margo burns. just so you know, i have a completely different read on the coercion of false confessions that he gave a few minutes ago. read my article and you will find out. i am here today primarily to talk about the actual documents. and how do we know what we know. when ever i read or hear anything about the salem witchcraft trials, i tried to go back to the primary source. this is records of salem witchhunts. a dream of size of paper. it comes in paperback now. of paper. it comes in paperback now. if you are serious about studying regarding the trials, i highly recommend you getting one. i do not get a penny in revenue from it because we had to split it 12 ways. the history of this book -- bernard rosenthal -- absolutely amazing man. a literary critic who is the head of the english department at binghamton using a -- at binghamton university. he is also very interested in social justice. he thought there was a great injustice that happened here. he began to read the primary sources because tha

historian margo burns talks about the book "record of the salem witch hunt." >> that's one of the reasons we know so much about salem village and we know so much about the pleas of innocents. because samuel paris took it all down. there's a reason that arthur miller poached from him is that it reads like a play. she says this, he says that. there's sound over here. we couldn't hear. the girls were flailing around. all those descriptions coming from samuel paris because he was reconstituting it from his shorthand. >> and at 8:00 p.m. former boston "globe" journalist curtis wilke "the road to camelot." >> i was a junior in college in 1960 and it was the first time i ever heard the word, charisma. it was because he had charisma. richard nixon didn't have charisma. lbj had charisma. but jack kennedy had charisma. and i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. ? to our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >> senate republican leader mitch mcconnell released the latest version of the health care bill today. it would let insurers sell low-cost

margo burns. , margo was one of the leading experts on the trials. one of the editors of the incredible records of the salem witch-hunt. she has probably forgotten more about the individual documents than i will ever know. we asked her to speak about those records and the amazing things you can learn from a close read of them. i should also mention that she is the author of my favorite article on the salem witch trials. it looks at the issue of false confession that i strongly recommend to you. margo burns. [applause] margo burns: just so you know, i have a completely different read on the coercion of false confessions than he gave a few minutes ago. read my article and you will find out. i am here today primarily to talk about the actual documents. and how do we know what we know. one of the things he was doing was quoting from here, there, and everywhere. i know where that is, which document is that? whenever i read or hear anything about the salem witchcraft trials, i tried to go back to the pr

. >> sunday at 6:30 p.m., on the anniversary of the salem witch trials, margo burns talks about the primaryources from the trials compiled in the book "records from the salem witch hunt." >> that is one reason why we know so much about salem village, about the pleas of innocence because samuel parris took it all down. there is a reason that arthur miller post from him because it reads like a play. she says this, he said that. we could not hear, the girls were flailing. all of those descriptions come from samuel parris because he is reconstituting it from his shorthand. >> at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "the book "the road to camelot." >> i was a junior in college in 1960. it was the first time i ever heard the word charisma. it was because he had charisma. richard nixon did not have charisma. [laughter] >> lbj did not have charisma. [laughter] >> jack kennedy had charisma. could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's mines. smart as hell, too. >> for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >> washington journal continues. host: at our table this morning, justice correspondent for npr abo

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on the 6:30 320th anniversary of the salem witch trials, margo burns talks about the primary sources for the trials compiled in the book "records of the salem witch hunt." >> that is what we know so much about salem village, so much about the pleas of innocence. single parish took it all down. the reason arthur miller coached from him is because it reads like a play. he says this, she says that. the girls were flailing around. all these descriptions come from daniel paris, because he was constituting it from the shorthand. >> at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, former boston globe journals, spooky on the book "the road to camelot: inside jfk's five-year campaign." >> i was in junior in college in 1960, and it was the first time i ever heard the word charisma. he had charisma. richard nixon did not have charisma, lbj did not have charisma, by jack kennedy had charisma. i think they could've had chari. i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to www.c-span.org. >> the shot heard round the world

