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Our interviews preserve many of the things that people spend their lives figuring out. This unique library is built on the oldest form of human learning, insights from the life experiences of others.

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Films & Series 'Til the River Runs Clear A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks Becoming Warren Buffett Behind Her Eyes Fragments of Paradise Freedom: A History of US Gloria: In Her Own Words Jim: The James Foley Story John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls King in the Wilderness Lincoln's Dilemma Makers: Women Who Make America Mandate: The President and the People Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union Seeds of Change: The Life and Legacy of Dolores Huerta The American President The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee The People's Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library The Road to 9/11 The Silent Witness The Soul of America The Thread - Season 1 The Thread - Season 2 The Thread - Season 3 True Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality

Spike Lee

Filmmaker

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Eleanor Holmes Norton

U.S. Politician

Mark Foley

Jim Foley’s Brother

John Lewis

Politician & Civil Rights Activist

Race and Ethnicity

108 Interviews

Jack McCain

John McCain’s Son

Sandra Day O’Connor

Sandra Day O’Connor

U.S. Supreme Court Justice

Dale Minami

Civil Rights Attorney

Zac Baillie

Journalist

Yvonne Halsman

Photographer

David Brooks

Columnist, The New York Times

Charlotte Morrison

Charlotte Morrison

Attorney, Equal Justice Initiative

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David Brooks

Columnist, The New York Times

Chip Conley

Hotelier & Writer

Jelani Cobb

Historian & Author

LaToya Ruby Frazier

LaToya Ruby Frazier

Photographer

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

Actor

Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger

Former U.S. Secretary of State

Marina Abramović

Marina Abramović

Performance & Conceptual Artist

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Charlie Munger

“What an honest interview. Great to watch.”
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Valerie Jarrett

Valerie Jarrett

Senior Advisor to President Obama

Laurence Tribe

American Legal Scholar

Zainab Salbi

Author & Activist

Education

24 Interviews

Theodore White

Journalist & Author

Michael Doran

Academic

Carol Moseley Braun

Carol Moseley Braun

U.S. Senator, Illinois

Evan Thomas

Journalist

Bob Woodward

Associate Editor, Washington Post

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