Harry Kreisler is executive producer and host of the series, which is produced at the Institute of International Studies at the University of California - Berkeley. Conceived in 1982 by Mr. Kreisler as a way to capture and preserve through conversation and technology the intellectual ferment of our times, Conversations with History includes over 450 interviews.
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Berkeley Alumni
Boot, Max;
Olin Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, New York: "Small
Wars and U.S. Foreign Policy," 3/12/03; and, "Revolutions
in Military Affairs and the War on Terror," 11/6/06
(2003) (2006)
Cavell,
Stanley; Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General
Theory of Value, Emeritus, Harvard University: "A
Philosopher Goes to the Movies," 2/7/02
Cho, Soon; Mayer
of Seoul, Republic of Korea: "Governing
a Global City," 5/25/96
Dellums,
Ronald V.; Former U.S. Representative, Ninth Congressional District,
California: "Legislating
for the People," 2/10/00
Galbraith,
John Kenneth; Paul M. Warburg Professor Emeritus of Economics, Harvard
University: "Intellectual Journey: Challenging the
Conventional Wisdom," 3/27/86
Gardner,
David Pierpont; former President of the University of California: "Leadership
in Education," 10/21/98
Gotlieb,
Allan; former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S.: "A
Canadian Diplomat in the United States," 1/26/89
Habib, Philip;
diplomat: "The Work of Diplomacy," 5/14/82
Heilbron, John; Honorary Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford,
England.: "Science
and History,” 11/09/07
Henderson,
Thelton; U.S. District Judge: "Lessons
of the Civil Rights Movement," 4/28/98
Jervis, Robert; Adlai
E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics, Columbia University: "American
Foreign Policy in a New Era," 11/17/05
Jowit, Kent;
Robson Professor of Political Science, UC Berkeley: "The
Individual, Charisma, and the Leninist Extinction," 12/7/99
Kiano,
Julius G.; Director of the Kenya Broadcast Corporation and former
Kenyan cabinet minister: "Kenyan
Independence: The Early Years," 9/14/89
Lustick,
Ian; Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania: "Coming
to Terms with Israel," 3/4/02; and "Trapped
in the War on Terror," 5/1/06
(2002) (2006)
Lyman,
Princeton; Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations: "U.S.
Foreign Policy and Globalization," 2/28/02; and "A
Strategic U.S. Approach to Africa," 2/16/06
(2002) (2006)
Mark,
Hans; Chancellor, University of Texas: "Technology,
Universities, and the Changing International Environment," 3/15/88
Marmot,
Sir Michael; Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, University
College, London: "Redefining
Public Health: Epidemiology and Social Stratification," 3/18/02
McCone,
John A.; former Director of the CIA and former Chairman of the
Atomic Energy Commission: "Reflections
on a Life in Government Service," 4/21/88
(partial; text interview is a composite of three interviews)
McNamara,
Robert S.; former Secretary of Defense: "A
Life in Public Service," 5/15/96
(partial; text interview is a composite of two interviews)
Myers,
Norman; environmental scientist: "The
Journey of an Environmental Scientist," 11/11/98
See also Norman Myers's Wildlife
Photography from Kenya, from the 1960s
Newsom, David D.; former Ambassador and former Undersecretary of State: "Reflections
of a Diplomat," 6/11/02
Ogata,
Sadako; UN High Commissioner for Refugees: "Refugees:
a Multilateral Approach to Humanitarian Crises," 4/1/92; and "Humanitarian
Assistance," 3/17/99
(1999)
Rosen, Ruth;
historian and columnist: "The
Women's Movement in Historical Perspective," 12/5/01
Scheck,
Barry; Professor of Law, Yeshiva University, and Co-Director of
the Innocence Project: "DNA
and the Criminal Justice System," 7/25/03
Scheper-Hughes,
Nancy; Professor of Anthropology, UC Berkeley: "Studying
the Human Condition: Habits of an Anthropologist," 12/14/99
Shirk, Susan;
Professor at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies,
UCSD; and China specialist: "China
and the United States," 11/8/01 and "Domestic
Politics and International Behavior: The Case of China and the U.S.," 6/28/07 (2001) (2007) 
Telhami,
Shibley; Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University
of Maryland, College Park: "U.S.
Foreign Policy and the Search for Peace in the Middle East," 11/8/01;
and "U.S. Foreign Policy
and the Middle East," 2/25/03
(2001) (2003)
Walt, Stephen
M.; Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs,
Kennedy School, Harvard University: "Balancing
American Power in the Post-9/11 World," 11/15/05;
and, "Domestic Policy
and International Relations," 9/19/07
(2007)
York,
Herbert; Director, Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation: "The
Nuclear Arms Race," 4/26/82; and "Reminiscences
from a Career in Science, National Security, and the University," 2/6/88
(1988)
See also: Conversations with Berkeley Faculty
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