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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251
Early Atlantic Exploration
66 min
252
The Promise of Suburbia
77 min
253
Donald Rumsfeld on the War on Terror
123 min
254
Age & the American Revolution
76 min
255
Mary Church Terrell & the Black "Mammy" Statue
60 min
256
Native American & English Trade in Colonial Vir...
64 min
257
1970s American Car Culture & Film
1970s American Car Culture & Film
73 min
258
1920s American South
1920s American South
73 min
259
1864 Presidential Election
1864 Presidential Election
78 min
260
John F. Kennedy's Foreign Policy
John F. Kennedy's Foreign Policy
49 min
261
Vietnam, Walter Cronkite, and Public Opinion
Vietnam, Walter Cronkite, and Public Opinion
60 min
262
Notable Speakers of the House
Notable Speakers of the House
49 min
263
Coroners in the 19th Century South
Coroners in the 19th Century South
71 min
264
Women Journalists at the Turn of the 20th Century
Women Journalists at the Turn of the 20th Century
62 min
265
U.S. Containment Strategy After World War II
U.S. Containment Strategy After World War II
50 min
266
Women and the Civil War
Women and the Civil War
54 min
267
Playwright August Wilson and "Fences"
Playwright August Wilson and "Fences"
72 min
268
National Intelligence Under President Kennedy
National Intelligence Under President Kennedy
65 min
269
Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
48 min
270
World War II Leadership
World War II Leadership
104 min
271
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
56 min
272
History of State of the Union Addresses
History of State of the Union Addresses
68 min
273
First Ladies' Memoirs
First Ladies' Memoirs
70 min
274
Colonial Myths and Monuments
Colonial Myths and Monuments
59 min
275
1783 Treaty of Paris
1783 Treaty of Paris
32 min