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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276
Playwright August Wilson and "Fences"
Playwright August Wilson and "Fences"
72 min
277
National Intelligence Under President Kennedy
National Intelligence Under President Kennedy
65 min
278
Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
48 min
279
World War II Leadership
World War II Leadership
104 min
280
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
56 min
281
History of State of the Union Addresses
History of State of the Union Addresses
68 min
282
First Ladies' Memoirs
First Ladies' Memoirs
70 min
283
Colonial Myths and Monuments
Colonial Myths and Monuments
59 min
284
1783 Treaty of Paris
1783 Treaty of Paris
32 min
285
First and Second Amendment Court Cases
First and Second Amendment Court Cases
55 min
286
Post-Civil Rights Era Music
Post-Civil Rights Era Music
69 min
287
Antebellum Social Reformer Lucretia Mott
Antebellum Social Reformer Lucretia Mott
57 min
288
20th-Century Roadside Attractions
20th-Century Roadside Attractions
23 min
289
James Buchanan & William Rufus King Relationship
James Buchanan & William Rufus King Relationship
63 min
290
New Deal Politics and Public Opinion
New Deal Politics and Public Opinion
53 min
291
Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and U.S. Foreig...
Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and U.S. Foreign Policy
65 min
292
Electoral College
Electoral College
64 min
293
Presidential Campaign Advertising
Presidential Campaign Advertising
72 min
294
Presidential Debates
Presidential Debates
56 min
295
Presidents & Campaign Communications Since 1900
Presidents & Campaign Communications Since 1900
53 min
296
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark Expedition
51 min
297
Johnson and Nixon Supreme Court Nominations
Johnson and Nixon Supreme Court Nominations
75 min
298
Women in the Late-19th Century
Women in the Late-19th Century
66 min
299
U.S. Refugee Policy Since World War II
U.S. Refugee Policy Since World War II
58 min
300
Culture of the Antebellum Congress
Culture of the Antebellum Congress
61 min