Jul 30 How Medicare came to be, thanks to Harry S. Truman By Dr. Howard Markel Forty-nine years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson found himself in Independence, Missouri. Although he was surrounded by a gaggle of politicians, distinguished guests and Secret Service agents, the president was armed only with a fountain pen, a bottle of ink… Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch How the Civil Rights Act changed America By PBS News Hour Wednesday marks 50 years since President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark Civil Rights Act, outlawing discrimination based on race, ethnicity and sex. Gwen Ifill is joined by Todd Purdum to discuss his new book, "An Idea Whose Time Has Come,"… Continue watching
Apr 23 What questions do you have for Bryan Cranston of ‘Breaking Bad’ fame? By Tracy Wholf On Thursday, PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown will sit down for an interview with actor Bryan Cranston, currently starring in "All the Way" on Broadway in New York City. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch Shields and Brooks on Sebelius’ legacy, the 1964 Civil Rights Act By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 11 Gwen’s Take: The arc of history and the Civil Rights Act By Gwen Ifill From where I sit in Washington -- as midterm malaise sets in once again -- it’s breathtaking to look back on a time when so much got done. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch How the Civil Rights Act pioneered anti-discrimination laws in America By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch 3:59 50 years on, honoring the Southern Democrat who spearheaded the Civil Rights Act By PBS News Hour Half a century ago, Lyndon Johnson signed landmark legislation outlawing discrimination based on race, ethnicity and sex. At a summit honoring this chapter of Johnson’s legacy, President Obama applauded the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for opening doors of opportunity… Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch Obama honors LBJ’s legacy in pushing civil rights forward By Ellen Rolfes Continue watching
Apr 10 Obama pays tribute to Civil Rights Act at 50 By Josh Lederman, Associated Press HOUSTON -- Barack Obama was 2 years old when Lyndon Baines Johnson sat in the East Room of the White House with Martin Luther King Jr. and signed the Civil Rights Act, putting an end to an America where schools,… Continue reading