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Ken Burns's The Civil War, 4, Simply Murder
written by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's The Civil War, 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1990), 1 hour 2 mins
The nightmarish Union disaster at Fredericksburg comes to two climaxes that spring: at Chancellorsville in May, where Lee wins his most brilliant victory but loses Stonewall Jackson; and at Vicksburg, where Grant’s attempts to take the city by siege are stopped. During this episode of Ken Burns's The Civil War,...
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's The Civil War, 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1990), 1 hour 2 mins
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The nightmarish Union disaster at Fredericksburg comes to two climaxes that spring: at Chancellorsville in May, where Lee wins his most brilliant victory but loses Stonewall Jackson; and at Vicksburg, where Grant’s attempts to take the city by siege are stopped. During this episode of Ken Burns's The Civil War, we learn of fierce Northern opposition to Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, the miseries of regimental life and the increasing des...
The nightmarish Union disaster at Fredericksburg comes to two climaxes that spring: at Chancellorsville in May, where Lee wins his most brilliant victory but loses Stonewall Jackson; and at Vicksburg, where Grant’s attempts to take the city by siege are stopped. During this episode of Ken Burns's The Civil War, we learn of fierce Northern opposition to Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, the miseries of regimental life and the increasing desperation of the Confederate homefront. As the episode ends, Lee decides to invade the North again to draw Grant’s forces away from Vicksburg.
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The American Civil War
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ken Burns, 1953-, David McCullough, 1933-
Author / Creator
Ken Burns, 1953-
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Ken Burns's The Civil War
Speaker / Narrator
David McCullough, 1933-
Person Discussed
Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1822-1885, Thomas Jonathan Jackson, 1824-1863, Robert Edward Lee, 1807-1870
Topic / Theme
Battles, Emancipation of slaves, Food rations, Soldiers, Battle of Chancellorsville, VA, April 30-May 6, 1863, First Battle of Fredericksburg, VA, December 13, 1862, Siege of Vicksburg, MS, May 5-July 4, 1863, American History, Civil War (1860–1865), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Ken Burns's The Civil War, 5, The Universe of Battle
written by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's The Civil War, 5 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1990), 1 hour 36 mins
This episode of Ken Burns's The Civil War opens with a dramatic account of the turning point of war: the Battle of Gettysburg, the greatest ever fought in the Western Hemisphere. For three days 150,000 men will fight to the death in the Pennsylvania countryside, culminating in Pickett’s legendary charge. This ex...
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's The Civil War, 5 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1990), 1 hour 36 mins
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This episode of Ken Burns's The Civil War opens with a dramatic account of the turning point of war: the Battle of Gettysburg, the greatest ever fought in the Western Hemisphere. For three days 150,000 men will fight to the death in the Pennsylvania countryside, culminating in Pickett’s legendary charge. This extended episode then goes on to chronicle the fall of Vicksburg, the New York draft riots, the first use of black troops, and the wester...
This episode of Ken Burns's The Civil War opens with a dramatic account of the turning point of war: the Battle of Gettysburg, the greatest ever fought in the Western Hemisphere. For three days 150,000 men will fight to the death in the Pennsylvania countryside, culminating in Pickett’s legendary charge. This extended episode then goes on to chronicle the fall of Vicksburg, the New York draft riots, the first use of black troops, and the western battles at Chickamauga, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee. The episode closes with the dedication of a new Union cemetery at Gettysburg in November, where Abraham Lincoln struggles to put into words what is happening to his people.
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The American Civil War
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ken Burns, 1953-, David McCullough, 1933-
Author / Creator
Ken Burns, 1953-
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Ken Burns's The Civil War
Speaker / Narrator
David McCullough, 1933-
Person Discussed
Robert Edward Lee, 1807-1870, Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865
Topic / Theme
Heads of state, Military casualties, Race relations, Soldiers, Battle of Chickamauga, GA, September 18-20, 1863, Battle of Gettysburg, PA, July 1-3, 1863, Abraham Lincoln Delivers the Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863, Siege of Vicksburg, MS, May 5-July 4, 1863, American History, Civil War (1860–1865), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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©1989 Kenneth Lauren Burns. All Rights Reserved
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Ken Burns's The Civil War, 6, Valley of the Shadow of Death
written by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's The Civil War, 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1990), 1 hour 9 mins
This episode of Ken Burns's The Civil War begins with a biographical comparison of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee and then chronicles the extraordinary series of battles that pitted the two generals against each other from the wilderness to Petersburg in Virginia. In 30 days, the two armies lose more men than...
