Ken Burns
Making films about history for nearly 50 years.
- Some thoughts arranged in a poem that @theatlantic.com very graciously published.
- Reposted by Ken BurnsColleen Shogan writes in The Free Press about where American democracy still works: in the everyday cooperation happening in schools, taverns, libraries, and neighborhoods across the country.
- We're sharing materials with Colleges/Universities to have screenings on campuses and discussions about our country's founding. Then join us for a live virtual Campus Conversation about The American Revolution on 11/19. @historians.org @aacu.org @pbs.org Materials are here: shorturl.at/1qlka
- And now a word from the Oval Office....
- Had a good time at the Reagan Library discussing the American Revolution with Fred Ryan.
- Excited to be speaking at The Atlantic Festival this September! Join The Atlantic for three days of conversations, screenings, book talks, and more. Passes and more info available at theatlanticfestival.com. #TheAtlanticFestival
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- I’ll be in Dallas on June 3 for a special screening of clips from our new film, The American Revolution, at the Winspear Opera House with KERA. Join me, Sarah Botstein, and Jane Kamensky for a conversation after the film. Tickets and info here: attpac.org/event/the-am...
- Very proud of PBS Paula Kerger and the entire system - the public broadcasting service www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/b...
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- Defying the Nazis, a 2016 film I made with Artemis Joukowsky, tells the story of an American couple that risked their lives to rescue imperiled Jews and refugees fleeing Nazi Europe. It's streaming now on PBS. Check it out: www.pbs.org/kenburns/def...
- Some thoughts about public media and America at 250 that Paula Kerger and I shared with @thehill.com #publicmedia @pbs.org thehill.com/opinion/cong...
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- Ahead of the 250th anniversary of the start of the war this week, we're sharing the first clip from our upcoming film, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, which premieres in Nov on @pbs.org. I can't wait to share this film with the world. #AmericanRevolutionPBS
- We are kicking off #UnumOntheRoad. Check out our first stop at West Point.
- Join @historians.org and @icivics.bsky.social tonight for a conversation about teaching American history and the 250th anniversary of US. Info here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
- Our next film, The American Revolution, will air on @pbs.org starting 11/16. Leading up to the broadcast, we'll have a national conversation about this important event and how it helped define us as a people - and changed the world. More info is here: www.pbs.org/kenburns/the...
- If you’re at the AHA meeting in NYC tonight hope you can join our session on the American Revolution. #AHA25 aha.confex.com/aha/2025/web...
- It's one thing to read a story about yourself, and then you get to listen to it too. I hope you have a chance to listen. Link below in the story.
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