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In an intimate conversation with David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of The Carlyle Group, esteemed American historian Drew Gilpin Faust, 28th President of Harvard University, discusses her work as a Civil War historian and uncovers the pivotal role universities play in modeling cultural and political understanding and strengthening American society.
Duration: 1:00:31
Justin Vogt, Managing Editor of Foreign Affairs magazine, interviews author Elliott Abrams about his book Realism and Democracy: American Foreign Policy after the Arab Spring.
Duration: 58:44
Eminent legal experts survey the evolution of the U.S. Supreme Court’s interpretations of the 14th Amendment—in commemoration of its 150th anniversary—and civil rights throughout American history.
Duration: 55:20
Historians shed light on North Vietnam’s 1968 Tet Offensive, uncovering how the conflict served only to prolong the fighting in Vietnam.
Duration: 57:10
Leading Civil War experts discuss Missouri and Kentucky—the slave-holding Border States dividing North and South—and their greater impact on the course of the war and the path to reunion and emancipation.
Duration: 57:43
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