From 2019, David McCullough on Final Book "Pioneers" | Amanpour and Company

Originally aired on 6/28/19.
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough passed away Sunday at 89. In 2019, he sat with Walter Isaacson to discuss what would be his final book, a unique experiment in the early days of our nation, and how we can return to original American ideals.
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[@matthew-jy5jp]

Once in a life time writer and historian and American icon. David will be missed

[@rickciaburri5722]

Yesterday, August 7, we lost an American Treasure. Through his passion, humility and good work, we have his irreplaceable narrative of American history, gathered and reported as his own curiosity and knowledge directed.

[@berthabridges3483]

Wow! What an incredible story teller. I've never heard of these great people. We need more history lessons not less. Thank you.

[@matthew-jy5jp]

Watch pbs and American experience. David is a brilliant writer and historian

[@matthew-jy5jp]

Rest in peace David. Here is a man who wrote about the history of his country, because he loved his country that much. David was a good and great man. His voice will be missed. And take notice that we are starting to lose our older people. They are the roots of this country, they are our memories. Respect the older generation of Americans who built this country after fighting ww2

[@rhondah1587]

It was occupied by indigenous people. They were slaughtered. Treaties broken.

[@fleurosea]

Interesting to come across this as I’ve just been discovering Rangiaowhia in New Zealand, through delving into family history, and Rangiaowhia has a similar history of a well meaning Reverend who sought to create a place of equals in New Zealand, and succeeded in creating a thriving economy and community of Māori people and British immigrants…. Until the British crown came to attack and destroy their community, basically setting in motion the inequality between descendants of Māori and British immigrants we see through to today.

[@lewie7820]

Read the book. Best read on American western expansion I ever read. Mr. Mc was a brilliant writer.......

[@marlenemaymay128]

It was about money. Slaves were valuable and a way to create wealth. That’s what was on Jefferson’s mind.

[@JR-bx6qb]

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[@JoeMmt347]

I heard David McCollough being interviewed about this story before. I am happy to hear it again!

[@cynicalfairy]

Everyone should google McCullough's interview with Stephen Colbert on his old Comedy Central show. After discussing McCullough's career as a respected narrator, Colbert got him to--unknowingly--recite lyrics from Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back." He had a great sense of humor.

[@ononoma]

I never could put his books down, and I always learned. A great historian, a great author, someone who was a caretaker of History. I'm guessing a life well lived. He will be missed. Historians this is the model you should use as a template.

[@addiebrook2517]

"The pioneers" and " history of the American frontier" (fredrick Paxton) are the most fascinating books about the American westward expansion.

[@paulrubio3918]

David McCullough is so thoughtful in this interview, demonstrating how deeply he has engaged with the subject matter. Truly he has shown himself to be an icon, legend, and Greatest of All Time of historians.

[@tracemiller6716]

Christopher hedges is same type of man, now. No more compromise.

[@christersvensson4948]

Several pieces of Jefferson's character are missing today; he called slavery an abominable and despicable institution and wrote on the subject, see 3min into the link below (excerpts from his writings 250 years ago), also it is well established that people often had to hide their innermost thoughts because they had no other choice or as some did, they adopted the same denigrated language just to be able to intervene and to break the cordon around a captured African-American about to be hanged in order to save him. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2LXZIqdgdtmg5Y

[@otismygotis3670]

Our fouding fathers put their lives at total risk to create the free country we became.

[@matthew-jy5jp]

And Walter is a great writer in his own right as well. You can see david respects walter a lot. David was a good man.

[@timdoss7804]

This interviewer is more interested in bend the conversation to his ideas.

[@EipsteinClyde]

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[@libertarianonwheels1172]

In an age of revisionist History we need more like this

[@larryvolf4276]

Great writer. Solid viewpoint.

[@JB-uv4hm]

Wasn’t one of his better works. Truman is his masterpiece. RIP.

[@rsr789]

Well once you get into your 80s, nothing is going to be be as what your were like in your 50s. I mean, McCullough gave an hour talk at the White House to then POTUS HW Bush about his Truman book. (you can find the video on YT, but it's mono audio, unfortunately). I would say that John Adams was his Magnum Opus, with Truman coming in second (I've read both books).

[@Danimal1577]

@AmanpourandCompany please upload the recent interview with Neal Katyal. Thank you

[@pjspov647]

After learning the true history of this country listening to words like “imperfect” to describe the people who committed the evil atrocities against humans is more insult to injury. There is no sugarcoating any of that history and saying “not all” is the biggest scapegoat comment used by their ancestors still used to this day.

[@tonymitchellltennessee]

David McCullough is one of my favorite historians. I have most of his books. Great writer!. And he has one of the Greatest voices I've ever heard. I got to see him in person in 2009 at Belmont University in Tennessee. It was fantastic!!. Love him!. RIP sir.

[@bradwalker2287]

I just visited his grave sight on Marthas Vineyard. It was surreal as I have followed this man for some time. I noticed he perished just under two months of his wife Rosalee. He was obviously heart broken. Rest in peace sir.

[@douglassauvageau7262]

David McCullough holds my respect and affection. I believe this twilight work gives short-shrift to heroes like General George Rogers Clark. It was not 'all rainbows and unicorns'.

[@soupernutt9508]

Oh- only to hear him read this! It would be the first (and probably, only) audiobook in my library. For the impoverished folks who don't understand (you're just too young to have heard him eloquently disseminate facts, I mean no offense)- listen to the opening scenes of "Seabuiscut" (the movie).

[@Baldgol4]

This book is a must read by anyone interested in American history.

[@quddusquddus136]

What a great interview. The historian had the luck to have been around with both a good reader and a critic.

[@tracyclark7560]

excellent