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The 2001 Bancroft Prizes were awarded for books of exceptional merit and distinction in the fields of American history and biography published in 2000. The recipients, who made acceptance…

Faculty of Columbia University presented the 2000 Bancroft Prize to this years recipients. The winners gave brief descriptions of their books as well as discussed other topics relating to…

The ceremony celebrated the best American history books published in 1999. Mr. Rupp awarded prizes to three authors who had published books that explored a facet of American identity. The…

Mr. Rupp announced the Bancroft Prize winners and celebrated the 50th anniversary of the award by honoring past winners attending. This years winners accepted their awards and discussed…

Morley Safer and Steve Kroft, the co-editors of CBS News’s 60 Minutes, spoke about their perspectives on how journalism, especially television journalism, changed over the years. They also…

Secretary of State Warren Christopher addressed an audience at the Council of Foreign Relations about the recently concluded peace agreement between the PLO and Israel. He talked about…