Key	Imgs	Short Description
1999_DC_Hirschfeld_990518	5	Smithsonian Associates -- Al Hirschfield Artist Al Hirschfeld, at age 95, came to the Smithsonian to delight the audience in an Smithsonian Associates-sponsored interview with Frank Rich, former chief drama critic for the New York Times. The event took place in the USDA auditorium.
2003_DC_SAAMB_030211	16	Smithsonian Associates -- American Ambassador, Moscow This was a unique presentation as part of the Smithsonian Associate's "Splendors of Russia" series which celebrated 300 years of St Petersburg. The event featured three former US ambassadors to the Soviet Union--Arthur Hartman (1981-87), Thomas Pickering (1993-96), and James Collins...
2002_DC_Rooney_021210	9	Smithsonian Associates -- Andy Rooney Andy was promoting his new book "Common Nonsense". The 60 Minutes commentator was interesting to listen to as he talked about his life as a reporter during World War II and his impressions of George W. He couldn't understand why the President was so popular given how the Iraqi situation was going--the...
2006_DC_SAAAL_060515	14	Smithsonian Associates -- Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (James Swanson, Edward Steers Jr.) The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: What happened in Washington, D.C., in the spring of 1865 is an incredible story. The search for Lincoln’s killer captivated a nation already dealing with the awfulness of the end of the Civil War. Now John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices—if indeed he did not act...
2003_DC_Reiner_030505	12	Smithsonian Associates -- Carl Reiner This was an interview with Carl Reiner, the comedian who worked on Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows" before creating "The Dick Van Dyke Show". He was promoting an autobiography called "My Anecdotal Life". He was wonderfully funny as you'd probably expect, coming up with bizarre tangents during an...
1999_DC_HirschfeldC_990518	3	Smithsonian Associates -- Cartoonist folks at Al Hirschfield event Folks include: Richard Thompson, Ron Every (cartoon fan-geek), Nick Galifianakis, Mike Mikula (editorial cartoonist for the Arlington Sun), Keven Kallaugher (KAL; editorial cartoonist for the Baltimore Sun),and Chuck Smith (Style Invitational and ghost writer for quite a few comic strips).
2003_DC_SA100_031124	51	Smithsonian Associates -- Celebrating 100 Years of Flight Smithsonian description: In an interview with former Air Vice Marshal Ron Dick, veteran pilots Peter Duffey and Gene Banning recall the first century of commercial flight. They take us from the days of piston-engine airliners, when flying was the privilege of the rich and transoceanic air travel was a...
2004_DC_SANY_041007	12	Smithsonian Associates -- Celebration of The New Yorker Cartoons Considered a national treasure, the cartoons of The New Yorker are beloved iconic images that have made us laugh at the social issues of the day and have defined a distinctly American sensibility. Since the magazine’s debut in 1925, the cartoons have been a barometer of the human condition and have...
1996_DC_CJones_961006	5	Smithsonian Associates -- Chuck Jones Chuck Jones, the ingenious co-creator of Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck, Pepe Le Pew and other beloved 'toons, will demonstrate his art at the first installment of the Smithsonian's animated film series. Jones, who'll be receiving a James Smithson Bicentennial Medal during the program, will then...
2004_DC_SACBO_040930	14	Smithsonian Associates -- Combined Bomber Offensive In a remarkable interview at the Smithsonian, Allied veterans Col. Harold Weekley (USAAF, Ret.) and Air Vice Marshal Jack Furner (RAF, Ret.) recount their experiences as young men flying on extraordinarily dangerous bombing missions over Germany during World War II. Col. Weekley was an aircraft...
2004_DC_SACMS_040428	29	Smithsonian Associates -- Correale Museum of Sorrento From Smithsonian description: The Correale Museum of Sorrento: Exhibition Launch with Light Reception: At the heart of Sorrento lies a magnificent jewel-box of a museum, the Museo Correale di Terranova. Within its historic walls is a treasure trove of the decorative arts -- including majolica, intarsia,...
2008_DC_Brubeck_080409	51	Smithsonian Associates -- Dave Brubeck (w/Deepak Ram) Dave Brubeck, Goodwill Ambassador of Jazz: Celebrating the Brubeck Festival With Deepak Ram. Fifty years ago, at the request of the U.S. State Department, the Dave Brubeck Quartet took a goodwill tour to Europe (including Communist-controlled Poland), Asia, and the Mideast. The musical and...
