African American National Biography Podcast
A conversation with Dr. Gates
Mandela: An Excerpt
An excerpt from Tom Lodge’s critical biography ‘Mandela’
Meeting People: The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations
Quotations dictionary editor Elizabeth Knowles talks about the new edition of The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations.
Lives Across the Pond: Nancy Astor
Nancy Astor became the first woman to take her seat in the British House of Commons.
A Very Autry Christmas
Okay, I know Christmas is quite far away but I couldn’t resist sharing this great video of Gene Autry on the The Statler Brothers show in 1985. To learn more about Gene Autry check out yesterday‘s post with Holly George-Warren author of Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry.
A Few Questions For Holly George-Warren
A few questions with Holly George- Warren author of Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry.
Happy Birthday Raphael!
A look at the architecture of Raphael.
Arthur Schlesinger Jr: William W. Freehling Remembers
For me, Arthur will always stand for a finer way to be a scholarly citizen.
The Ides of March
A celebration of the Ides of March.
Lives Across The Pond: Flora MacDonald
Lives across the pong from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Arthur Schlesinger Jr: In Memory
A memory of Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
Happy Birthday W. H. Auden!
Happy Birthday Auden!
Black History Month
Anna Murray Douglass
The enigmatic first wife of Frederick Douglass, Anna Murray Douglass (1813 – 1822) has been misunderstood and misrepresented by historians as well as by her husband’s associates since he first rose to fame in 1842. Her early life, including her birth, family and parentage, remain thinly documented.
Lost and Dean Acheson
Lost and Dean Acheson, a closer look.
Listen to The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
A podcast from The Encyclopedia of Popular Music.
Lincoln’s finest hour
On August 23, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln wrote the following memorandum and asked his Cabinet members to sign it on the back side of the paper without reading it (to forestall leaks): “This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this Administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President elect, as to save the Union between the election and inauguration; as he will have secured his election on such ground that he cannot possibly save it afterwards.”