James Lehrer

On a ridge overlooking Burnside Bridge - the focus of the Battle of Antietam - souvenir hunters find the unmarked grave of an unknown Union Officer. Don Spaniel, an archeologist in the National Park Service, is called in to examine the remains. He soon discovers that the officer was murdered and that his identification disk could not possibly belong to him, since its rightful owner is buried elsewhere. Spaniel's obsessive investigation leads not...

In its heyday, the Santa Fe railroad's famous Super Chief was so replete with wealth and celebrity that it became known as "The Train of the Stars." And so we find it in April of 1956, embarking from Chicago for its trip across the Plains to the West Coast. Passengers include former president Harry Truman and actor Clark Gable. But as the train gains speed, a series of deadly events unfolds.

When the governor of Oklahoma is felled by a stroke, the lieutenant governor One-Eyed Mack delivers his keynote address to the Democratic National convention. He instantly becomes a short-list candidate for Vice President.

Presents an analysis of political debates from the last two decades through the preparations, executions, and mistakes of recent moderators and participants, offering insight into specific high-profile events and decisions.