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The S. Dillon Ripley Center, better known simply as the Ripley Center, is one of the buildings of the Smithsonian Institution series of museums located in the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The above-ground portion is only a small pagoda, and it descends into a larger underground portion. The Ripley Center houses the International Gallery, The Smithsonian Associates, and the offices of the Smithsonian Contributing Membership. Wikipedia*

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Smithsonian Associates has hosted 130 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1999 Speech. The year with the most events was 2015 with 14 events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2012 with an average of 2,609 views per video. Most appearances with Ruth Robbins (13), Rebecca Roberts (9), Lauren Rosenberg (9). Most common tags: World War II, Civil War, Early American History (1600-1850).

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