DAVID MCCULLOUGH: Good evening. I'm David McCullough, and this is the first program in "The American Experience." SIMON: David McCullough wrote huge, bestselling books that range from the Johnstown ...

The late Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough told an audience in 2012 that writing history was like working on a detective case. “And once on the case, you want to know more and more and ...

One thing that's clear after reading "History Matters," a posthumous collection of McCullough's writings and speeches that include his Dartmouth remarks, is how much the revered historian practiced ...

Two new history books make a strong case for why learning about the past is critical to understanding the world today. First, History Matters is a posthumous collection of writings by American ...

Dorie McCullough Lawson and historian Jon Meacham discuss 'History Matters,' a new posthumous collection of essays by David McCullough. Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S.

Until his death in 2022, this was the voice of American history. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "AMERICAN EXPERIENCE") DAVID MCCULLOUGH: Good evening. I'm David McCullough, and this is the first program in ...