Lectures in History

American University professor Joseph Campbell taught a class about the 1972 Watergate scandal and, what he calls, “the myth of heroic journalism.” He argued that the unraveling of the Watergate scandal was done by Congress and multiple federal agencies and that Richard Nixon’s presidency was not brought down solely by the Washington Post’s reporting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lectures in History is taking a break this week -- try the latest episode of the Weekly, which provides its own history lesson - on Supreme Court Associate Justice Harry Blackmun and the opinion he wrote...for Roe v. Wade. It seems that Roe v. Wade is always in the news, always a part of the political debate. It's been that way for nearly 50 years since the Supreme Court decided the landmark abortion case. Justice Harry Blackmun wrote the opinion legalizing abortion. In this episode of C-SPAN's "The Weekly" we look back at Justice Blackmun -- what he said about his legacy being forever associated with that famous opinion.... and the big prediction he flat out got wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

University of Oklahoma professor Jennifer Holland teaches a class about family life and gender norms in the 1950s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

University of Alabama professor Lesley Gordon taught a class about the Reconstruction Era South and the "Lost Cause" myth. She discussed how "states' rights" were commonly cited as a cause for the Civil War as well as the legacy of Confederate statues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State University professor Margaret Newell teaches a class about state sovereignty during the early republic and examines three examples of state constitutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Black Hills State University professor Thomas Weyant teaches a class about Native American treaties and interactions with the federal government during the 19th century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aquinas College professor John Pinheiro, teaches a class about the Mexican-American War during the late 1840s. Professor Pinheiro is the author of "Manifest Ambition: James K. Polk and Civil-Military Relations during the Mexican War." Aquinas College is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Notre Dame University professor Laurel Daen teaches a class about how disability was defined after the American Revolution and how federal laws impacted disabled people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George Mason University professor John Nye teaches a class about the economic history of the Industrial Revolution in the United States and Great Britain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Saint Vincent College professor Timothy Kelly teaches a class about the New Deal Community of Norvelt in Pennsylvania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices