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Panelists talked about the life and career of Librarian of Congress James Billington, who served from 1987-2015.

Former 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…

David 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…

Newton 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…

With 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…

Diplomats 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…

Syracuse 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…

Mr. 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…

The First Lady hosted a conference on school libraries to examine their effect on student achievement.

The 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…

NBC News' Tom Brokaw received the Welles Hangen Award for Superior Achievement in Journalism. He said he was “deeply honored” to receive the award and spoke on Mr. Hangen’s talents as a corr…

Author and Journalist Bill Moyers delivered the Commencement Address of Brown University. He contrasted the optimistic outlook for college graduates of the late 1990's to the outlook of thos…

Co-founder and Editor of American Prospect Robert Kuttner talked about economic trends and what they mean to U.S. workers. A special poll was commissioned for this annual public affairs conf…

Author and literary theorist Umberto Eco talked about his writing, his interpreters and his readers. After his prepared remarks, he took questions from the audience. He has written The Name …

Tom Wolfe, who was working on his latest novel, A Man In Full, spoke about the intellectual environment in the United States since 1945. He emphasized that the two main influences on the spi…

As part of an international conference on the freedom to write, participants talked about the dangers and importance of free expression of ideas around the world. They also shared personal e…

Following prepared remarks about higher education in America, Mr. Gregorian answered questions from the audience. He initially spoke on the history of universities in the U.S. and their cont…