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UNUM Ken Burns @unumkenburns.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

At Colgate University last week, President Obama recommended Ken Burns’s THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION as a “quick synopsis” for a course on democracy. We agree.

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM is the best party I’ve ever been to and the well-deserved winner of this year's @librarycongress.bsky.social Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film. Looking forward to recognizing the Greaves family in October. Read more here: www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

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‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem’ Wins Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film (Exclusive)

The documentary about the legacy of the Harlem Renaissance was shot in 1972 by William Greaves and finished by son David Greaves.

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Geoff Ward and I contributed a piece to the terrific @inpursuitusa.bsky.social project on the American presidency. Optimism is a powerful force for leadership, especially in times of hardship.

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In Pursuit USA @inpursuitusa.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Geoffrey C. Ward and @kenlburns.bsky.social write about Franklin D. Roosevelt and the political force of durable optimism. FDR entered office in 1933 with one in four Americans out of work, 9,000 banks failed, and public confidence collapsing.

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

So much of America’s politics and culture revolves around crime and punishment. But the debates we’re having today — about prisons, criminality, victims and justice — are not new. Here’s the trailer for CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN AMERICA, a new film by my colleague Lynn Novick.

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Lonnie Bunch is a great historian, public servant and a dear friend. He has devoted his career to helping us understand the full American story in all its complexity. Our country is better for his work, and I am deeply grateful for it. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/a...

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Smithsonian’s Secretary to Resign as Trump Tries to Rule the Institution (Gift Article)

In the face of escalating White House attacks about how museums present American history, Lonnie G. Bunch III has announced his decision to depart.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 28/07/2026

Ken Burns Wants You To Watch America: Birth Of A Nation Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cTi_vTwwmU…

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Worth reading this Karl Rove piece on President McKinley, part of @inpursuitusa.bsky.social We can learn quite a bit about leadership and character from the look at Presidents and First Ladies.

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UNUM Ken Burns @unumkenburns.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

On this day in 1941, Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak came to an end. Eighty-five years later, no one has come close to breaking his record. Watch our clip from @kenlburns.bsky.social's BASEBALL.

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Retro Report @retroreport.org · 02/07/2026

1/ Documentary filmmaker @kenlburns.bsky.social reflects on Franklin Roosevelt’s leadership during historical challenges like the Great Depression and WWII in this short by Retro Report, based on @inpursuitusa.bsky.social, for @pbs.org.

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I read the Declaration of Independence aloud to my family every Fourth of July. Its words were written by imperfect men, but they remain central to understanding who we are and who we hope to become.

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

We are devastated by the sudden loss of Gordon Wood. Known to many as one of the foremost scholars on the American Revolution, Gordon was also a teacher of generations of students and other historians who, like him, help us better understand who we are as a country and a people.

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In Pursuit USA @inpursuitusa.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

President Barack Obama (@barackobama.bsky.social) writes about Abraham Lincoln and what held the Union together when everything was working to pull it apart.

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I’m looking forward to joining @jamestalarico.bsky.social for a conversation about American history, public service, and the responsibilities of citizenship. Hope you can join us on Monday, June 8.

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UNUM Ken Burns @unumkenburns.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

UNUM on the Road continued in late February as @kenlburns.bsky.social and co-director Sarah Botstein brought America's story to the @britishlibrary.bsky.social They don't entirely agree on how it goes. It's a long film.

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

As we think about President Lincoln on what would have been his 217th birthday, let’s listen to, and be inspired by, his words. Each generation is asked to preserve and extend the ideas of freedom and democracy.

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In Pursuit USA @inpursuitusa.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

We are officially less than one week away from the launch of In Pursuit, a landmark initiative celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. Our Substack will serve as a digital home for a year-long exploration of leadership, character, and the American Experiment.

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Some thoughts arranged in a poem that @theatlantic.com very graciously published.

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In Pursuit USA @inpursuitusa.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Colleen Shogan writes in The Free Press about where American democracy still works: in the everyday cooperation happening in schools, taverns, libraries, and neighborhoods across the country.

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

We're sharing materials with Colleges/Universities to have screenings on campuses and discussions about our country's founding. Then join us for a live virtual Campus Conversation about The American Revolution on 11/19. @historians.org @aacu.org @pbs.org Materials are here: shorturl.at/1qlka

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

And now a word from the Oval Office....

