What is the scene or incident in American history that you would like to have witnessed and why? This is the thought-provoking question that author Byron Hollinshead posed to 20 American historians with the invitation to write a personal essay in return. The result is the book "I Wish I'd Been There".
Tonight, Hollinshead is joined by three of the historians who contributed to the book: Robert Remini, Historian of the U.S. House of Representatives; Jay Winik, senior scholar at the University of Maryland's School of Public Affairs; and Robert Dallek, professor of history emeritus at UCLA -- each of whom responded by describing significant events in American Presidential history.
Welcoming remarks were provided by Lee Ann Potter, Head of Education and Volunteer Programs, Center for the National Archives Experience.
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