Panel Discussion on Former Librarian of Congress James Billington
Panelists talked about the life and career of Librarian of Congress James Billington, who served from 1987-2015.
452 viewsPanelists talked about the life and career of Librarian of Congress James Billington, who served from 1987-2015.
452 viewsFormer Senators Sam Nunn (D-GA) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) participated in a panel discussion on the 25th Anniversary of the Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991, which was signed by Pr…
598 viewsDavid Nasaw talked about his biography, Andrew Carnegie, published by Penguin Press. In his book Professor Nasaw, using new material, explained how Andrew Carnegie rose from poverty to becom…
1,022 viewsNewton Minow is the vice chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates as well as the co-chair for the 1976 and 1980 presidential debates. He talked about the history of American presid…
253 viewsWith Tom Brokaw serving as master of ceremonies, Vartan Gregorian presented the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy to the Heinz Family, the Mellon Family, the Tata Family of India, and industria…
288 viewsDiplomats and human rights activists participated in an international dialogue focused on practical solutions for peace. They focused on peace making activities and proposed solutions to reg…
288 viewsSyracuse University Professor Tazim Kassam introduced the second session of a summit on peace making with an address focusing on the urgent need for understanding between cultures. Following…
180 viewsMr. Gregorian talked about his memoir The Road to Home: My Life and Times, published by Simon and Schuster. Mr. Gregorian explains how he went from a childhood as a Christian Armenian in a p…
745 viewsThe First Lady hosted a conference on school libraries to examine their effect on student achievement.
389 viewsThe panelists discussed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and how it has changed human treatment throughout the world. They focused on how many nations signed the agreement, but have…
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