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 2009_DC_Hallowed_090522 | 111 | DC -- Embassy of France -- Opening of "Hallowed Grounds" documentary
From these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.
— Abraham Lincoln
Many people are aware of the famous American military cemetery at Omaha Beach, Normandy, site of one of the D-Day landings in 1944. But few know there are... |
| 2005_DC_NADN_051115 | 31 | Natl Archives -- David Nichols ("Eisenhower's Civil War")
The Eisenhower Library and Eisenhower Foundation present a Herbert Brownell Memorial Lecture, "Eisenhower's Civil War: The Politics of Civil Rights in the 1950s," by Dr. David Nichols. Dr. Nichols examines the complexities—some groundbreaking, some controversial—of civil rights during this time period,... |
| 2008_DC_NABBox_080131 | 54 | Natl Archives -- Panel -- Back Rooms to Ballot Boxes
Back Rooms to Ballot Boxes: Primary Reform, the People, and the Press: Major primary reform in the 1970s ushered out an era of political power brokers deciding the fate of candidates. What happened 30 years ago that fundamentally changed the nature of Presidential elections? How have big money,... |
| 2005_DC_NABA_050504 | 4 | Natl Archives -- Paul Dickson and Thomas Allen ("Bonus Army")
The Bonus Army: Paul Dickson and Thomas Allen will discuss their book, The Bonus Army: An American Epic (Walker and Company, 2005). In the summer of 1932, at the height of the Depression, some 45,000 veterans of World War I descended on Washington, DC, from all over the country to demand the bonus... |
| 2004_DC_NPC_BookFair_041117 | 23 | NPC -- 27th Annual Book Fair & Authors' Night
The event was a bit of a disappointment this year. Fewer big names resulted in a smaller crowd. I had some interesting discussions however and picked up a few books.
Authors here: Norman Polmar and Thomas Allen, Lewis Sorley, Alex Kershaw, Joel Achenbach, George McGovern, Malachy McCourt, Eleanor... |
| 2005_DC_NPC_BookFair_051117 | 36 | NPC -- 28th Annual Book Fair & Authors' Night
Authors include: Bonnie Angelo, Elizabeth Brownstein, Thomas Allen and Paul Dickson, Art Buchwald, Marfe Ferguson Delano, Gary Hart, Andrew Carroll, Michael Farquhar, Steven V. Roberts, Katherine Skiba, Larry Kane, Jake McGuire, Donald Ritchie, Bob Kinkead, Wendell Minor, Georgie Anne Geyer, Ed Barks,... |
| 2008_DC_NPC_BookFair_081118 | 89 | NPC -- 31st Annual Book Fair & Author's Night
Authors pictured include: Michael Dobbs, Roger Mudd, James Reston Jr., Antonin Scalia, John Siceloff, C. Brian and Ingrid Kelly, Eleanor Herman, Helen Thomas, Chip Bok, Wendell Minor, Neil Connolly, Russell Baker, Jim Wooten, Thomas Allen, Bret Hart, Robert Schlesinger, Paul Dickson, Doug Evelyn, Robb... |
| 2007_DC_ALAC | 145 | Work (STAT-USA) -- ALA 2007 conference in Washington, DC -- Authors |
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| 2010_09_02B_FONZ_Ceremony | 199 | DC -- FONZ 2010 Ceremony -- Opening of Phase I of Elephant Trails
Dennis Kelly, Director of the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park, cordially invites you to the opening and reception for The Homer and Martha Gudelsky Elephant Outpost and New Elephant Habitat.
But wait, there's more! Two other pages you might be interested in seeing:
... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2010_09_01_SS_DiscoveryJL | 38 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Discovery headquarters -- After James Lee event
Pictures of the streets around the Discovery Headquarters were taken two hours after James Lee, inside, was killed by police. The AFI Theatre is dark. Streets that are normally bustling at this time of day were pedestrian walk-ways or closed off entirely.
Environmental militant slain at Silver... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2006_DC_NAKM_060614 | 26 | Natl Archives -- Ken Mehlman (American Conversations)
Ken Mehlman, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, will join Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein for a discussion of his career and broad trends in American political life. (In the spirit of bipartisanship, a leading spokesperson for the Democratic Party will offer the view from the... |
| 2010_08_24A_MayorA | 135 | Sixth & I and JCRC -- DC Mayoral Debate -- all but the presentation
DC Mayoral Debate:
The Jewish community invites all District residents to a mayoral debate with candidates Mayor Adrian Fenty and DC Council Chairman Vincent Gray. Mayor Fenty and Chairman Gray will share their vision for the District, discuss issues affecting the Jewish community, and answer your... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2010_08_24B_MayorP | 136 | Sixth & I and JCRC -- DC Mayoral Debate -- presentation itself
DC Mayoral Debate:
The Jewish community invites all District residents to a mayoral debate with candidates Mayor Adrian Fenty and DC Council Chairman Vincent Gray. Mayor Fenty and Chairman Gray will share their vision for the District, discuss issues affecting the Jewish community, and answer your... (Partially reviewed) |
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| 2010_08_06_HMP | 225 | AFI -- Jeff Krulik and lots of folks ("Heavy Metal Picnic")
HEAVY METAL PICNIC
Invited Guests: Filmmakers Jeff Krulik and John Heyn, Full Moon Jamboree creator Billy Gordon, Rudy Childs and the Earth Dogs, