Lectures in History
Go back to school with the country's top professors lecturing on a variety of topics in American history. New episodes posted every Saturday evening. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you "After Words" and "C-SPAN's The Weekly" podcasts.
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1864 Presidential Election
1864 Presidential Election
78 min
252
John F. Kennedy's Foreign Policy
John F. Kennedy's Foreign Policy
49 min
253
Vietnam, Walter Cronkite, and Public Opinion
Vietnam, Walter Cronkite, and Public Opinion
60 min
254
Notable Speakers of the House
Notable Speakers of the House
49 min
255
Coroners in the 19th Century South
Coroners in the 19th Century South
71 min
256
Women Journalists at the Turn of the 20th Century
Women Journalists at the Turn of the 20th Century
62 min
257
U.S. Containment Strategy After World War II
U.S. Containment Strategy After World War II
50 min
258
Women and the Civil War
Women and the Civil War
54 min
259
Playwright August Wilson and "Fences"
Playwright August Wilson and "Fences"
72 min
260
National Intelligence Under President Kennedy
National Intelligence Under President Kennedy
65 min
261
Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
48 min
262
World War II Leadership
World War II Leadership
104 min
263
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
56 min
264
History of State of the Union Addresses
History of State of the Union Addresses
68 min
265
First Ladies' Memoirs
First Ladies' Memoirs
70 min
266
Colonial Myths and Monuments
Colonial Myths and Monuments
59 min
267
1783 Treaty of Paris
1783 Treaty of Paris
32 min
268
First and Second Amendment Court Cases
First and Second Amendment Court Cases
55 min
269
Post-Civil Rights Era Music
Post-Civil Rights Era Music
69 min
270
Antebellum Social Reformer Lucretia Mott
Antebellum Social Reformer Lucretia Mott
57 min
271
20th-Century Roadside Attractions
20th-Century Roadside Attractions
23 min
272
James Buchanan & William Rufus King Relationship
James Buchanan & William Rufus King Relationship
63 min
273
New Deal Politics and Public Opinion
New Deal Politics and Public Opinion
53 min
274
Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and U.S. Foreig...
Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and U.S. Foreign Policy
65 min
275
Electoral College
Electoral College
64 min