Telephone lines were open for comments on the question, “Do you believe in American exceptionalism?”

0 hours, 37 minutes | 277 Views

David Berger spoke about Helmand Province in Afghanistan and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He also updated the audience on the Marines' roe in U.S. war efforts, U.S. withdrawal, the Taliban, and the upcoming summer fighting season.
C-SPAN Radio’s Bobbi Jackson read news headlines at the end of the program.

0 hours, 27 minutes | 213 Views

Edwin Feulner talked about his recent book which makes the case for American exceptionalism. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
C-SPAN Radio’s Bobbi Jackson read news headlines at the end of the program.

0 hours, 35 minutes | 154 Views

John Wonderlich spoke about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), its implementation, and the history of media demands under the act. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.

0 hours, 28 minutes | 529 Views

Steve Redisch spoke about the mission, operations, and message of the Voice of America (VOA) radio operation. VOA serves as the U.S. government’s official external operation for international broadcast. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
This was the third of a five-day “Washington Journal” series on foreign news operations in the United States. The program identification numbers for the other parts are 306872-5 (Al Jazeera English), 306901-6 (Deutsche Welle), 306916-5 (China Central Television), and 306934-5 (BBC America).

0 hours, 40 minutes | 1,637 Views

House and Senate leaders awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to honor the service of the Montford Point Marines, the first African Americans to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps. They received basic training at Montford Point Camp, New River, North Carolina, between 1942 and 1949.

1 hours, 0 minutes | 647 Views

Witnesses testified on plans for new monuments and construction plans for the National Mall.

1 hours, 1 minutes | 109 Views

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reflected on her 25 years in Congress, including becoming the first woman speaker of the House. She also talked about Democratic strategy in defeating President George W. Bush’s efforts to privatize Social Security, money in politics, the accomplishments of the 111th Congress, and the 2010 election. She was interviewed by Rachel Maddow.

0 hours, 49 minutes | 132 Views

Four Medal of Honor recipients discussed their experiences in Vietnam and World War II. Topics included the importance of community service and the values that “make America great.” They responded to questions from high school students in the audience and by electronic communication.
“Medal of Honor: Lessons of Bravery and Self-Sacrifice” was a program of the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Presidential Learning Center held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in cooperation with the Medal of Honor Foundation.

1 hours, 16 minutes | 413 Views

Technology experts and journalists talked about the history, evolution and future of the internet. They touched on a wide variety of topics including the impact of new technologies and communications media on society, the use of social media to influence popular and political culture, Internet use in business, and how the Internet had changed news media. They also interacted with the audience.

1 hours, 57 minutes | 1,122 Views

Tennis champion Billie Jean King talked about U.S. Tennis Association efforts to get more kids to participate in tennis and embrace a healthy and active lifestyle. She described tennis as a “lifetime sport” that could help address the obesity problem in America. Topics included equal opportunity and pay for women athletes.

1 hours, 2 minutes | 109 Views

Edwin Feulner talked about his recent book which makes the case for American exceptionalism. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
C-SPAN Radio’s Bobbi Jackson read news headlines at the end of the program.

0 hours, 33 minutes | 154 Views

Ross Perot talked about the leadership and character lessons learned from his life of business and public service. He told stories about people awarded the Medal of Honor.
This was a keynote address at the United States Air Force Academy’s 2012 National Character and Leadership Symposium.

0 hours, 46 minutes | 524 Views

Secretary Janet Napolitano administered the oath of citizenship and President Obama congratulated naturalized citizens in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in commemoration of Independence Day.

0 hours, 23 minutes | 187 Views

Robert Diamond testified before the British House of Commons Treasury Committee. The committee was investigating the scandal surrounding Barclays Bank, involving allegations of manipulating international interest rates.

0 hours, 39 minutes | 1,199 Views

Edward Berenson, author of Statue of Liberty: A Transatlantic Story, talked about the beginnings, controversies and changing meanings of the national monument. He was interviewed by Melissa Martens and responded to questions from members of the audience.
This book launch event was held in conjunction with the exhibit “Emma Lazarus: Poet of Exiles,” held for the 125th anniversary of the dedication of the statue.

