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

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"I think the American Revolution is the most important event since the birth of Christ in all of world history. … I mean, it ...

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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 ...

Burns added, “There’s a wonderful scholar, Maggie Blackhawk in our film, who says, after our scene on the Declaration of Independence, that it’s deeply significant to people at the margins.

Burns told host John Dickerson. “What we have seen is a kind of reaction to this. The birther movement, of which Donald Trump is one of the authors of, is another, politer way of saying the ‘N ...

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns spoke with CBS News' John Dickerson about his new film on the American Revolution. More from their conversation will air on the CBS Evening News and Face the Nation.

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.