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's The Civil War, 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1990), 1 hour 9 mins
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This episode of Ken Burns's The Civil War begins with a biographical comparison of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee and then chronicles the extraordinary series of battles that pitted the two generals against each other from the wilderness to Petersburg in Virginia. In 30 days, the two armies lose more men than both sides have lost in three years of war. With Grant and Lee finally deadlocked at Petersburg, we visit the ghastly hospitals north a...
This episode of Ken Burns's The Civil War begins with a biographical comparison of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee and then chronicles the extraordinary series of battles that pitted the two generals against each other from the wilderness to Petersburg in Virginia. In 30 days, the two armies lose more men than both sides have lost in three years of war. With Grant and Lee finally deadlocked at Petersburg, we visit the ghastly hospitals north and south and follow General Sherman’s Atlanta campaign through the mountains of north Georgia. As the horrendous casualty lists increase, Lincoln’s chances for re-election begin to dim, and with them the possibility of Union victory.
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The American Civil War
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ken Burns, 1953-, David McCullough, 1933-
Author / Creator
Ken Burns, 1953-
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Ken Burns's The Civil War
Speaker / Narrator
David McCullough, 1933-
Person Discussed
Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1822-1885, Robert Edward Lee, 1807-1870
Topic / Theme
Battles, Field hospitals, Generals, Military campaigns, Siege of Atlanta, GA, July 22, 1864-September 2, 1864, Battle of the Wilderness, VA, May 5-7, 1864, Siege of Petersburg, VA, June 18, 1864-April 2, 1865, American History, Civil War (1860–1865), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Ken Burns's The Civil War, 7, Most Hallowed Ground
written by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's The Civil War, 7 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1990), 1 hour 12 mins
This episode of Ken Burns's The Civil War begins with the presidential election of 1864 that sets Abraham Lincoln against his old commanding general, George McClellan. The stakes are nothing less than the survival of the Union itself: with Grant and Sherman stalled at Petersburg and Atlanta, opinion in the North h...
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's The Civil War, 7 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1990), 1 hour 12 mins
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This episode of Ken Burns's The Civil War begins with the presidential election of 1864 that sets Abraham Lincoln against his old commanding general, George McClellan. The stakes are nothing less than the survival of the Union itself: with Grant and Sherman stalled at Petersburg and Atlanta, opinion in the North has turned strongly against the war. But 11th-hour victories at Mobile Bay, Atlanta, and the Shenandoah Valley tilt the election to Linc...
This episode of Ken Burns's The Civil War begins with the presidential election of 1864 that sets Abraham Lincoln against his old commanding general, George McClellan. The stakes are nothing less than the survival of the Union itself: with Grant and Sherman stalled at Petersburg and Atlanta, opinion in the North has turned strongly against the war. But 11th-hour victories at Mobile Bay, Atlanta, and the Shenandoah Valley tilt the election to Lincoln and the Confederacy’s last hope for independence dies. In an ironic twist, poignantly typical of the Civil War, Lee’s Arlington mansion is turned into a Union military hospital and the estate becomes Arlington National Cemetery, the Union’s most hallowed ground.
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The American Civil War
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Ken Burns, 1953-
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Ken Burns's The Civil War
Person Discussed
Nathan Bedford Forrest, 1821-1877, Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, William Tecumseh Sherman, 1820-1891
Topic / Theme
Cemeteries, Elections, Military campaigns, Prisoner of war camps, Siege of Atlanta, GA, July 22, 1864-September 2, 1864, Siege of Petersburg, VA, June 18, 1864-April 2, 1865, American History, Civil War (1860–1865)
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Ken Burns's The Civil War, 8, War Is All Hell
written by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's The Civil War, 8 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1990), 1 hour 9 mins
The episode of Ken Burns's The Civil War begins with William Tecumseh Sherman’s brilliant march to the sea, which brings the war to the heart of Georgia and the Carolinas and spells the end of the Confederacy. In March, following Lincoln’s second inauguration, first Petersburg and then Richmond finally fall to...
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's The Civil War, 8 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1990), 1 hour 9 mins
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The episode of Ken Burns's The Civil War begins with William Tecumseh Sherman’s brilliant march to the sea, which brings the war to the heart of Georgia and the Carolinas and spells the end of the Confederacy. In March, following Lincoln’s second inauguration, first Petersburg and then Richmond finally fall to Grant’s army. Lee’s tattered Army of Northern Virginia flees westward towards a tiny crossroads town called Appomattox Court House...