1 hours, 6 minutes | 583 Views

Social media editors and journalists talked about the impact on social media on news reporting, and what defined professional journalism. They responded to questions from the audience.

1 hours, 28 minutes | 330 Views

Mayor Cory Booker gave the commencement address to the 2012 graduating class of Stanford University. He talked about his career, civil rights, the nature of courage, and the how and why of change.

0 hours, 51 minutes | 362 Views

Edward Berenson, author of Statue of Liberty: A Transatlantic Story, talked about the beginnings, controversies and changing meanings of the national monument. He was interviewed by Melissa Martens and responded to questions from members of the audience.
This book launch event was held in conjunction with the exhibit “Emma Lazarus: Poet of Exiles,” held for the 125th anniversary of the dedication of the statue.

1 hours, 5 minutes | 583 Views

Social media editors and journalists talked about the impact on social media on news reporting, and what defined professional journalism. They responded to questions from the audience.

1 hours, 27 minutes | 330 Views

Mayor Cory Booker gave the commencement address to the 2012 graduating class of Stanford University. He talked about his career, civil rights, the nature of courage, and the how and why of change.

0 hours, 51 minutes | 362 Views

Edwin Feulner talked about his recent book which makes the case for American exceptionalism. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
C-SPAN Radio’s Bobbi Jackson read news headlines at the end of the program.

0 hours, 33 minutes | 154 Views

Witnesses testified on plans for new monuments and construction plans for the National Mall.

1 hours, 1 minutes | 109 Views

Edward Berenson, author of Statue of Liberty: A Transatlantic Story, talked about the beginnings, controversies and changing meanings of the national monument. He was interviewed by Melissa Martens and responded to questions from members of the audience.
This book launch event was held in conjunction with the exhibit “Emma Lazarus: Poet of Exiles,” held for the 125th anniversary of the dedication of the statue.

1 hours, 5 minutes | 583 Views

Secretary Janet Napolitano administered the oath of citizenship and President Obama congratulated naturalized citizens in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in commemoration of Independence Day.

0 hours, 23 minutes | 187 Views

The conservative commentator says that the greatest trick liberals have ever pulled is convincing themselves that they are not ideologues. He goes on to argue that leftists advance many radical ideas by hiding them in homespun catch phrases that quickly becoming liberal clichés. He discussed his theory with Washington Post political reporter Nia-Malika Henderson.

0 hours, 59 minutes | 3,695 Views

Rachel Maddow talked about the embrace in the United States of perpetual war as a way of life and looked at how views of war - and the business of war - have changed since Vietnam. She responded to questions from members of the audience in Chapin Auditorium at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts.

1 hours, 13 minutes | 1,932 Views

Arthur Herman recounts President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s call to industrial business magnates William Knudsen and Henry Kaiser to leave their private sector positions and lead the U.S. war production effort during World War II. Knudsen, president of General Motors, and shipbuilder Kaiser utilized their connections to build a team of former private sector industrial minds from the likes of GE, Frigidaire, and Chrysler; dubbed the “dollar-a-year men,” they transformed the U.S. military’s aircraft and munitions productions. Mr. Herman argued that this success was not due to government direction of the economy but rather to freeing private enterprise to meet the demands of the market. He showed slides during his presentation and then responded to questions from members of the audience at this Book Forum of the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.

1 hours, 8 minutes | 1,034 Views

Bernice King, daughter of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King, discussed a recently published biography of her mother, Desert Rose: The Life and Legacy of Coretta Scott King. Ms. King, who wrote the afterword for the book, was interviewed while at the annual book publishing trade show, BookExpo America, held June 4-7, 2012, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

0 hours, 25 minutes | 433 Views

James Wright talked about the experiences of U.S. veterans going back to the Revolutionary War. Mr. Wright responded to questions submitted by members of the audience at the Marines' Memorial Club and Hotel in San Francisco.

