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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Watch more of Dickerson's interview with Burns on "CBS Evening News" Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET and on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" Sunday at 10:30 a.m. ET.

“I couldn’t do any of the films I’ve done without them being on PBS. I could go into a streaming service or a premium cable tomorrow and get every one of the millions of dollars it took to ...

As the U.S. celebrates 249 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, CBS Evening News co-anchor John Dickerson spoke with documentarian Ken Burns about his new film on the American ...

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