U.S. History

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President John F. Kennedy Tapes
UVA prof. David Coleman talked about the release of recordings made by President Kennedy in the White House, including discussions between the US and USSR.
January 29, 2012 : 40 min. 30 sec.

The Campaign Ad that Changed US Politics
A discussion about Lyndon Johnson's "Daisy Girl" ad, which aired only once in 1964, but is often cited as one of the most important campaign commercials ever created.
January 9, 2012 : 57 min. 59 sec.

James Madison and Modern Divisive Politics
Columnist Richard Brookhiser discusses James Madison and suggests that the 4th US president was the founder of party politics, partisan media, sound bites, and slogans.
December 14, 2011 : 39 min. 38 sec.

Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Tour
National Park Service Historian Daniel Martinez gave a tour of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center
December 7, 2011 : 33 min. 17 sec.

Pearl Harbor 70th Anniversary Commemoration
Navy officials and others commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
December 7, 2011 : 1 hr. 55 min.

John Jacob Astor and the Fur Trade
Historian Rex Ziak shared the history of John Jacob Astor, and the business that was thought to have made him the wealthiest man in America at the time of his death in 1848.
December 5, 2011 : 56 min. 55 sec.

La Plaza Mexican-American Culture Center
Miguel Angel Corzo and Ken Luftig Viste, who curated the inaugural exhibit, "LA Starts Here!" talked about the history of Los Angeles and Mexicans in California.
December 4, 2011 : 29 min. 42 sec.

Supreme Court Decision: Brown v. Board of Education
A review of the Brown v. Board of Education decision that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.
December 3, 2011 : 2 hr. 20 min.

National Civil Rights Museum Tour
A tour of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN. The museum is on the site of the Lorraine Motel, where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968.
November 27, 2011 : 30 min. 21 sec.

Birmingham, AL Civil Rights Institute Tour
A tour of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute to learn about its work to educate the public and to preserve the Civil Rights history of Birmingham, AL.
November 26, 2011 : 9 min. 12 sec.
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