0 hours, 53 minutes | 577 Views

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright recounts her early childhood years in her native Czechoslovakia, as it came under the control of Nazi Germany. Using her parents' writings, as well as her own memories, she discusses her experience in Europe during World War II and her eventual immigration to the United States. She discussed her memoir with biographer and former reporter for Time and Associated Press, Ann Blackman.

0 hours, 57 minutes | 661 Views

Brian Doherty examines the political career of Ron Paul, twelve-term Republican representative from Texas and three-time candidate for president. The author reports on Representative Paul’s political ideologies that range across partisan lines. Mr. Doherty posits it is this idiosyncratic approach to political thinking that has brought Representative Paul impassioned supporters who previously felt unrepresented in Washington. Following Mr. Doherty’s talk there were remarks by Representative Paul’s son, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY). They responded to questions from members of the audience at this Cato Institute Book Forum.

1 hours, 11 minutes | 650 Views

Thomas Mallon, author of Watergate: A Novel, in conversation with Authors Guild president Scott Turow. He responded to questions from members of the audience.
This was an event in the University Center’s Lake Room at the 2012 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest.

0 hours, 43 minutes | 146 Views

Will Allen recounts his career change from a former professional basketball player and executive at Proctor and Gamble to urban farmer. In 1993, Mr. Allen bought a two-acre plot of land in close proximity to Milwaukee’s biggest housing project. From this initial purchase, Mr. Allen created an urban farm that now grows forty tons of vegetables and raises 100,000 fish that can feed ten thousand people a year. Will Allen talked about the work of his organization, Growing Power, in developing community food systems to allow everyone access to fresh, safe, affordable and nutritious foods. The program opened with a video. Mr. Allen showed slides during his presentation and then responded to questions from members of the audience at Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee.

1 hours, 20 minutes | 1,283 Views

A book party was held at Americans for Tax Reform in Washington, D.C., for the publication of Bay Buchanan’s Bay and Her Boys: Unexpected Lessons I Learned as a (Single) Mom. The party was hosted by Grover Norquist, Ed and Cathy Gillespie, Dennis Stephens, Ronald Kessler, and Peter Roff. Ms. Buchanan was seen talking to attendees about being a single mother and about writing before giving a more formal presentation. Then she talked about topics including how conservatives could be more supportive of those raising children as she signed books.

0 hours, 27 minutes | 204 Views

Former Ambassador-at-Large Henry Crumpton talked about the role that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) plays in the world today and discussed what the organization accomplished in Afghanistan in the weeks following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. He responded to questions from members of the audience at the Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver, Colorado.

1 hours, 2 minutes | 523 Views

Marji Ross, president of Regnery Publishing, and Susan Weinberg, publisher of PublicAffairs Books, talked about recent and forthcoming books and discussed the publishing world. They were interviewed while at the annual book publishing trade show, Book Expo America, held June 4-7, 2012, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

0 hours, 42 minutes | 203 Views

The conservative commentator says that the greatest trick liberals have ever pulled is convincing themselves that they are not ideologues. He goes on to argue that leftists advance many radical ideas by hiding them in homespun catch phrases that quickly becoming liberal clichés. He discussed his theory with Washington Post political reporter Nia-Malika Henderson.

0 hours, 59 minutes | 3,695 Views

Rachel Maddow talked about the embrace in the United States of perpetual war as a way of life and looked at how views of war - and the business of war - have changed since Vietnam. She responded to questions from members of the audience in Chapin Auditorium at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts.

1 hours, 13 minutes | 1,932 Views

Arthur Herman recounts President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s call to industrial business magnates William Knudsen and Henry Kaiser to leave their private sector positions and lead the U.S. war production effort during World War II. Knudsen, president of General Motors, and shipbuilder Kaiser utilized their connections to build a team of former private sector industrial minds from the likes of GE, Frigidaire, and Chrysler; dubbed the “dollar-a-year men,” they transformed the U.S. military’s aircraft and munitions productions. Mr. Herman argued that this success was not due to government direction of the economy but rather to freeing private enterprise to meet the demands of the market. He showed slides during his presentation and then responded to questions from members of the audience at this Book Forum of the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.

