This season of History with David Rubenstein focuses on the different stories and unique viewpoints that make up the full breadth of American history.

201: Ambassador Susan E. Rice
Ambassador Rice discusses her time serving on the frontlines of American diplomacy and national security. She also talks about her surprising family history and other pivotal moments in her career, including her time as National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

202: John Dickerson
Journalist John Dickerson delves into the history of presidential campaigns in the United States, focusing on some of the best stories of memorable moments from past election runs.

203: Jia Lynn Yang
Jia Lynn Yang, a deputy national editor at The New York Times, discusses how lawmakers, activists, and presidents worked to undo the damage of the 1920s and establish a new fairer equality in the American immigration system. Framing the narrative with her family’s own immigration story, she uncovers just how much American immigration transformed during the twentieth century.

204: Philip J. Deloria
A Harvard University professor, Philip Deloria discusses the social, cultural and political histories of the relations among American Indian peoples and the United States, and how these relationships impacted indigenous peoples throughout history.

205: Peter Baker & Susan Glasser
Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for the New York Times, and Susan Glasser, a staff writer at the New Yorker, examine the life and lasting legacy of James A. Baker, one of the most influential political power brokers in American history.

206: H.W. Brands
Two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist H.W. Brands discusses the early days of the American struggle to end slavery using the stories of two men who were at its forefront: Abraham Lincoln and John Brown.

207: Joanne Freeman
Joanne Freeman is a U.S. historian and Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University.  She is also known as an expert on dueling in America, and her latest book is The Field of Blood:  Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War. 

208: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
The storied filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic, and institution builder discusses his incredible career in history and media, and the importance of continuing to develop how we learn and understand American history.   

209: Bhu Srinivasan
Entrepreneur and author Bhu Srinivasan explores the surprising intersections of democracy and capitalism throughout history, from the days of the Mayflower and Virginia Company through Silicon Valley start-ups.

210: Lillian Faderman
An award-winning author and renowned scholar, Lillian Faderman 

To better understand the past and how it informs the present, a probing interviewer taps the expansive knowledge of scholars and experts in the new series, History with David Rubenstein. In the programs, the Washington, D.C.-based financier and philanthropist interviews some of America’s top scholars and writers to illuminate how history is made,