2004_DC_Attenborough_040322	12	Smithsonian Associates -- David Attenborough From the magazine: In a special evening, British naturalist, filmmaker, TV producer, and author Sir David Attenborough discusses a fascinating career of exploration, in which he has roamed the Earth to produce what are considered to be some of the best natural-history documentaries ever made. His 1979...
2007_DC_Frost_071030	35	Smithsonian Associates -- David Frost David Frost on the Nixon Interviews: British TV host David Frost's series of interviews with Richard Nixon in, 1977, four years after the Watergate scandal and the president's humiliating resignation, attracted the largest television audience in news history to date. They also reflected an intersection...
2006_DC_Miller_061023	8	Smithsonian Associates -- Donald Miller ("Masters of the Air") Masters of the Air: The American Air Campaign Against Nazi Germany: The Allied bombing campaign against Nazi Germany was the longest military campaign of World War II. Until Allied soldiers crossed into Germany in early 1945, the bomber war was the only battle fought inside the German homeland. Donald...
2006_DC_Burstyn_061026	17	Smithsonian Associates -- Ellen Burstyn Actress Ellen Burstyn on Becoming Herself: Ellen Burstyn is a woman who has always defied expectations. Born in Detroit during the Depression, she left home at 18, and after a failed marriage and a string of unsatisfying relationships and jobs, she settled in New York, where she began her career as an...
2006_DC_Carle_061206	59	Smithsonian Associates -- Eric Carle An Evening with Eric Carle: Unleashing Imagination and Fostering Communication The Tenth Annual Smithsonian McGovern Award In this very special evening, Eric Carle, the acclaimed and beloved creator of brightly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for children, comes to the...
1998_DC_Wray_980429	4	Smithsonian Associates -- Fay Wray She was interviewed by Murray Horowitz.
2004_DC_Parker_040330	49	Smithsonian Associates -- Fess Parker From the session write-up: Fess Parker, Celebrating an American Icon. Actor Fess Parker portrayed the legendary frontiersmen Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone on television, spawning “Frontier Fever” as children across the nation and around the world donned their coonskin caps. Fess Parker has appeared in...
2004_DC_SAGW_041021	13	Smithsonian Associates -- Gene Weingarten & Gina Barreca (Official description of the event) Gene Weingarten & Gina Barreca—One Man. One Woman. 10,000 Years of Misunderstanding Cleared Right Up! The battle between the sexes rages on, and despite huge advancements in human knowledge, men and women still haven’t got a clue about each other. Tonight, however,...
2005_DC_Wilder_050324	22	Smithsonian Associates -- Gene Wilder Memorable for his curly mop of straw-colored hair, critically acclaimed motion picture and stage actor Gene Wilder has received two Academy Award nominations—for his role in The Producers (1968) and for co-writing Young Frankenstein with Mel Brooks. He made his movie debut in Bonnie and Clyde as an...
1997_DC_Lucas_971115	3	Smithsonian Associates -- George Lucas (not great pictures)
2004_DC_SAHM_040218	10	Smithsonian Associates -- Hall of Mammals From the online description of the event: The new Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals explores the diversity of some 274 mammals and how they originated and adapted to changing landscapes and environments over the last 210 million years—from polar to desert regions and from dry to humid...
2003_DC_Kissinger_031216	14	Smithsonian Associates -- Henry Kissinger From the Smithsonian program: In the corridors of power, handling crises and working the phones are simultaneous and almost synonymous. Drawing on previously unpublished transcripts of his nearly constant international telephone communication, Henry Kissinger now offers a remarkable account of what...
2005_DC_Travolta_051005	46	Smithsonian Associates -- Home with John Travolta and Kelly Preston Architectural Digest…Home with John Travolta and Kelly Preston. Cosponsored by Architectural Digest Magazine. Join John Travolta and Kelly Preston for a vicarious tour of their airplane-friendly home, in this captivating evening moderated by Paige Rense, editor-in-chief of Architectural Digest and...
1998_DC_HungarianFM_980222	13	Smithsonian Associates -- Hungarian Folk Music (w/Furys) Warm a cold winter night with the radiant and remarkable Okros Folk Ensemble from Budapest, which features Fodor (Neti) Sandor, the 78-year-old living legend of the gypsy violin from Kalotaszeg in Transylvania, and Kalman Balogh, an international touted cimbalon (hammer dulcimer) artist accomplished in...
2005_DC_Welch_050525	18	Smithsonian Associates -- Jack Welch Jack Welch—Insights on Winning: During his 40-year career at General Electric, Jack Welch led the company to year-after-year success around the globe, in multiple markets, against brutal competition. His be-the-best style of management became the gold standard in business, with its relentless focus on...
