[2013-10-21] First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt Allida Black and Douglas Brinkley talked about the life and influence of first lady Eleanor Roosevelt and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included her independent life and [2013-10-28] First Lady Bess Truman William Seale and Nicole Anslover talked about the life and influence of first lady Bess Truman and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Bess Truman earned a staff salary when her [2018-08-28] Presidential Descendants At the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, descendants of Presidents Ford, Truman, McKinley, Johnson, and Theodore Roosevelt gathered to share their family [2018-10-11] Eleanor Roosevelt's Advice Column Mary Jo Binker talked about and read excerpts from Eleanor Roosevelts advice column written for more than 20 years for Ladies' Home Journal and McCalls Magazine. Ms. Binker is editor of [1958-08-27] Eleanor Roosevelt McCall's Interview In this 1958 film, McCalls Magazine interviewed Eleanor Roosevelt on the occasion of the former first ladys 74th birthday. She looked through family photographs and told the stories behind them. This [2019-09-09] Mount Rushmore National Memorial Settled deep in the Black Hills of western South Dakota, Mount Rushmore teaches visitors about the birth, growth, development, and preservation of the United States through the four U.S. presidents depicted [2020-03-06] Former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch Conversation on Diplomacy Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch discussed the future of diplomacy and answered questions from students at Indiana Universitys Hamilton Lugar School of Global and [2020-05-21] My Vanishing Country CNN political analyst and former South Carolina state representative Bakari Sellers examined the socioeconomic challenges Americans in the rural south face through the lens of his hometown [2020-05-12] The Indian World of George Washington Dartmouth College history professor Colin Calloway looked at George Washingtons relationships with Native American leaders. This virtual author program was hosted by George Washingtons [2020-06-13] Books About American Presidents Book TV looked at books about American Presidents. [2020-06-04] The Purpose of Power Black Lives Matters co-founder Alicia Garza offered her thoughts on organizing and building long term grassroots movements. This virtual event was sponsored by One World Ideas in New York [2020-06-11] For God and Country Faith and Freedom Coalition founder and chair Ralph Reed discussed why evangelical Christians support President Trump. [2020-06-05] Furious Hours Casey Cep recalled author Harper Lee’s attempt to write a true crime book. This was a virtual event hosted by the Gaithersburg Book Festival. [2020-06-09] National Archives Pandemic Response The National Archives in Washington, D.C. -- home of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution -- is closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic. We talked with [2020-06-29] House Hearing on Violence Against Protesters and Journalists The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a virtual briefing on violence against protesters and journalists in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died [2020-07-03] Open Phones Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington. [2020-07-03] Rich Thau Discusses Swing State Voters & Campaign 2020 Rich Thau, moderator of the Swing State Voter Project, discusses his focus groups with recent Campaign 2020 swing voters in key counties across the country. [2020-07-03] Henry Olsen Discusses Campaign 2020 Ethics and Public Policy Center’s Henry Olsen discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic and racial discord could impact Campaign 2020. [2020-07-03] Open Phones Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington. [2020-07-01] CSIS Discussion on Racial Injustice as National Security Threat The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a virtual discussion on how racial injustice and inequality can impact national security. They discussed how diversity is viewed as