Professor John Moser looks at the presidencies of William Howard Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson. Moser begins with a general discussion of the "character" of presidents and what qualities presidents have been perceived as possessing or lacking.
To listen to this lecture, scroll to session two, and select the RealAudio link to the left of the main body of text.
An overview of the history of Catholic missions in California, from their establishment during imperial Spain's colonization of the region through the push for their restoration and preservation in the 1800s. The presentation places an emphasis on the changing role and popular perceptions of the missions and on their effects on Native American populations.
To listen to this lecture, scroll to "The California Mission as Symbol and Myth," and select "Listen to Broadcast."
According to its website, the Department of the Interior Museum "educates the public and DOI employees about the current missions and programs of the Department of the Interior, the history of the Department, and the art and architecture of its headquarters building in Washington, DC." It maintains some original 1930s exhibits as well as updated exhibits, and the building features murals and other works of art.
The museum offers exhibits, guided tours (which may be accompanied by scheduled outside speakers), lectures, workshops for children, and occasional recreational and educational events.
The National Museum of American Jewish History traces the history of the Jewish people in the United States, while also examining issues of ethnicity in the U.S.
The museum offers exhibits; guided tours for school groups (accompanied by pre-visit materials); guided city tours for fifth grade and up; poetry-writing and -reading workshops for all ages; "Memory Keepers," a program which guides fifth through eighth graders through the processing of designing a museum exhibit; and outreach presentations.
The Yeshiva University Museum presents and interprets artifacts from Jewish history around the globe, including historical objects and contemporary works.
The museum offers exhibits, programs and guided tours for school groups, and other educational and recreational events.
The Center for Jewish History houses five major Jewish cultural institutions: the American Jewish Historical Society, the American Sephardi Federation, the Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. The institutions offer galleries of exhibits and access to their collected archives.
The center offers exhibits, research library access, guided tours for groups, the Samberg Family History Program for high school students, film screenings, performances, and other recreational and educational events.
The Arab American Museum, according to its website, "is the first museum in the world devoted to Arab American history and culture."
The museum offers exhibits, programs and guided tours for school groups, a student photography program, research library access, and occasional recreational and educational events.
The Frazier International History Museum overviews 1,000 years of world history in a 100,000 square-foot space. Exhibits focus on arms and related artifacts.
The museum offers exhibits, reenactor interpretations, programs and tours for school groups, camps, and other recreational and educational events.
The St. Clement's Island Museum, located at the site of Maryland's first colonial landing, guides visitors through the events that led up to that moment in 1634 and examines the industries that sprang up in Maryland as it was colonized.
The museum offers exhibits and guided tours for school groups.
The New Mexico History Museum presents the history of the state of New Mexico in six sections—five following the state from the days of Spanish colonization through stages up the present day, and the sixth focusing on modern New Mexicans' perceptions of their state.
The museum offers exhibits, research library access, and recreational and educational events.