2003_DC_Bradley_031118	11	Smithsonian Associates -- James Bradley ("Flyboys") Pretty much the Smithsonian description of this event: In September, 1944, eight American pilots were shot down over Chichi Jima. They were "flyboys" -- the young men who took the American military into the air and made it triumphant. Seven of the pilots were captured by Japanese troops and taken...
2002_DC_Cameron_021206	47	Smithsonian Associates -- James Cameron ("Bismarck") This was a really cool event. The Smithsonian Associates had director James Cameron ("Terminator", "Titanic", etc) introducing his new research piece on the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck, which had he explored for the Discovery Channel. We got to see a good chunk of the undersea and...
2003_DC_Foley_030421	9	Smithsonian Associates -- James Foley ("Confidence") An advanced preview of the movie "Confidence", starring Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz, Paul Giamatti, Andy Garcia, and Dustin Hoffman was held at the Smithsonian. Before and afterward, the director James Foley came out and discussed his life as a movie maker. My question to him was how long did the movie...
2003_DC_McPherson_031103	4	Smithsonian Associates -- James M McPherson ("Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom") This event featured an abbreviated talk by McPherson, who was delayed due to Amtrak troubles. He discussed various efforts to negotiate an end to the Civil War. Afterward, he signed copies of his new book "The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom--The Civil War Era".
2008_DC_McPherson_081111	2	Smithsonian Associates -- James McPherson ("Abraham Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief") Abraham Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief: An Evening with James McPherson This evening, James McPherson, one of our greatest living Civil War historians, illuminates Abraham Lincoln as a military leader. He begins by defining how Lincoln invented the idea of Commander-in-Chief by assuming powers that...
2006_DC_Quinn_060221	9	Smithsonian Associates -- Jane Bryant Quinn Jane Bryant Quinn—Smart Financial Strategies for Busy People: Money is a problem that bedevils most of us—plenty of decisions to make and no time to make them, busy as we are with jobs, families, and hobbies. With no time to become better informed, we worry, while our financial plans just wait. But...
2004_DC_Cooney_041208	16	Smithsonian Associates -- Joan Ganz Cooney Joan Ganz Cooney, on the Evolution and Significance of Sesame Street -- The 8th Annual Smithsonian McGovern Award Sunny day, sweeping the clouds away, On my way to where the air is sweet, Can you tell me how to get, How to get to Sesame Street? These familiar lyrics have cheerfully tripped off...
2002_DC_Cleese_020611	1	Smithsonian Associates -- John Cleese While it was a thrill to see John Cleese, his presentation didn't go so well. There was a moderator who decided it would be appropriate to spend more time discussing his own feelings than John's. And there was a long retrospective film of John's ventures (including Monty Python of course but including a...
2003_DC_Keegan_031105	9	Smithsonian Associates -- John Keegan John Keegan is a famous military historian. He talked about a new book of his called "Intelligence in Warfare: Knowledge of the Enemy from Napoleon to Al Quaeda." Under decent questioning by the moderator, he discussed a few of the chapters of the book including the Pacific Battle of Midway, Admiral...
2003_DC_Ackerman_030908	5	Smithsonian Associates -- Kenneth Ackerman ("Dark Horse") The author discussed his book "Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A Garfield".
2005_DC_Russell_050922	7	Smithsonian Associates -- Mark Russell Mark Russell: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Capitol: When asked whether he uses writers for any of his comedic material, Mark Russell is honest to a fault. “Oh yes,” he says, “I have 535 of them—100 in the Senate and 435 in the House!” As everyone knows, politics can be absurd, and no one...
1997_DC_Henderson_971113	1	Smithsonian Associates -- Mary Henderson ("Magic of Myth") "Star Wars: The Magic of Myth (Star Wars.)", book discussion regarding the Air and Space Museum exhibit by Mary Henderson
2005_DC_Crichton_051106	12	Smithsonian Associates -- Michael Crichton ("State of Fear") An Afternoon with Michael Crichton: In Collaboration with The Washington Center for Complexity and Public Policy: Isn't it interesting how his novels always seem to pre-date some real-world scientific discovery, technological development or headline event? Michael Crichton, mega-selling author and...
2005_DC_Eisner_050608	15	Smithsonian Associates -- Michael Eisner Once Upon a Time ... in Camp Keewaydin: Michael Eisner’s Boyhood Memories: Long before he took the helm at one of the world’s largest media and entertainment companies, Walt Disney Co. CEO Michael D. Eisner was just a kid from New York City. But at age seven he began a rite of passage that left an...
