Aug 20 Watch 4:24 Jimmy Carter: ‘I’ll be prepared for anything that comes’ By PBS News Hour Former President Jimmy Carter revealed to reporters today that he has spots of melanoma on his brain. He discussed his diagnosis, his faith, what he wishes he had done differently in life and what he’d like to see happen with… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 6:06 Understanding the two sides of Reagan: polarizing political icon and pragmatic president By PBS News Hour How did Ronald Reagan, a seemingly ordinary man in many ways, become a president who dominated American politics and ideology in the second half of the 20th century? H.W. Brands offers his take on the politician and pragmatist in “Reagan:… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch 8:43 Former President Jimmy Carter shares his full, lucky life in new memoir By PBS News Hour Now the author of his 29th book, “A Full Life: Reflections at 90,” former President Jimmy Carter joins Judy Woodruff to discuss race relations in America, the Democratic candidates for the upcoming presidential race, growing up wishing for more approval… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch 1:04 What inspired Abe Lincoln to grow a beard? By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour shares moment of the day, a look at a less familiar Abraham Lincoln -- one without a beard. In honor of the anniversary of his death 150 years ago, hear how a letter from an 11-year-old girl… Continue watching
Apr 14 April 14-15, 1865: The tragic final hours of Abraham Lincoln By Dr. Howard Markel The macabre details of Abraham Lincoln’s final hours were described in a report written by a 23-year-old Army captain named Charles A. Leale, a doctor who was at Ford's Theatre the night the president was assassinated. Continue reading
Oct 08 Why Washington — not Lincoln or FDR — had the hardest job of any U.S. president By Margaret Warner George Washington isn't the sexiest of American presidents in our public imagination, nor the most accessible. Perhaps we are all too weighed down by the "father of his country" image, the cherry tree myth, his powdered wig and bone-and-ivory (no,… Continue reading
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Aug 08 Getting lucky: Why the economy has grown faster under Democratic presidents By Simone Pathe Over the past 64 years, from Harry Truman's first elected term through Barack Obama's first term, the economy has grown faster when Democrats are in the White House. How much of that is good policy versus good luck?… Continue reading
Apr 01 Baseball: the presidents’ pastime By Rachel Wellford President Barack Obama welcomed the 2013 World Series champions Boston Red Sox, at the White House on Tuesday One day after baseball season kicked off in America, President Obama hosted the Boston Red Sox on the South Lawn of the… Continue reading
Feb 17 Remembering Lincoln on Washington’s birthday By Travis Daub Happy Presidents Day. Unless you're Abe Lincoln, that is. As Hari Sreenivasan explained on Sunday's PBS NewsHour Weekend, the third Monday in February doesn't officially recognize the Great Emancipator. Instead, it's in the books as "Washington's Birthday." There is… Continue reading