.)Election of 1860 and Secession
3am (ET) (approx. 58 min.)Q&A with Douglas Brinkley, Part 1
3:58am (ET) (approx. 2 min.)Albert Einstein Memorial
4:01am (ET) (approx. 50 min.)M. Scott Carpenter Oral History Interview
4:52am (ET) (approx. 7 min.)Friendship 7 Mercury Space Flight
4:59am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 24 min.)Ernest Hemingway as a World War II Spy
6:24am (ET) (approx. 6 min.)American Artifacts: Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion 4
8am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 28 min.)Alan Shepard Oral History Interview
9:30am (ET) (approx. 59 min.)Women Veterans of the Persian Gulf War
10:31am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 31 min.)Statecraft of President George H. W. Bush
12:03pm (ET) (approx. 55 min.)King of the Lobby
1pm (ET) (approx. 30 min.)Economic Crisis in American History
1:30pm (ET) (approx. 1 min.)Open For AHTV LIVE from Jamestown Island
1:31pm (ET) (approx. 57 min.)American Artifacts: Archaeology at Jamestown (60 Minute Version)
2:29pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 2 min.)Archaeology at Jamestown, Virginia
3:31pm (ET) (approx. 29 min.)Archaeology and Conservation at Jamestown
4:01pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 22 min.)Civil Rights and Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower
5:23pm (ET) (approx. 6 min.)Oklahoma Land Runs
5:30pm (ET) (approx. 29 min.)Economic Crisis in American History
6pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 31 min.)African-American Women and the Civil War
7:31pm (ET) (approx. 31 min.)Violence in the Pre-Civil War Congress
8:03pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 6 min.)Early Atlantic Exploration
9:09pm (ET) (approx. 48 min.)Abundance in 1950s and 1960s America
9:57pm (ET) (approx. 2 min.)Winston Churchill Statue
10pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 29 min.)African-American Women and the Civil War
11:31pm (ET) (approx. 30 min.)Violence in the Pre-Civil War Congress
12:02am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 6 min.)Early Atlantic Exploration
1:08am (ET) (approx. 49 min.)Abundance in 1950s and 1960s America
1:57am (ET) (approx. 3 min.)James Buchanan Memorial
2am (ET) (approx. 30 min.)Gilmore Cabin at Montpelier
2:31am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 21 min.)Civil Rights and Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower
3:53am (ET) (approx. 9 min.)Political Commercial Archives
4:02am (ET) (approx. 30 min.)Economic Crisis in American History
4:32am (ET) (approx. 13 min.)Historical Interpretation by the National Park Service
4:45am (ET) (approx. 14 min.)American Indian Artifacts
5am (ET) (approx. 55 min.)King of the Lobby
5:56am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 1 min.)Report into the Loss of the SS Titanic: A Centennial Reappraisal
6:58am (ET) (approx. 2 min.)Alexander Hamilton Statue
7am (ET) (approx. 57 min.)Q&A with Sean Wilentz
7:58am (ET) (approx. 2 min.)Samuel Gompers Memorial
8:01am (ET) (approx. 30 min.)Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C.
8:31am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 11 min.)Civil Rights and Presidents Kennedy and Johnson
9:42am (ET) (approx. 2 min.)Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
9:44am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 15 min.)Origins of the Cold War
11am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 30 min.)African-American Women and the Civil War
12:31pm (ET) (approx. 31 min.)Violence in the Pre-Civil War Congress
1:02pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 6 min.)Early Atlantic Exploration
2:08pm (ET) (approx. 49 min.)Abundance in 1950s and 1960s America
2:58pm (ET) (approx. 2 min.)Alexander Hamilton Statue
3:01pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 27 min.)Alan Shepard Oral History Interview
4:29pm (ET) (approx. 59 min.)Women Veterans of the Persian Gulf War
5:29pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 31 min.)Statecraft of President George H. W. Bush
7pm (ET) (approx. 30 min.)Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C.
7:30pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 11 min.)Civil Rights and Presidents Kennedy and Johnson
8:42pm (ET) (approx. 1 min.)Albert Einstein Memorial
8:43pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 15 min.)Origins of the Cold War
10pm (ET) (approx. 29 min.)Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C.
10:30pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 11 min.)Civil Rights and Presidents Kennedy and Johnson
11:41pm (ET) (approx. 2 min.)Logan Circle Memorial
11:43pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 15 min.)Origins of the Cold War
12:58am (ET) (approx. 2 min.)Alexander Hamilton Statue
1am (ET) (approx. 55 min.)King of the Lobby
1:56am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 1 min.)Report into the Loss of the SS Titanic: A Centennial Reappraisal
2:57am (ET) (approx. 2 min.)Winston Churchill Statue
3am (ET) (approx. 57 min.)Q&A with Sean Wilentz
3:58am (ET) (approx. 2 min.)Founders of the DAR Memorial
4:01am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 27 min.)Alan Shepard Oral History Interview
5:29am (ET) (approx. 59 min.)Women Veterans of the Persian Gulf War
8am (ET) (approx. 51 min.)Wally Funk Oral History Interview
12pm (ET) (approx. 34 min.)Writing Life: Robert Novak
2pm (ET) (approx. 56 min.)Q&A with Douglas Brinkley, Part 2
6pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 4 min.)Leadership of Abraham Lincoln & Jefferson Davis
7:05pm (ET) (approx. 51 min.)George Forrest Oral History Interview
8pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 18 min.)Civil Liberties and Treason During the Civil War
10pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 4 min.)Leadership of Abraham Lincoln & Jefferson Davis
11:05pm (ET) (approx. )George Forrest Oral History Interview
11:59pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 19 min.)Civil Liberties and Treason During the Civil War
5am (ET) (approx. 34 min.)Writing Life: Robert Novak
7am (ET) (approx. 56 min.)Q&A with Douglas Brinkley, Part 2
8:30am (ET) (approx. 1 hr.)The Presidency and Civil Rights â Then and Now
11am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 4 min.)Leadership of Abraham Lincoln & Jefferson Davis
12:05pm (ET) (approx. 51 min.)George Forrest Oral History Interview
1pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 18 min.)Civil Liberties and Treason During the Civil War
3pm (ET) (approx. 51 min.)Wally Funk Oral History Interview
7:30pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr.)The Presidency and Civil Rights â Then and Now
10pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr.)The Presidency and Civil Rights â Then and Now
1am (ET) (approx. 34 min.)Writing Life: Robert Novak
3am (ET) (approx. 56 min.)Q&A with Douglas Brinkley, Part 2
4am (ET) (approx. 51 min.)Wally Funk Oral History Interview
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