Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin in conversation with American philanthropist David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of The Carlyle Group, explores the qualities of a good leader—a topic she is currently tackling in a forthcoming book—through the lens of the American presidents she has surveyed during her distinguished career as a biographer. Presented as part of New-York Historical's annual Weekend with History: Palm Beach.
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February 2017
Audio & Video
History with David M. Rubenstein: A Conversation with Doris Kearns Goodwin
February 10th, 2017
Doris Kearns Goodwin, David M. Rubenstein (moderator)
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February 2017
Audio
The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America
February 9th, 2017
Ethan Michaeli, Brent Staples (moderator)
Join us for a discussion on race in America through the lens of the legendary black newspaper, The Chicago Defender, which chronicled and influenced the history of the 20th century.
Duration: 1:01:12
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January 2017
Audio
Prohibition and the Rise of the American State
January 31st, 2017
Lisa McGirr, Eric Foner (moderator)
Experts uncover a more complex history behind the 18th Amendment and explore how American Prohibition served as a period of political coercion that propelled FDR to the presidency and expanded the federal government’s reach.
Duration: 56:23
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January 2017
Audio
Jews in America: From the Colonial Period to the Civil War
January 30th, 2017
Dale Rosengarten, Rabbi Meir Y. Soloveichik, Louise Mirrer (moderator)
Experts delve into the fascinating history of American-Jewish life during the earliest era of colonial settlement.
Duration: 1:00:37
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January 2017
Audio
Politics and the U.S. Supreme Court
January 25th, 2017
James D. Zirin, Philip C. Bobbitt (moderator)
Join judicial experts for a discussion on the intense polarization of the U.S. Supreme Court and a look at the highest court as you’ve never seen it before.
Duration: 1:00:05
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