The episode of Ken Burns's The Civil War begins with William Tecumseh Sherman’s brilliant march to the sea, which brings the war to the heart of Georgia and the Carolinas and spells the end of the Confederacy. In March, following Lincoln’s second inauguration, first Petersburg and then Richmond finally fall to Grant’s army. Lee’s tattered Army of Northern Virginia flees westward towards a tiny crossroads town called Appomattox Court House. There the dramatic and deeply moving surrender of Lee to Grant takes place. The episode ends in Washington where John Wilkes Booth begins to dream of vengeance for the South.
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The American Civil War
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ken Burns, 1953-, David McCullough, 1933-
Author / Creator
Ken Burns, 1953-
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Ken Burns's The Civil War
Speaker / Narrator
David McCullough, 1933-
Person Discussed
Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1822-1885, Robert Edward Lee, 1807-1870, Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, William Tecumseh Sherman, 1820-1891
Topic / Theme
Elections, Military campaigns, Surrenders, Robert E. Lee Surrenders at Appomattox Court House, VA, April 9, 1865, Sherman's March to the Sea, November 16-December 10, 1864, Siege of Petersburg, VA, June 18, 1864-April 2, 1865, American History, Civil War (1860–1865), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Ken Burns's The West, 4, Death Runs Riot
written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017, in Ken Burns's The West, 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1996), 1 hour 27 mins
The United States had envisioned an orderly expansion into the West: treaties were supposed to legitimize settlement; surveys were to map the land; then Americans would spread peacefully across it -- all under the guidance and protection of their government. But the California Gold Rush and the war with Mexico cha...
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017, in Ken Burns's The West, 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1996), 1 hour 27 mins
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The United States had envisioned an orderly expansion into the West: treaties were supposed to legitimize settlement; surveys were to map the land; then Americans would spread peacefully across it -- all under the guidance and protection of their government. But the California Gold Rush and the war with Mexico changed everything. Americans were now moving west in ever-larger numbers, ahead of their government -- searching for new treasure, cleari...
The United States had envisioned an orderly expansion into the West: treaties were supposed to legitimize settlement; surveys were to map the land; then Americans would spread peacefully across it -- all under the guidance and protection of their government. But the California Gold Rush and the war with Mexico changed everything. Americans were now moving west in ever-larger numbers, ahead of their government -- searching for new treasure, clearing land, building towns and cities, starting over. But the new settlers brought with them their nation's oldest, and most divisive issue -- slavery -- and the West became a breeding ground for the bloodshed that would eventually engulf the whole country. When war finally came, the result in the West was chaos: hatred consumed entire communities, criminals led armies and no one was safe. The federal government, engaged in a struggle simply to hold the country together, could do nothing to stop it.
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The American Civil War
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017, Peter Coyote, 1941-
Author / Creator
Ken Burns, 1953-, Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Ken Burns's The West
Speaker / Narrator
Peter Coyote, 1941-
Person Discussed
Black Kettle, 1803-1868, John Milton Chivington, 1821-1892, Juan Nepomuceno Cortina, 1824-1894, George Armstrong Custer, 1839-1876, John Doyle Lee, 1812-1877, William Clarke Quantrill, 1837-1865, Mark Twain, 1835-1910, Brigham Young, 1801-1877, Julia Louisa Lovejoy, 1812-1882
Topic / Theme
Abolitionism, American Indians, Frontier and pioneer life, Migration, Mormonism, Pioneers, Polygamous marriages, Slavery, Battle on the Washita, Washita River, OK, November 27, 1868, Bleeding Kansas, 1854-1859, Fetterman Disaster, Wyoming, December 21, 1866, Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, September 7 - 11, 1857, Red Cloud's War, 1866-1868, Sand Creek Massacre, CO, November 29, 1864, American His...
Abolitionism, American Indians, Frontier and pioneer life, Migration, Mormonism, Pioneers, Polygamous marriages, Slavery, Battle on the Washita, Washita River, OK, November 27, 1868, Bleeding Kansas, 1854-1859, Fetterman Disaster, Wyoming, December 21, 1866, Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, September 7 - 11, 1857, Red Cloud's War, 1866-1868, Sand Creek Massacre, CO, November 29, 1864, American History, Reconstruction (1866–1876), Civil War (1860–1865), Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Inuit, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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© 1996 The West Film Project, Inc./Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc.
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Lincoln and Lee at Antietam: The Cost of Freedom
directed by Robert Child, 1963-; produced by Robert Child, 1963- (Harrington Park, NJ: Janson Media, 2005, originally published 2005), 1 hour 28 mins
Lincoln and Lee at Antietam – The Cost of Freedom focuses on the single bloodiest day in American history. The film features commentaries from renowned historians who explain the significance of this first Civil War battle fought on northern soil. Through first person accounts, an original music score, and scarc...
