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 2008_VA_CWPT_Dinner_080927 | 97 | CWPT Grand Review (2008) in Washington DC -- Dinner: Lee Memorial (w/James Swanson)
Along with the dinner, there were presentations by CWPT President Jim Lighthizer, Chairman Tod Sedgwick, award presentations, and a keynote speech by James Swanson. |
| 2008_VA_CWPT_Arlington_080927 | 29 | CWPT Grand Review (2008) in Washington DC -- Tour group: Lee Memorial |
| 2010_DC_Ford_Authors_100710 | 53 | Ford's Theatre -- Lincoln Scholars
Join us on Saturday, July 10, and meet Lincoln historians Jean H. Baker, Gabor Boritt, Michael Burlingame, Catherine Clinton, Harold Holzer, Matthew Pinsker, James L. Swanson and Douglas L. Wilson. The scholars will be signing copies of their books in the Atlantic Lobby of Ford's Theatre from 2:30 to... |
| 2010_DC_RFA1D_100709 | 23 | Ford's Theatre -- "Road from Appomattox" and "One Destiny" Society event
Ford's Theatre Society
Paul R. Tetreault, Director
Presents
The Road From Appomattox
and
One Destiny
The Road From Appomattox
by Richard Hellesen
Robert E. Lee ... John Dow
Ulysses S. Grant ... Steven Carpenter
Directed by Mark Ramont
One Destiny
by Richard Hellesen
Harry Hawk ...... |
| 2015_MD_GBF_Mays_150516 | 34 | Gaithersburg Book Festival (2015) -- Andrea Mays ("The Millionaire and the Bard")
Andrea Mays: The Millionaire and the Bard:
Andrea Mays is the author of the forthcoming book "The Millionaire and the Bard: Henry Folger's Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare's First Folio." Like Henry Folger, she has been possessed by a lifelong obsession with Shakespeare and his times. Andrea spent much... |
| 2007_DC_NAHR_070608 | 35 | Natl Archives -- Harry Reid (American Conversations)
An American Conversation with Harry Reid: Archivist Allen Weinstein welcomes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to the National Archives. Senator Reid has been an elected official for the state of Nevada for over 30 years. After serving two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, Reid was elected to... |
| 2007_DC_NBF_Swanson_070929 | 22 | Natl Book Festival 2007 -- James L. Swanson |
| 2015_DC_Mays_150621 | 39 | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Andrea Mays ("In Search of Shakespeare’s Greatest Works")
Inside Media: In Search of Shakespeare’s Greatest Works
Author Andrea Mays talks about her new book, “The Millionaire and the Bard,” which tells the story of the making of William Shakespeare’s First Folio and the obsessive hunt three centuries later by American industrialist Henry Folger to track it... |
| 2013_DC_Epstein_130407 | 39 | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Edward Jay Epstein ("Annals of Unsolved Crime")
Inside Media: History's Most Famous Crimes: "The Annals of Unsolved Crime" by Edward Jay Epstein
Author Edward Jay Epstein looks back at history's most famous crimes and their tangled histories as chronicled in his new book "The Annals of Unsolved Crime."
From the Lincoln assassination to the... |
| 2010_DC_Swanson_101002 | 26 | Newseum -- Inside Media w/James Swanson ("Bloody Crimes")
Inside Media: 'Bloody Crimes' -- James Swanson:
"Bloody Crimes," the new book by author James Swanson, weaves together the stories of two fallen leaders as they made their last expeditions through a wounded nation in the wake of the Civil War.
On the morning of April 2, 1865, Jefferson Davis,... |
| 2009_DC_Swanson_090214 | 37 | Newseum -- Inside Media w/James Swanson ("Manhunt")
Inside Media: Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
John Wilkes Booth thought he could get away with President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, but fate and the long arm of the law caught up with him. Author and Lincoln expert James Swanson discusses the wild chase for Booth through the streets, swamps and forests... |
| 2013_DC_Swanson_131116 | 61 | Politics & Prose -- James L. Swanson ("End of Days") w/Ron Collins
James L. Swanson - End of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Rife with theories, reports, and legends, the assassinations of Lincoln and Kennedy have had long afterlives. Swanson delved into the first in his bestselling Manhunt, and now looks at the second, taking readers through an... |
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| 2024_03_23A1_Lincoln | 181 | Abraham Lincoln 2024 Symposium @ Fords Theatre (Page 1 of 2)
Abraham Lincoln Institute Twenty-Seventh Annual Symposium
“The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship”
Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. (ALI), provides free, ongoing education on the life, career, and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ALI offers resources for educators, g... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_04_09A2_Ghosts | 205 | Library of Congress -- Event: Library Hosts Cast Members of CBS Comedy Ghosts
Library Hosts Cast Members of CBS Comedy Ghosts
Event to Feature Panel with Asher Grodman, Danielle Pinnock, Richie Moriarty, Rebecca Wisocky, Román Zaragoza, Library Items Curated for Each Ghost’s Time Period and Special Episode Screening
The Library of Congress will host cast members from CBS’s hi... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_03_23A4_Lincoln4 | 179 | Abraham Lincoln 2024 Symposium @ Fords Theatre (Page 2 of 2)
Abraham Lincoln Institute Twenty-Seventh Annual Symposium
“The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship”
Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. (ALI), provides free, ongoing education on the life, career, and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ALI offers resources for educators, g... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_01_14B1_Gonna_Take | 196 | Labor Heritage Foundation @ McGinty's Public House -- MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball" (Page 1 of 2)
MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball"
Recommit to Dr. King’s dream of equality and justice for all and celebrate Elise Bryant’s well-deserved retirement from LHF!
By Labor Heritage Foundation
Tickets are now FREE! Thanks to the Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO, AFSCME 112, the International Association of Heat ... |
| 2024_02_13B1_USCHS_Freedom | 218 | USCHS -- Freedom Award (2024) to Cheryl L. Johnson (Page 2 of 2) Everything else
We look forward to your attendance at the Freedom Award Reception honoring Cheryl L. Johnson, the 36th Clerk of the House of Representatives
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society is honored to present its 2023 Freedom Award to Cheryl L. Johnson to recognize her exceptional leadership and pivotal role ... (Partially reviewed) |