1 hours, 8 minutes | 1,034 Views

Bernice King, daughter of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King, discussed a recently published biography of her mother, Desert Rose: The Life and Legacy of Coretta Scott King. Ms. King, who wrote the afterword for the book, was interviewed while at the annual book publishing trade show, BookExpo America, held June 4-7, 2012, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

0 hours, 25 minutes | 433 Views

James Wright talked about the experiences of U.S. veterans going back to the Revolutionary War. Mr. Wright responded to questions submitted by members of the audience at the Marines' Memorial Club and Hotel in San Francisco.

0 hours, 53 minutes | 577 Views

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright recounts her early childhood years in her native Czechoslovakia, as it came under the control of Nazi Germany. Using her parents' writings, as well as her own memories, she discusses her experience in Europe during World War II and her eventual immigration to the United States. She discussed her memoir with biographer and former reporter for Time and Associated Press, Ann Blackman.

0 hours, 57 minutes | 661 Views

Brian Doherty examines the political career of Ron Paul, twelve-term Republican representative from Texas and three-time candidate for president. The author reports on Representative Paul’s political ideologies that range across partisan lines. Mr. Doherty posits it is this idiosyncratic approach to political thinking that has brought Representative Paul impassioned supporters who previously felt unrepresented in Washington. Following Mr. Doherty’s talk there were remarks by Representative Paul’s son, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY). They responded to questions from members of the audience at this Cato Institute Book Forum.

1 hours, 10 minutes | 650 Views

Thomas Mallon, author of Watergate: A Novel, in conversation with Authors Guild president Scott Turow. He responded to questions from members of the audience.
This was an event in the University Center’s Lake Room at the 2012 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest.

0 hours, 43 minutes | 146 Views

Will Allen recounts his career change from a former professional basketball player and executive at Proctor and Gamble to urban farmer. In 1993, Mr. Allen bought a two-acre plot of land in close proximity to Milwaukee’s biggest housing project. From this initial purchase, Mr. Allen created an urban farm that now grows forty tons of vegetables and raises 100,000 fish that can feed ten thousand people a year. Will Allen talked about the work of his organization, Growing Power, in developing community food systems to allow everyone access to fresh, safe, affordable and nutritious foods. The program opened with a video. Mr. Allen showed slides during his presentation and then responded to questions from members of the audience at Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee.

1 hours, 20 minutes | 1,283 Views

A book party was held at Americans for Tax Reform in Washington, D.C., for the publication of Bay Buchanan’s Bay and Her Boys: Unexpected Lessons I Learned as a (Single) Mom. The party was hosted by Grover Norquist, Ed and Cathy Gillespie, Dennis Stephens, Ronald Kessler, and Peter Roff. Ms. Buchanan was seen talking to attendees about being a single mother and about writing before giving a more formal presentation. Then she talked about topics including how conservatives could be more supportive of those raising children as she signed books.

0 hours, 27 minutes | 204 Views

Former Ambassador-at-Large Henry Crumpton talked about the role that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) plays in the world today and discussed what the organization accomplished in Afghanistan in the weeks following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. He responded to questions from members of the audience at the Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver, Colorado.

1 hours, 2 minutes | 523 Views

Panelists talked about Turkey’s relations with countries in the Middle East, focusing on relations with Iraq, Israel, Syria and Iran. They responded to questions from the audience.

1 hours, 18 minutes | 110 Views

A ceremony was held to launch the international bicentennial commemoration of the declaration of war against Great Britain signed by President Madison on June 18, 1812.
President Obama, British Prime Minister Cameron, and Canadian Prime Minister Harper participated by pre-recorded video messages.
“200th Anniversary Ceremony: From Enemies to Allies” was held at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, as part of the week-long Star-Spangled Sailabration, a partnership including the City of Baltimore, State of Maryland, and the United States Navy.

