Who owns history? — with Daniel Boorstin (1994) | THINK TANK

Original air date: October 7, 1994

It is often said that history is written by the victors, but today many so-called victims are getting their chance to be heard. Some worry that America’s rich historical tale is being replaced by a new story with America cast as the villain.

Host:
Ben Wattenberg — senior fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Panelists:
Eric Foner — professor of history at Columbia University, author of A House Divided: America in the Age of Lincoln
Robert Royal — vice president of the Ethics in Public Policy Center, author of 1492 and All That: The Political Manipulations of History
James Horton — professor of history and American studies at George Washington University, author of Free People of Color: Inside the African-American Community
Daniel Boorstin — Pulitzer-prize winning historian, librarian of Congress emeritus, author of The Discoverers

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