Full interview: Ken Burns, The American Revolution, on "Face the Nation"

As the U.S. celebrates 249 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, CBS Evening News co-anchor John Dickerson spoke with documentarian Ken Burns about his new film on the American Revolution and the importance of telling the story of American history.

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0:00 Burns on what's happening in America on July 3, 1776
2:11 How Burns to see the American Revolution as a civil war
3:32 How Burns thinks we should think about the American Revolution today
5:03 Division in America throughout history
6:26 Burns on lifelines from the American Revolution to today
7:56 What Burns thinks is a citizen's obligation to their country now
9:43 Engaging with U.S. history as an American
11:37 Burns on understanding the flaws of America's founding...

As the U.S. celebrates 249 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, CBS Evening News co-anchor John Dickerson spoke with documentarian Ken Burns about his new film on the American Revolution and the importance of telling the story of American history.

#news #kenburns #history

0:00 Burns on what's happening in America on July 3, 1776
2:11 How Burns to see the American Revolution as a civil war
3:32 How Burns thinks we should think about the American Revolution today
5:03 Division in America throughout history
6:26 Burns on lifelines from the American Revolution to today
7:56 What Burns thinks is a citizen's obligation to their country now
9:43 Engaging with U.S. history as an American
11:37 Burns on understanding the flaws of America's founding fathers
13:00 Burns on how ideas shaped the American Revolution
15:08 What would Burns ask Thomas Jefferson today?
16:19 Burns on Thomas Jefferson's history as a founding father and a slave owner
19:07 Burns on history and meaning
20:00 Burns on President Trump's feelings about American history
22:02 Burns on diversity in his storytelling
24:59 Burns on Trump and diversity
26:53 What Burns learned while working on a documentary about the American Revolution
27:45 Why Burns thinks history is the best teacher
31:02 Burns on sentimentalism and the history of the American Revolution
33:54 Is Burns' work an intervention for those not in touch with history?
36:22 Burns on current levels of patriotism in America
38:44 Is Burns worried about PBS?
41:14 Burns on what he's learned about slavery in America through his work
43:45 Burns on the othering of people
46:09 Burns on objective storytelling
47:22 Thomas Jefferson's clock goes off
47:58 Burns on the difference between the Revolutionary War and the American Revolution
49:16 Burns on University of Virginia's president resigning under pressure from Trump
50:01 History and government interference

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