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History with David Rubenstein
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Produced by the New York Historical Society, "History with David Rubenstein" explores American history in half-hour conversations with distinguished authors and scholars who tell the country’s diverse stories, and explain why the past matters, how it informs the present, and what it portends for the future.
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Author Tiya Miles discusses Harriet Tubman, from her birth to her activism and beyond.
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Author Harold Holzer discusses the life and times of President Abraham Lincoln.
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Former U.N. Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat reflects on President Jimmy Carter's life and legacy.
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Fareed Zakaria investigates the movements that have shaken norms while shaping the modern world.
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Geraldo Cadava explores the history of Hispanic American voters from the 1960s to the present.
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Author and historian Rick Atkinson discusses the American Revolution.
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Biographer Ron Chernow discusses the complex life of writer and humorist Mark Twain.
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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.