John Trumbull's 1818 painting, Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, depicting the five-man drafting committee of the Declaration of Independence presenting their work to the Congress. Staff ...

Ahead of the PBS production’s premiere, the legendary filmmaker and co-director Sarah Botstein share insights on their research process and the surprising, long-overlooked stories featured in the ...

Throughout his career, Burns has developed and perfected the tricks of his particular trade: the evocative use of music and quotations from speeches and correspondence; the use of actors to read the ...