2004_DC_McCartney_040414	5	Smithsonian Associates -- Mike McCartney From the Smithsonian description: Mike McCartney's Liverpool Life: Sixties in Black and Whites ...
2004_DC_SAOP_040216	20	Smithsonian Associates -- Other Presidents' Day (Arthur Schlesinger Jr, John Dean, etc) From the official description of the event: We know Washington and Lincoln so well that their birthdays merit a holiday. But for every American president whose name enjoys instant recall there are many about whom we have to scratch our heads a bit. What was important about James K. Polk? Interesting...
2006_DC_SAPA_060301	17	Smithsonian Associates -- Presidents All Presidents All: We know Washington and Lincoln so well that their birthdays merit a holiday. But for every American president whose name enjoys instant recall, there are others about whom we have to scratch our heads a bit. Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and Andrew Jackson reside in the first...
2003_DC_SARAP_031207	19	Smithsonian Associates -- Radio and the Presidency (Hottelet, Herman, and Maer) "From Pearl Harbor to the Persian Gulf: Radio and the Presidency". Co-sponsored with George Washington University, this somewhat mistitled program discussed the relationship between the presidency and radio. Starting with FDR's fireside chats and going up to "the Great Communicator's" (Reagan) Saturday...
2002_DC_Hottelet_021010	14	Smithsonian Associates -- Richard C Hottelet Richard C Hottelet was one of Edward R Murrow's reporters. Together, the "Murrow Boys" provided radio commentary during World War II which kept the American public informed about what was going on over there. Hottelet himself was temporarily imprisoned by the Nazis, watched the invasion of D-Day, and a...
2004_DC_Bearss_Grant	26	Smithsonian Associates -- Rise of Ulysses S. Grant (Bearss) (four sessions) The Rise of Ulysses S. Grant: Four Major Campaigns of the Western Theater A general of incomparable skill, Ulysses Grant is considered by many scholars as the greatest Union hero of the Civil War. His accomplishments and courage were rare, as was his personal integrity. His rise from obscurity made...
2004_DC_Gould_040321	10	Smithsonian Associates -- Roger Gould ("Finding Nemo") From the Smithsonian description: How was PIXAR’s animated hit Finding Nemo made? How did filmmakers create a believable underwater world in this story about the search for a young clownfish who had been snatched from Australia’s Great Barrier Reef? Roger Gould, creative director of PIXAR Animation...
2004_DC_Chast_040506	8	Smithsonian Associates -- Roz Chast From the online description of the event: At the beginning of the 21st century, we can only be grateful that Roz Chast is here to tackle some of the tough topics of the times—genetically altered mice, birthday parties from hell, and comfort drinks in the age of insecurity. Her cartoons observing the...
2006_DC_Chast_061109	9	Smithsonian Associates -- Roz Chast The Wry Pen of Roz Chast: Since she sold her first cartoon to The New Yorker in 1978, Roz Chast has delighted readers by nailing every idiosyncracy of our strange modern times. Now, just in time for the holiday season, she returns to the Smithsonian with her new book, which spans 27 years of her...
2005_DC_OConnor_050520	16	Smithsonian Associates -- Sandra Day O'Connor (2005 Benjamin Franklin Creativity Laureate) In 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor, nominated by President Reagan, was sworn in as the first woman associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. A pragmatic, moderate, and creative jurist, known for her dispassionate and meticulously researched opinions on the bench, she has been a mentor and role model for...
2003_DC_SA2nd_030926	12	Smithsonian Associates -- Second City This was wonderful. The traveling show of Second City, a group which has produced many famous comedians over its years, arrived at the Smithsonian. Six performers--Allison Bills, Dina Facklis, Tom Flanigan, Rob Janas, John Lutz, and Sue Salvi -- did various skits and improvs. It was funny as hell. Photo...
2004_DC_SA2nd_040917	14	Smithsonian Associates -- Second City’s 45th Anniversary Tour Since 1959, through every political scandal, cultural milestone and public disgrace, The Second City has been there to create hysterical comedy out of our own country’s hysteria. Along the way, it has also produced some of North America’s greatest comic talents, such as Alan Arkin, Robert Klein, Gilda...
2005_DC_Turner_051130	18	Smithsonian Associates -- Stansfield Turner ("Burn Before Reading") and Marvin Kalb The White House and the CIA: At several pivotal moments in our nation’s history, presidents and their Central Intelligence Agency directors made major decisions that would shape the intelligence community—and the world— for many years after. These resolutions, often crafted behind the scenes, were...
