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Film, VideoPresident Warren Harding's Love Letters A collection of approximately 1,000 pages of love letters between 29th U.S. President Warren G. Harding and his mistress, Carrie Fulton Phillips, is examined. Historian James D. Robenalt and archivist Karen Linn...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2014
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Film, VideoWomen's Activism and Social Change: Documenting the Lives of Margaret Sanger and Jane Addams Ester Katz, editor-in-chief of the Margaret Sanger Papers Project at the New York University, and Mary Lynn McCree Bryan, editor-in-chief of the Jane Addams Papers Project at Duke University, were the featured...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2003
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Film, VideoA Is for American: Letters and Other Characters in the Newly United States A Is for American is a fascinating, well-illustrated account of how language was used in the early American Republic to define national character and shape national boundaries.
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2002
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Film, VideoRising from the Rails Author and journalist Larry Tye discusses his new book, which explores the 100 year history of the black men who worked on George Pullman's railroad sleeping cars.
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2004
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Film, VideoAn Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America Historian Henry Wiencek discussed his new book, which focuses on the life of Washington and explores early slavery in America.
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2003
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Film, VideoWalt Whitman's Elegy for Lincoln A reading of Whitman's great "Lilacs" elegy was the first event in the Library's 2005 celebrations marking the sesquicentennary of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" and was presented by Alice L. Birney,...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2005
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Film, VideoWhitman and Place The Library of Congress Manuscript Division presented a symposium titled "Whitman and Place," held in conjunction with the Library's exhibition "Revising Himself: Walt Whitman and Leaves of Grass." Topics of discussion were...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2005
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Film, VideoBenjamin Franklin: A Documentary History J.A. Lemay presented a lecture on Benjamin Franklin in a program sponsored by the Interpretive Programs Office, Manuscript Division, Center for the Book and Publishing Office. His presentation was based on a...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Library of Congress. Publishing Office
- Date: 2006
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Film, VideoManuscripts Behind the Scenes The stacks of the Library of Congress's Manuscript Division are the greatest repository of personal papers documenting the nation's political and cultural development--but because their holdings are unique and irreplaceable, the stacks...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2006
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Film, VideoRalph Ellison: A Biography Ralph Ellison never produced another novel in his lifetime after his magnum opus "Invisible Man," which won the National Book Award in 1953. Did success ruin him? This is one theme in...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2007
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Film, VideoIntroductory Remarks - James Madison: Philosopher & Practitioner of Liberal Democracy Charles Kesler presents opening remarks of a symposium sponsored by the Library of Congress in cooperation with the James Madison Commemoration Commission to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of James...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2001
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Film, VideoJames Madison, Federalist Lance Banning discusses the role of James Madison in the writing of "The Federalist Papers" at this symposium celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Madison, the nation's fourth president. The...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2001
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Film, VideoJames Madison's Sagacious, Powerful & Combining Mind Robert Goldwin discusses the extraordinary intellect of James Madison at this symposium celebrating the 250th anniversary of Madison's birth. The story of Madison's leading role in the Constitutional Convention is well known,...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2001
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Film, VideoJames Madison & the Social Utility of Religion: Risks vs. Rewards James Hudson discussed the role of religion in the life of James Madison at this a symposium celebrating the 250th anniversary of Madison's birth. Thomas Jefferson overshadowed his close friend and coadjutor...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2001
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Film, VideoCalhoun vs. Madison: Transformation of the Thought of the Founding Harry Jaffa presented "Calhoun vs. Madison: Transformation of the Thought of the Founding" at this symposium celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of James Madison, the nation's fourth president.
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2001
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Film, VideoWas Madison an Original Thinker? Gary Rosen discussed the nature of James Madison's political philosophy at this symposium celebrating the 250th anniversary of Madison's birth. It is said that he is a liberal or a republican, a...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2001
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Film, VideoRemembering James Madison: Character, Vision & Experience At a symposium celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of James Madison, Drew McCoy discussed his many significant contributions to the nation's history, such as his defense of religious liberty, his...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2001
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Film, VideoLincoln Symposium: William Lee Miller William Lee Miller speaks at the Abraham Lincoln Institute Fifth Annual Symposium (2002) on "'I Felt It My Duty to Refuse': A Presidential Pardon Case." He is introduced by Douglas Wilson.
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2002
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Film, VideoLincoln Symposium: Doris Kearns Goodwin Doris Kearns Goodwin speaks on "Lincoln's White House" at the Abraham Lincoln Institute Fifth Annual Symposium (2002). She is introduced by Steven Lee Carson.
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2002
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Film, VideoLincoln Symposium: Ronald C. White Jr Ronald C. White Jr. speaks on "Lincoln's Sermon on the Mount: The Second Inaugural" at the Abraham Lincoln Institute Fifth Annual Symposium (2002). He is introduced by Donald R. Kennon.
