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Joe Biden was sworn in as president by Chief Justice John Roberts. Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor swore in Vice President Kamala Harris. The ceremony featured Lady Gaga singing the nation…

A burial mass for Beau Biden, the eldest son of Vice President Joe Biden, was held at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church in Wilmington, Delaware. Beau Biden, a former attorney genera…

President Clinton and other leaders talked about the demise of communism which began with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. President Clinton praised the defiant spirit of Eastern Europea…

Participants gathered to pay homage to labor leader Lane Kirkland. President Clinton described him as “the very embodiment of the cause of freedom,” and praised him for his life’s work.

Former Senator Mitchell was presented with a public service award for his work with the Northern Ireland Peace Accords. He made some comments in honor of Georgetown University and about his …

President William Jefferson Clinton and Vice President Albert Gore Jr. talked about reforming the Social Security system, which he first proposed in the latest State of the Union message. T…

Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin talked about the financial situation in Asia. Recently the World Bank approved a record $3 billion loan to South Korea to assist the country during its curren…

Scholars talked about ethics in managed care and the implications of managed care on patients. Following their discussion, the panelists answered questions from the audience.

Vice President Gore and President Clinton opened the White House Conference on Global Climate Change. In his remarks, the president stressed that science cannot completely explain global war…

Dr. Derek Bok, Professor and Former President at Harvard University, spoke about the recent history of U.S. higher education, especially the contradictory adulation and criticism of U.S. uni…

Author Isabel Allende talked about her book Paula during a discussion at Georgetown University. The book began as a series of letters Ms. Allende wrote to her fatally ill daughter and evolve…

Former Secretary of State, James Baker talked about foreign policy challenges into the next century, including the potential for instability in the Pacific area. He said the U.S. needs to co…

Senator Moynihan, who headed the congressional Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy spoke to students at Georgetown University the day before the commission released its …

President Clinton, his family and many Washington dignitaries attended an interfaith prayer service at the Metropolitan A.M.E. Church. The service included singing by several choirs and solo…

As part of a lecture series hosted by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum commemorating the Presidential Inauguration, Georgetown University President Father Leo O’Donovan spoke abou…

In a speech eleven days after his announcement that he was terminally ill with cancer, Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Joseph Bernadin, spoke about the role of the Catholic Church in U.S. so…

At the Conference on Corporate Citizenship, President Bill Clinton spoke about several ways in which corporations can be more responsive to their employees and the communities in which they …

Deputy Secretary Madeleine Kunin spoke about how technology can be utilized in education. She emphasized the need for partnership between the information industry and the educational system …

Human Right activist Harry Wu talked about his experiences as a prisoner in China and about human rights abuses in China. Mr. Wu, a U.S. citizen, was detained by Chinese officials on June 19…

President Bill Clinton speaks about American citizenship. He focuses on the obligations of citizenship for both those in government and those in the private sector. He also pleads for unity …