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Wednesday, June 18

Thursday, June 19

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

International Spy Museum Tour

Special • 2025

International Spy Museum historian and curator Andrew Hammond highlights espionage tools and artifacts from the museum's collection.

Robert Brigham, This is a True War Story

Special • 2025

Vassar College professor Robert Brigham discusses his upcoming memoir about his search for his biological father, who served as a Marine in Vietnam.

Lectures in History

Series • 2025

Cold War Refugees & the 1980 Refugee Act
Episode 14

Discussing Cold War refugees from Cuba and Vietnam and the impact of the Refugee Act of 1980.

Reel America

Series • 2025

A Step-Saving Kitchen -1949
Episode 27

This 1949 Department of Agriculture film showcases changes to kitchen layouts aimed at maximizing efficiency of movement and food preparation.

Lincoln & Grant in the Last Year of the Civil War

Special • 2025

Discussing the relationship between President Abraham Lincoln and General Ulysses Grant.

Lectures in History

Series • 2025

America & the Northern Ireland Peace Process
Episode 9

Georgetown University history professor Darragh Gannon discusses The Troubles and the United States.

Technology & The Great War

Special • 2025

Military history professor Richard Faulkner discusses the technological changes that occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that led to the development of new weapons deployed during World War I.

International Spy Museum Tour

Special • 2025

International Spy Museum historian and curator Andrew Hammond highlights espionage tools and artifacts from the museum's collection.

Lectures in History

Series • 2025

Cold War Refugees & the 1980 Refugee Act
Episode 14

Discussing Cold War refugees from Cuba and Vietnam and the impact of the Refugee Act of 1980.

President Biden Signs Juneteenth Federal Holiday Bill

Special • 2021

President Biden signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law.

Annette Gordon-Reed, On Juneteenth

Special • 2021

Historian Annette Gordon-Reed recalls the announcement of the end of slavery on June 19, 1865.

Elaine Weiss, Spell Freedom

Special • 2025

Author Elaine Weiss traces the creation of underground schools in the Jim Crow-era South that helped prepare black students for voter registration literacy tests designed to disenfranchise them.

Lectures in History

Series • 2024

Narratives of the Civil Rights Movement
Episode 22

Lindsay Chervinsky discusses how presidential foreign policy and warmaking powers evolved.

Lectures in History

Series • 2024

HBCUs & Student Activism in North Carolina
Episode 17

The civil rights movement at historically Black colleges and universities in North Carolina.

Slavery & the Declaration of Independence

Special • 2025

The American Enterprise Institute hosts a conversation about slavery and the American Revolution.

David Greenberg, John Lewis — A Life

Special • 2024

Coverage of the 2024 Southern Festival of Books with author discussions on John Lewis and more.

African American Reaction to Lincoln’s Death

Special • 2025

Historians discuss the life and times of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War era.

Negro Cloth & Enslaved People

Special • 2025

Professor Jonathan Square discusses Lowell Cloth, which was produced in Lowell, Mass.

Antonia Hylton, Madness – Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum

Special • 2024

Antonia Hylton looks at a segregated asylum and the role of race and mental health treatment.

NASA Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medals

Special • 2024

Women who made up NASA's computer pool are honored with Congressional Gold Medals.

Reel America

Series • 2025

Historically Black Colleges during WWII
Episode 13

Black colleges contributed to the WW II effort by training scientists, doctors, nurses and soldiers.

President Biden Signs Juneteenth Federal Holiday Bill

Special • 2021

President Biden signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law.

Annette Gordon-Reed, On Juneteenth

Special • 2021

Historian Annette Gordon-Reed recalls the announcement of the end of slavery on June 19, 1865.

Elaine Weiss, Spell Freedom

Special • 2025

Author Elaine Weiss traces the creation of underground schools in the Jim Crow-era South that helped prepare black students for voter registration literacy tests designed to disenfranchise them.

Lectures in History

Series • 2024

Narratives of the Civil Rights Movement
Episode 22

Lindsay Chervinsky discusses how presidential foreign policy and warmaking powers evolved.

Friday, June 20

Lectures in History

Series • 2024

HBCUs & Student Activism in North Carolina
Episode 17

The civil rights movement at historically Black colleges and universities in North Carolina.

