This discussion is from a conference on "The Presidency and Civil Rights'' held at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. Among the topics: What was FDR's reasoning on the World War II internment of Japanese Americans? Why did President Truman desegregate the Armed Forces?And -- in addition to his role protecting the rights of Little Rock High School students -- what other civil rights actions did President Eisenhower take while in the Oval Office? More »
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This discussion is from a conference on "The Presidency and Civil Rights'' held at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. Among the topics: What was FDR's reasoning on the World War II internment of Japanese Americans? Why did President Truman desegregate the Armed Forces?And -- in addition to his role protecting the rights of Little Rock High School students -- what other civil rights actions did President Eisenhower take while in the Oval Office?
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For the second time in recent months, former First Ladies Barbara Bush and Laura Bush sat down for a conversation about their time in the White House as part of a series of conferences on America’s first ladies. In this discussion – moderated by historian and biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin – we hear Barbara Bush on her husband’s 1992 loss to Bill Clinton, and her thoughts on the 2012 presidential campaign. Laura Bush speaks about her work on behalf of women in Afghanistan and about the moment she realized that average Americans really do listen to what the first lady has to say. This hour-long conversation took place at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas as part of the conference, “America’s First Ladies: An Enduring Vision.”
Three photographers who were on the other side of the lens from Betty Ford, Barbara Bush, and Laura Bush recall their days in the White House—and the images that chronicle the lives and work of these first ladies.
Author William Fowler details General George Washington’s struggles as he dealt with an ineffective Congress and a Continental Army on the verge of mutiny in his book “American Crisis: George Washington and the Dangerous Two Years after Yorktown, 1781-1783.”
Social Secretaries working for American First Ladies help set the tone of presidential administrations. Bess Abell, Catherine Fenton and Laurie Firestone served First Ladies from Lady Bird Johnson to Laura Bush. In this conversation at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas, they recall their duties and life inside the White House.
In this conversation at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, David and Julie Eisenhower -- the grandson and daughter of presidents -- recall Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency and later retirement in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and the relationship between Ike and his vice president, Richard Nixon. Julie Nixon Eisenhower also explains why her father, Richard Nixon, made another run at the presidency after his close loss to John F. Kennedy in 1960.
Two of Dwight D. Eisenhower's grandchildren voiced their opposition at a congressional hearing to the proposed design of a memorial honoring the 34th president of the United States. The hearing was held to consider the views of both supporters and opponents of the memorial's design.
To mark George Washington's birthday, the American Enterprise Institute hosted a gathering of political thinkers to consider the presidency and legacy of our nation's first chief executive. Among the topics discussed are Washington's Farewell Address and the many precedents he set for his successors, including what many historians believe to be his most lasting legacy -- his decision to relinquish power after only two terms in office.
Benjamin Henry Latrobe -- regarded as the "Father of American Architecture" -- worked closely with President James Madison and First Lady Dolley Madison to refine the look and function of the early White House. Latrobe's partnership with the Madisons is the subject of a talk at the Maryland Historical Society by Leslie Jones, Collections Manager with the White House Historical Association.
This symposium convened by the Richard Nixon Presidential Library focuses on the Vietnam War. Panelists discuss the partnership between Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger, the president's approach as commander-in-chief, the Pentagon Papers and the administration's response to dissent.
Every Sunday 8:30am, 7:30pm, and 10:30pm (ET)We bring you historic speeches of former presidents, and learn about the Presidents, their policies, and legacies through discussions with leading historians.
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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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