Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein

Examine the history of America through some of its most iconic objects, symbols and artifacts, diving deep into their story and using them as a gateway to the past. From our flags and our statues to our most sacred texts, we live alongside and interact with history every day. In each episode, David M. Rubenstein - co-founder of the Carlyle Group, acclaimed philanthropist, and lifelong student of history - unpacks a symbol from history, traveling to locations throughout the country. Today's foremost historical thinkers and other experts join in dialogue with Rubenstein. Spurred by Rubenstein's insatiable curiosity and lifelong interest in American history, these conversations will both drive the narrative and periodically frame it through analysis, reflection, and counterpoint.

Mon, Jul 15	10:00 P.M.	The Statue of Liberty NH World (11.3) Reveal the evolving meaning of this symbol for a "nation of immigrants," and how it embodies our values and our conflicts, from abolition and women's suffrage to the treatment of refugees.
Tue, Jul 16	3:00 A.M.	The Statue of Liberty NH World (11.3) Reveal the evolving meaning of this symbol for a "nation of immigrants," and how it embodies our values and our conflicts, from abolition and women's suffrage to the treatment of refugees.
Tue, Jul 16	10:00 P.M.	The Gadsden Flag NH World (11.3) Discover how the "Don't Tread on Me" flag, such a potent symbol of independence, has been co-opted by a wide variety of Americans over its long history.
Wed, Jul 17	3:00 A.M.	The Gadsden Flag NH World (11.3) Discover how the "Don't Tread on Me" flag, such a potent symbol of independence, has been co-opted by a wide variety of Americans over its long history.
Wed, Jul 17	11:00 A.M.	The Statue of Liberty NH Explore (11.2) Reveal the evolving meaning of this symbol for a "nation of immigrants," and how it embodies our values and our conflicts, from abolition and women's suffrage to the treatment of refugees.
Wed, Jul 17	2:00 P.M.	The Golden Gate Bridge NH World (11.3) The Golden Gate Bridge is an engineering marvel that symbolizes America's can-do spirit.
Wed, Jul 17	3:00 P.M.	The American Bald Eagle NH World (11.3) The story of how the American Bald Eagle soared to its vaunted perch in American iconography.
Wed, Jul 17	4:00 P.M.	The Statue of Liberty NH World (11.3) Reveal the evolving meaning of this symbol for a "nation of immigrants," and how it embodies our values and our conflicts, from abolition and women's suffrage to the treatment of refugees.
Wed, Jul 17	10:00 P.M.	The Golden Gate Bridge NH World (11.3) The Golden Gate Bridge is an engineering marvel that symbolizes America's can-do spirit.
Thu, Jul 18	3:00 A.M.	The Golden Gate Bridge NH World (11.3) The Golden Gate Bridge is an engineering marvel that symbolizes America's can-do spirit.
Mon, Jul 22	2:00 P.M.	Fenway Park NH World (11.3) Baseball is America's pastime and obsession, and no ballpark is more iconic than Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox.
Tue, Jul 23	2:00 P.M.	The Hollywood Sign NH World (11.3) Learn how a real estate advertisement erected in 1923 became an international symbol of fame, fortune, and the American dream.
Wed, Jul 24	11:00 A.M.	The Cowboy NH Explore (11.2) The cowboy is the quintessential American fiercely independent, brave, and laconic.
Wed, Jul 24	2:00 P.M.	The Cowboy NH World (11.3) The cowboy is the quintessential American fiercely independent, brave, and laconic.
Wed, Jul 24	3:00 P.M.	The Cowboy NH Explore (11.2) The cowboy is the quintessential American fiercely independent, brave, and laconic.
Thu, Jul 25	3:00 A.M.	The Cowboy NH Explore (11.2) The cowboy is the quintessential American fiercely independent, brave, and laconic.
Thu, Jul 25	2:00 P.M.	Stone Mountain NH World (11.3) Delve into the fate of the Monument at Stone Mountain, Georgia, the Confederate Mount Rushmore, revealing a nation wrestling with its past as Confederate statues are torn down across the country.
Wed, Jul 31	11:00 A.M.	The Hollywood Sign NH Explore (11.2) Learn how a real estate advertisement erected in 1923 became an international symbol of fame, fortune, and the American dream.