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    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Allred Collection Specialist, Army, Cold War - Germany.
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    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Andrews Collection Radioman Second Class, Navy, Cold War - West Coast; Pacific Ocean.
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    Roosevelt's Second Act: The Election of 1940 & the Politics of War Richard Moe discussed his book, "Roosevelt's Second Act: The Election of 1940 and the Politics of War," focusing on Franklin Delano Roosevelt's decision to run a third time, a decision that was…
    • Contributor: Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress
    • Date: 2015
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    New Deal Resources: Preserving the Legacy, 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…
    • Date: 2008-03-13
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    New Deal Resources: Preserving the Legacy, 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…
    • Date: 2008-03-13
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    Jay Winik: 2015 National Book Festival Jay Winik discusses "1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
    • Date: 2015
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    Jan Jarboe Russell: 2015 National Book Festival Jan Jarboe Russell discusses "The Train to Crystal City: FDR's Secret Prisoner Exchange Program and America's Only Family Internment Camp During World War II" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book…
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
    • Date: 2015
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    America in the Middle East" by Michael Oren America and the Middle East have been intertwined for more than 230 years -- the first war fought by the newly independent United States was against Arabic-speaking Muslims, George Washington had a…
    • Contributor: Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress
    • Date: 2008
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    Frances Perkins, the Woman Behind FDR Although she is no longer a household name, Frances Perkins was one of the most influential people of the 20th century. Kirstin Downey discussed her new book, "The Woman Behind the New…
    • Contributor: Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress
    • Date: 2009
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    The 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: American Folklife Center - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress. Music Division - Library of Congress. National Audio-Visual Conservation Center - Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division - John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress) - Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
    • Date: 2008
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    The 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: American Folklife Center - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress. Music Division - Library of Congress. National Audio-Visual Conservation Center - Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division - John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress) - Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
    • Date: 2008
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    Presidential Inauguration Date Change For 144 years, the U.S. President was inaugurated in the spring. But after the election of 1933, Congress changed the date in the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, moving the date up…
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
    • Date: 2021
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    Deborah Hopkinson: National Book Festival 2020 In "Thanks to Frances Perkins: Fighter for Workers' Rights" (Peachtree), Deborah Hopkinson tells about the life of an American first, Frances Perkins, who was the first woman Cabinet member of the United…
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
    • Date: 2020
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    Harry Bliss: 2011 National Book Festival Author and illustrator Harry Bliss appears at the 2011 National Book Festival.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
    • Date: 2011
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    Richard Moe: 2014 National Book Festival Richard Moe appears at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
    • Date: 2014
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    Robert C. Hannah Collection First Lieutenant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Camp Roberts, California; Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Clark Field, Philippines; Enewetak Atoll (Marshall Islands); Tokyo, Japan; Yokosuka, Japan; Pacific Theater.
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    An Introduction to the Collections of the Music Division As part of the Library's docent training, the chief and members of the Music Division Staff give a presentation on the Music Division's collections. Speakers: Sue Vita - Introduction to the Music…
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Music Division - Library of Congress. Visitor Engagement Office
    • Date: 2006
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    Adele Logan Alexander: 2010 National Book Festival Author and scholar Adele Logan Alexander appears at the 2010 National Book Festival.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
    • Date: 2010
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    Richard Peck: 2013 National Book Festival Richard Peck appears at the 2013 Library of Congress National Book Festival.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
    • Date: 2013
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    Elizabeth P. McIntosh Collection Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Washington, DC; China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater.
    • Contributor: McIntosh, Elizabeth P. - The History Project-Documentary Production - Sewell, Leslie
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    Disrupt Aging Jo Ann Jenkins discusses her book "Disrupt Aging: A Bold New Path to Living Your Best Life At Every Age," co-authored with Boe Workman.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress
    • Date: 2016
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    Jack Taoashi Tashiro Collection Staff Sergeant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Fort Snelling, Minnesota; Tokyo, Japan.
    • Contributor: Okubo, Sumiye - Shima, Terry T. - Japanese-American Veterans Association (Java) - Tashiro, Jack Taoashi
    • Date: 1944
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    Forum on Education and the Economy: Gov. Roy Romer Education reform has been a policy focus in the United States since "A Nation at Risk" was released in 1983. Despite the best of intentions and large investments by both the public…
    • Contributor: Library of Congress
    • Date: 2008
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    Lest Liberty Perish: Joseph Pennell & World War I. Katherine Blood discusses the wartime work of printmaker Joseph Pennell, including "Lest Liberty Perish," an evocative image of New York City destroyed by the enemy. Created for the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive…
    • Contributor: Library of Congress
    • Date: 2017
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    Nick Kotz: 2014 National Book Festival Nick Kotz appears at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
    • Date: 2014
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    WWII Reunion: Women in the Military As part of the National World War II Reunion held on Memorial Day weekend on the National Mall in Washington, the Library of Congress Veterans History Project sponsored several programs presenting compelling…
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Veterans History Project (U.S.)
    • Date: 2004
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    Joseph Ellis: 2015 National Book Festival Joseph Ellis discusses "American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson" as part of a special celebration of Jefferson's Library at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
    • Date: 2015
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    Julie & David Eisenhower, Jean Edward Smith: 2012 National Book Festival Julie Nixon Eisenhower, David Eisenhower and Jean Edward Smith discuss Dwight D. Eisenhower at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
    • Date: 2012
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    Kristie Miller: 2011 National Book Festival Historian Kristie Miller appears at the 2011 National Book Festival.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
    • Date: 2011
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    WWII Reunion: Home Front Memories As part of the National World War II Reunion held on Memorial Day weekend on the National Mall in Washington, the Library of Congress Veterans History Project sponsored several programs presenting compelling…
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Veterans History Project (U.S.)
    • Date: 2004
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    Jo Ann Jenkins: 2016 National Book Festival Jo Ann Jenkins discusses "Disrupt Aging: A Bold New Path to Living Your Best Life at Any Age" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
    • Date: 2016
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    Literary Birthday Celebration: Countee Cullen Poets Rowan Ricardo Phillips and Tim Seibles will celebrate the birthday of American poet Countee Cullen by reading selections from his work and discussing his influence on their own writing.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Literary Initiatives Office
    • Date: 2014
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    Witter Bynner Fellows Poetry Reading 2011 Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin chose two seasoned voices in poetry, Forrest Gander and Robert Bringhurst, to receive the 2011 Witter Bynner Fellowships, and introduced the poets at a ceremony at the Library…
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Literary Initiatives Office
    • Date: 2011
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    Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Visits the Young Readers Center Debbie Levy interviewed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as part of the EveryBodyWinsDC literacy and career program in the Young Readers Center. Levy used her biographical picture book, "Dissent: Ruth…
    • Contributor: Library of Congress
    • Date: 2017
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    Arthur E. Odegard, Jr. Collection Technician Four, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Fort Lee, Virginia; Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; Japan.
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    Samuel Barber: Serendipitous Discoveries Barbara Heyman discussed the life and music of American composer Samuel Barber (1910-1981), focusing on how inscriptions and quotations on primary source material reveal striking aspects of his compositional approach. Heyman shed…
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Music Division
    • Date: 2012
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    Rum: Its History and Connoisseurship Historian Franklin Knight of Johns Hopkins University lectured on the history of rum, one of Latin America's most popular spirits.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Hispanic Division
    • Date: 2016
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    Justice, Not Pity: Julia Lathrop, First Chief of the U.S. Children's Bureau Julia Lathrop was an American social worker at the turn of the 20th century, a pioneer in the field of child welfare who investigated child labor, studied infant mortality and pushed for…
    • Contributor: John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress) - Library of Congress
    • Date: 2007
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    Alexander Jefferson Collection Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force, Cold War - Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan. Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Tuskegee Airport, Alabama; Selfridge FIeld, Michigan; Italy; Stalag Luft III, Germany.
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    Washington D.C. Witness Trees Paul Dolinsky discusses Washington's Witness Trees, trees that have stood witness to historic events.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division
    • Date: 2016