Preserving Emmett Till's Memory
The National Museum of American History hosted a discussion on maintaining the historical legacy of Emmett Till. This program features Reverend Wheeler Parker, who is Till’s cousin, U.S. his…
566 viewsThe National Museum of American History hosted a discussion on maintaining the historical legacy of Emmett Till. This program features Reverend Wheeler Parker, who is Till’s cousin, U.S. his…
566 viewsFormer Secretary of State Madeleine Albright received the “Great Americans” award from the National Museum of American History. She talked with philanthropist David Rubenstein about immigrat…
677 viewsJustices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor shared stories about the Supreme Court’s food traditions, including the justices' food preferences and topics of conversation at shared meals…
20,654 viewsRepresentative Nancy Pelosi (D-California) became the first woman speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2007. In a ceremony at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History…
422 viewsJournalist Tom Brokaw received the “Great Americans” award from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. He talked with philanthropist David Rubenstein about reporting historic…
466 viewsJohn Gray gave a tour the Innovation wing of the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. He showed some of his favorite objects, including a 1896 bicycle embellished with gol…
341 viewsRic Burns talked about how the public learns about history through film. Mr. Burns suggested that historical films can be powerful and compelling, but also limited in their portrayal of hist…
686 viewsDavid Schwartz presented numerous selections from his online exhibit, “The Living Room Candidate,” which features more than 300 television commercials from every presidential election since …
658 viewsWe take you behind-the-scenes at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History for a look at presidential campaign memorabilia dating from the time of George Washington’s inauguratio…
904 viewsJon Grinspan and Zephyr Teachout talked about the tactics used by political parties in the late 19th century to secure votes, with public rallies, newspapers and even bars playing a critical…
513 viewsVanderbilt University history professor Sarah Igo, and Washington Post polling director Jon Cohen talked about the history of political polling in America at the Smithsonian National Museum …
971 viewsDuke University History Professor Thavolia Glymph and University of Richmond President Edward Ayers were among the historians who explored the circumstances, outcomes, and ongoing considerat…
1,063 viewsIn December, 2001, Congress designated the Smithsonian American History Museum as the national repository of September 11 collections. The exhibit “September 11: Remembrance and Reflection” …
6,856 viewsIn the early 1960s more than 14,000 Cuban children arrived alone in the United States in the movement now known as Operation Pedro Pan. Dick Lobo moderated a roundtable discussion with schol…
1,280 viewsPresident Bush spoke at a ceremony marking the re-opening of the National Museum of American History, which had been closed for renovations since September 5, 2006. The museum would be open …
514 viewsMembers of a President’s Day panel talked about the presidential biographies they wrote for Times Books' American Presidents series. Arthur Schlesinger, the general editor of the series, mod…
383 viewsMs. Jardine talked about her book The Curious Life of Robert Hooke: The Man Who Measured London, published by HarperCollins. It is a biography of scientist, inventor, architect, surveyor, a…
1,052 viewsProfessor Kagan talked about his book, The Peloponnesian War, published by Viking. In this lecture, he explored the modern lessons that could be drawn from this conflict between the Greek ci…
1,949 viewsAuthor Lynne Cheney spoke at an event marking the publication of her new children’s book, America: A Patriotic Primer. The book is a history of the United States told through the stories of…
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