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    Hollywood Blacklist 70th Year Commemoration

    In 1947, ten prominent members of the Hollywood film industry refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee on their suspected ties to communism. They were held in con…

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    Constitution Day Lecture by Richard Dreyfuss

    Actor Richard Dreyfuss talked about the debates and the importance of compromise in the crafting of the U.S. Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. He emphasized the importance…

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    Lincoln's Right Makes Might Speech

    A performance commemorated the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s “Right Makes Might” speech on the stage where it was originally delivered on February 27, 1860. In the speech, Lincoln e…

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    Media Issues

    Stage and screen actor Richard Dreyfus talked about Hollywood’s view of the news media. Among the topics he addressed were the centrality of free expression in democracies, the political and…

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    Ulysses S. Grant

    Actor Richard Dreyfuss appeared on stage with historian Harold Holzer. They described the life of Ulysses S. Grant, former president and Civil War Union Army general, using his own writings,…

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    U.S. Presidential Elections

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    National Constitution Center Dedication Ceremony

    The National Constitution Center is a new private non-profit museum opening to the public on July 4th. It is located on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. During the event part of the stage …

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    Volunteerism in America

    Richard Dreyfuss, a founder of L.A. Works, talked about volunteerism and the need for it throughout the U.S. He said that every young person should have a year of community service. After hi…

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    Clinton/Gore Campaign Rally

    Democratic presidential nominee Gov. Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) and his running mate Sen. Albert Gore (D-Tennessee) spoke to supporters at a rally to send off the candidates on an eight-state…

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    Creative Coalition Reception

    Actors and politicians posed for photographs and briefly responded to questions as they entered the Planet Hollywood nightclub in New York, NY, following the third evening of the 1992 Democr…

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    Broadway Actor at Democratic Natl. Convention

    Richard Dreyfuss, an actor currently performing on Broadway and a visitor to the 1992 Democratic National Convention, responded to telephone callers' comments following the first day of the …

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