HW as Journal Entry Perilous Times Talking History's Fred Nielsen is joined by Geoffrey Stone author of Perilous Times: Free Speech in wartime, from the Sedition Act to the War on Terrorism. Their discussion focuses on Stone's contention that the United States government tolerates opposition to its policies except in times of war, when dissention is met with punishment. Geoffrey Stone is a professor of history at the University of Chicago Law School. Airdate: June 5, 2006.
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Alexander Hamilton This week, we offer the second in our three week winter Best of Series. Bryan Le Beau is joined by Ron Chernow, whose biography of Alexander Hamilton has gained widespread acclaim. Their conversation reveals not only the familiar highs and lows of Hamilton’s life but its depth and breadth. Airdate: January 23, 2006.
His Excellency George Washington This week Joseph Ellis and host Bryan Le Beau discuss the life of George Washington and offer new insights into what shaped the man behind the myth. Joseph Ellis is an award winning historian and author of His Excellency: George Washington. Airdate: May 22, 2006.
Washington’s Slaves This week Talking History’s Fred Nielsen discussed the complex story of George Washington, and his action of granting freedom to his slaves, with Henry Wiencek, author of An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America. Wiencek’s previous book, The Hairstons: An American Family in Black and White, received the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1999. The show originally aired the week of February 28th, 2005. Airdate: August 22, 2005.
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