Apr 28 Nixon biographer recommends 8 other biographies you need to read By Elizabeth Flock John Farrell has read and studied a wide range of biographies over the years. Here are his recommendations for 8 must-read life histories. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 2:38 A history of the American war on weed By PBS NewsHour On November 8, multiple states legalized marijuana for medical or recreational purposes -- so Joe Dolce’s new book on the substance's history in the U.S. is timely. Dolce argues marijuana's bad reputation is a result of political demonization, including an… Continue watching
Apr 29 Hello, neighbor! #ItsABeautifulDay to pay tribute to Mister Rogers By Joshua Barajas Neighborly folk took to social media Friday to pay tribute to Fred Rogers, by sharing photos of themselves wearing the "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" host's trademark garment. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 6:33 Can environmentalism become a bipartisan movement again? By PBS News Hour Though now one of the most politically divisive issues in the country, the environmental movement once enjoyed strong support from both Democrats and Republicans. In his new book “Getting to Green,” author Fred Rich asserts that a return to those… Continue watching
Jan 15 Biden sees politics of cancer as an obstacle to curing it By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Four weeks after announcing he wouldn't run for president, Joe Biden returned to the world-renowned cancer center in Texas where doctors had tried to save his son's life. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 8:55 ‘Last of the President’s Men’ sheds light on Nixon’s vulnerability, motivation By PBS News Hour In “The Last of the President’s Men,” journalist Bob Woodward offers a whole new understanding of Richard Nixon. Using interviews with Nixon’s deputy assistant, Alexander Butterfield, and thousands of documents, Woodward reveals previously unexplored sides of the president. Woodward and… Continue watching
May 08 With South Dakota visit, Obama is the fourth president to visit all 50 states while in office By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address on the eastern end of the state at a two-year technical institute, a chance to promote his proposal for free community college and to become the fourth president to set foot on… Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 0:50 When four historic events happened over three days in 1973 By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a historian’s tweet points to four major events that happened within 72 hours this week in 1973. Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 1:46 Remembering former Sen. Edward Brooke, 95, political giant and party outlier – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch Remembering Bruce Morton as one of the ‘boys on the bus’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching