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On April 22, 2006 Mr. Montgomery appeared on the panel, "Defending Historians' Academic Freedom in Our Own Times," at the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians (OAH). He was president of the OAH in 1999-2000. HNN recorded his remarks, which are excerpted here. (Warning: The sound quality is uneven.)
Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 19:21

Mr. Schudson is a professor of communication at the University of California, San Diego.

He was interviewed by HNN's Rick Shenkman on April 22, 2006 during a break in the proceedings of the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians (OAH), where he appeared on the panel,"The Public's Right to Know, 1945-1990."

Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 18:59

James Loewen is the author most recently of Sundown Towns.

He was interviewed by HNN's Rick Shenkman on April 22, 2006 during a break in the proceedings of the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians(OAH).

Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 18:47

Ms. Norling is an associate professor of history at the University of Minnesota.

She was interviewed by HNN's Rick Shenkman on April 22, 2006 during a break in the proceedings of the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians (OAH), where she appeared on the panel,"Defending Historians' Academic Freedom in Our Own Times."

Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 18:36

Mr. Weible, the outgoing president of the National Council on Public History (NCPH), is the director of Public History at the State Museum of Pennsylvania.

He was interviewed by HNN's Rick Shenkman at the annual meeting of the NCPH in Washington DC on April 21, 2006 shortly after delivering his final remarks as president of the organization.

Friday, April 21, 2006 - 22:29

Mr. Dawley, the author of Changing the World: American Progressives in War and Revolution (Harvard Press, 2003), is Professor of History at The College of New Jersey and a member of the Steering Committee of Historians Against the War.

He was interviewed by HNN's Rick Shenkman on April 21, 2006 during a break in the proceedings of the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians. (OAH)

Friday, April 21, 2006 - 22:17

Ms. Vowell, a contributor to This American Life, is the author of Assassination Vacation.

She found herself on a panel at the April 2006 annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians. The subject:"Meaningful Violence: Presidential Assassinations in American History, Memory, and Art."

She was interviewed by HNN's Rick Shenkman on April 21, 2006.

Friday, April 21, 2006 - 22:06

Mr. Williams is a historian at the University of West Georgia. He delivered a paper at the April 2006 annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians on "The Republican Party and Abortion ... The Role of a Religious Issue in a Partisan Agenda."

He was interviewed by HNN's Rick Shenkman on April 20, 2006.

Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 23:43

Mr. Zeitz is a lecturer in history at Cambridge University. He delivered a paper at the April 2006 annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians on "First Saturdays and Final Days: The Catholic-Fundamentalist Alliance Against Communism."

He was interviewed by HNN's Rick Shenkman on April 20, 2006.
Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 23:43

Mr. Feldstein is associate professor of Media and Public Affairs and the director of the journalism program at George Washington University.

He was interviewed by HNN's Rick Shenkman on April 20, 2006, just days after it was disclosed that FBI agents have demanded that he give them access to Jack Anderson's papers.
Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 23:13