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    The Seekers and Love is Not Because

    Author and historian Daniel Boorstin talked about his book, The Seekers: The Story of Man’s Continuing Quest to Understand His World, published by Random House. The book is about people sear…

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    Washington: Publication Party

    A party was held to celebrate the posthumous publication of Meg Greenfield’s book Washington, published by PublicAffairs. The book is an inside view of the U.S. federal capital from a journa…

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    Tribute to Historian Daniel J. Boorstin

    Mr. Boorstin, historian and author, was honored for serving as Librarian of Congress from 1975 to 1987. A bio-bibliography of his work, Daniel J. Boorstin: A Comprehensive and Selectively An…

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    The Creators

    Mr. Daniel Boorstin, author of The Creators: A History of Heroes of the Imagination published by Random House, discussed the research behind his history of major figures in world history who…

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    The Seekers

    Daniel Boorstin talked about his book The Seekers which was the third in a trilogy. It looked at prophets, philosophers, and social scientists from ancient times to the present.

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    The Trouble with Washington

    Former Librarian of Congress Daniel Boorstin discussed the democratic paradox, the tendency for citizens of a democracy to trust the form of government but to distrust those who govern. He s…

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    Salute to Capitol Architect

    The National Building Museum & American Institute of Architects hosted this recognition of the retiring Architect of the Capitol George White. Mr. White recently turned 75 years old, and is …

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    C-SPAN Sunday Journal

    The guests discussed events in the news, including health care reform and the change of leadership in North Korea.

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    The Spread of Pop Culture and U.S. Interests

    Journalists and scholars talked about U.S. popular culture in a forum entitled, “Does the Spread of American Popular Culture Advance American Interests?” during a symposium on global pop cul…

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    The Creators

    Daniel Boorstin, former Librarian of Congress and author of The Creators: A History of Heroes of the Imagination, spoke on his research on the book, which examines the lives of authors, scul…

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    World Space Congress Inaugural Ceremony

    Mr. McDonnell spoke on man’s advances into space to lead off the 1992 World Space Congress meeting in Washington, DC. The meeting brought together scientists and engineers in the space indus…

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    Apollo in Its Historical Context

    The panelists presented their perspectives on the political concerns and issues that accompanied the Apollo project.

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    Trends in American Government

    Speakers addressed possible economic and political trends for the near future. They answered audience questions.

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    Allowing Television Coverage of the Senate

    The Senate Rules Committee heard testimony for allowing the Senate to be televised. This was the first in a series of hearings over the years on televising the Senate.

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