Arts Apr 08 Biographer Robert Caro on why it’s taking decades to fully capture LBJ By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
Politics Oct 09 Watch 6:00 Doris Kearns Goodwin on what today’s leaders can learn from past ‘turbulent times’ In her new book, “Leadership in Turbulent Times,” presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin explores the trajectories of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson, arguing that for all four of them, “at some point, ambition for…
World Jan 31 The campaign that changed how Americans saw the Vietnam War The Tet Offensive began in stealth 50 years ago in Vietnam, but it ended up splashed on television sets all over America, helping to bring down the administration of President Lyndon Johnson. By Michael D. Mosettig
Politics Jan 02 5 things to know about the incoming Republican Congress On Tuesday at noon, members of the 115th Congress will be sworn in, with an emboldened GOP intent on unraveling eight years of President Barack Obama's Democratic agenda. By Donna Cassata, Associated Press
Politics Jul 04 Watch 7:22 The history of politicians going way beyond the facts to court fear Political candidates’ rhetoric often gets heated, even inflammatory on the campaign trail. But when does it cross the line into the offensive or fear-mongering? Hari Sreenivasan gets a historical perspective from presidential historian Michael Beschloss and Beverly Gage of Yale… By PBS News Hour
Aug 06 Watch 11:10 50 years on, does the Voting Rights Act offer adequate protection? By PBS News Hour Fifty years ago, the Voting Rights Act outlawed discriminatory practices used to stop Americans from casting a ballot. President Obama marked the occasion with civil rights leaders, cautioning that those rights are still at risk. Gwen Ifill talks to Imani… Continue watching
Mar 05 LBJ linked Latinos, civil rights in ‘Selma’ speech By Russell Contreras, Associated Press Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson asked a joint session of Congress to respond to the brutal beatings of protesters in Selma, Alabama, by passing a federal Voting Rights Act that would "open the city of hope to all… Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 0:50 When four historic events happened over three days in 1973 By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a historian’s tweet points to four major events that happened within 72 hours this week in 1973. Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 9:24 Director Ava DuVernay on sharing the story of ‘Selma’ and deconstructing American heroes By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 3:26 Director Ava DuVernay on sharing the story of ‘Selma’ and deconstructing American heroes By PBS News Hour Continue watching