Watchable History

I wrote a series of 24 history-themed videos for the Public Education Project, a nonprofit organization focused on educating the public about agencies in the federal government. The concise videos provide the history of specific federal agencies, some of which perform valuable services but don’t get much attention.

The Entire Series:

• U.S. Life-Saving Service, The Legendary Surfmen

• Cotton Scandal: The 1905 Data Leak

• Alcatraz: The Bureau of Prisons and “The Rock”

• Nature’s Protectors: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• Fighting the River: The Mississippi River Commission

• Naming Controversy: The Board On Geographic Names

• Busting Ponzi: The History of the U.S. Postal Inspectors

• The Architect of the Capitol

• U.S. Maritime Administration, From Liberty Ships to Today

• National Capital Planning Commission

• NIST: National Institute of Science and Technology

• Ending Child Labor: The U.S. Children’s Bureau

• Food Safety and Inspection Service

• Eye In the Sky: National Geospatial Intelligence Agency

• Honoring the Fallen: American Battle Monuments Commission

• Lincoln’s Banking Reform: Comptroller of the Currency

• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

• Fighting the Dust Bowl: The Farm Credit Administration

• The Government Printing Office

• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

• International Boundary and Water Commission

• Access for All: The National Council on Disability

• National Human Genome Research Institute

• National Renewable Energy Laboratory