on the 325th anniversary of the salem witch trials, historian margo burns talks about "records of the salem witch hunt". >> that is one reason why we know so much about salem village, why we know so much about the pleas of innocence because samuel harris took it all down. there's a reason that arthur -- is it reads like a play. she says this, he says that, oh, this town over here, we couldn't hear, girls flailing around, all those descriptions come from samuel because he was reconstituting it from his shorthand. >> and 8:00 p.m. eastern on "the presidency," curtis wilkey and -- on "the road to camelot". >> i was a junior in college in 1960 and it was the first time i ever heard the word charisma. and it was because he had charisma. richard nixon didn't have charisma. lbj didn't have charisma. but jack kennedy had charisma. i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds, and smart as hell too. >> for our complete american history tv schedule go to c-span.org. >>> as the u.s. deals with a nationwide opioid epidemic, a house subcommittee heard from officials f

. >> on the 325th anniversary of the salem witch trials, margo burns talks about the primary sources. >> that is one reason why we know so much about salem village, about the pleas of the innocents, because daniel paris took it all down. there is a reason arthur miller poached from him. it reads like a play. this, he says that, oh this town over here, we couldn't hear the girls were flailing around. all those descriptions come from samuel. >> at 8 p.m. eastern on the presidency, former boston globe journalist curtis wilkie and book onldon on their the road to camelot. >> i was a junior in college in 1960 and it was the first time i ever heard charisma. it was because he had charisma. richard nixon didn't have charisma. lbj didn't have charisma. but jack kennedy had charisma. i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. complete american history tv schedule go to c-span.org. in concord, massachusetts, we take you to orchard house, the home where louisa may alcott wrote her most famous work, little women. concordwe are in massachusetts, on the lexington ro

it is thanks to margo burns, i use for wonderful list of accused. the problem is, in this case, there are so many compelling stories. alldo you try to tell them and tell them well and say that yes, there were more people accused in andover than anywhere else. to me, we have the basis we could do it. to me, the stories are compelling. that is what people like in history, these personal stories. they are from people from throughout the region, with different backgrounds. somewhere born in england, others from other places and arrive here. the problem is, it becomes a territorial choice. to me personally, i think it is our responsibility to tell her story, without a doubt. even if they are from andover. i spent three years at phillips academy. i love and ever. -- i love andover. i spent three years at the academy. stacy was there at the same time. i don't think either one of us had a concept that andover had anything to do with the salem witch trials. maybe that is just the nature of the business. to me part of this is the process of ownership for sale

. >> sunday at 6:30 p.m., on the 325 little anniversary of the salem witch trials, historian margo burns talks about the primary sources from the trials compiled in the book "records of the sail 'em witch-hunt." zbles that's one reason we know so much about sail 'em village, why we know so much about the pleas of innocence because samuel harris took it all down. there's a reason arthur miller poached from him, is that he writes a play. she says this, he says that. oh, this town over here, he couldn't hear, the girls were flailing around. all of those descriptions come from samuel harris because he is constituting it from his shorthand. >> and at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, former boston globe journalist curtis will ki on their book "the road to cam lot, inside jfk's five-year campaign." >> i was a junior in college in 1960 and it was the first time i ever heard the word charisma, and it was called he had charisma. richard nixon didn't have charisma. lbj didn't have charisma, but jack kennedy had charisma. i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds

. >> sunday at 6:30 p.m., on the 325th anniversary of the salem witch trials, historian margo burns talks about the trials compiled in the book "records of the salem witch hunt." >> that's why we know so much about salem village, why we know so much about the pleas of innocence, because samuel paris took it all down. there's a reason that arthur miller poached from him, because it reads like a play. she says this, he says that, there's sound over here, we couldn't hear, the girls were flailing around. all those descriptions come from samuel paris because he was reconstituting it from his shorthand. >> in 8:00 p.m. eastern, on the presidency, former "boston globe" journalists on their book, "the road to camelot," inside jfk's five-year campaign. >> i was a junior in college, and it was the first time i ever heard the cord "charisma." and it was because he had charisma. richard nixon didn't have charisma. lbj didn't have charisma. but jack kennedy had charisma. and i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. and smart as hell, too. >> for our complete america

