Professors Sidney Milkis and Marc Landy trace the rise of Abraham Lincoln to his presidential nomination and the simultaneous rise of the Republican party.
To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Tuesday, July 13th, 10:50 am-12:20 pm session; and select the corresponding RealAudio link to the left.
Professors Sidney Milkis and Marc Landy trace the 1800 presidential election of Thomas Jefferson. They focus particularly on the development of the party system at the time, and the fierce party politics between the Jeffersonian Republicans and the Federalists.
To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Monday, July 12th, 4:30 pm-6:00 pm session; and select the corresponding RealAudio link to the left.
Professor Mackubin T. Owens looks at the issue of the Southern states' secession prior to the Civil War. He considers whether Lincoln was justified in declaring war on the seceding states and what the arguments were both in favor of and against secession.
To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Wednesday, June 23rd, 10:45 am-12:15 pm session; and select the corresponding RealAudio link to the left.
Older versions of this lecture, from newer to older, can be found here and here.
Professor Lucas E. Morel looks at the presidential campaign and election of 1860, in which Abraham Lincoln was elected President. The lecture also includes some examination of the 1858 Senate campaign debates between Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas.
To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Wednesay, June 23rd, 9:00 am-10:30 am session; and select the RealAudio image or link in the gray bar to the left of the main body of text.
Older versions of this lecture, from newer to older, can be found here and here.
Professor Lucas E. Morel details the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in the 1858 campaign for an Illinois seat in the United States Senate. Morel looks at the discussion of slavery in these debates.
To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Tuesday, June 22nd, 9:00 am-10:30 am session; and select the corresponding RealAudio link to the left.
Older versions of this lecture, from newer to older, can be found here and here.
Professor Lucas E. Morel details the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in the 1858 campaign for an Illinois seat in the United States Senate. Morel looks at the discussion of slavery in these debates. This lecture continues from the lecture "Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Part One."
To listen to this lecture, scroll to session seven, and select the RealAudio image or link in the gray bar to the left of the main body of text.
This NBC News report looks at how Ronald Reagan became, to American conservatives, the inspirational force behind a conservative revolution. His effect was felt not just within the GOP, but also in the Democratic Party which was forced to moved further to the right.
Feature no longer available.
This NBC Nightly New Report looks at the 1968 Presidential race, in which three Democratic candidates vied for the nomination. When Robert F. Kennedy won the California Primary, he emerged as the party's front-runner; but his victory was suddenly cut short by tragedy.
This feature is no longer available.
Historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Carl Sferrazza Anthony discuss little-known facts about past presidents like Harding, Cleveland, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Kennedy, and Reagan.
This feature is no longer available.
This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces President Theodore Roosevelt's selection of his good friend William Howard Taft as his successor. However, Taft turned out to be a disappointment to Roosevelt Progressives.
This feature is no longer available.