The New-York Historical Society is pleased to announce a rich library of program recordings available to stream on demand. Produced exclusively for New-York Historical, the offerings feature an array of exciting talks with celebrated scholars, writers, and public figures.
On-demand programs are made available on the indicated dates and can be purchased and viewed at your convenience.
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A Conversation with Philip Deloria
Featuring: Philip J. Deloria, David M. Rubenstein
Recorded September 4, 2020
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Electoral Hardball from Burr to Bush
Featuring: Akhil Reed Amar, Pamela S. Karlan
Recorded October 1, 2020
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Exercise of Power: American Failures, Successes, and a New Path Forward in the Post-Cold War World
Featuring: Robert M. Gates, David M. Rubenstein
Recorded September 18, 2020
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How to Lead: Wisdom from the World’s Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers
Featuring: David M. Rubenstein, Douglas Brinkley
Recorded September 22, 2020
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A Conversation with Martin Baron
Featuring: Martin Baron, Alberto Ibargüen
Recorded October 22, 2020
Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own
Featuring: Eddie S. Glaude Jr., David W. Blight
Recorded October 15, 2020
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A Conversation with Linda Greenhouse: Elections and the U.S. Constitution
Featuring: Linda Greenhouse, David M. Rubenstein
Recorded October 12, 2020
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The Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History at the New-York Historical Society: Fire and Fortitude by John C. McManus
Featuring: John C. McManus, Andrew Roberts
Recorded October 16, 2020
The Return of Great Power Rivalry: Democracy versus Autocracy from the Ancient World to the U.S. and China
Featuring: Matthew Kroenig, Roger Hertog
Recorded October 6, 2020
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One Mighty and Irresistible Tide: The Epic Struggle over American Immigration, 1924–1965
Featuring: Jia Lynn Yang, David M. Rubenstein
Recorded September 11, 2020
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Silver, Sword, and Stone: A History of Latin America
Featuring: Marie Arana, David M. Rubenstein
Recorded July 23, 2020
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Churchill and Secret Intelligence
Featuring: Andrew Roberts, General David H. Petraeus (U.S. Army, Retired)
Recorded October 15, 2020
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Washington’s End: The Final Years and Forgotten Struggle
Featuring: Jonathan Horn, General David H. Petraeus (U.S. Army, Retired)
Recorded April 23, 2020
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The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III
Featuring: Peter Baker, Susan B. Glasser, Douglas Brinkley
Recorded October 23, 2020
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The President and Immigration Law
Featuring: Cristina M. Rodríguez, Akhil Reed Amar
Recorded October 23, 2020
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The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans
Featuring: Catherine Grace Katz, Julian Fellowes
Recorded October 25, 2020
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A Conversation with David Blight: The Spirit of Democracy
Featuring: David W. Blight, Lewis H. Lapham
Recorded December 11, 2020
His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
Featuring: Jon Meacham, David M. Rubenstein
Recorded September 11, 2020
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Democracy and Equality: The Enduring Constitutional Vision of the Warren Court
Featuring: Geoffrey R. Stone, Nadine Strossen
Recorded May 7, 2020
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The Presidents vs. the Press: From the Founding Fathers to Fake News
Featuring: Harold Holzer, Douglas Brinkley
Recorded November 10, 2020
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A Conversation with Jeffrey Rosen: The Life and Legacy of Justice Ginsburg
Featuring: Jeffrey Rosen, David M. Rubenstein
Recorded November 13, 2020
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The Last Million: Europe’s Displaced Persons from World War to Cold War
Featuring: David Nasaw, Judith Shulevitz
Recorded January 5, 2021
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Churchill and the Royal Family
Featuring: Andrew Roberts, General David H. Petraeus (U.S. Army, Retired)
Recorded January 8, 2021
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The Hardest Job in the World: The American Presidency
Featuring: John Dickerson, David M. Rubenstein
Recorded November 13, 2020
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Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause
Featuring: Brigadier General Ty Seidule (U.S. Army, Ret.), General David H. Petraeus (U.S. Army, Retired)
Recorded February 4, 2021
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The Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution
Featuring: James Oakes, Manisha Sinha
Recorded January 14, 2021
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Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob
Featuring: Russell Shorto, Robert Orsi
Recorded February 1, 2021
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A Conversation with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Featuring: Henry Louis Gates Jr., David M. Rubenstein
Recorded January 22, 2021
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Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All
Featuring: Martha S. Jones, Eric Foner
Recorded January 28, 2021
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White Fright: The Sexual Panic at the Heart of America's Racist History
Featuring: Jane Dailey, Randall Kennedy
Recorded February 9, 2021
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The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
Featuring: Elaine Weiss, David M. Rubenstein
Recorded September 25, 2020
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Churchill and Friendship
Featuring: Andrew Roberts, General David H. Petraeus (U.S. Army, Retired)
Recorded February 26, 2021
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His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life
Featuring: Jonathan Alter, David M. Rubenstein
Recorded November 20, 2020
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The Spirit of the Laws and the 2020 Election
Featuring: Philip Bobbitt, Samuel Issacharoff, Akhil Reed Amar
Recorded November 24, 2020
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She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman
Featuring: Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Eric Foner
Recorded January 19, 2021
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Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight
Featuring: Julia Sweig, Betty Sue Flowers
Recorded March 18, 2021
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Imperfect Union: The Frémonts, the American West, and the Civil War
Featuring: Steve Inskeep, Douglas Brinkley
Recorded March 25, 2021
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Cover Story: Katharine Graham, CEO
Featuring: Donald E. Graham, Lally Graham Weymouth, David M. Rubenstein
Recorded January 7, 2021
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Gay Like Me: A Father Writes to His Son
Featuring: Richie Jackson, Chelsea Clinton
Available Starting June 3, 2021
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The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle
Featuring: Lillian Faderman, David M. Rubenstein
Available Starting June 10, 2021
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