Tag Archives: U. S. History
Remembering F.D.R.
In the October 1996 Congressional recognition of Roosevelt History Month, the first to be named for a President, historian William Leuchtenburg talks about the meaning of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s life and legacy. At the time of this interview, Leuchtenburg had … Continue reading
Posted in Episodes, Leuchtenburg, William E.
Tagged Franklin D. Roosevelt, History, U. S. History, U. S. Presidents
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FDR and the New Deal
Historians Alan Brinkley and William Leuchtenburg discuss New Deal economic programs of the 1930s, enacted during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, which shaped American political thought and actions for decades. They discuss Ronald Reagan’s shift from being an early … Continue reading
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Tagged Franklin D. Roosevelt, New Deal, Ronald Reagan, U. S. History
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Religion and Knowledge in Early America
Christine Heyrman discusses the appearance of early American evangelicalism, which stressed piety and religious feeling, just after the Revolutionary War with the immigration southward of Presbyterians, Baptists, and Methodists into Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, and the western Carolinas. Significant aspects of … Continue reading
Posted in Episodes, Heyrman, Christine L., Scott, Donald M.
Tagged Evangelicalism -- Southern States -- History, Religion, U. S. History
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Democracy and Literature in America
From the time American literature began to assume discernible outlines in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, writers and critics have pondered the extent to which democracy as a political institution has affected literary expression in the United States. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexis de Tocqueville, American literature, U. S. History
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Is Past Prologue?
In separate interviews, Timothy Breen and, at [14:00], Franklin Ford consider the study of history. Is the past prologue? Do historians agree that the past is in fact recognizable? How does history’s changing landscape affect historians’ views of the future? At … Continue reading
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Tagged Historiography, U. S. History
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The Gilded Age, Part 2 of 2: Henry Adams
Hiram Caton, Giles Gunn, and Robert ter Horst continue the conversation on the Gilded Age, the period from the end of the Civil War through the early twentieth century. They examine American historian Henry Adams (1838-1918), viewed by many cultural … Continue reading
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Tagged Gilded Age, Henry Adams, Religion, U. S. History
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(1) The Gilded Age, Part 1 of 2; (2) Book Review of History of the Idea of Progress
Giles Gunn, David Shi, and Robert ter Horst discuss the era known as the Gilded Age. Soundings producer Wayne Pond contextualizes this episode, saying, “In this year of presidential politics [1984], there will be much talk about America’s future, its … Continue reading
Posted in Episodes, Gingher, Robert, Gunn, Giles B., Shi, David E., ter Horst, Robert
Tagged Gilded Age, Politics, U. S. History
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Afro-American Culture, Literature, and Social Order, Part 3 of 6
Eugene Genovese discusses the historical connections between the rise of capitalism in America and the practice of slavery in the New World. He remarks that racial prejudice is ubiquitous throughout history, but asserts that the creation of a full-fledged ideology … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitalism, Politics, Racism, Slavery -- U.S., U. S. History
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