Four experts examine the causes of the Civil War Draft Riots of 1863, its sickening violence, and the enduring legacy it left on New York.
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March 2012
Audio
The Draft Riots, Part II
March 15th, 2012
1 hour 9 minutes
Edna Greene Medford, Carla Peterson, Barnet Schecter, Harold Holzer (moderator)
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March 2012
Audio
Steve Jobs
March 6th, 2012
1 hour, 4 minutes
Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson tells the story of the roller-coaster life and searing personality of Steve Jobs, a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six technological industries.
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February 2012
Audio
Will China Take Over the World?
February 21st, 2012
1 hour 1 minute
Sebastian Mallaby, Steven Rattner, Byron R. Wien (moderator)
Experts discuss China’s continued rise and how America’s role in world affairs will change.
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February 2012
Audio
The Battle for Civil Rights
February 16th, 2012
58 minutes 17 seconds
David Levering Lewis, Khalil Gibran Muhammad (moderator)
Two experts reflect on the successes and setbacks in the struggle for civil rights. Presented in collaboration with The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and in conjunction with the exhibition Freedom Now: Photographs by Platon.
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February 2012
Audio
Women and the White House, Part II
February 7th, 2012
1 hour 1 minute
Cokie Roberts, Kati Marton, Gil Troy, Lesley Stahl (moderator)
Continuing the conversation from February 2011’s program, Women and the White House, experts look back at the many influential women in the history of America’s highly elected office.
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