Summary: For a variety of reasons, ranging from the corrosive effects of our popular culture to the fragmented view of the American past promoted by academic historians, we have been steadily losing a sense of our past as a source of strength and sustenance for the tasks ahead. Dr. McClay spoke at the Reagan Library on November 15th to explore the possibilities in a program entitled, “Recovering the American Story: Consciousness and the American Past.” Let's Listen.
