Filmmaker Ken Burns and others discussed the history of democracy in America, polarization, decline of trust in institutions, and the role of the news media in democracy during an event cele…
400 viewsSmithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch and documentary filmmaker Ken Burns discussed the complex challenge of telling America’s story. They are joined by PBS NewsHour’s Amna Nawaz. T…
857 viewsA Senate Energy and Natural Resources subcommittee heard testimony from the National Park Service Acting Director Shawn Benge on the status of the national parks after the COVID-19 pandemic.…
752 viewsAward-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns talked about his latest project for PBS about the history of country music.
1,258 viewsDocumentary filmmaker Ken Burns spoke with Smithsonian Institution Secretary David Skorton about how he uses libraries and archives to research his films. The two also discussed the importan…
696 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson talked about the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, sending ground troops to Vietnam and Congressional hearings on the war. Participants included Defense Secretary Robert Mc…
639 viewsDocumentary filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick talked about their latest film for PBS called The Vietnam War.
1,289 viewsKen Burns talked about his book Grover Cleveland, Again!: A Treasury of American Presidents, in which he provides a history of the American presidents for young adults. He also responded to …
973 viewsSecretary of State John Kerry shares his views on the Vietnam War. Secretary Kerry served in the Vietnam War as a U.S. Navy Swift Boat commander and received a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, an…
718 viewsFilmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick discussed The Vietnam War, a ten-part, 18-hour documentary set to be released in 2017. They spoke with Mark Updegrove at a three-day “Vietnam War Summit”…
2,052 viewsKen Burns talked about his PBS documentary, Jackie Robinson, about the first black Major League Baseball player and his legacy as a leader in the civil rights movement.
1,133 viewsFilmmaker Ken Burns and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates talked about race in the U.S.. The two produced documentaries on the Civil Rights Movement that were scheduled to premiere later i…
1,914 viewsKen Burns talked about his 14-hour, seven part PBS documentary The Roosevelts: An Intimate History. The film chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members …
1,586 viewsKen Burns spoke at a National Press Club luncheon about his documentary series, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, in which he chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roose…
2,152 viewsDocumentary film maker Ken Burns discussed his national public outreach campaign in advance of the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address to challenge everyone to learn about and read a…
4,858 viewsDocumentary filmmaker Ken Burns discussed his new documentary The Central Park Five. It tells the story of five black and Latino teens who were wrongly convicted of raping a jogger in New Yo…
1,517 viewsKen Burns discussed his latest PBS documentary The Central Park Five, which tells the story of five Harlem teenagers who were wrongly convicted of raping a jogger in Central Park in 1989. He…
1,390 viewsKen Burns talked about his PBS series, Prohibition, which chronicles the ratification, implementation, and eventual repeal of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as well as the era …
1,650 viewsKen Burns talked about his latest PBS film series Prohibition, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included the film’s parallels to contemporary debate …
1,237 viewsKen Burns spoke at a National Press Club luncheon as his new six-part PBS series on the National Parks premiered. In his remarks he mentioned some of the experiences he had in each of the Na…
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