2005_DC_Hawking_050214	29	Smithsonian Associates -- Stephen Hawking In this extraordinary evening, world-renowned physicist and Cambridge University professor Stephen Hawking is awarded the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal to honor his continued ground-breaking research in theoretical physics and his influence on young scientists in Great Britain, the United States,...
2003_DC_Forbes_030512	10	Smithsonian Associates -- Steve Forbes Steve Forbes has been editor-in-chief and CEO of Forbes Inc since 1990, replacing his dad, who replaced the founding Forbes whose first issue appeared in September 1917. In 2000, he ran for President. He was at the Smithsonian to discuss "The Financial $cot", how industriousness and entrepreneurialism...
2007_DC_Martin_071127	10	Smithsonian Associates -- Steve Martin ("Born Standing Up") Steve Martin, a Seriously Funny Guy: Who is Steve Martin? Is he a wild and crazy guy? Is he a comedian who knows how to wear an arrow through his head? Is he a graceful man with out-of-control happy feet? Or is he the 2005 recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor who holds the record for...
2003_DC_SASB_030504	22	Smithsonian Associates -- Strange Bedfellows: The Military and the Movies This was a series of three panel discussions about the relationship between Hollywood and the military. It discussed how the military public affairs offices would, in exchange for acceptable portrayals of their services, help out with military vehicles and troops as well as advise. It was supposed to be...
2006_DC_SASC_060622	26	Smithsonian Associates -- Superman on the Couch Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society: From legends of the Olympian gods to the modern mythology of Superman and Spider Man, stories of superhuman heroes have always fascinated mankind. With this summer’s Superman Returns, our love affair with these...
2007_DC_Turner_070420	46	Smithsonian Associates -- Ted Turner Ted Turner and His Creative Spirit: 2007 Benjamin Franklin Creativity Laureate Co-sponsored with the Creativity Foundation With Wine and Hors d'oeuvres Reception Media visionary, businessman, environmentalist, conservationist, and philanthropist -- Ted Turner has had a remarkable career that has long...
2004_DC_SATMJC_040912	16	Smithsonian Associates -- Thelonious Monk Vocal Competition These were the semifinalist vocalists in the 17th annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. From the Smithsonian Associates description: Hosted by Herbie Hancock (who I didn't see) and Billy Dee Williams, the competition shines the spotlight on young jazz vocalists who will compete before...
2005_DC_SATLR_051212	15	Smithsonian Associates -- Tony La Russa, Buzz Bissinger, John Grisham Tony La Russa and Buzz Bissinger Talk with John Grisham: Tony La Russa, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals—and one of baseball’s alltime greats, knows all about the heat of the pennant race. He’s been recognized for his many years of insight, wisdom and dedication to baseball by being named Manager of...
2007_DC_Frommer_071129	22	Smithsonian Associates -- Traveling Beyond Tourism (w/Arthur and Pauline Frommer) Traveling Beyond Tourism with Arthur and Pauline Frommer: If you love to travel and are seeking more than just rest, relaxation, and visits to popular tourist attractions, travel expert and innovator Arthur Frommer and his daughter Pauline Frommer have a number of options for you. Drawing from years of...
2005_DC_2Bobs_050414	23	Smithsonian Associates -- Two Bobs (Bob Dole and Bob Edwards) The Two Bobs: Dole Speaks with Edwards: Recognized as one of the most prominent and respected political figures of our time, Bob Dole served as Republican leader of the United States Senate for 12 years, ran as the vice presidential nominee with Gerald Ford in 1976, and was the 1996 Republican nominee...
2003_DC_SAVAS_030310	7	Smithsonian Associates -- Victory at Stalingrad This was a lecture celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany. The discussion, moderated by Air Vice-Marshal Ron Dick (who served with the Royal Air Force for 38 years) featured three Russians who had fought in Stalingrad. From left to right, they are Dr Oleg Rzheshevsky,...
2003_DC_McFeely_031118	7	Smithsonian Associates -- William McFeely ("Ulysses S. Grant: An Album") This one I kind of lucked into. I was there for James Bradley and William McFeely's session was just letting out. Smithsonian description: Pulitzer Prize-winning historian William S. McFeely has assembled a dramatic collection of photographs that reveal the people, places, and events that shaped the...
2009_DC_Sarcophagus_090326	77	Smithsonian Associates & the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus -- Sarcophagus from Palaipafos Sarcophagus from Palaipafos Cosponsored with the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus. With Reception Hosted by His Excellency Ambassador Andreas S. Kakouris In 2006 one of the most important archaeological finds was unearthed in western Cyprus—a richly colored sarcophagus dating back to the 5th...

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