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Louisiana State Archives
State Archivist Florent Hardy gave a tour of the Louisiana State Archives. Louisiana became the 18th state in 1812. The Archives holds all of the original acts of the Louisiana state...
01/01/2013
4:49 AM
4:49 AM
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Louisiana State Archives
State Archivist Florent Hardy gave a tour of the Louisiana State Archives. Louisiana became the 18th state in 1812. The Archives holds all of the original acts of the Louisiana state...
01/01/2013
12:47 AM
12:47 AM
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Q&A with Simon Winchester
Simon Winchester talked about his sweeping historical narrative of the Atlantic Ocean, [Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million...
12/16/2012
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
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Life After Death
Author Damien Echols talked about his book, [Life After Death], in which he recalls his arrest, incarceration, and eventual release for the murder of three, eight-year old boys in 1993....
12/16/2012
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
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The Silenced Majority
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan talked about their book, [The Silenced Majority: Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope], a collection of pieces covering major news...
12/16/2012
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
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The Dictator's Learning Curve
Author William J. Dobson talked about his book, [The Dictator's Learning Curve: Inside the Global Battle for Democracy], in which he talks about the battle between modern dictators and...
12/16/2012
9:14 AM
9:14 AM
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Back to Blood
Tom Wolfe spoke about his novel, [Back to Blood], in which he presented several observations on the city of Miami. Mr. Wolfe also answered questions from the audience. He spoke at the...
12/16/2012
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
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The Science of the Founding Fathers
Author and filmmaker Tom Shachtman talked about the science of the founding fathers. He looked at ways in which the founders used their backgrounds in science to address national...
12/16/2012
8:54 AM
8:54 AM
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Winston Churchill Statue
Historian Richard Norton Smith talked about the statue in Washington, D.C., of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. President Kennedy had designated him an Honorary American Citizen,...
12/16/2012
8:51 AM
8:51 AM
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The New Religious Intolerance
Martha Nussbaum talked about her book, [The New Religious Intolerance: Overcoming the Politics of Fear in an Anxious Age], in which she examined anti-Muslim bigotry in the West since the...
12/16/2012
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
