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
301
1864 Presidential Election
1864 Presidential Election
78 min
302
John F. Kennedy's Foreign Policy
John F. Kennedy's Foreign Policy
49 min
303
Vietnam, Walter Cronkite, and Public Opinion
Vietnam, Walter Cronkite, and Public Opinion
60 min
304
Notable Speakers of the House
Notable Speakers of the House
49 min
305
Coroners in the 19th Century South
Coroners in the 19th Century South
71 min
306
Women Journalists at the Turn of the 20th Century
Women Journalists at the Turn of the 20th Century
62 min
307
U.S. Containment Strategy After World War II
U.S. Containment Strategy After World War II
50 min
308
Women and the Civil War
Women and the Civil War
54 min
309
Playwright August Wilson and "Fences"
Playwright August Wilson and "Fences"
72 min
310
National Intelligence Under President Kennedy
National Intelligence Under President Kennedy
65 min
311
Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
48 min
312
World War II Leadership
World War II Leadership
104 min
313
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
56 min
314
History of State of the Union Addresses
History of State of the Union Addresses
68 min
315
First Ladies' Memoirs
First Ladies' Memoirs
70 min
316
Colonial Myths and Monuments
Colonial Myths and Monuments
59 min
317
1783 Treaty of Paris
1783 Treaty of Paris
32 min
318
First and Second Amendment Court Cases
First and Second Amendment Court Cases
55 min
319
Post-Civil Rights Era Music
Post-Civil Rights Era Music
69 min
320
Antebellum Social Reformer Lucretia Mott
Antebellum Social Reformer Lucretia Mott
57 min
321
20th-Century Roadside Attractions
20th-Century Roadside Attractions
23 min
322
James Buchanan & William Rufus King Relationship
James Buchanan & William Rufus King Relationship
63 min
323
New Deal Politics and Public Opinion
New Deal Politics and Public Opinion
53 min
324
Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and U.S. Foreig...
Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and U.S. Foreign Policy
65 min
325
Electoral College
Electoral College
64 min