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2002
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Film, VideoLincoln Symposium: Edward Steers Jr Edward Steers Jr. speaks on "The Lincoln Assassination: A Case of Historical Malpractice" at the Abraham Lincoln Institute Fifth Annual Symposium (2002). He is introduced by Michael P. Musick.
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2002
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Film, VideoLincoln Symposium: John R. Sellers John R. Sellers speaks on "Lincoln's Washington: A Divided City" at the Abraham Lincoln Institute Fifth Annual Symposium (2002). He is introduced by Charles Hubbard.
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2002
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Film, VideoThe New Deal Legacy and Contemporary Scholarship, Part 1. The "New Deal" Franklin Delano Roosevelt had promised the American people began to take shape immediately after his inauguration on March 4, 1933. The multi-faceted social, cultural and fiscal recovery program aimed...
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Music Division - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress) - Library of Congress. National Audio-Visual Conservation Center - Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division - American Folklife Center
- Date: 2008
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Film, VideoThe New Deal Legacy and Contemporary Scholarship, Part 2. The "New Deal" Franklin Delano Roosevelt had promised the American people began to take shape immediately after his inauguration on March 4, 1933. The multi-faceted social, cultural and fiscal recovery program aimed...
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Music Division - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress) - Library of Congress. National Audio-Visual Conservation Center - Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division - American Folklife Center
- Date: 2008
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Film, VideoImpeached: the Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy After Abraham Lincoln's assassination, the United States continued to tumble through tumultuous times. President Andrew Johnson was failing to heal the nation's wounds, and the bitter political environment culminated in an impeachment...
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Researcher and Reference Services Division - Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2009
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Film, VideoThe NAACP: Reflections on the First 100 Years In commemoration of 100 years of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), the Library of Congress sponsored the symposium "The NAACP: Reflections of the First 100 Years." The...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2010
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Film, VideoLetter of Alfred North Whitehead A rare, six-page letter written by Alfred North Whitehead, one of the major philosophers and mathematicians of the 20th century, was the subject of a half-day symposium at the Library of Congress....
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2011
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Film, VideoEllen & Edith: Woodrow Wilson's First Ladies The wives of Woodrow Wilson were strikingly different from each other. Ellen Axson Wilson, quiet and intellectual, died after just a year and a half in the White House and is thought...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2011
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Film, VideoJung & Aging: Bringing to Life the Possibilities & Potentials for Vital Aging (1) An exploration of the work of the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) and its meaning to an aging population. "Jung and Aging" is moderated by Aryeh Maidenbaum, a Jungian analyst and...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2012
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Film, VideoJung & Aging: Bringing to Life the Possibilities & Potentials for Vital Aging (2) An exploration of the work of the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) and its meaning to an aging population. "Jung and Aging" is moderated by Aryeh Maidenbaum, a Jungian analyst and...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2012
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Film, VideoDennis Moore: Letters From an American Farmer Dennis Moore discussed his new book, "Letters from an American Farmer," an updated version of the 1782 classic by J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur.
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2013
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Film, VideoThe Evil Genius of Psychoanalysis The mutual analysis between Dr. Sándor Ferenczi and Elizabeth Severn, which took place from 1925 to 1933, is considered one of the most controversial episodes in psychoanalytic history. The unconventional relationship between...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2014
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Film, VideoOur Auntie Rosa: The Family of Rosa Parks Remembers Her Life & Lessons Sheila McCauley Keys discussed her memoir, "Our Auntie Rosa: The Family of Rosa Parks Remembers Her Life and Lessons," covering both the public and private lives of the Civil Rights icon.
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoRosa Parks Collection: Telling Her Story at the Library of Congress Highlights of the collection of Rosa Parks, a seminal figure of the Civil Rights Movement, on loan to the Library from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation for 10 years. The collection is...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoJames Madison 265th Birthday Commemoration The Library commemorated the 265th anniversary of the birth of James Madison with a panel discussion on the fourth president's early life, political and personal partnerships and his pre-eminent role at the...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Law Library of Congress (U.S.) - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoRights & Resistance: Civil Liberties During Wartime The Library sponsored a symposium examining the effects of World War I on civil liberties in the United States.
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Law Library of Congress (U.S.) - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2017
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CollectionProsperity and Thrift: The Coolidge Era and the Consumer Economy, 1921-1929 Prosperity and Thrift: The Coolidge Era and the Consumer Economy, 1921-1929, assembles a broad array of Library of Congress source materials documenting the prosperity of the Coolidge years, the nation's transition to...
- Contributor: Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program
- Date: 1999
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Film, VideoWhat Hath God Wrought?
- Contributor: Bruno, Leonard
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Film, VideoThe Man Who Discovered an Icon
- Contributor: Flannery, Jeff
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Film, VideoThe Unlikely Rebel
- Contributor: Ruth, Janice