it is so many joyful to award the. 2024 liberty medal to ken burns burns. friends, let's begin as always, by feeling the electric city of american history that unfolded on this sacred ground. please gaze at the words of the first amendment that are shining in front of you. and now please turn, your gaze to independence hall, where the declaration and the constitution were drafted. think about the human stories that gave rise to the big ideas and the american ideas as reflected in those liberty, equality and democracy. for most americans, the best of learning about the human stories behind the american idea. in the years leading up to america's 250th birthday will be ken burns's new series on the american revolution. it's a riveting 12 part series. i've had the privilege of screening it. it brings to life stories of the revolution, as only ken burns can. by combining quotations from primary texts personal narratives by, revolutionary soldiers, native and enslaved people, and commentary from historians as well. unforgettable images like all of kansas work, it

and ken burns! featuring louis cato and "the late show" band. and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> stephen: you know what? thanks, everybody. please have a seat, ladies and gentlemen. welcome. welcome one and all. welcome to "the late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. [cheering] for now! it is wednesday, which is appropriate, because america is humped. it has been eight days since the election, and this is our fifth show since then, and for the last week, i've been walking around the building reminding everybody, "hey, this isn't great. not the outcome i hoped for, but this isn't our first trump rodeo." almost eight years ago, we all saw him saunter down those capitol steps, put his hand on a bible, lie to the chief justice about defending the constitution, and then give an extremely accurate speech about the coming american carnage. and i've been saying, quite sincerely, "hey! let's not get out over our skis here! let's take this one day at a time! maybe, ma

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eastern national constitution center in philadelphia orts documentary filmmaker ken burns 2020 fort liberty medal for his body of work as america storyteller. at 7:00 p.m. watch american history tv series historic presidential election what made the pivotal issues of different eras lasting impact on the nation. this week the election of 1980 landslide victory former california governor ronald reagan defeated incumbent democratic president jimmy carter winning 489 electoral votes decade leading to the 1787 constitution of the nicest constitution part exploring the american story. watch american history tv saturdays on c-span2. find a full schedule on your program gui or watch online any time online/history. >> good morning everyone. the seminar on the american revolution. many miss beth hill i'mnd the presidency of fort ticonderoga part we are delighted to have you here with us today. we are thrilled to have a c-span shoe here with us recording. so welcome. thank you for being here at fort ticonderoga. we are thrilled to see so many friends here with us. last night we had our opening session

eastern, the national constitution center in philadelphia awards ken burns it's 20 to four liberty medal for his body of work as america's storyteller. at 7:00 p.m. eastern, american history tv series historic presidential elections. exploring what made the elections historic. the pivotal issues of different errors in their lasting impact on the nation. this week, the election of 1980. in a landslide victory, ronald reagan defeated incumbent democratic president jimmy carter, winning 489 electoral votes and 44 states. at 8:00 p.m. eastern, university of dallas history professor william otto discusses a decade leading to the 1787 constitutional convention and the key compromises that led to the ratification of the united states constitution. exploring the american story. watch american history tv saturdays on c-span2 and find the full schedule on your program guide or watch online at c-span.org/history. >> since its founding in 1992, the innocence project has been responsible for getting hundreds of wrongfully convicted people in the united states out of prison. sunday on q&a, attorney an

legendary filmmaker ken burns is in the studio along with his daughter who also worked on the project and they will share what they have uncovered from the past. >>> new film, new week. same duo. >> good to see you. >> lead to be back here with all of you. >> we are going to jump in with president-elect donald trump confirming the controversial boarding plan over cabinet picks it. >> the president-elect says he plans to use the military to carry out his mass deportation program. mr. trump responded "true" to a social media post saying that he will declare a national emergency. >> matt gaetz will be under the spotlight again on capitol hill this week. nbc news learned the house ethics committee will meet wednesday to discuss its report. the panel was investigating allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, both of which gaetz denies. we have dasha burns in the studio. and ellie vitale at her post on the hill. >> we know that he is facing a tough confirmation battle. of majority of center pelicans are doubting he will be confirmed as attorney general. this was before we lear

