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Author David Greenberg is interviewed by Robin Young (NPR) about his book, “The Republic of Spin.” Cortelyou is discussed at minute 5:54.
The Spanish-American War (fought in Cuba and the Philippines) kickstarted US global ambitions and expanded their influence far beyond the borders of the United States. At the same time the war marked the endpoint of the decline of Spain as a global power.
William McKinley’s America: President Trump has repeatedly expressed admiration for one predecessor in particular: William McKinley, our 25th president. Correspondent Mo Rocca visits America's heartland in search of the legacy of the Gilded Age chief executive.
THE GILDED AGE presents a compelling and complex story of one of the most convulsive and transformative eras in American history. In the closing decades of the nineteenth century, the U.S. population doubled in the span of a single generation, national wealth expanded, and two classes rose simultaneously, separated by a gulf of experience and circumstance that was unprecedented in American life.
The Bank Panic of 1907: The Kings of Chaos - Part 3. The Panic of 1907 was one of the most destructive economic calamities in American history. While many in the country were still riding the wave of a previously surging economy, a series of global and domestic events would bring about a sharp economic pullback. Cortelyou’s role is discussed at minute 3:19.
Edith Roosevelt and Changes to the White House: A Smithsonian Institution video on the 1902 remodel of the White House and addition of the West Wing.
President Theodore Roosevelt has Black leader, Booker T. Washington to dinner at the White House, which causes uproar in the South.
The incredible Pan-American Exposition - a World's Fair held in Buffalo, New York, United States, from May 1 through November 2, 1901. President William McKinley was shot by an assassin at the Temple of Music building. More than eight million people were said to have attended. The temporary buildings were demolished in 1902.
Learn about Theodore Roosevelt's time at the White House including stories about his rambunctious children. Featuring Dr. Matthew Costello, historian at the White House Historical Association.
An estimated 40% of Americans are descended from people who passed through the Ellis Island immigration station during its six decades of operation. But what was the immigration process like?