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directed by Robert Child, 1963-; produced by Robert Child, 1963- (Harrington Park, NJ: Janson Media, 2005, originally published 2005), 1 hour 28 mins
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Lincoln and Lee at Antietam – The Cost of Freedom focuses on the single bloodiest day in American history. The film features commentaries from renowned historians who explain the significance of this first Civil War battle fought on northern soil. Through first person accounts, an original music score, and scarce Antietam commemorative battle footage from reenactments, this film tells the tale of the 14-hour epic Battle of Antietam.
Field of Study
The American Civil War
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert Child, 1963-, Ronald F. Maxwell, 1949-
Author / Creator
Robert Child, 1963-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Janson Media
Speaker / Narrator
Ronald F. Maxwell, 1949-
Person Discussed
Ambrose Everett Burnside, 1824-1881, Ambrose Powell Hill, 1825-1865, Thomas Jonathan Jackson, 1824-1863, Robert Edward Lee, 1807-1870, Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, James Longstreet, 1821-1904, George Brinton McClellan, 1826-1885, John Pope, 1822-1892
Topic / Theme
Heads of state, Military maneuvers, Military personnel, Battle of Antietam, MD, September 17, 1862, American History, Civil War (1860–1865), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 by Inecom Entertainment Company. Used by permission of Janson Media.
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Lincoln’s law: How did the Civil War change the Constitution?
(Big Think, 2020), 6 mins
Does the President get to decide when to ignore the law?
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(Big Think, 2020), 6 mins
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Does the President get to decide when to ignore the law?
Field of Study
The American Civil War
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Big Think
Speaker / Narrator
James Stoner
Person Discussed
James Stoner
Topic / Theme
Civil War (1860–1865), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
directed by Charles Burnett, 1944-; produced by Frank Christopher, fl. 1980-2014 (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 2002), 58 mins
Nat Turner's slave rebellion is a watershed event in America's long and troubled history of slavery and racial conflict. Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property tells the story of that violent confrontation and of the ways that story has been continuously re-told during the years since 1831. It is a film about a critic...
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directed by Charles Burnett, 1944-; produced by Frank Christopher, fl. 1980-2014 (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 2002), 58 mins
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Nat Turner's slave rebellion is a watershed event in America's long and troubled history of slavery and racial conflict. Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property tells the story of that violent confrontation and of the ways that story has been continuously re-told during the years since 1831. It is a film about a critical moment in American history and of the multiple ways in which that moment has since been remembered. Nat Turner was a "troublesome pr...
Nat Turner's slave rebellion is a watershed event in America's long and troubled history of slavery and racial conflict. Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property tells the story of that violent confrontation and of the ways that story has been continuously re-told during the years since 1831. It is a film about a critical moment in American history and of the multiple ways in which that moment has since been remembered. Nat Turner was a "troublesome property" for his master and he has remained a "troublesome property" for the historians, novelists, dramatists, artists and many others who have struggled to understand him.
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The American Civil War
Content Type
Biography
Contributor
Frank Christopher, fl. 1980-2014, Alfre Woodard, 1953-
Author / Creator
Charles Burnett, 1944-
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
California Newsreel
Speaker / Narrator
Alfre Woodard, 1953-
Person Discussed
Nat Turner, 1800-1831
Topic / Theme
Historical research and historiography, Myths and legends, Race relations, Slave revolts, Nat Turner's Insurrection, 1831, American History, Black Studies, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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© subpix LLC 2002 CALIFORNIA NEWSREEL
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PBS NewsHour, Bill Gates On Where The COVID-19 Pandemic Will Hurt The Most
produced by Public Broadcasting Service; interview by Judy Woodruff, 1946-, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2020), 12 mins
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has spent the last few decades working to improve global health through his philanthropic organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. One area of focus has been reducing the spread of infectious disease -- a mission taking on new significance amid the global COVID-19 pandemic...
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produced by Public Broadcasting Service; interview by Judy Woodruff, 1946-, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2020), 12 mins
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has spent the last few decades working to improve global health through his philanthropic organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. One area of focus has been reducing the spread of infectious disease -- a mission taking on new significance amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. Gates joins Judy Woodruff to discuss vaccine outlook, economic impact and more.
Field of Study
Health Policy
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Public Broadcasting Service
Author / Creator
Judy Woodruff, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Series
PBS NewsHour
Person Discussed
Bill Gates, 1955-
Topic / Theme
Pandemics, Economic conditions
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 NewsHour Productions LLC
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