Presidential Campaign Posters
06/19/2012
Ralph Eubanks discusses the new publication, "Presidential Campaign Posters: Two Hundred Years of Election Art" which represents 100 posters, from the campaigns of Andrew Jackson to Barack Obama.
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A Celebration of American Poets Laureate
10/6/2010
Seven former U. S. Poets Laureate/Consultants in Poetry reunite in the historic Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress for a night of poetry
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Baseball Americana Symposium
10/03/2009
Baseball experts and players (including Hall of Famer Ernie Banks) discuss the game and its history
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Books and Beyond author talk, “World War II: 365 Days”
05/27/2009
Margaret M. Wagner and Athena Angelos discuss the war and share images from the book
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Books and Beyond event with Timothy Egan
5/11/2009
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Timothy Egan leads a discussion of the photos of the Farm Security Administration focusing on three of the photographers in the Fields of Vision series: Ben Shahn, Russell Lee and Marion Post Wolcott
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Harold Holzer reads from "In Lincoln's Hand"
2/24/2009
Harold Holzer, co-editor of "In Lincoln's Hand," reads his essay from the book. Recording by the History Channel
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William Safire reads from "In Lincoln's Hand"
2/24/2009
Author William Safire reads his essay from the book "In Lincoln's Hand." Recording by the History Channel
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Sam Waterston reads from "In Lincoln's Hand"
2/24/2009
Actor Sam Waterston reads his essay from the book "In Lincoln's Hand." Recording by the History Channel
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Joshua Wolf Shenk reads from "In Lincoln's Hand"
2/24/2009
Joshua Wolf Shenk, co-editor of "In Lincoln's Hand," reads his essay from the book. Recording by the History Channel
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Books and Beyond author talk, “Cartographia: Mapping Civilizations”
10/23/2007
Author Vincent Virga, curator Ron Grim and Geography & Maps Division director John Hebert discuss the book and LC’s map collections
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National Book Festival Veterans History Project panel discussion
09/29/07
Authors Margaret Wagner, Linda Barrett Osborne, and Susan Reyburn and moderator Tom Wiener discuss “The Library of Congress Companion to World War II”
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Book launch of "Lighthouses" and "Bridges"
5/9/2007
The Library of Congress and W.W. Norton & Company celebrate the publication of "Lighthouses" and "Bridges" with a special program
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Warping Waldseemuller: Computer Modeling and the Quest to Understand the 1507 and 1516 World Maps
11/29/2006
John Hessler, author of "The Naming of America," presents a lecture on the 1507 and 1516 world maps by Martin Waldseemuller in a program sponsored by the Library's Geography and Map Division.
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Books and Beyond authors’ talk, “Women Who Dare” series
11/16/2006
Various speakers read from their books
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Books and Beyond author talk, “The Civil War: 365 Days”
04/11/2006
Margaret M. Wagner and Gary Gallagher discuss their book and the Library’s Civil War collections
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Book launch of "Theaters"
12/6/2005
The Library of Congress and W.W. Norton & Company celebrate the publication of "Theaters" with a special program of music and entertainment
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Book launch of "Barns"
4/10/2003
The Library of Congress and W.W. Norton & Company celebrate the first release in their Visual Sourcebooks series
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