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Participating by telephone, Mr. Smith spoke about the events surrounding the 1975 assassination attempts on President Gerald Ford. He discussed the apprehension of Sara Jane Moore at the sce…

Participating from Springfield, Illinois, the Richard Norton Smith talked about Hurricane Katrina in a historical context by looking at responses to national disasters that had confronted ot…

As part of a presidential history tour, Richard Norton Smith led a group to the grave of President Chester A. Arthur. Mr. Smith talked about the life, experiences, and accomplishments of Pre…

Meg Steele, C-SPAN Education Relations Manager, announced the winners of C-SPAN’s Lincoln Essay Contest. Mihan Lee, a student at Georgetown Day School, Washington, DC, won the grand prize …

Executive Director Richard Norton Smith spoke by telephone from Springfield, Illinois about the Abraham Lincoln Library and the dedication ceremony planned for April 19, 2005. He discussed t…

President George W. Bush gave C-SPAN an exclusive interview in the Map Room of the White House. In his remarks he offered some thoughts on his presidency, his second inaugural address, the R…

At the 2004 Lincoln Forum, Richard Norton Smith talked about the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, describing in detail the planning and the fund-rais…