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

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

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

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

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

Some of the most respected figures in documentary film are calling on Congress to protect funding for public television and ...

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

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.

I can’t do that,” he told CBS’ John Dickerson. Burns pointed out that the majority of PBS’ 330 affiliates serve largely rural areas, some of which could be at risk without federal funding.

With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Ken Burns is set to release a six-part series on the American Revolution this November. But it could be premiering on a PBS deprived of ...