This Independence Day, 5 books that explain America’s complex history
Historian Sean Wilentz has examined the history of America through the lens of our presidents, our party politics, the working class — and even our music. This Independence Day, we asked Wilentz, a professor of American history at…
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LBJ’s ‘Passage of Power’: The Transformation of a ‘Legislative Genius’
LBJ's 'Passage of Power': The Transformation of a 'Legislative Genius'…
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How Abraham Lincoln Shaped American Politics, Popular Culture
How Abraham Lincoln Shaped American Politics, Popular Culture Post Assassination…
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Author Takes Fresh Look at Shaping of U.S. Cultural, Political Landscape
In his new book, author and historian Colin Woodard explores how America was shaped by settlement patterns dating back to the time of the first Thanksgiving. Margaret Warner talks with Woodard about "American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival…
In "An Anatomy of Addiction," medical historian Howard Markel details the cocaine addictions of Sigmund Freud and William Halsted, both medical revolutionaries a century ago. Betty Ann Bowser and Markel discuss what their stories tell us about one of modern…
The new book, "Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life With John F. Kennedy," includes never before heard audio recordings of interviews conducted with the former first lady in 1964. Ray Suarez discusses the rare and intimate glimpse with presidential historian…
More of Jeffrey Brown's conversation with author and historian David McCullough.
President Obama traveled to New York City Thursday to place a wreath in honor of the victims of the 9/11 attacks and mark the killing of terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden. Jim Lehrer discusses the significance of President Obama's decision…
After months of debate, deals and delays, a health reform bill is now headed to the president's desk. Three historians assess the significance of the moment, in the context of nearly 100 years of U.S. health care legislation.
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