Discovering the CIA connection at the Watergate burglars' arraignment

Obama's lasting legacy and the durability of his policy achievements

Connecting generational family damage to George W. Bush's political decisions

Framing All the President's Men around the reporters, not Nixon

Training at the Neighborhood Playhouse and the mentors who shaped her craft

The end of the Cold War and increased partisan intensity in Congress

Community organizing victories and sense of collective empowerment under Obama's leadership

Buffett's political views and sense of obligation to the less fortunate

Receiving recognition and admiration from Senate peers after a speech on unity

Dehumanizing myths about enslaved people versus the documented reality of their lives

Reaction to the Roe v. Wade decision and its lasting significance

Mother's nuanced views on race and a tense roadside encounter

Tensions between Black and white abolitionists over racial equality

Reaction to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential election victory

Memories of Jonas Mekas's passing and the loss of artistic mentors

Defining de facto segregation and its contrast with Southern Jim Crow laws

Lincoln's proposed gradual emancipation plan for the border states

Personal and psychological toll of conflict journalism on journalists

Carter presidency's human rights policy and democratic transitions in Latin America

Affair with Gordon Parks and the path to marriage

Buffett's skepticism toward derivatives and their risks to the economy

Role in Babe and its connection to social trust and collective power

Not fitting in during high school and eagerness to move on to college

Arrest during civil rights protests and path to seminary in Chicago

Performing the final Obama-Luther sketch and reflecting on the 2016 election outcome

Andrew Jackson's claim to represent the will of the people