Virginia Tech University professor Paul Quigley discussed President Abraham Lincoln's shifting policies on emancipation during the Civil War. Virginia Tech University is located in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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The woodworking industry in early 20th century South Carolina is the subject of a class co-taught by University of South Carolina professor Jessica Elfenbein and former museum executive director Lynn Robertson.

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Santa Clara University professor Meg Eppel Gudgeirsson discusses the spread of Catholicism and role of missions in 18th and early 19th century Spanish California.

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Ithaca College professor Michael Trotti discussed the escalating tensions between colonists and the British government before the American Revolution. Ithaca College is located in New York.

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Barack Obama's keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention was the topic of a class taught by University of Kansas political communication professor Robert Rowland. The University of Kansas is in Lawrence, Kansas.

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Calvin University Professor Micah Watson discussed C.S. Lewis's views on law, politics and government and how they connected to the author's Christian beliefs. This lecture took place at the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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An episode with C-SPAN coordinating producer for BookTV and American History TV, John McArdle. Mr. McArdle is responsible for selecting the lectures that are produced, the logistics behind bringing them to our audiences, and crossing a divide of interesting and topical issues. He answers questions from the audience and provides a behind the scenes look at C-SPAN's most popular podcast.

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George Washington University lecturer Bell Julian Clement discussed American poverty policy and how the Johnson Administration's Great Society program sought to provide economic security to the poorest Americans. George Washington University is located in Washington, D.C.

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University of Washington lecturer Ross Coen discussed the development of the Oregon Country and how the United States and Britain divided the Northwest Coast. The University of Washington is located in Seattle.

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N.C. State professor Chris Laws taught a class about North Carolina native Worth Bagley, who was the first U.S. soldier to die during the Spanish-American War in 1898. Bagley was celebrated as a national hero and his death was seen as a key moment in reconciliation in the decades after the Civil War. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh.

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