Jean Edward Smith and Richard Haass trace Dwight D. Eisenhower’s path from young dreamer in Kansas to frustrated apprentice under Douglas MacArthur, through the Allied war councils of World War II, and all the way to the White House.
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November 2012
Audio
Eisenhower in War and Peace
November 13th, 2012
58 minutes, 49 seconds
Jean Edward Smith, Richard Haass (moderator)
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November 2012
Audio
SYMPOSIUM: The Coming of World War II
November 3rd, 2012
2 hours 23 minutes
John Maurer
This two-lecture program feature John Maurer’s gripping account of the decisions and strategies that led to World War II, with a focus on FDR and Churchill. In the second lecture, Dominic Tierney explores the Spanish Civil War, a precursor to WWII, and America’s attitude towards that conflict.
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October 2012
Audio
Americans in Paris
October 25th, 2012
59 minutes 32 seconds
Kati Marton, Adam Gopnik (moderator)
Kati Marton and Adam Gopnik discuss the magic of Paris and their personal experience there, through the lens of Ms. Marton’s memoir Paris: A Love Story.
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October 2012
Audio
Halftime in America: Is a Competitive Renaissance Beginning?
October 23rd, 2012
1 hour
Nancy R. Lazar, David A. Moss, Robert Wolf, Byron R. Wien (moderator)
Four financial experts discuss America’s evolving role as an economic leader and the steps necessary for it to remain a leading international force in the 21st century and beyond.
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October 2012
Audio
America's Unwritten Constitution
October 16th, 2012
1 hour
Akhil Reed Amar, Linda Greenhouse (moderator)
Preeminent constitutional scholars Akhil Reed Amar and Linda Greenhouse explore the relationship and intersections between America’s written and unwritten Constitutions.
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