>> jimmy: yeah, take a look at this ken burns documentary. ♪ >> my dearest ellenor, upon arriving home before thanksgiving, myself and a few old companions decided to have what we called a drinksgiving. it was at our local tavern where i ran into my old chum, abraham. but we quickly ran out of conversation and just kept repeating the word"cool, cool" to each other. [ laughter ] ethel tippled a bit too hard and we had to call her a a stagecoach home. while alice started canoodling with our old gym coach and everyone marveled and how much weight ezra had gained. [ light laughter ] also, it was clear to me that i had voted quite differently than everyone else during our last election. [ laughter ] it's now 2:00 a.m., and we are all, as they say, "lush a.f." and will be too ill to enjoy tomorrow's feast. forever yours, samuel. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: yeah, that's "the first drinksgiving," by ken burns, one of the best out there. [ applause ] cool, cool. [ laughter ] some business news. i read that burlington coat factory just announced that revenue is surging. >> steve: hmm. >> j

among the recipients are filmmakers -- steven spielberg, spike lee and ken burns alongside singers as the elliott and queen latifah. in addition chef anthony , bourdain and artist rufa saleh received posthumous medals. ed posthumous medals. ♪ the recipients of the 2022 national humanities medal. robert martin, john meacham, ruth simmons, and pauline yu. ♪ the recipients -- ♪ the recipients of the 2023 national humanities medal -- kimberley witherspoon accepting on behalf of anthony bourdain, nicholas canelo, elizabeth alexander, accepting on behalf of the mellon foundation. darren walker, and rosita whirl. ♪ >> distinguished guests, the president of the united states and dr. biden, accompanied by national endowment for the arts, and national endowment for the humanities. ♪ [applause] >> welcome to the white house. the poet, a past recipient of the national arts and national humanities once said that sometimes it's easier to stay home while it's easier to stay home, art urges voyages. the artists, scholars and patrons we're honoring tonight have given us a gift. they've gone on those v

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among the recipients are steven spielberg, spike lee and ken burns. along with singers missy elliott and queen latifah. in addition chef anthony , bourdain and artist rufa saleh received posthumous medals. >> distinguished guests, please welcome the recipients of the 2022 national medal of arts. randy batista, clyde butch are, kyle young. accepting on behalf of the country music hall of fame and museum. missy elliott. arthur jimenez. accepting on behalf of flakka jimenez. idina menzel and carrie may weese. the recipients of the 2022 national humanities medal. ari weingarten accepting on behalf of wallace anderson. tiffany -- accepting on behalf of apple shop. joy -- robin harris, juan felipe herrera, robert martin, jon meacham, ruth simmons and pauline yu. the reseep cents of the national medal of art, alex cat, joe perl otto, queen latifah. ly debt quintanilla accepting on behalf of selena and stephen spielberg. the recipients of the 2023 national human dismedal, kimberly witherspoon accepting on behalf of anthony bourdain, lavar burton, ross chap. n

america, please join me in giving gratitude to ken burns. thank you. it's good to be able to keep the government. we're going to do the confession. i consider the trust that you have placed in me sacred. and i give you my sacred oath that i will do my utmost to justify your faith. and that was ronald reagan reacting to his landslide victory over democratic president jimmy carter in the 1980 election. a result that changed the country in many ways for years to come. thanks for joining us for our american history tv series, historic presidential elections. during this election season, we're looking at elections from past years. and this week, it's the election of 1980. our guest is andrew busch civics professor at the university of tennessee, associate director of the instant tute of american civics at the university, and the author of this book, reagan's victory the present annual election of 1980 and the rise of the right. here's the tally from 1980. ronald reagan received 50.7% of the vote and 489 electoral votes. jimmy carter, the incumbent, 41% of t

ken burns civil war. and had it not been for that, i they would be as famous as the 54th massachusetts to the famous black infantry unit depicted in the movie glory. mm hmm. so that's that's sort of a capps view. they were written up in the new york times when their their colonel came to new york on a vacation. he was he was lauded for bravery. the times they appeared in the cincinnati papers they appeared in the california papers. it makes it they not to put too fine point on it at center stage associated with the most famous generals on the union side in the final act of the civil war. if the civil war were was depicted the opera they would have been on stage in the chorus at every point. you mentioned ken burns, which brings to the third strand of the book, which is the complaint, if you like, the criticism of the cause myth anthology. there are two characters who play a big part in the book. one is william archibald dunning, whom you call a lion of manhattan society. and another was walter fleming. ca

the iconic filmmaker ken burns is here doing something he has never done before.ey will make it better. and while parenting has changed, how much you care has not. that's why instagram is introducing teen accounts. automatic protections for who can contact them and the content they can see. ♪♪ >>> the love keeps flowing out for craig melvin. craig, congratulations. welcome back. celebrated filmmaker ken burns is known for his award-winning documentaries on everything from baseball to our national parks to the civil war, but there is something about his new film, his first that is not an american topic. take a look. >> there are certain supreme figures in the life of our civilization who fascinate us because they seem to belong to two worlds at once. and leonardo is supreme among all of that kind. >> leonardo da vinci explores the life and work of the 15th century italian artist whose achievements in art, science, technology still influence and inspire, so, ken, this is a departure. you always tell the story -- >> i wasn't going to do this and people kept saying --

