Andrew Roberts explores how General Eisenhower proved adept at delivering the strategy that won the war in the West despite being an unlikely candidate for the position.
Duration: 57:42
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January 2017
Audio
Leaders in War: Dwight D. Eisenhower
January 17th, 2017
Andrew Roberts
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December 2016
Audio & Video
History with David M. Rubenstein: A Conversation with Douglas Brinkley
December 19th, 2016
Douglas Brinkley, David M. Rubenstein (moderator)
Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History at Rice University and Presidential Historian for CNN, in conversation with American philanthropist David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of The Carlyle Group, offers insight into the iconic historical figures he has surveyed throughout his prolific career—from Rosa Parks to Walter Cronkite to U.S. Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and beyond.
Duration: 1:03:20
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December 2016
Audio
Hamilton’s Best Friend
December 14th, 2016
Richard Brookhiser, Dale Gregory (moderator)
Historian Richard Brookhiser commemorates Gouverneur Morris—one of Alexander Hamilton’s best friends—and his extraordinary role in the American Revolution, the drafting of the Constitution, and more.
Duration: 1:02:30
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December 2016
Audio
Great Battles of the Civil War: Chattanooga
December 13th, 2016
John F. Marszalek, Craig L. Symonds, Harold Holzer (moderator)
Join three eminent historians as they uncover how this Union victory destroyed the last major Confederate stronghold in Tennessee, allowing for the invasion of the Deep South.
Duration: 1:01:55
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November 2016
Audio
True Believer: Stalin’s Last American Spy
November 29th, 2016
Kati Marton, Jonathan Alter (moderator)
Author Kati Marton explores the political tension prevalent throughout America during the 1930s through the infamous story of Noel Field, a well-educated U.S. government employee who betrayed his country to spy for Stalin.
Duration: 1:02:30
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