President Jimmy Carter addresses the public in January of 1979 during his “Crisis of Confidence” speech, also known as the “Malaise” speech. This video is a clip of his speech in which Carter diagnoses a “crisis of confidence” among Americans. He states how the U.S. people are more worried about what the … Continue reading
“It is quite clear that you are today the one person in the world who can prevent a war…” The following is a letter from Gandhi to Adolf Hitler written on July 23, 1939 before the official beginning of World War II. It is transcribed below: Dear friend, … Continue reading
Ed Sullivan interviews Fidel Castro on January 11, 1959 in Cuba shortly after the Batista regime is overthrown during the Cuban Revolution.
After having her identity as a covert CIA operations officer compromised publicly by top officials in the Bush Administration, Valerie Plame Wilson and her husband Joe Wilson are interviewed on their experience going through this difficult time in their lives. Joe Wilson explains the reasons that his wife’s identity was revealed … Continue reading
Scott Mcclellan, a former White House press secretary, is interviewed about his decision to testify before Congress on what has been known as “Plamegate” and the Scooter Libby Trial. Mcclellan discusses why he decided to voluntarily testify, his opinion on going to war with Iraq over the alleged weapons of … Continue reading
People fleeing from Libya to Egypt during 2011′s Libyan Civil War share their escape stories. One Libyan laborer says he saw “death with [his] own eyes” in Benghazi and feels lucky to have gotten out of the violent conflict area. The Egyptian-Libyan border is full of people moving work tools, … Continue reading
“Hemingway was here for a few days—but once you meet him you’re not likely to forget him…” During the Spanish Civil War, many foreign volunteers arrived in Spain in order to try to prevent the Spanish Republican government from falling to fascism. This is a letter from a female American … Continue reading
Various Edgartown, Massachusetts officials and employees of Senator Ted Kennedy give their accounts of what it was like to discover the Chappaquiddick incident on July 18, 1969. On this night, Ted Kennedy left with Mary Jo Kopechne after they both attended a party. After crashing the car and swimming to … Continue reading
Personal assistant to John F. Kennedy, Jr., RoseMarie Terenzio, describes their personal friendship and working relationship. Terenzio describes the loyalty and sense of humor the two had in common that allowed for such a productive work environment in the years leading up to the tragic plane crash on July 16, … Continue reading
RoseMarie Terenzio, personal assistant to John F. Kennedy, Jr., gives her opinion on the man she came to know so fondly as a “mentor, great teacher and a very dear friend.” Tezzarino recalls how she first met Kennedy and how she got off on the wrong foot with him at … Continue reading
