National Book Festival
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National Book Festival Gala President and Mrs. Bush attended the National Book Festival Gala in the Coolidge Auditorium in the Jefferson Building of the Library of… read more
National Book Festival Gala President and Mrs. Bush attended the National Book Festival Gala in the Coolidge Auditorium in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress. President Bush did not speak at the event.
Authors gave short presentations about their books and the importance of reading at this black-tie affair. close
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- James H. Billington Librarian of Congress United States
- Tom Brokaw Anchor NBC Television->Nightly News
- George W. Bush U.S. President [R] United States
- Laura Bush First Lady United States
- J. California Cooper Author
- John Hope Franklin Professor Emeritus Duke University->History Department
- Gail Godwin Author
- Larry L. King Author
- David McCullough Historian
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