‘Dean of American Historians’: Ken Burns on William E. Leuchtenburg
One was a filmmaker, the other a scholarly adviser (who sometimes appeared on camera), and the two became close friends, ...
William E. Leuchtenburg, eminent presidential historian and Ken Burns consultant, dies at 102
William E. Leuchtenburg, a leading scholar of Franklin Roosevelt and the Great Depression, has died at age 102.
How ‘Mild Bill’ Burns led a covert CIA campaign in Ukraine
No one would ever refer to CIA Director William J. Burns as “Wild Bill,” the nickname of William J. Donovan, who led the OSS, ...
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Zelenskyy announces CIA chief's visit to Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that William Burns, Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), will visit Ukraine. Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter), as reported by European ...
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Zelensky meets with CIA director in Kyiv
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Dec. 21 that he met with CIA Director William Burns in Ukraine, marking a rare public acknowledgment of their discussions during Russia’s full-scale invasion.
KEN BURNS on William E. Leuchtenburg: 'Dean of American Historians'
One was a filmmaker, the other a scholarly adviser (who sometimes appeared on camera). The two became close friends, working together for more than 40 years.