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.Ken Burns on why the Fourth of July is his "favorite holiday": "You sit there on a blanket on a field looking at these fireworks with all these other people in the dark, and you share with them, in common, that we agree to, basically, a sentence in a document written...by a

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.Ken Burns, whose documentaries are shown on PBS, says attacks on public broadcasting seem "foolhardy" and "misguided." Tune in Sunday at 10:30amET for more from John Dickerson's interview with the documentary filmmaker about his new project, "The American Revolution".

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After the Trump administration pressured UVA's president to resign, John Dickerson asks Ken Burns , "Can we learn about history if the government is telling us what we can and can't do as we try to arrange...our system for learning?" Burns replies, "You sure can. Stories are

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"I think the American Revolution is the most important event since the birth of Christ in all of world history," filmmaker Ken Burns tells John Dickerson during their conversation about his upcoming documentary "The American Revolution."

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President Trump signs his “Big, Beautiful Bill” into law – how will it impact you? And with tariff negotiation deadlines looming, what’s next on the economic agenda? We’ll check in with the director of the National Economic Council, Kevin Hassett, TOMORROW at 10:30amET. Tune

President Trump signs his “Big, Beautiful Bill” into law – how will it impact you? And with tariff negotiation deadlines looming, what’s next on the economic agenda? 

We’ll check in with the director of the National Economic Council, Kevin Hassett, TOMORROW at 10:30amET. Tune
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As President Trump implements his plans on the economy, immigration, and more, how are Democrats responding? New York Congressman Tom Suozzi joins us to discuss the path forward for his party, TOMORROW. Tune in, 10:30amET.

As President Trump implements his plans on the economy, immigration, and more, how are Democrats responding? 

New York Congressman <a href="/RepTomSuozzi/">Tom Suozzi</a> joins us to discuss the path forward for his party, TOMORROW. Tune in, 10:30amET.
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On how the current political divisions in the U.S. compare with the divisions during the revolutionary period, Ken Burns says, "We're always divided, it ebbs and flows a little bit, but we always have big differences," citing the controversy over the Vietnam War, the Civil War,

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.Ken Burns tells John Dickerson he's "not worried" about finding an audience in an age of eroding attention spans: "People have always had their attention drawn to little, tiny, frivolous things. Always, forever. And they've also been able to realize that the greatest meaning

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Asked about shifting views on the meaning of patriotism, Ken Burns tells John Dickerson, "It doesn't matter, Democrat, Republican, red state, blue state. These are superficial, binary considerations...That's the tip of the iceberg, right? It's the...massiveness of what's

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As the deadline approaches this week for President Trump's "reciprocal tariffs" on other countries, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says some negotiations may "push back past the deadline," even as the White House is expecting deals to be struck by Wednesday.

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The Trump administration's recent trade deals with the United Kingdom and Vietnam are "guidelines" for the deals that could be struck with other countries that are still negotiating, says National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett. "The rough outlines of the deals are

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Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) warns of rising inflation, growing health care costs, and high interest rates resulting from President Trump's "big, beautiful bill.” "It's going to do a lot of things that are going to hurt a lot of people in our country," he says.

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New York Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat, says he disagrees with Zohran Mamdani, the winner of New York City's Democratic mayoral primary. But he says "you have to recognize that he tapped into something. He tapped into the same thing that Donald Trump tapped into, which is that

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Filmmaker Ken Burns says the Trump administration's plan to cut funding for PBS, and the perception that PBS is a left-wing outlet, is "misguided," noting how it mainly serves rural areas and broadcasts crucial weather and emergency information. He calls PBS, which has supported

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Filmmaker Ken Burns says that working on his new documentary, "The American Revolution," taught him that "our founders, even those founders who owned other human beings, knew that the institution of slavery was indefensible."

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At least 50 people are dead and dozens are missing after devastating flash floods in Central Texas. CBS News' Jason Allen reports the latest from Kerrville:

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Ken Burns, director of the upcoming documentary “The American Revolution,” tells John Dickerson that the American Revolutionary War was also a “civil war” and “a big world war by the end,” with foreign powers ultimately getting involved.

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Filmmaker Ken Burns said it's "shortsighted" to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting as public media has become a target of the White House in recent months. cbsn.ws/40Fd0QF

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White House National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett told "Face The Nation" that "rough outlines of the deals are becoming clear" ahead of a key tariff deadline this week, with agreements like the U.K. and Vietnam deals serving as "guidelines for what might happen" with

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ICYMI: Watch the full interview with documentarian Ken Burns about his new film on the American Revolution and the importance of telling the story of American history 👇 📷 WATCH here: cbsn.ws/45YMtS8 🔗 READ here: cbsn.ws/3TudK7o