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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Politics
History
326
1968 Election & Richard Nixon's First Term
1968 Election & Richard Nixon's First Term
52 min
327
U.S. & Soviet Relations Under President Reagan
U.S. & Soviet Relations Under President Reagan
76 min
328
Johnson & Nixon Supreme Court Nominations
Johnson & Nixon Supreme Court Nominations
76 min
329
19th-Century Politics & Society
19th-Century Politics & Society
76 min
330
History of State of the Union Addresses
History of State of the Union Addresses
68 min
331
Artist James Hope & the 1862 Battle of Antietam
Artist James Hope & the 1862 Battle of Antietam
67 min
332
Sit-ins and the Civil Rights Movement
Sit-ins and the Civil Rights Movement
72 min
333
The American Revolution, 1775-76
The American Revolution, 1775-76
65 min
334
Women During World War II
Women During World War II
81 min
335
Abraham Lincoln & the 1860 Election
Abraham Lincoln & the 1860 Election
73 min
336
Dwight Eisenhower and 1950s Political Advertising
Dwight Eisenhower and 1950s Political Advertising
72 min
337
Experience of Being Arrested in U.S. History
Experience of Being Arrested in U.S. History
90 min
338
Post-Vietnam War Refugees
Post-Vietnam War Refugees
70 min
339
African American Women and the Civil Rights Mov...
African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement
61 min
340
Environmental Movement & Litigation
Environmental Movement & Litigation
66 min
341
Public Lands & the Law in the Early Republic
Public Lands & the Law in the Early Republic
75 min
342
Nuclear Weapons Testing & the Environment
Nuclear Weapons Testing & the Environment
57 min
343
Colonial America Before the Revolution
Colonial America Before the Revolution
66 min
344
Federal Surveillance & Civil Rights
Federal Surveillance & Civil Rights
47 min
345
California Native Americans and Early 1800s Cap...
California Native Americans and Early 1800s Capitalism
75 min
346
1950s & 60s Counterculture
1950s & 60s Counterculture
56 min
347
Native American History
Native American History
76 min
348
Henry Wirz and Andersonville Prison
Henry Wirz and Andersonville Prison
58 min
349
Incarceration in the Late 20th Century
Incarceration in the Late 20th Century
71 min
350
Drug Addiction in 19th Century America
Drug Addiction in 19th Century America
47 min