Before McCain’s Speech, Shields and Brooks Weigh its Likely Impact
This video is not currently available. | Listen to the AudioJIM LEHRER: And now thoughts from Shields and Brooks about all of this, John McCain. Mark, what are your thoughts about this remarkable...
View ArticleHistorian: Obama Peace Prize More an ‘Aspirational’ Award
President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday — a surprising nod considering it came during the first year of his term. Historian Peniel Joseph describes it as more of an “aspirational award”...
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How the Panama Canal helped make the U.S. a world power
The first P&O Orient liner Oriana returns to Southampton after her maiden voyage to the Panama Canal in 1961. She was the largest vessel to pass through the canal since the German liner Bremen in...
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Amazing engineering and ‘bittersweet’ politics built the Panama Canal
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: For more on the engineering and economic marvel that is the Panama Canal, we turn to two who have written extensively about its 100-year history. RELATED...
View ArticleWould America elect a Roosevelt today?
If you’ve been watching the epic documentary “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History” on PBS, then you’ve probably come to know Teddy, Franklin and Eleanor as more than just the iconic leaders of...
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Obama sips coffee and talks about nothing with Seinfeld
President Barack Obama appeared in the first episode of the seventh season of Jerry Seinfeld’s web series “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.” Image courtesy of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee HONOLULU...
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