In an interview that aired on Sunday’s (July 6) edition of CBS News’ Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan, Burns told CBS Evening News co-anchor John Dickerson that the funding cuts seem “fooldhardy” ...

Documentary historian Ken Burns pushed back against the idea that political division is increasing in the nation, suggesting ...

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

This week kicks off a yearlong celebration and hootenanny for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence—the semiquincentennial. That’s an awful name, a seven-syllable ...

As America enters the 250th year since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, director Ken Burns tells John ...

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

At Monticello, we talked to Ken Burns, who was giving a preview of his upcoming PBS documentary on the American Revolution.

On Independence Day, we took an enlightening tour. And it shone a light on Trump’s America, whose people are at one another’s ...

At Monticello, we talked to Ken Burns, who was giving a preview of his upcoming PBS documentary on the American Revolution.

The American Revolution was one of the most significant events in world history because it created a "new thing called a citizen," iconic filmmaker Ken Burns told CBS News, as the nation celebrates ...

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

"There is nothing more beautiful, moving and hopeful," documentary filmmaker Ken Burns said Friday as he welcomed America's ...