0 hours, 59 minutes | 189 Views

On June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain. At a commemoration of the start of the War of 1812, National Park Service Historian Vince Vaise called in from Fort McHenry. He told the story of the fort bombardment and the creation of the Star-Spangled Banner.

0 hours, 30 minutes | 453 Views

Each week American Artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums and historic sites around the country. USS Constitution was launched in Boston in 1797 and named by President George Washington for the Constitution of the United States. The ship gained fame during the War of 1812, defeating British warships in three sea battles and earning the nickname "Old Ironsides. American History TV visited the USS Constitution Museum, located at the same pier in Boston where the ship is docked today. The museum’s president, Anne Grimes Rand, gave us a tour of some of the museum’s exhibits and artifacts, which trace the history of the ship from its construction, to its role in the in the War of 1812, to the present day.

0 hours, 29 minutes | 713 Views

On June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain. On the occasion of the bicentennial of the War of 1812, New York University History Professor Nicole Eustace, author of 1812: War and the Passions of Patriotism, discussed what the young country was like in those early years after the Revolutionary War.

0 hours, 28 minutes | 584 Views

In 1812, Joshua Barney, a retired Revolutionary War naval hero, proposed creating a fleet of American barges to defend the Chesapeake Bay against British ships. In August 1814, Commodore Barney was forced to destroy and sink his fleet of 15 vessels in Maryland’s Patuxent River to prevent their capture. One of these barges was discovered in 1979 under the river mud and partially excavated. Now, underwater archaeologist Robert Neyland of the Navy History and Heritage Command is leading a team to further study the wreck. American History TV traveled up the river to learn about the project and visited the Navy’s Underwater Archaeology lab in the Washington Navy Yard where artifacts from the ship are studied.

0 hours, 29 minutes | 679 Views

On June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain. On the occasion of the bicentennial of the War of 1812, historian Anthony Pitch, author of The Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814, discussed what happened when the British burned Washington.

0 hours, 26 minutes | 747 Views

USS Constitution was launched in Boston in 1797 and gained fame during the War of 1812, defeating British warships in three sea battles and earning the nickname “Old Ironsides.” American History TV visited the USS Constitution Museum, located at the same pier in Boston where the ship is docked today. We toured an exhibit looking at the lives and experiences of sailors aboard USS Constitution during the War of 1812.

0 hours, 25 minutes | 324 Views

Next, Robert Caro, author of “The Years of Lyndon Johnson” examines the origins of the President’s beliefs about the role of government. He discusses why Lyndon B. Johnson saw the government as a tool for implementing Civil Rights and instituting social justice. 
This program is about 50 minutes.

0 hours, 48 minutes | 614 Views

Panel Discussion on how LBJ viewed government’s role, and his efforts to institute civil rights legislation and social reform. CBS Washington Correspondent Bob Schieffer moderates the panel, which includes Joseph Califano, LBJ’s Chief Domestic Advisor; George McGovern, former Democratic Presidential Candidate and US Senator; Former U.S. Senator and Vice President Walter Mondale; and Bill Moyers, LBJ’s Press Secretary.

1 hours, 8 minutes | 294 Views

Political analyst Michael Barone talked about the tensions inherent in the American identity and the threat of social dislocation. He examined the writings and observations of the 19th-Century French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville, focusing on Tocqueville’s conceptions of liberty, equality, and community. Tocqueville is best known for his two-volume work Democracy in America, based on his travels around America in the 1830s.
“The Fragility of Ordered Liberty: Tocqueville and Conservative Conceptions of Liberty, Equality, and Community” was the fourth lecture in the Conservative Intellectual Tradition seminar at the Citadel led by Mallory Factor, holder of the Governor John C. West Chair in American Government.

1 hours, 51 minutes | 1,302 Views

A ceremony was held to launch the international bicentennial commemoration of the declaration of war against Great Britain signed by President Madison on June 18, 1812.
President Obama, British Prime Minister Cameron, and Canadian Prime Minister Harper participated by pre-recorded video messages.
“200th Anniversary Ceremony: From Enemies to Allies” was held at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, as part of the week-long Star-Spangled Sailabration, a partnership including the City of Baltimore, State of Maryland, and the United States Navy.