Slavery & the Declaration of Independence

Special • 2025

The American Enterprise Institute hosts a conversation about slavery and the American Revolution.

David Greenberg, John Lewis — A Life

Special • 2024

Coverage of the 2024 Southern Festival of Books with author discussions on John Lewis and more.

African American Reaction to Lincoln’s Death

Special • 2025

Historians discuss the life and times of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War era.

Negro Cloth & Enslaved People

Special • 2025

Professor Jonathan Square discusses Lowell Cloth, which was produced in Lowell, Mass.

Antonia Hylton, Madness – Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum

Special • 2024

Antonia Hylton looks at a segregated asylum and the role of race and mental health treatment.

Reel America

Series • 2025

Historically Black Colleges during WWII
Episode 13

Black colleges contributed to the WW II effort by training scientists, doctors, nurses and soldiers.

President Biden Signs Juneteenth Federal Holiday Bill

Special • 2021

President Biden signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law.

Lectures in History

Series • 2023

West Virginia Statehood
Episode 9

West Virginia University professor William Gorby teaches a class on the formation of West Virginia.

Lectures in History

Series • 2025

World War II Interracial Relationships in Japan & Hawaii
Episode 13

Discussing the intimate relationships between people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Bruce Dorsey, Murder in a Mill Town

Special • 2025

Author Bruce Dorsey talks about the 1832 murder of a young pregnant woman in New England.

Rebecca Brenner Graham, Dear Miss Perkins

Special • 2025

Historian discusses America's first female presidential cabinet member, Francis Perkins.

The Civil War

Series • 2025

Thomas Flagel, War, Memory, and the 1913 Gettysburg Reunion
Episode 15

Historians discuss the Civil War at the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute's 2024 conference.

The Presidency

Series • 2025

John Adams & the Constitution
Episode 16

John Adams as a political theorist is the subject of a discussion.

Reel America

Series • 2024

History of Radio -- 1958
Episode 3

A National Association of Broadcasters' film depicts the role radio has played in American life.

Lectures in History

Series • 2023

West Virginia Statehood
Episode 9

West Virginia University professor William Gorby teaches a class on the formation of West Virginia.

Lectures in History

Series • 2025

World War II Interracial Relationships in Japan & Hawaii
Episode 13

Discussing the intimate relationships between people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Bruce Dorsey, Murder in a Mill Town

Special • 2025

Author Bruce Dorsey talks about the 1832 murder of a young pregnant woman in New England.

Rebecca Brenner Graham, Dear Miss Perkins

Special • 2025

Historian discusses America's first female presidential cabinet member, Francis Perkins.

The Civil War

Series • 2025

Thomas Flagel, War, Memory, and the 1913 Gettysburg Reunion
Episode 15

Historians discuss the Civil War at the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute's 2024 conference.

The Presidency

Series • 2025

John Adams & the Constitution
Episode 16

John Adams as a political theorist is the subject of a discussion.

Reel America

Series • 2024

History of Radio -- 1958
Episode 3

A National Association of Broadcasters' film depicts the role radio has played in American life.

Lectures in History

Series • 2023

West Virginia Statehood
Episode 9

West Virginia University professor William Gorby teaches a class on the formation of West Virginia.

Lectures in History

Series • 2025

World War II Interracial Relationships in Japan & Hawaii
Episode 13

Discussing the intimate relationships between people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Bruce Dorsey, Murder in a Mill Town

Special • 2025

Author Bruce Dorsey talks about the 1832 murder of a young pregnant woman in New England.

Rebecca Brenner Graham, Dear Miss Perkins

Special • 2025

Historian discusses America's first female presidential cabinet member, Francis Perkins.

Saturday, June 21

The Civil War

Series • 2025

Thomas Flagel, War, Memory, and the 1913 Gettysburg Reunion
Episode 15

Historians discuss the Civil War at the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute's 2024 conference.

The Presidency

Series • 2025

John Adams & the Constitution
Episode 16

John Adams as a political theorist is the subject of a discussion.

Lectures in History

Series • 2023

West Virginia Statehood
Episode 9

West Virginia University professor William Gorby teaches a class on the formation of West Virginia.