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Had a good time at the Reagan Library discussing the American Revolution with Fred Ryan.

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Excited to be speaking at The Atlantic Festival this September! Join The Atlantic for three days of conversations, screenings, book talks, and more. Passes and more info available at theatlanticfestival.com. #TheAtlanticFestival

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The Atlantic Festival 2025

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I’ll be in Dallas on June 3 for a special screening of clips from our new film, The American Revolution, at the Winspear Opera House with KERA. Join me, Sarah Botstein, and Jane Kamensky for a conversation after the film. Tickets and info here: attpac.org/event/the-am...

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The American Revolution - A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein & David Schmidt - AT&T Performing Arts Center

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Very proud of PBS Paula Kerger and the entire system - the public broadcasting service www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/b...

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Can She Keep PBS on the Air?

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UNUM Ken Burns @unumkenburns.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

80 years ago today, Nazi Germany surrendered. Across Europe, the war ended, but across the world, it didn’t. Hear from @kenlburns.bsky.social and explore our new playlists, now on KenBurnsUNUM.com

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Defying the Nazis, a 2016 film I made with Artemis Joukowsky, tells the story of an American couple that risked their lives to rescue imperiled Jews and refugees fleeing Nazi Europe. It's streaming now on PBS. Check it out: www.pbs.org/kenburns/def...

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Join an American couple's courageous mission in 1939 to help refugees escape Nazi-occupied Europe. Over the course of two years, the pair will risk their lives so that hundreds can live in freedom. A ...

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Some thoughts about public media and America at 250 that Paula Kerger and I shared with @thehill.com #publicmedia @pbs.org thehill.com/opinion/cong...

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

@NH4Ukraine has been delivering critical, wholesale humanitarian aid to Ukraine’s hardest-hit regions since 2022. 100% volunteer-run, minimal overhead, maximum impact. Learn more & support at www.NH4Ukraine.org<http://www.nh4ukraine.org/> #Ukraine #HumanitarianAid

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Ahead of the 250th anniversary of the start of the war this week, we're sharing the first clip from our upcoming film, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, which premieres in Nov on @pbs.org. I can't wait to share this film with the world. #AmericanRevolutionPBS

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

We are kicking off #UnumOntheRoad. Check out our first stop at West Point.

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Our next film, The American Revolution, will air on @pbs.org starting 11/16. Leading up to the broadcast, we'll have a national conversation about this important event and how it helped define us as a people - and changed the world. More info is here: www.pbs.org/kenburns/the...

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The American Revolution | Coming Fall 2025 | PBS

The American Revolution, a landmark documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, is coming Fall 2025.

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

It's one thing to read a story about yourself, and then you get to listen to it too. I hope you have a chance to listen. Link below in the story.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/11/2024

The award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns has slept in the same bedroom for over four decades. He credits his home with allowing him to make the films everyone said he couldn’t.

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The Land That Allowed Ken Burns to ‘Raise the Dead’

The award-winning filmmaker has slept in the same bedroom for over four decades. He credits his home with allowing him to make the films everyone said he couldn’t.

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Place is important to who I am as a person and filmmaker. It's foundational to how we function, the very idea of home. Rukmini Callimachi has shared a piece about mine timed to Leonardo da Vinci, streaming on PBS. Wishing everyone the best for Thanksgiving: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/r...

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The Land That Allowed Ken Burns to ‘Raise the Dead’

The award-winning filmmaker has slept in the same bedroom for over four decades. He credits his home with allowing him to make the films everyone said he couldn’t.

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Hope you had a chance to watch Leonardo da Vinci. Will be streaming on PBS. Curious about what's next? Our origin story. It's worth talking about. Take a look.

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Hope you have a chance to watch our film about Leonardo da Vinci 11/18 and 11/19 on PBS. You can find his impact in remarkable places, including among some highly accomplished foot doctors. www.amny.com/news/foot-do...

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A Foot Doctor Who Learned at a Renaissance Man’s Knee | amNewYork

BY PAUL SCHINDLER | Successful professionals, when asked what inspired their interest and passion for their field of endeavor, will often recall a favorite

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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Figured this could be a nice way to get started on @bsky.app Take a look at our @unumkenburns.bsky.social post below and our #UNUMChats about Leonardo da Vinci. Film airs Monday and Tuesday on PBS and will also stream on all PBS platforms.

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