Historian Sean Wilentz and legal expert Akhil Reed Amar debate the role slavery played in the formation of the Electoral College.
Duration: 56:23
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October 2019
Audio
Slavery and the Electoral College: A Debate
October 22nd, 2019
Sean Wilentz, Akhil Reed Amar (moderator)
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October 2019
Audio
A Conversation with Ari Melber: The Fourth Estate and Three Branches: A Balancing Act
October 19th, 2019
Ari Melber, Akhil Reed Amar (moderator)
Award-winning journalist Ari Melber discusses the ever-changing relationship between the press and government with legal expert Akhil Reed Amar.
Duration: 1:28:48
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October 2019
Audio
Inventive Founders: Thomas Jefferson
October 17th, 2019
Annette Gordon-Reed, Philip Bobbitt (moderator)
Philip Bobbitt speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed about the life and legacy of President Thomas Jefferson.
Duration: 55:46
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October 2019
Audio
Presidential Powers
October 16th, 2019
Bob Bauer, Charlie Savage, Lisa Monaco (moderator)
Experts discuss the precedents and controversies surrounding the use of presidential powers both historically and today.
Duration: 57:46
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October 2019
Audio
Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century
October 10th, 2019
Clay Risen, Douglas Brinkley (moderator)
Clay Risen, in conversation with Douglas Brinkley, discusses Theodore Roosevelt’s time leading the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War.
Duration: 57:19
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