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April 2008
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The Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War
April 4th, 2008
55 minutes, 43 seconds
Drew Gilpin Faust
David W. Blight

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Two renowned Civil War historians – Drew Gilpin Faust and David W. Blight – examine the lives that were irrevocably changed by the Civil War and the mental and physical suffering of a nation.

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April 2008
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Lincoln, Bush, and the War Powers of the Presidency
April 3rd, 2008
67 minutes, 56 seconds
Michael Oreskes
Frank J. Williams
Benno C. Schmidt, Jr. (Moderator)

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Benno C. Schmidt, Jr., moderates this lively discussion about the parallels between the administrations of Abraham Lincoln and George W. Bush and their interpretations of the Constitution during war time. With Michael Oreskes and Frank J. Williams.

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February 2008
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Washington
February 5th, 2008
53 minutes, 20 seconds
Josiah S. Bunting III

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Josiah S. Bunting III examines the military career of George Washington in the first of three lectures on great American generals.

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February 2008
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Washington, Grant, Marshall: Three Soldiers and American Ways of War
February 5th, 2008
60 minutes and 18 seconds
Josiah S. Bunting III

Richard Gilder Distinguished Lecturer Series
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November 2007
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American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies in the Founding of the Republic
November 29th, 2007
53 minutes and 30 seconds
Joseph J. Ellis
Richard Brookhiser

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Joseph J. Ellis and Richard Brookhiser shine a light on the achievements and failures of the Founding generation.
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