Filmmaker Ken Burns said it's "shortsighted" to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as public ...

With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Ken Burns is set to release a six-part series on the American ...

Ken Burns on why the American Revolution was a "big deal in world history" 01:45. The American Revolution was one of the most ...

The following is the transcript of an interview with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John ...

News anchor John Dickerson spoke with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns about his latest film, "The American Revolution," which ...

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns spoke with CBS News' John Dickerson about the importance of public broadcasting and his new ...

Burns and "The American Revolution" co-director David Schmidt walk in Colonial Williamsburg. Burns says he does not take his ...

The American Revolution was one of the most significant events in world history because it created a "new thing called a ...

Documentary historian Ken Burns contended that major events and legislative efforts throughout U.S. history have always experienced a level a pushback.

America’s foremost history documentarian is back at a pivotal moment. But is he avoiding the hard truths about the country’s origins?

American history is more polarizing than ever. But the country’s leading storyteller hopes to prove there’s still an appetite ...