http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/47697 Eric Foner's recent appearances from the C-SPAN networks en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Fri, 24 May 2013 21:29:41 GMT C-SPAN Person Recent Appearances http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/showPicture.php?personid=47697&width=130 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/47697 136 728 Head shot of {$person->name} James Oakes talked about his book, [Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865], in which he examines the efforts, ranging from the militaristic to the legislative, to end slavery during the Civil War. The author spoke on a panel with Pulitzer Prize-winning historians Annette Gordon-Reed and James McPherson, Edward Ayers, president of the University of Richmond, and Eric Foner, history professor at Columbia University. The panel was hosted by the National Archives in Washington, D.C. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310572-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310572-1 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 04:01:18 GMT Participants talked about the Emancipation Proclamation and its impact on African American culture and society in America from the Civil War through Reconstruction, and later the Great Migration from South to North. They also talked about Isabel Wilkerson's [The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America s Great Migration], with actors reading passages from the book. They also responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310264-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310264-1 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:00:29 GMT Duke University History Professor Thavolia Glymph and University of Richmond President Edward Ayers were among the historians who explored the circumstances, outcomes, and ongoing considerations of emancipation. They first placed President Lincoln's September 1862 issuance of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in the context of the Civil War, then discussed how Americans think and talk about emancipation today. They responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308137-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308137-1 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 21:59:51 GMT From the Milwaukee meeting of the Organization of American Historians, Columbia University history professor Eric Foner, and University of Iowa history professor Linda Kerber discuss the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the "birthright citizenship" provision. The historians argue that birthright citizenship dramatically changed American history for the better, and that the provision is unique to the United States. This is a half hour. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305665-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305665-1 Sun, 20 May 2012 14:31:27 GMT Columbia University history professor Eric Foner examines the rise of socialism in America in the early 20th century. He talks about the Socialist Party in New York City and Milwaukee, and looks at the Socialist Party of America presidential campaigns of Eugene Debs. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304569-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304569-1 Sun, 22 Jul 2012 00:01:12 GMT Eric Foner talked about his book, [The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery]. He responded to questions from members of the audience. This was a program in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 11th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301645-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301645-6 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 15:51:50 GMT Eric Foner talked about his book, [The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery]. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He was interviewed following his presentation in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 11th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301645-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Call-In http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301645-7 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:41:39 GMT Oxford historian Amanda Foreman reveals that many British citizens fought on both sides of the Civil War for a host of personal and political reasons. She talked about this lesser-known influence in the war of secession with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300505-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300505-1 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 02:00:42 GMT Professor Eric Foner moderated a roundtable discussion on the state of the nation before and after the Civil War and the creation of a new social, political, and economic order. The panelists also responded to questions from members of the audience. "The Nation Before and After" was the third panel of the symposium, "The Civil War: Fresh Perspectives." The symposium on November 20, 2010, was held in the McGowan Theater in conjunction with the National Archives exhibition, "Discovering the Civil War," marking the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. It was presented in partnership with the Foundation for the National Archives, the University of Richmond, the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia, and the Civil War Round Table of the District of Columbia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296395-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296395-5 Sat, 20 Nov 2010 21:00:15 GMT Eric Foner examines Abraham Lincoln's thoughts on slavery. Mr. Foner relays that early in Mr. Lincoln's political career he was "naturally anti-slavery" but adhered to the Constitution's protection of the institution in the original slave states. According to the author, Mr. Lincoln's thinking shifted following the debate over the expansion of slavery to Kansas and Nebraska in 1854. Professor Foner follows President Lincoln's political maturation and his complete refutation of slavery that the author contends is fully realized following the Civil War. Eric Foner discussed his book at the Newberry Library in Chicago. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296968-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296968-1 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 05:46:57 GMT Graham Hodges talked about his book [David Ruggles: A Radical Black Aboliitonist and the Underground Railroad in New York City] (University of North Carolina Press, 2010). David Ruggles was the best known "conductor" of the Underground Railroad in New York City and Frederick Douglass was one of 600 fugitives whom Mr. Ruggles sheltered in his home. Mr. Ruggles was unusual among abolitionists in refusing to rule out violence in helping fugitives and free blacks, arguing that self-protection was only sensible. Professor Hodges discussed his book on stage with Professor Foner. He also responded to questions from members of the audience. The program "David Ruggles and the NYC Underground Railroad," part of The Lincoln Series at New York Historical Society, was held February 18, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292273-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292273-1 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:41:59 GMT Eric Foner talked about his career studying President Lincoln. He spoke on the early history of the Republican party, the direction of the scholarly work on President Lincoln, and reviewed the scholarly literature. He answered questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283968-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283968-1 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:09:43 GMT Eric Foner moderated a panel discussion, "How Can We Know (and Tell) What Happened in the Past?, with authors Jill Lepore, David Levering Lewis, Megan Marshall, and Patricia O'Toole. The discussion focused on research findings that changed the panelists' mind, and then, they responded to audience members' questions. Jill Lepore is the author of numerous books, including [The Name of War] and [New York Burning], which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She is currently an American history professor and chair of the history and literature program at Harvard University. David Levering Lewis is the author of several books, including two biographies of W.E.B. Du Bois, [W.E.B. Du Bois, 1868-1919: Biography of a Race] and [W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century, 1919-1963], that have each won the Pulitzer Prize for biography. Megan Marshall is the author of [The Peabody Sisters: Three Women Who Ignited American Romanticism], which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and was recipient of the Frances Parkman Prize, awarded by the Society of American Historians. Ms. Marshall is currently teaching writing and the art of archival research at Emerson College. Patricia O'Toole is the author of several books, including [The Five of Hearts: An Intimate Portrait of Henry Adams and His Friends], which was the recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Award and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Ms. O'Toole is currently teaching literary nonfiction at Columbia University. Eric Foner is a history professor at Columbia University. He is the author of several books, including [Who Owns History?] Mr. Foner was formerly the president of the Organization of American Historians. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283950-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283950-4 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:16:49 GMT Author and historian Eric Foner presented his thoughts on history and fiction in a talk entitled, "Rethinking and Re-imaging the Past in a Changing World." Eric Foner is a history professor at Columbia University. He is the author of several books, including [Who Owns History?] Mr. Foner was formerly the president of the Organization of American Historians. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283950-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283950-2 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:58:36 GMT "Lincoln in His Time and Ours: A Public Symposium" was held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the American Studies Program and History Department of Columbia University to observe the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth in 1809 and to mark the publication of [Our Lincoln: New Perspectives on Lincoln and His World], edited by Eric Foner (W.W. Norton & Company). Among other topics James McPherson, Eric Foner, and Andrew Delbanco spoke on Lincoln as commander-in- chief, an emancipator, and as a lens by which Americans view themselves. This program was the plenary session of the symposium held in the Rotunda of Low Memorial Library on the Columbia University Morningside Heights campus. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282622-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282622-1 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:00:14 GMT Eric Foner was interviewed at the 101st annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians. He talked about how his Give Me Liberty textbook series differs from traditional history textbooks. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204686-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204686-7 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:53:29 GMT A panel of former friends and colleagues of the historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., remembered the public historian as teacher, mentor, and friend. They discussed his book [Journals: 1952-2000], published that day by Penguin Press, and read excerpts from the book. Professor Basker moderated. Andrew Schlesinger made closing remarks. The Gilder Lehrman Historians' Forum, "Arthur Schlesinger: A Life in History," took place at the New York Historical Society. Eric Foner, formerly the president of the Organization of American Historians, is the author of [Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877], published by Harper Perennial Modern Classics. David Nasaw, the Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., Professor of History at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, is the author of [Andrew Carnegie], published by Penguin Press. Louise Mirrer is the author of [Women, Jews and Muslims in the Texts of Reconquest Castile], published by the University of Michigan Press. Andrew Schlesinger, with his brother Stephen, were co-editors of their father's journals. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. (October 15, 1917-February 28, 2007) was a renowned American historian, social critic, and the prolific author of numerous books including, most recently, [War and the American Presidency]. He twice won both the Pulitzer Prize, for [The Age of Jackson] and [A Thousand Days], and the National Book Award, also for [A Thousand Days] as well as [Robert Kennedy and His Times]. In 1998 he was awarded the National Humanities Medal. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/201432-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/201432-1 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 02:06:04 GMT The panelists discussed federal efforts to effect change relating to race relations, as well as issues relating to race during periods of reconstruction. They provided historical perspectives on various federal government reconstruction efforts from the post-Civil War ear to the present Civil Rights Movement and hurricane Katrina with some of the lessons for the present. Lonnie Bunch moderated. The panelists responded to questions from members of the audience. This Congressional Seminar, "Revisiting Race and Reconstruction: What Is the Federal Goverment Role?" was held in the Senate Russell Building, Room SR-188. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/191827-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/191827-1 Mon, 29 May 2006 20:24:04 GMT Eric Foner and illustrations editor Joshua Brown talked about their book [Forever Free: The Story of Emancipation and Reconstruction], published by Knopf. The book addressed the role blacks played during the time of Reconstruction, the era that immediately followed the Civil War. The speakers opened by pointing out that only 20 percent of today's graduating high school seniors could identify and correctly define the Reconstruction era. In the book, Mr. Foner emphasized the centrality of the black experience to understanding the Reconstruction years, especially in the American South. He also discussed the changing politics of President Lincoln during this period. Mr. Brown showed slides and discussed the use of newspapers, tintypes, and portraits of the day that were used to both assist and deter reform efforts of blacks and the abolitionist movement. Following their presentations, the author and illustrator responded to questions and comments from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190803-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190803-1 Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:49:59 GMT A panel of economists and economic historians discussed historical and modern day efforts to reduce poverty. The discussion was based on books written by Professors Gareth Stedman Jones and Jeffrey Sachs. The panelists also talked about the views of the Founders regarding the poor and evaluated the theories of groundbreaking economists such as Adam Smith. Following the discussion, the panelists responded to questions and comments from members of the audience. Professor Foner and Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz moderated the panel. Gareth Stedman Jones is the author of [An End to Poverty?: A Historical Debate], published by Columbia University Press. Jeffrey Sachs is the author of [The End of Poverty], published by Penguin. Amartya Sen is the author of [Development as Freedom], published by Knopf. Emma Rothschild is the author of [Economic Sentiments: Adam Smith, Condorcet, and the Enlightenment], published by Harvard University Press. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190510-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190510-1 Sun, 25 Dec 2005 12:34:01 GMT Historians spoke about war with Iraq, the potential impact of the war on the U.S. role in the world, the war in relation to prior conflicts, and the traditional goals of U.S. foreign policy. Following their remarks they responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/175997-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/175997-1 Sat, 05 Apr 2003 21:32:28 GMT Mr. Lopate moderated a discussion on writing among historians and biographers. The discussion included the influence professional backgrounds have on the approach, the difference between writing about powerful and common people, how history changes over time, and how interpretations of events change. The panelists answered questions submitted by members of the audience. Mr. Morris wrote [Theodore Rex], published by Random House, the sequel to his earlier biography, [The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt.] Mr. Foner wrote [Who Owns History?: Rethinking the Past in a Changing World], published by Hill and Wang, a series of essays about the relationship of the historian to the changing world. Mr. Caro wrote [Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson], published by Knopf, the third volume of his biography of Lyndon Johnson. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/174048-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/174048-1 Sun, 01 Dec 2002 02:00:05 GMT Mr. Foner talks about his book, [Who Owns History?: Rethinking the Past in a Changing World], published by Hill and Wang. The book is a series of essays about the relationship of the historian to the changing world. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170742-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170742-1 Tue, 18 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT The panel members discussed biography as history and the problems of writing about notable figures in American history. H.W. Brands, author of [The First American: The Life and Times of Ben Franklin], published by Doubleday; William Cooper, author of [Jefferson Davis, American], published by Knopf; Joseph Ellis, author of [Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation], published by Knopf; and Robert Slayton, author of [Empire Statesman: The Rise and Redemption of Al Smith], published by Free Press, talked about the process involved in writing a political biography. After their presentations the panelists answered questions from members of the audience. This was the "American Stories" panel of the [Los Angeles Times] Festival of Books. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164051-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164051-1 Mon, 21 May 2001 03:01:33 GMT A panel of authors discussed their books about the U.S. Civil War. Professor Cooper wrote [Jefferson Davis, American: A Biography], published by Knopf. Professor Foner wrote [The Story of American Freedom], published by W.W. Norton and Company and [Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 ], published by HarperCollins. Mr. Winik is the author of [April 1865: The Month That Saved America], published by HarperCollins. Professor Waugh, the author of [Unsentimental Reformer: The Life of Josephine Shaw Lowell], published by Harvard University Press, moderated the event. After their remarks, the authors answered questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164485-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164485-1 Mon, 18 Jun 2001 02:00:52 GMT Guests examined the history of the American Revolution and Early Republic through the writings of Thomas Paine. His [Common Sense] and [The Age of Reason] were influential in shaping republican philosophy in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Also highlighted were several documents housed in the Thomas Paine museum located near Paine's former home in New Rochelle, New York. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/163160-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) C-SPAN Specials http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/163160-1 Sat, 07 Apr 2001 00:00:04 GMT Mr. Foner talked about presidential history, public policy, and legilsation in the Congress to remain President's Day to Washington & Lincoln Day. He also responded to audience phone calls, faxes, and electronic mail. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/162644-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Call-In http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/162644-2 Mon, 19 Feb 2001 13:02:48 GMT Mr. Bennett spoke about his book [Forced Into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream], published by Johnson Publishing. The book depicts President Lincoln as a racist who grudgingly came to the decision to emancipate slaves. Following Mr. Bennett's remarks a panel of historians discussed the book's conclusions and answered questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159690-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159690-1 Sun, 22 Oct 2000 22:01:21 GMT Friends and colleagues read from the book, [C. Wright Mills: Letters and Autobiographical Writings], published by the University of California Press. They also talked about their connections with Mills and about the inspiration of his writings on their lives. Mills was a sociologist and teacher, whose anti-establishment writings influenced the reformist social thinking of the 1960s. The book was co-edited by Ms. Mills, daughter of C. Wright Mills. Mr. Wakefield, who wrote the introduction to the book, acted as moderator. Mr. Mills is the son of C. Wright Mills. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/161481-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/161481-1 Mon, 25 Dec 2000 08:29:28 GMT Faculty of Columbia University presented the 2000 Bancroft Prize to this years recipients. The winners gave brief descriptions of their books as well as discussed other topics relating to their own books and other recently published literature. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156411-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156411-1 Mon, 17 Apr 2000 08:24:40 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/114779-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/114779-1 Wed, 04 Nov 1998 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Foner discussed his book, [The Story of American Freedom], published by W.W. Norton and Company. He talked about the ideological conflicts of the American Revolution and the U.S. Civil War and the shifts in thought about definitions of freedom and to whom it should apply. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/113124-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Booknotes http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/113124-1 Mon, 16 Nov 1998 01:01:16 GMT History professors talked about the state of U.S. history during a forum at Columbia University moderated by Professor Brinkley. Following their discussion, panelists answered questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/102958-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/102958-1 Tue, 26 May 1998 22:23:00 GMT Professor Foner provided a tour of this traveling exhibit of the Reconstruction era in U.S. history in its opening location in the Virginia Historical Society Museum in Richmond. The Reconstruction period lasted from 1865, when the Civil War ended, to 1877, when President Hayes removed the last federal troops from the former Confederate states. The period featured debates over several issues that are still under discussion today, including race relations and federalism. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/78278-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/78278-1 Sun, 02 Feb 1997 14:50:00 GMT