Stacy Schiff
Samuel Adams, though often overlooked today, was a driving force behind the Revolution and played a key role in the Boston Tea Party, earning him the praise of his contemporaries, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Celebrated author Stacy Schiff explores his journey from a failed son of wealth to a tireless revolutionary who united leaders like Hancock and Adams.
Episodes
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Stacy Schiff
S6 E5 - 26m 40s
Samuel Adams, though often overlooked today, was a driving force behind the Revolution and played a key role in the Boston Tea Party, earning him the praise of his contemporaries, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Celebrated author Stacy Schiff explores his journey from a failed son of wealth to a tireless revolutionary who united leaders like Hancock and Adams.
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Steve Inskeep
S6 E4 - 26m 40s
In a period of deep and fundamental division, Abraham Lincoln sought
to unite the nation in the face of insurmountable difference. Steve Inskeep shows how Lincoln’s political skill—humor, storytelling, and self-deprecation—helped him navigate challenges and push his agenda, demonstrating his commitment to the nation’s betterment despite political divides. -
Selwyn Vickers
S6 E3 - 26m 40s
The Reconstruction era aimed to grant Black Americans rights like suffrage and citizenship, with hopes of national reconciliation. Despite early progress in education and government, lack of support and Southern resistance led to setbacks. Selwyn Vickers discusses how challenges to justice, citizenship, and equality persist.
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Lindsay Chervinsky
S6 E2 - 26m 40s
In 1797, President John Adams faced intense challenges, from partisan divides to foreign conflict with France and Britain. With little guidance from George Washington, Adams navigated a divided nation and shaped the presidency for future leaders. Historian Lindsay M. Chervinsky discusses his leadership.
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Ned Blackhawk
S6 E1 - 26m 40s
For generations, American history overlooked the role Native communities have played in shaping the nation. Author and Professor Ned Blackhawk rethinks this narrative, centering the history of Indigenous peoples as essential to understanding an American story that predates the Revolutionary War and continues through today.
Extras + Features
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Season 6 Preview
S6 - 30s
Produced by the New York Historical Society, "History with David Rubenstein" explores American history in half-hour conversations with distinguished authors and scholars who tell the country’s diverse stories, and explain why the past matters, how it informs the present, and what it portends for the future.
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History with David Rubenstein
Stacy Schiff
Friday
Jan 31
30 Minutes
Essayist Stacy Schiff. -
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History with David Rubenstein
Stacy Schiff
Saturday
Feb 1
30 Minutes
Essayist Stacy Schiff. -
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History with David Rubenstein
Stacy Schiff
Saturday
Feb 1
30 Minutes
Essayist Stacy Schiff. -
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History with David Rubenstein
Stacy Schiff
Saturday
Feb 1
30 Minutes
Essayist Stacy Schiff. -
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History with David Rubenstein
Stacy Schiff
Saturday
Feb 1
30 Minutes
Essayist Stacy Schiff. -
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History with David Rubenstein
Stacy Schiff
Sunday
Feb 2
30 Minutes
Essayist Stacy Schiff. -
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History with David Rubenstein
Stacy Schiff
Sunday
Feb 2
30 Minutes
Essayist Stacy Schiff. -
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History with David Rubenstein
Robert Caro
Friday
Feb 7
30 Minutes
Journalist and author Robert Caro. -
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History with David Rubenstein
Robert Caro
Saturday
Feb 8
30 Minutes
Journalist and author Robert Caro. -
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History with David Rubenstein
Robert Caro
Saturday
Feb 8
30 Minutes
Journalist and author Robert Caro. -
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History with David Rubenstein
Robert Caro
Saturday
Feb 8
30 Minutes
Journalist and author Robert Caro. -
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History with David Rubenstein
Robert Caro
Saturday
Feb 8
30 Minutes
Journalist and author Robert Caro. -
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History with David Rubenstein
Robert Caro
Sunday
Feb 9
30 Minutes
Journalist and author Robert Caro. -
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History with David Rubenstein
Robert Caro
Sunday
Feb 9
30 Minutes
Journalist and author Robert Caro. -
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History with David Rubenstein
Jeffrey Rosen
Friday
Feb 14
30 Minutes
Author Jeffrey Rosen.
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