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History with David Rubenstein
Stacy Schiff
Season 4
Episode 8
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff uncovers the truths behind the mythology of the infamous Salem Witch Trials, connecting the influences this dark chapter in Colonial America had on the future republic.
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Alex Prud'homme on the political power wielded by the White House kitchen.
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Prize-winning historian Kai Bird offers a riveting account of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
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Professor Danielle Allen makes the case for civic engagement as the path to justice.
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Author Jeffrey Rosen on what "the pursuit of happiness" meant to our nation's Founders.
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Robert A. Caro on political power and the legacy of 36th President Lyndon Johnson.
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Award-winning author Stacy Schiff explores the often-overlooked revolutionary Samuel Adams.
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Steve Inskeep of NPR's Morning Edition on Lincoln's skill at crossing political lines.
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Selwyn M. Vickers on the lasting legacy of slavery and Reconstruction.
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Presidential historian Lindsay Chervinsky presents the unique challenges faced by John Adams.
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Author and professor Ned Blackhawk on the essential history of America’s Indigenous peoples.
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Jeffrey Frank is a former senior editor at The New Yorker.
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Fredrik Logevall is the author of JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917–1956.