Law and Politics Videos

What the law requires (or allows) is not always fair or just or honorable. Politics is often polarizing. Stories in this collection help us to examine the highs and lows of "the law" over the centuries.

After many long years of war, and the deaths of many people, Richard Nixon announces a Peace Accord to end the Vietnam War

WARNING:  THIS VIDEO CONTAINS HISTORICAL FOOTAGE AND RECREATED EVENTS WHICH MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR SOME VIEWERS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN.  ...

Despite Alexandra's fondness of Rasputin - and her strong faith in him - the Tsar had doubts.

Alexi, the Tsarevich, had hemophilia.

Ronald Reagan delivers a speech to students at Moscow State University, urging them to be free of fear and full of hope for the future.

WARNING: MICHELANGELO WAS AN ARTIST WHO PAINTED AND SCULPTED.

The blues which Michelangelo used in the Sistine-Chapel frescoes were imported from Afghanistan.

How did Michelangelo create the extensive frescoes we see today in the Sistine Chapel?

WARNING: THIS CLIP PROVIDES CLOSE-UPS OF REINAISSANCE-AGE SCULPTURES.

Michelangelo loved the marble from the quarries at Carrara.

WARNING: THIS CLIP PROVIDES CLOSE-UPS OF THE DAVID, MICHELANGELO'S SCULPTURE.

WARNING: THIS CLIP PROVIDES CLOSE-UPS OF THE DAVID, MICHELANGELO'S SCULPTURE.

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