Stephen A. Douglas

Historian Matthew Pinkser explains the series of debates that would eventually help Abraham Lincoln become a stronger national candidate for president.

2:31m watch

Related Videos

U.S. Government and Politics

James Comey and the Meddlesome Priest

Learn more about the "meddlesome priest" to which former FBI director James Comey referred in his Senate testimony on June 8, 2017.

2:29m watch

U.S. Government and Politics

J. Edgar Hoover

Since their inceptions, the FBI and the CIA have been two separate entities, but did you know that these two organizations were almost combined in one agency, run by none other than J. Edgar Hoover?

2:02m watch

U.S. Government and Politics

DARPA's Secret Mind Control Technology

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) sets out on an initiative to develop nonsurgical neuro technology.

5:46m watch

U.S. Government and Politics

Turning Over the White House

The White House is meant to reflect its occupant, and when a new president comes to town, things have to be changed very quickly.

1:00m watch