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Democracy’s Messengers: The Never-Before-Told Story of Young Americans on Capitol Hill


The film "Democracy's Messengers" profiles pages in the U.S. Congress and the history they witnessed. After the screening, the film's producer will talk with three former pages. Find an Event

Harold Brown: Offsetting the Soviet Military Challenge, 1977–1981


Edward Keefer, Eliot Cohen, and former Secretaries of Defense Harold Brown and William Perry discuss how Brown worked to counter growing Soviet strength during the Carter administration. Find an Event

A Rift in the Earth: Art, Memory, and the Fight for a Vietnam War Memorial


James Reston, Jr., tells the story of the ferocious “art war” that raged between 1979 and 1984 over what kind of memorial should be built to honor the men and women who died in the Vietnam. Find an Event

The Heart of the Constitution: How the Bill of Rights Became the Bill of Rights


Constitutional law professor Gerard Magliocca examines the history behind the Bill of Rights Find an Event

Vietnam: The Tet Offensive


A panel discussion about the Tet Offensive and Erik Villard's book "Combat Operations: Staying the Course, September 1967–October 1968." Find an Event

Reality and Truth in Contemporary Journalism


A discussion on reality and truth in contemporary media Find an Event

The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam


Military historian Max Boot discusses his biography of legendary CIA operative Edward Lansdale. Find an Event

African American Folktales


Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Maria Tatar will discuss their book, "The Annotated African American Folktales." Find an Event

Supreme Injustice: Slavery in the Nation’s Highest Court


Paul Finkelman discusses his book Supreme Injustice, which highlights the three most important Supreme Court Justices before the Civil War—John Marshall, Roger B. Taney, and Joseph Story. Find an Event

Our Year of War: Two Brothers, Vietnam, and a Nation Divided


In "Our Year of War," Lt. Gen. Daniel P. Bolger (retired) tells the gritty and engaging story of two brothers who went to war in Vietnam, fought in the same unit, and saved each other's life.
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