Author Betty Boyd Caroli sheds new light on the presidential marriage, revealing the relationship behind-the-scenes as a functional political partnership in which Lady Bird was a key strategist, a crucial therapist, and a woman of agency.
Duration: 54:36
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November 2015
Audio
Lady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage That Made a President
November 3rd, 2015
Betty Boyd Caroli, Kati Marton (moderator)
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October 2015
Audio
Leaders in War: Adolf Hitler
October 27th, 2015
Andrew Roberts
For the first talk in a series examining the governing forces behind World War II, award-winning historian Andrew Roberts surveys the evolving military priorities of the most evil man that ever lived.
Duration: 1:03:24
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October 2015
Audio
Kissinger: 1923-1968: The Idealist
October 21st, 2015
Niall Ferguson
Historian Niall Ferguson discusses Kissinger’s life prior to his appointment as Richard Nixon’s national security adviser, illuminating his dramatic rise from a Jewish refugee fleeing Nazi Germany to one of the most influential strategic thinkers in American history.
Duration: 1:01:44
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October 2015
Audio
The American Revolution: Writings from the Pamphlet Debate 1764-1776
October 20th, 2015
Gordon S. Wood
Celebrated historian Gordon S. Wood examines the underlying political and intellectual debates between Britain and the American colonies and how these exchanges shaped the War of Independence.
Duration: 1:00:48
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October 2015
Audio
The Age of Clinton: America in the 1990s
October 8th, 2015
Gil Troy, Lesley Stahl (moderator)
Historian Gil Troy reflects upon Clinton’s presidency, his evolving legacy, and the nation as it was under his guidance: a post-Cold War, pre-9/11 nation defined by boundless opportunity and great anxiety.
Duration: 1:00:50
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