. >> sunday at 6:30 p.m., on the 325th anniversary of the salem witch trials, historian margo burns talks about the trials compiled in the book "records of the salem witch hunt." >> that's why we know so much about salem village, why we know so much about the pleas of innocence, because samuel paris took it all down. there's a reason that arthur miller poached from him, because it reads like a play. she says this, he says that, there's sound over here, we couldn't hear, the girls were flailing around. all those descriptions come from samuel paris because he was reconstituting it from his shorthand. >> in 8:00 p.m. eastern, on the presidency, former "boston globe" journalists on their book, "the road to camelot," inside jfk's five-year campaign. >> i was a junior in college, and it was the first time i ever heard the cord "charisma." and it was because he had charisma. richard nixon didn't have charisma. lbj didn't have charisma. but jack kennedy had charisma. and i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. and smart as hell, too. >> for our complete america

p.m., margo 6:30 burns talks about the primary sources from the salem witch trials. reason why we know so much about salem village and why we know so much about the pleas of innocence. there is a reason arthur miller poached from this because it reads like a play. he says this, she says this. all of those descriptions, he was reconstituting it from the shorthand. >> former boston globe journalist curtis wilkie on the road to camelot, inside jfk's campaign. >> i was a junior in college and it was the first time i ever heard the word charisma. it was because he had charisma. richard nixon did not have charisma. lbj did not have charisma. jack kennedy had charisma. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, o2 c-span.org. -- go to c-span.org. where history unfolds daily. in 1970 nine, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> up next on american history tv, we trace the american views of aging to the last 50 years including a cultural shift in the 1950's away

on the 325th anniversary of the salem witch trials, historian margo burns talks about the primary sources in the trials compiled in the book, record of the salem witch hunt. >> that's why we know so much about salem village. why we know so much of the pleas of innocents, because samuel parish took it all down and there's a reason that arthur miller poached from him is because it reads like a play, she says this, he says that. there's sound over here, we couldn't hear, the girls were flailing around. all those descriptions come from samuel parris, he was reconstituted it from shorthand. >>> on the presidency, former "boston globe" journalists on their book "the road to camel camelot." >> i was a junior in college in 1960 and it was the first time i ever heard the word "charisma." it was because he had charisma. richard nixon didn't have charisma. lbj didn't have charisma. >> but jack kennedy had charisma. i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. ? for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> this weekend on book tv on c-span 2, sat

on the 320th anniversary of the salem witch trials, historian margo burns talks about the primary sources from the trials compiled in the book "records of the salem witch hunt." >> it's more the reasons we know so much about salem village and so much about the pleas of innocence, because samuel harris took it all down. the reason that arthur miller poached from him is it reads like a play. she says this, he says that. this town over here, we couldn't hear, but roles were flailing around. all the descriptions come with samuel harris, reconstituting it from his shorthand. >> for me to talk p.m. eastern on the presidency, curtis wilkie and thomas all of them on their book the road to camelot. inside jfk's five-year campaign. junior in college in 1960 and it was the first time i ever heard the word charisma. he had charisma. richard nixon didn't have charisma. lbj didn't have charisma. did havekennedy charisma and that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. >> for the complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >> sunday on "q&a." the country that the abso

on the 300 anniversary of the salem witch trials, historian margo burns talks about the primary sources for the trials compiled .n the book >> it has informed me so much about salem village, about the sources because samuel parris took it all down. there's a reason that roger miller poached from him. it reads like a play. she says this, he says that. this town over here -- all those descriptions come from samuel parris and his shorthand. >> on the presidency, former boston globe journalist curtis wilkie on the book the road to camelot, inside jfk's five-year campaign. >> i was a junior in college in 1960, and it was the first time i had heard the word charisma, and it was because he had charisma. richard nixon did not have charisma. lbj did not have charisma, but jack kennedy had charisma, and i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. onamerican history tv c-span3 every weekend featuring the american history tour, archival films, and programs on the presidency, the civil war, and more.