Louise Mirrer Shows Us National Treasures at the New-York Historical Society Have you had the pleasure of visiting the New-York Historical Society? With my co-host, Hope Katz Gibbs, I was happy... Read More
Doug Bradburn Opens the Door to George Washington’s Library “Washington has been the subject of thousands of books and articles, and yet he still remains a distant figure to... Read More
Cate Magennis Wyatt Takes Us on a Journey Through Hallowed Ground Restoring enthusiasm in American history is the mission of the Grateful American™ Foundation. So it was a pleasure for Grateful... Read More
Don’t Know Much About History? Gilder Lehrman’s Jim Basker Is Trying to Change That When it comes to teaching American history, James G. Basker is known for being able to bring the stories, facts, and... Read More
Adam Goodheart Reminds Us of What Life Was Like in “1861” Civil War expert Adam Goodheart is the author of “1861” and the upcoming “1865” — two books that capture the... Read More
Novelist Tom Fleming Takes Us Inside “The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers” “How do you write a book?” 24-year-old Thomas Fleming asked best-selling writer Fulton Oursler in 1951. “Write four pages a... Read More
The Private Lives of James and Dolley Madison: Montpelier’s Kat Imhoff Invites Us Inside Their Estate Montpelier Foundation President Kat Imhoff Takes Us Inside the Estate and Private Lives of James and Dolley Madison If you... Read More
Lincoln Leadership Institute’s Angela Sontheimer on “Three Miles from Providence” June 11, 2014 — What inspired David Bruce Smith to write “Three Miles from Providence: The Tale of Abraham Lincoln and the... Read More
Learning From James Madison at the Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution at Montpelier “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the... Read More
Lincoln’s Respite: Historian Erin Carlson Mast Shows Another Side of the President at Lincoln’s Cottage As the executive director of President Lincoln’s Cottage, Erin Carlson Mast has worked on a variety of key projects since 2003—including... Read More
Beyond the Duel: Meet the Real Alexander Hamilton The Hamilton Grange National Memorial is a National Park Service site in upper New York City. To talk about the home,... Read More
Doug Bradburn takes us inside the library at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Inside the vaulted stacks at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate, you’ll find Doug Bradburn, the founding director of the Fred W.... Read More