Lectures in History

Series • 2025

World War II Interracial Relationships in Japan & Hawaii
Episode 13

Discussing the intimate relationships between people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Bruce Dorsey, Murder in a Mill Town

Special • 2025

Author Bruce Dorsey talks about the 1832 murder of a young pregnant woman in New England.

Rebecca Brenner Graham, Dear Miss Perkins

Special • 2025

Historian discusses America's first female presidential cabinet member, Francis Perkins.

The Civil War

Series • 2025

Thomas Flagel, War, Memory, and the 1913 Gettysburg Reunion
Episode 15

Historians discuss the Civil War at the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute's 2024 conference.

The Presidency

Series • 2025

John Adams & the Constitution
Episode 16

John Adams as a political theorist is the subject of a discussion.

Montel Williams, The Sailing of the Intrepid

Special • 2025

Montel Williams and co-author David Fisher discuss the history of the USS Intrepid.

The Presidency

Series • 2025

Jeffrey Toobin, the Pardon
Episode 19

The origins of the president's right to pardon using Gerald Ford's 1974 pardon of his predecessor.

After Words

Series • 2024

Teresa Ghilarducci, Work, Retire, Repeat: The Uncertainty of Retirement in the New Economy
Episode 12

Teresa Ghilarducci discusses how to make retirement in the U.S. attainable for more Americans.

Robert Brigham, This is a True War Story

Special • 2025

Vassar College professor Robert Brigham discusses his upcoming memoir about his search for his biological father, who served as a Marine in Vietnam.

Mark Daley, Safe — A Memoir of Fatherhood, Foster Care, and the Risks We Take for Family

Special • 2024

Coverage of the 2024 Wisconsin Book Festival in Madison.

Edna Bonhomme, A History of the World in Six Plagues

Special • 2025

Looking at how plagues, including cholera, the Spanish flu and COVID-19, have shaped society.

Mike Tidwell, The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue

Special • 2025

Activist Mike Tidwell examines the impact of climate change on his neighborhood in Maryland.

Melanie Phillips, The Builder’s Stone

Special • 2025

Melanie Phillips on the contributions of Jews and Christians to the development of the west.

Source Booksellers — 2025 Publishers Weekly Bookstore of the Year

Special • 2025

Janet Webster Jones discusses the independent bookstore in Detroit's Midtown district.

Rachel Frazin, Poisoning the Well — How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America

Special • 2025

Rachel Frazin talks about the proliferation of PFAS chemicals and their effects.

Washington Journal

Series • 2025

Chris Gibson, The Spirit of Philadelphia - A Call to Recover the Founding Principles
Episode 403

A segment from a recent Washington Journal.

Jocelyn Benson, The Purposeful Warrior

Special • 2025

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson discusses her life and career in politics.

Edward Tenner, Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge

Special • 2025

Author Edward Tenner examines the unintended effects of science and technological developments.

Montel Williams, The Sailing of the Intrepid

Special • 2025

Montel Williams and co-author David Fisher discuss the history of the USS Intrepid.

The Presidency

Series • 2025

Jeffrey Toobin, the Pardon
Episode 19

The origins of the president's right to pardon using Gerald Ford's 1974 pardon of his predecessor.

After Words

Series • 2024

Teresa Ghilarducci, Work, Retire, Repeat: The Uncertainty of Retirement in the New Economy
Episode 12

Teresa Ghilarducci discusses how to make retirement in the U.S. attainable for more Americans.

Robert Brigham, This is a True War Story

Special • 2025

Vassar College professor Robert Brigham discusses his upcoming memoir about his search for his biological father, who served as a Marine in Vietnam.

Mark Daley, Safe — A Memoir of Fatherhood, Foster Care, and the Risks We Take for Family

Special • 2024

Coverage of the 2024 Wisconsin Book Festival in Madison.

Sunday, June 22

Edna Bonhomme, A History of the World in Six Plagues

Special • 2025

Looking at how plagues, including cholera, the Spanish flu and COVID-19, have shaped society.

Mike Tidwell, The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue

Special • 2025

Activist Mike Tidwell examines the impact of climate change on his neighborhood in Maryland.

Melanie Phillips, The Builder’s Stone

Special • 2025

Melanie Phillips on the contributions of Jews and Christians to the development of the west.

