Experts discuss the history of Civil War memorials and the role these memorials play in 21st-Century America.
Duration: 54:12
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Experts discuss the history of Civil War memorials and the role these memorials play in 21st-Century America.
Duration: 54:12
Renowned Churchill biographer Andrew Roberts discusses Churchill’s sense of humor and how his jokes served as powerful weapons in his political armory.
Duration: 55:25
Professor Andrew Delbanco discusses the role fugitive slaves played in the lead up to the Civil War with the New York Times’ Brent Staples.
Duration: 53:17
Harvard Law School professor Randall Kennedy discusses the desegregation of the U.S. armed forces in the 1950s.
Duration: 57:50
Brett McGurk, the special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS, discusses the past, present, and future of the U.S. fight against ISIS with General (Ret.) Petraeus.
Duration: 57:40