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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns spoke with CBS News' John Dickerson about his new film on the American Revolution. More from ...

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

Burns — whose upcoming film "The American Revolution" is expected to air on PBS on Nov. 16 — also reflected on some of the "complicated stories" in America's short history.

Filmmaker Ken Burns explains the importance of the American Revolution, telling "CBS Evening News" co-anchor and CBS News ...

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