Presenter
Elizabeth Spalding
Historian and Author
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · May 13, 2024
Harry Truman: Dropping the Bomb
When Harry Truman suddenly became president, World War II was reaching its climax. He was soon confronted with one of the biggest decisions any president would ever have to make. Elizabeth Spalding,…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · May 13, 2024
Harry Truman: Containing Communism
Harry Truman led America to victory in World War II, but a new challenge was looming: the spread of communism across the globe. Would America’s 33rd president retreat into isolation, or fight the new…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Sep 08, 2025
George W. Bush: The War on Terror
After radical Islamic terrorists struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, swung into action. His every thought…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Sep 08, 2025
George W. Bush: From Texas to Ground Zero
No one alive on September 11, 2001, will ever forget the shock and horror of that day, most especially the man who was recently elected the 43rd president of the United States, George W. Bush. Was he…