February/March 2004 - Vol. 63, No. 2/3
Churchill and the Great Republic
Cover
Story
The life and career of Sir Winston Churchill and his lifelong relationship with
the United States is the subject of a new exhibition at the Library.
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PIECES
OF HISTORY
Many items relating to Churchill's life were found hidden deep within the collections and personal papers housed in the Library's Manuscript Division. -
GIFT
OF A GLOBE
A copy of a world globe given to President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill has been restored by the Conservation Division. -
SHULTZ
SPEAKS
Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz discussed the past and current state of foreign relations in a February speech at the Library titled "A Changed World." -
SERBIAN
EXCHANGE
The director of the National Library of Serbia came to Washington to sign an agreement to exchange materials on the Balkan wars and culture of the 1990s. -
BOORSTIN
REMEMBERED
Librarian of Congress Emeritus Daniel J. Boorstin died in February and is remembered by the current Librarian. -
THE
MARK OF COPYRIGHT
The Copyright Office has adopted an updated seal and logo. -
STORIES
OF SLAVERY
Audio recordings of former slaves are now available on the Library's Web site. -
MORE
FROM GEORGE AND TOM
Projects to digitize and make available online the papers of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson are complete. -
AS
THE WORLD TURNS
Scholar Lanxin Xiang chaired a panel on how the world has changed since the Iraq War. -
THE
HEIGHT OF CIVIL RIGHTS
Congressional Gold Medal winner Dorothy Height came to the Library to discuss her life in thecivil rights movement. -
BROWN
AT 50
Brian Jones, general counsel at the Department of Education, spoke on the effects of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision. -
WOMEN
OF ISLAM
The rights and roles of women in Islamic societies were the subject of a panel at the Library.
