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.

News
Politics
History
276
Vietnam, Walter Cronkite, and Public Opinion
Vietnam, Walter Cronkite, and Public Opinion
60 min
277
Notable Speakers of the House
Notable Speakers of the House
49 min
278
Coroners in the 19th Century South
Coroners in the 19th Century South
71 min
279
Women Journalists at the Turn of the 20th Century
Women Journalists at the Turn of the 20th Century
62 min
280
U.S. Containment Strategy After World War II
U.S. Containment Strategy After World War II
50 min
281
Women and the Civil War
Women and the Civil War
54 min
282
Playwright August Wilson and "Fences"
Playwright August Wilson and "Fences"
72 min
283
National Intelligence Under President Kennedy
National Intelligence Under President Kennedy
65 min
284
Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
48 min
285
World War II Leadership
World War II Leadership
104 min
286
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
56 min
287
History of State of the Union Addresses
History of State of the Union Addresses
68 min
288
First Ladies' Memoirs
First Ladies' Memoirs
70 min
289
Colonial Myths and Monuments
Colonial Myths and Monuments
59 min
290
1783 Treaty of Paris
1783 Treaty of Paris
32 min
291
First and Second Amendment Court Cases
First and Second Amendment Court Cases
55 min
292
Post-Civil Rights Era Music
Post-Civil Rights Era Music
69 min
293
Antebellum Social Reformer Lucretia Mott
Antebellum Social Reformer Lucretia Mott
57 min
294
20th-Century Roadside Attractions
20th-Century Roadside Attractions
23 min
295
James Buchanan & William Rufus King Relationship
James Buchanan & William Rufus King Relationship
63 min
296
New Deal Politics and Public Opinion
New Deal Politics and Public Opinion
53 min
297
Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and U.S. Foreig...
Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and U.S. Foreign Policy
65 min
298
Electoral College
Electoral College
64 min
299
Presidential Campaign Advertising
Presidential Campaign Advertising
72 min
300
Presidential Debates
Presidential Debates
56 min