0 hours, 58 minutes | 189 Views

On June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain. At a commemoration of the start of the War of 1812, National Park Service Historian Vince Vaise called in from Fort McHenry. He told the story of the fort bombardment and the creation of the Star-Spangled Banner.

0 hours, 30 minutes | 453 Views

Each week American Artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums and historic sites around the country. USS Constitution was launched in Boston in 1797 and named by President George Washington for the Constitution of the United States. The ship gained fame during the War of 1812, defeating British warships in three sea battles and earning the nickname "Old Ironsides. American History TV visited the USS Constitution Museum, located at the same pier in Boston where the ship is docked today. The museum’s president, Anne Grimes Rand, gave us a tour of some of the museum’s exhibits and artifacts, which trace the history of the ship from its construction, to its role in the in the War of 1812, to the present day.

0 hours, 29 minutes | 713 Views

On June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain. On the occasion of the bicentennial of the War of 1812, New York University History Professor Nicole Eustace, author of 1812: War and the Passions of Patriotism, discussed what the young country was like in those early years after the Revolutionary War.

0 hours, 28 minutes | 584 Views

In 1812, Joshua Barney, a retired Revolutionary War naval hero, proposed creating a fleet of American barges to defend the Chesapeake Bay against British ships. In August 1814, Commodore Barney was forced to destroy and sink his fleet of 15 vessels in Maryland’s Patuxent River to prevent their capture. One of these barges was discovered in 1979 under the river mud and partially excavated. Now, underwater archaeologist Robert Neyland of the Navy History and Heritage Command is leading a team to further study the wreck. American History TV traveled up the river to learn about the project and visited the Navy’s Underwater Archaeology lab in the Washington Navy Yard where artifacts from the ship are studied.

0 hours, 29 minutes | 679 Views

On June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain. On the occasion of the bicentennial of the War of 1812, historian Anthony Pitch, author of The Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814, discussed what happened when the British burned Washington.

0 hours, 26 minutes | 747 Views

USS Constitution was launched in Boston in 1797 and gained fame during the War of 1812, defeating British warships in three sea battles and earning the nickname “Old Ironsides.” American History TV visited the USS Constitution Museum, located at the same pier in Boston where the ship is docked today. We toured an exhibit looking at the lives and experiences of sailors aboard USS Constitution during the War of 1812.

0 hours, 25 minutes | 324 Views

Next, Robert Caro, author of “The Years of Lyndon Johnson” examines the origins of the President’s beliefs about the role of government. He discusses why Lyndon B. Johnson saw the government as a tool for implementing Civil Rights and instituting social justice. 
This program is about 50 minutes.

0 hours, 47 minutes | 614 Views

Panel Discussion on how LBJ viewed government’s role, and his efforts to institute civil rights legislation and social reform. CBS Washington Correspondent Bob Schieffer moderates the panel, which includes Joseph Califano, LBJ’s Chief Domestic Advisor; George McGovern, former Democratic Presidential Candidate and US Senator; Former U.S. Senator and Vice President Walter Mondale; and Bill Moyers, LBJ’s Press Secretary.

1 hours, 7 minutes | 294 Views

Political analyst Michael Barone talked about the tensions inherent in the American identity and the threat of social dislocation. He examined the writings and observations of the 19th-Century French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville, focusing on Tocqueville’s conceptions of liberty, equality, and community. Tocqueville is best known for his two-volume work Democracy in America, based on his travels around America in the 1830s.
“The Fragility of Ordered Liberty: Tocqueville and Conservative Conceptions of Liberty, Equality, and Community” was the fourth lecture in the Conservative Intellectual Tradition seminar at the Citadel led by Mallory Factor, holder of the Governor John C. West Chair in American Government.

