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    Humorist Art Buchwald and Political Satire

    Art Buchwald was a humorist who frequently satirized politics. His Pulitzer Prize winning column was syndicated in over 500 newspapers. Author and historical researcher Michael Hill told the…

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    Political Satire in America

    A panel discussion was held on political satire in America. The panelists shared samples of their work and Lewis Lapham read an essay on the subject of American satire. Following their discu…

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    End of WWII Eyewitness Panel

    The first panel for “War’s End: Eyewitness to History,” a symposium commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, was composed of eyewitnesses to events at the end of the w…

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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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    Art Buchwald Memorial Service

    A memorial service was held for humorist Art Buchwald. Media luminaries, dignitaries, family and friends eulogized Buchwald with warm and funny stories about his wit, love, generosity, and t…

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    Too Soon to Say Goodbye

    Art Buchwald read from his book, Too Soon to Say Goodbye, published by Random House, which describes his experiences as a hospice patient. On February 7, 2006, Mr. Buchwald checked into a Wa…

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    The Politics of Presidential Appointment

    Mr. Hackney discussed his experience after being nominated by President Clinton to head the National Endowment for the Humanities. Professor Hackney reads, and comments on, various sections …

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    Novak Fourth Estate Award

    Journalists paid tribute to Mr. Novak’s career and presented him with the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate Award for lifetime achievement in journalism. Mr. Novak also spoke.

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    Mood Disorders and Depression

    Author Art Buchwald spoke about his personal and professional experiences with anxiety and depression. He peppered his speech with humor, poking fun at numerous political figures while expla…

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    A Journalist's Perspective

    Art Buchwald spoke at the National Newspaper Association annual Conference about the problems facing the nation. He also talked about how he got into journalism after serving in the U.S. Mar…

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    Trust and Participation in Democracy

    Leslie Stahl moderated a panel which focused on participation in local and national politics. The panelists talked about the problems and possible solutions to disenchantment with political …

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    Art Buchwald Reflections

    Art Buchwald, Columnist and Author, shared humorous stories and talked about why some people are funny. He also took written questions from the audience. This was part of a lecture series ti…

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    Art Buchwald Book Reception

    Dignitaries such as Senator Kennedy, Senator Graham, David Broder and William Safire were shown arriving at Katharine Graham’s home. Mrs. Graham held a reception to honor Art Buchwald for th…

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    Booksellers Convention Highlights

    Interviews, speeches and highlights from the American Booksellers Association convention were shown. Mr. Buchwald talked about his book, I’ll Always Have Paris. Ms. Clift talked about her bo…

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    Jack Nelson Roast

    Friends and colleagues gathered to pay tribute to Jack Nelson for his long career in journalism. Then Mr. Nelson thanked those who helped him succeed.

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    Political Humor in the Media

    Mr. Buchwald discussed his new book, \f2Leaving Home: A Memoir\fR, and took questions from viewers on his career as a humorist. He also discussed the nature of political humor.

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    C-SPAN Sunday Journal

    Live and taped interviews, vignettes, and call-in segments provided an overview of the previous week’s current political happenings. Topics covered in the program included, President Clinton…

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    Roast of Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn

    Former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee and his wife, writer Sally Quinn, were the “roastees” at the 4th annual celebrity roast held to raise money for the Spina Bifida Association. Events…

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    Tell Me a Story

    A collection of the nation’s journalists held an evening of story telling to benefit the Children’s Defense Fund.

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    Spina Bifida Association Roast of Bob Novak

    Spina Bifida Association of America hosted a variety of speakers for their program dealing with the roast of the syndicated columnist Robert Novak.

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