what really stuck my mind on that score was in ken burns superb documentary going on that and the thirdnstallment and he's got these coaching men and going forin the revolutionary leader and wouldn't be pushed aside up there and there's a new fella named l-e-d-u-a-n. what you had there was secretary of defense telling the president of the united states that the leadership of our enemy had changed and had to spell the name it was a devastating document of what happened to looking through the process council triple-demics that we understand and mcnamar would have said the lessons are not learned. >> peter writes on the substack page the book's publication in the spring o 1995 was major national ns story "perhaps the only value of in retrospect is toemd us never to forget that these were men that in the full blistered globe of valourand not huge enough goingo ball leeanne the bks for dead soldiers. surely he mtn every quiet and prosperous moment hearhe ceaseless whispers of the poor guy boys in the infantry dying in the tall grass platoon by platoon and cannot be repaid by prime time apolo

one thing that really struck in my mind was ken burns superb documentary series on vietnam. it was the third installment where mcnamara and johnson are on the phone together. mcnamara is saying to johnson, mr. president, ho chi minh, the revolutionary leader, has been pushed aside in hanoi. there is a new fellow. what you had was the secretary of defense telling the president that the leadership of our enemy had changed. the president had never curved of -- heard of him. when that was uncovered through the pentagon papers, it was devastating. he probably would have told me he read that. the truth is it was a devastating document of what happened to us as we went into vietnam not knowing what we were doing. remember, this was 1995. he wanted us to avoid doing similar things in the world. we all know what happened in afghanistan and iraq. major wars in countries we really did not understand. if mcnamara had lived to see that, he probably would have said that the lessons were not learned. >> in 1995, the book came out. the coverage was harsh. a review was skating. someone said

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eastern, ken burns is awarded that liberty metal for his body of work as an american storyteller.made the election's historic, pivotal issues of the eras, and the lasting impacts on the nation. this week, the election of 1980. in a landslide victory, ronald reagan defeated jimmy carter, winning 489 electoral votes and 44 states. and on lectures in history, william also discusses a decade leading up to the 1780 seven constitutional convention on the key compromises that led to the ratification of the united states constitution. exploring the american story on american history tv saturdays on c-span 2 and find full schedule or watch online at any time on c-span.org/history. >> since its founding in 1992, the innocence project has been responsible for getting hundreds of wrongfully convicted people in the united states out of prison. sunday on q&a, attorney and innocence project executive director christina sworn joins us to talk about the history of the organization and some of the clients they have successfully represented. including the two men convicted of killing malcolm x in 19

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eastern the national constitution center in philadelphia awards documented filmmaker ken burns is 2024berty medal for his body of work as america's storyteller. at 7 p.m. eastern watch american history tv series the stork presidential elections, exploring what made these elections are stored, pivotal issues and lasting impact on the nation. this week the election of 1980 and a landslide victory republican former california governor ronald reagan defeated jimmy carter winning 489 electoral votes and 44 states. at 8 p.m. eastern on lectures in history anniversary of dallas history professor discusses the decade leading to the 1787 constitutional convention and the key compromises the lead to the ratification of the united states constitution. exploring the american story. watch american history tv saturdays on c-span2 and find a full schedule onour program guide or watch online anytime at c-span.org/history. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more including mediacom. >> nearly 30 years ago mediacom was founded on a powerful id

you did tell ken burns that you would marry her if you were. anyway, she's a terrific character in this book. true. and through the through mary's. i mean, talk about diarists her diaries are some 400,000 words apparently and they span four years but through mary's eyes. you treat us to confederate parties and gossip and ignorance and flirtation aids and fear that deep fear of which she expresses nicely. so tell us about mary. did you read all her diaries? yes, i did, actually. you did, mary, mary. mary chestnut. mary boykin chestnut reason. i really fell for her is she has very to read her diary is to read something that could have been written today by a very wise and astute observer of circumstances, very contemporary prose. and she put she pulled absolutely no punches, like she refers to one of her fellow society matrons as as a as a miscreant. and you know, and tart tongued tart and tongued person and any anybody who calls a fellow a society, a matron, a a miscreant is going to be in my book. no. what she does. but the thing about mary was

