President Jimmy Carter's Impact On the End of the Cold War

President Jimmy Carter's Impact On the End of the Cold War

Author: C-SPAN March 22, 2026 Duration: 1:00:47
Gonzaga history professor Robert Donnelly argues that Jimmy Carter's role in ending the Cold War has largely been overlooked. He looks at how the 39th president's policies weakened the Soviet Empire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Winston Churchill, the Special Relationship and the Cold War [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:17:30
American University professor Laura Beers teaches a class on Winston Churchill and the "special relationship" between Great Britain and the U.S during World War II and the Cold War Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Cold War Refugees & the 1980 Refugee Act [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:11
Tulane University history professor Jana Lipman discusses Cold War refugees from Cuba and Vietnam and the impact of the Refugee Act of 1980. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
World War II Interracial Relationships in Japan & Hawaii [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:53
Santa Clara University history professor Sonia Gomez discusses the intimate relationships between people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds that occurred in Hawaii and Japan during and immediately after World War…
"The Education of Henry Adams" (1918) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:22:36
University of Dallas history professor Susan Hanssen discusses the legacy and cultural importance of the 1918 Pulitzer Prize winning book, "The Education of Henry Adams." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone…
19th Century American Landscape Painting [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:19
Santa Clara University art history professor Andrea Pappas discusses the mid-19th century American landscape painting movement known as the Hudson River School. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi…
Development of the Atomic Bomb [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:17:59
University of Texas history professor Bruce Hunt discusses the development of the atomic bomb during World War II and the role of the Army Corps of Engineers General Leslie Groves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
FEED DROP: Q&A: Heath Hardage Lee, "The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:44
Historian Heath Hardage Lee, author of "The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon," talks about the life and times of the former First Lady (1969-74). She says that Pat Nixon, who was voted "Most Admired Woman in the World" in 1972, was…
America & the Northern Ireland Peace Process [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:27
Georgetown University history professor Darragh Gannon discusses the Irish diaspora and the role of the United States during "The Troubles" and in the Northen Ireland peace process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi…
Prison Gangs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:36:21
University of Southern California sociology professor Brittany Friedman discusses the formation and evolution of American prison gangs in the 20th and 21st centuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/…
Henry Christophe & the 1791 Haitian Revolution [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:15:39
Yale University professor Marlene Daut discusses the life and legacy of slave, revolutionary, and king Henry Christophe and how the United States and other foreign powers reacted to the 1791 Haitian revolution. Learn mor…