Source Booksellers — 2025 Publishers Weekly Bookstore of the Year

Special • 2025

Janet Webster Jones discusses the independent bookstore in Detroit's Midtown district.

Rachel Frazin, Poisoning the Well — How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America

Special • 2025

Rachel Frazin talks about the proliferation of PFAS chemicals and their effects.

Washington Journal

Series • 2025

Chris Gibson, The Spirit of Philadelphia - A Call to Recover the Founding Principles
Episode 403

A segment from a recent Washington Journal.

Jocelyn Benson, The Purposeful Warrior

Special • 2025

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson discusses her life and career in politics.

Edward Tenner, Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge

Special • 2025

Author Edward Tenner examines the unintended effects of science and technological developments.

Lectures in History

Series • 2024

America's National Pastime
Episode 29

Professor Michael Serazio discusses how baseball connects Americans to their past and culture.

Reel America

Series • 2023

Face to Face With Communism -- 1951
Episode 3

A 1951 film dramatizes the effects of an imagined Communist invasion on an American small town.

The Presidency

Series • 2025

What is Food History?
Episode 23

Even the food at the White House is political -- and imbued with cultural and diplomatic messages. This is a day-long symposium featuring a former White House chef, food historians, and White House scholars.

The Presidency

Series • 2025

White House Food Culture
Episode 24

Even the food at the White House is political -- and imbued with cultural and diplomatic messages. This is a day-long symposium featuring a former White House chef, food historians, and White House scholars.

The Presidency

Series • 2025

The President's Table
Episode 22

Even the food at the White House is political -- and imbued with cultural and diplomatic messages. This is a day-long symposium featuring a former White House chef, food historians, and White House scholars.

The Presidency

Series • 2025

Dinner with the President
Episode 21

Even the food at the White House is political -- and imbued with cultural and diplomatic messages. This is a day-long symposium featuring a former White House chef, food historians, and White House scholars.

Reel America

Series • 2023

Lincoln Tunnel Construction -- 1938
Episode 27

This 1938 New York Port Authority film covers the construction and operation of the Lincoln Tunnel.

The Civil War

Series • 2025

American Medical Science During the Civil War
Episode 22

The American Civil War Museum hosts authors and historians discussing Civil War topics.

Frank Garmon, a Wonderful Career in Crime

Special • 2025

Frank Garmon discusses Charles Cowlam's career as a convict and spy during Civil War era.

International Spy Museum Tour

Special • 2025

International Spy Museum historian and curator Andrew Hammond highlights espionage tools and artifacts from the museum's collection.

Joyce Chaplin, The Franklin Stove

Special • 2025

Harvard University professor Joyce Chaplin talks about Benjamin Franklin as a scientist.

Bennett Parten, Somewhere Toward Freedom

Special • 2025

Author Bennett Parten discusses Union General William Sherman's 1864 March to the Sea.

Reel America

Series • 2020

Improving Mail Processing Through R & D - 1970
Episode 95

Documenting the efforts to improve safety and speed of mail processing through technology.

Supreme Court Civil Rights Mystery

Special • 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court chamber is the setting for a lecture about African American law student Lloyd Gaines, who challenged a law school's segregation policy - but then disappeared after the court ruled in his favor in 1938.

Lectures in History

Series • 2024

America's National Pastime
Episode 29

Professor Michael Serazio discusses how baseball connects Americans to their past and culture.

Reel America

Series • 2023

Face to Face With Communism -- 1951
Episode 3

A 1951 film dramatizes the effects of an imagined Communist invasion on an American small town.

The Presidency

Series • 2025

What is Food History?
Episode 23

Even the food at the White House is political -- and imbued with cultural and diplomatic messages. This is a day-long symposium featuring a former White House chef, food historians, and White House scholars.

The Presidency

Series • 2025

White House Food Culture
Episode 24

Even the food at the White House is political -- and imbued with cultural and diplomatic messages. This is a day-long symposium featuring a former White House chef, food historians, and White House scholars.

The Presidency

Series • 2025

The President's Table
Episode 22

Even the food at the White House is political -- and imbued with cultural and diplomatic messages. This is a day-long symposium featuring a former White House chef, food historians, and White House scholars.