1 hours, 51 minutes | 1,302 Views

A ceremony was held to launch the international bicentennial commemoration of the declaration of war against Great Britain signed by President Madison on June 18, 1812.
President Obama, British Prime Minister Cameron, and Canadian Prime Minister Harper participated by pre-recorded video messages.
“200th Anniversary Ceremony: From Enemies to Allies” was held at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, as part of the week-long Star-Spangled Sailabration, a partnership including the City of Baltimore, State of Maryland, and the United States Navy.

0 hours, 58 minutes | 189 Views

On June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain. At a commemoration of the start of the War of 1812, National Park Service Historian Vince Vaise called in from Fort McHenry. He told the story of the fort bombardment and the creation of the Star-Spangled Banner.

0 hours, 30 minutes | 453 Views

Each week American Artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums and historic sites around the country. USS Constitution was launched in Boston in 1797 and named by President George Washington for the Constitution of the United States. The ship gained fame during the War of 1812, defeating British warships in three sea battles and earning the nickname "Old Ironsides. American History TV visited the USS Constitution Museum, located at the same pier in Boston where the ship is docked today. The museum’s president, Anne Grimes Rand, gave us a tour of some of the museum’s exhibits and artifacts, which trace the history of the ship from its construction, to its role in the in the War of 1812, to the present day.

0 hours, 29 minutes | 713 Views

On June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain. On the occasion of the bicentennial of the War of 1812, New York University History Professor Nicole Eustace, author of 1812: War and the Passions of Patriotism, discussed what the young country was like in those early years after the Revolutionary War.

0 hours, 28 minutes | 584 Views

In 1812, Joshua Barney, a retired Revolutionary War naval hero, proposed creating a fleet of American barges to defend the Chesapeake Bay against British ships. In August 1814, Commodore Barney was forced to destroy and sink his fleet of 15 vessels in Maryland’s Patuxent River to prevent their capture. One of these barges was discovered in 1979 under the river mud and partially excavated. Now, underwater archaeologist Robert Neyland of the Navy History and Heritage Command is leading a team to further study the wreck. American History TV traveled up the river to learn about the project and visited the Navy’s Underwater Archaeology lab in the Washington Navy Yard where artifacts from the ship are studied.

0 hours, 29 minutes | 679 Views

On June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain. On the occasion of the bicentennial of the War of 1812, historian Anthony Pitch, author of The Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814, discussed what happened when the British burned Washington.

0 hours, 26 minutes | 747 Views

USS Constitution was launched in Boston in 1797 and gained fame during the War of 1812, defeating British warships in three sea battles and earning the nickname “Old Ironsides.” American History TV visited the USS Constitution Museum, located at the same pier in Boston where the ship is docked today. We toured an exhibit looking at the lives and experiences of sailors aboard USS Constitution during the War of 1812.

0 hours, 25 minutes | 324 Views

Next, Robert Caro, author of “The Years of Lyndon Johnson” examines the origins of the President’s beliefs about the role of government. He discusses why Lyndon B. Johnson saw the government as a tool for implementing Civil Rights and instituting social justice. 
This program is about 50 minutes.

0 hours, 47 minutes | 614 Views

Panel Discussion on how LBJ viewed government’s role, and his efforts to institute civil rights legislation and social reform. CBS Washington Correspondent Bob Schieffer moderates the panel, which includes Joseph Califano, LBJ’s Chief Domestic Advisor; George McGovern, former Democratic Presidential Candidate and US Senator; Former U.S. Senator and Vice President Walter Mondale; and Bill Moyers, LBJ’s Press Secretary.

1 hours, 7 minutes | 294 Views

Political analyst Michael Barone talked about the tensions inherent in the American identity and the threat of social dislocation. He examined the writings and observations of the 19th-Century French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville, focusing on Tocqueville’s conceptions of liberty, equality, and community. Tocqueville is best known for his two-volume work Democracy in America, based on his travels around America in the 1830s.
“The Fragility of Ordered Liberty: Tocqueville and Conservative Conceptions of Liberty, Equality, and Community” was the fourth lecture in the Conservative Intellectual Tradition seminar at the Citadel led by Mallory Factor, holder of the Governor John C. West Chair in American Government.

1 hours, 51 minutes | 1,302 Views