at the columbiain giffords a project project brings has long had an jz and jasmine appeared in ken burn's margot severson. [applause] and i thank you very much. i'm very proud to be here. i am going to focus in part on it its historical its place in the evolving history of jazz which the term itself always debated. so, just a little cultural placement a little of repeating. from the less popular song collaboration of jewish and black artists and progressives to week of the word and radical leftists. the idea that it made its way from. the communist party magazine would not publish it. okay they wouldn't put teachers union it made its way from the teachers union on the left to barney josephson who is a leftist nightclub owner to popular music which in its own way as theri nominal. american music does many things wonderfully but it's that space we often call nightclub music for tin pan alley or in musical theater that really tends to specializeze in its most serious subject that tends to the love and romance. just in that way alone i was trying toth think of a predecesr and i will happily t

jefferson has long had an interest in jazz and appeared in ken burns's ten part documentary film entitledzz. please welcome. margo jefferson. thank you very much. are these david indeed? may not malvasia. okay. well, i very proud to be in this company and i hired several of the quote i was going to read. i am already being done because i are i okay. i am very proud to be in this company. several of the passages i was going to read have already read and claimed not to mention. no, it's fine. not to mention the perspective of both mr. and mr. margolick. so i going to focus in part on it's historical. it's place in the evolving history of of jazz, which which the term itself always debated. so. all right. just a little cultural placement, a little repeating. from the left. a popular song collab, creation of jewish and black artists and, progressives to word and and radical leftists. the idea that it made way from the rcp mag, the communist party magazine would not publish it right from okay. they wouldn't. but teachers union it made way from the teacher's union on the left to barney josephso

take me through what you have put together and the echoes i think ken burns says rhymes and echoes arebetween 1939 and now. >> rhymes and echoes is good. resonances and continuities. risks and possible futures are also good. it's not that we're comparing mr. trump to figures in the past. it's rather that we're realizing that mr. trump all along has understood the darkest chapters of our past and he wishes for those chapters to continue. his rally in madison square garden i believe was a conscience reference to the 1939 american nazi rally and certainly if you put the text side by side, the things that were said on sunday at the trump rally are just as chilling as the things that were said in february 1939. and the themes from jewish conspiracies through hostile migrants to a leader cult are really startlingly similar. but we shouldn't be startled because this is what mr. trump has been trying to tell us all along. >> what are your thoughts about why people cheer at those dark, dark, dark lines with obvious historical echoes? >> well, the easy answer is that we don't know about the hist

this weekend the national constitution center in philadelphia awards documentary filmmaker ken burns liberating battle for his body of work as america's storyteller. watch american history tv's series historic presidential elections, exploring what makes these historic, and their lasting impact on the nation. this week the election of 1980. in a landslide victory ronald reagan defeated incumbent democratic president jimmy carter, winning 489 electoral votes and 44 states. on lectures in history the university of dallas history professor william otto discusses the decade leading to the 1787 constitutional convention and the key compromises that led to the ratification of the united states constitution. exploring the american story. watch american history tv every weekend and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch it online anytime at c-span.org/htory. >> this election night c-span delivers something different. not just the presidential race, but the state races that will decide the balance of power in congress. no political pundits, no spin, no commercials. just the candi

this weekend the national constitution center in philadelphia awards documentary filmmaker ken burnsiberating battle for his body of work as america's storyteller. watch american history tv's series historic presidential elections, exploring what makes these historic, and their lasting impact on the nation. this week the election of 1980. in a landslide victory ronald reagan defeated incumbent democratic president jimmy carter, winning 489 electoral votes and 44 states. on lectures in history the university of dallas history professor william otto discusses the decade leading to the 1787 constitutional convention and the key compromises that led to the ratification of the united states constitution. exploring the american story. watch american history tv every weekend and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch itnline anytime at c-span.org/history. >> this election night c-span delivers something different. not just the presidential race, but the state races that will decide the balance of power in congress. no political pundits, no spin, no commercials. just the candida

this weekend, the national constitution center awards documentary film maker ken burns with its 2020 liberty metal for his -- medal for his body of work. watch historic presidential elections, exploring what made the elections historic. the pivotal issues of different eras and a lasting impact on the nation. election of 1980. ronald reagan defeated incumbent democratic president jimmy carter, winning 489 electoral votes and 44 states. on lectures in history, university of dallas professor william oppell discusses the 1787 constitutional convention and the key compromises that led to the ratification of the united states constitution. explore the american story. watch american history tv saturdays on c-span2, and find a full schedule or watch online anytime at c-span.orgisry. >> book tv, every sunday on c-span2 features authors discussing the latest nonfiction books. he's what's coming up this weekend. at 6:30 p.m. eastern, professor evan friss looks at bookstores and his role -- and their role in american culture. at 8:00 p.m., john grisham and his co-author jim mccloskey share their