Monday, June 23

The Presidency

Series • 2025

Dinner with the President
Episode 21

Even the food at the White House is political -- and imbued with cultural and diplomatic messages. This is a day-long symposium featuring a former White House chef, food historians, and White House scholars.

Reel America

Series • 2023

Lincoln Tunnel Construction -- 1938
Episode 27

This 1938 New York Port Authority film covers the construction and operation of the Lincoln Tunnel.

The Civil War

Series • 2025

American Medical Science During the Civil War
Episode 22

The American Civil War Museum hosts authors and historians discussing Civil War topics.

Frank Garmon, a Wonderful Career in Crime

Special • 2025

Frank Garmon discusses Charles Cowlam's career as a convict and spy during Civil War era.

International Spy Museum Tour

Special • 2025

International Spy Museum historian and curator Andrew Hammond highlights espionage tools and artifacts from the museum's collection.

Joyce Chaplin, The Franklin Stove

Special • 2025

Harvard University professor Joyce Chaplin talks about Benjamin Franklin as a scientist.

Bennett Parten, Somewhere Toward Freedom

Special • 2025

Author Bennett Parten discusses Union General William Sherman's 1864 March to the Sea.

Reel America

Series • 2020

Improving Mail Processing Through R & D - 1970
Episode 95

Documenting the efforts to improve safety and speed of mail processing through technology.

Supreme Court Civil Rights Mystery

Special • 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court chamber is the setting for a lecture about African American law student Lloyd Gaines, who challenged a law school's segregation policy - but then disappeared after the court ruled in his favor in 1938.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Key Capitol Hill Hearings

Series • 2013

Hearings, speeches and political coverage from around the United States.

Key Capitol Hill Hearings

Series • 2013

Hearings, speeches and political coverage from around the United States.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Tuesday, June 24

Wednesday, June 25

Thursday, June 26

Friday, June 27

Saturday, June 28

Sunday, June 29

Book TV

Series • 1998

Non-fiction books and authors.

After Words

Series • 2013

A guest host and a non-fiction author pair up to discuss the author's writings.

Book TV

Series • 1998

Non-fiction books and authors.

Lectures in History

Series • 2013

Classroom lectures on American history.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Presidency

Series • 2013

Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

Lectures in History

Series • 2013

Classroom lectures on American history.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Presidency

Series • 2013

Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Civil War

Series • 2013

A look at the people and events that shaped the American Civil War and Reconstruction.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

Lectures in History

Series • 2013

Classroom lectures on American history.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Presidency

Series • 2013

Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

Lectures in History

Series • 2013

Classroom lectures on American history.

Monday, June 30

Tuesday, July 1

Wednesday, July 2

Thursday, July 3

Friday, July 4

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Key Capitol Hill Hearings

Series • 2013

Hearings, speeches and political coverage from around the United States.

Reel America

Series • 2023

Face to Face With Communism -- 1951
Episode 3

A 1951 film dramatizes the effects of an imagined Communist invasion on an American small town.

Robert Brigham, This is a True War Story

Special • 2025

Vassar College professor Robert Brigham discusses his upcoming memoir about his search for his biological father, who served as a Marine in Vietnam.

The Presidency

Series • 2025

What is Food History?
Episode 23

Even the food at the White House is political -- and imbued with cultural and diplomatic messages. This is a day-long symposium featuring a former White House chef, food historians, and White House scholars.

The Presidency

Series • 2025

White House Food Culture
Episode 24

Even the food at the White House is political -- and imbued with cultural and diplomatic messages. This is a day-long symposium featuring a former White House chef, food historians, and White House scholars.

Key Capitol Hill Hearings

Series • 2013

Hearings, speeches and political coverage from around the United States.

The Presidency

Series • 2025

Dinner with the President
Episode 21

Even the food at the White House is political -- and imbued with cultural and diplomatic messages. This is a day-long symposium featuring a former White House chef, food historians, and White House scholars.

Reel America

Series • 2023

Lincoln Tunnel Construction -- 1938
Episode 27

This 1938 New York Port Authority film covers the construction and operation of the Lincoln Tunnel.

Key Capitol Hill Hearings

Series • 2013

Hearings, speeches and political coverage from around the United States.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Saturday, July 5

Sunday, July 6

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