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The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773–1783


Author Joseph J. Ellis presents his culminating work on the American Founding by rethinking the American Revolution as we have known it. Find an Event

The People’s Constitution: 200 Years, 27 Amendments, and the Promise of a More Perfect Union


Authors John Kowal and Wilfred Codrington III will discuss how generations have reshaped our founding document—the U.S. Constitution. Find an Event

The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream


In his new book, "The American Experiment," David Rubenstein explores the ever-evolving America and the diverse makeup of our country’s DNA. Find an Event

The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson


Robert S. Levine's account of Reconstruction presents the struggle between Frederick Douglass and President Andrew Johnson. Find an Event

Run: Book One by John Lewis author program


Run: Book One is the continuation of the life story of John Lewis and the struggles seen across the United States after the Selma voting rights campaign. We'll talk to Lewis' co-author and the book's illustrators. Find an Event

"Chasing Me to my Grave" Author program


"Chasing me to My Grave" is memoir of the late artist Winfred Rembert. We'll talk to Rembert's wife Patsy and co-author Erin Kelly. Find an Event

Insanity Defense: Why Our Failure to Confront Hard National Security Problems Makes Us Less Safe


Former Congresswoman and Wilson Center Director Jane Harman will discuss how four administrations have failed to confront some of the toughest national security policy issues. Find an Event

The Director: My Years Assisting J. Edgar Hoover


Paul Letersky, former assistant to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, offers a unique inside look at one of the most powerful law enforcement figures in American history in "The Director." Find an Event

The Man Who Hated Women: Sex, Censorship, and Civil Liberties in the Gilded Age


Amy Sohn's new book looks at anti-vice activist and U.S. postal inspector Anthony Comstock and the women who opposed his war on women's rights. Find an Event

The Fires of Philadelphia: Citizen-Soldiers, Nativists, and the 1844 Riots Over the Soul of a Nation


Zachary M. Schrag's new book looks at the 1844 Philadelphia anti-immigrant riots.
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