Marching with Dr. King as a teenager and connecting with a counterprotester

Obama navigating racial tensions and political divisions during his presidency

The origins and concept behind the character Luther, Obama's anger translator

The attack on Reverend James Reeb and his death in Selma

First meeting and communication methods with John McCain as a POW

British views of Ottoman governance and assumptions about the region's capacity for self-rule

Balancing presidential duties with time at Kennebunkport during Desert Shield

Two competing visions for the future of the Muslim world

Gordon Parks' landmark photo essays on race and segregation for Life Magazine

Ongoing relationships with the children featured in "Streetwise"

Washington D.C.'s drug crisis and its national context in that era

Bernard Lewis's caliphate theory versus governance and inclusion as a framework

Elijah Lovejoy's murder and Lincoln's warnings about mob violence and slavery

Devaluation of femininity and the overinflation of masculinity in society

Deep personal commitment to returning to Syria and covering the conflict

Launching The Carol Burnett Show and building a rep company

Public reaction to post-revolutionary executions in Iran and the myth of "the people"

Racial dynamics underlying opposition to Obamacare and social welfare policy

Logistical challenges of transmitting disaster and event photos before TV competition

Mother's guidance on surviving amid near-death experiences at Auschwitz's gas chambers

The significance of Black soldiers fighting in the Civil War after 1863

Telling children and grandchildren about Holocaust experiences across generations

Mekas brothers hiding in a Danish farmhouse near the end of World War II

Mother's advice on communicating clearly with the public

Younger women's perceptions of feminism and unresolved gender equality issues

Eleanor Roosevelt's contributions and limitations as a partner to FDR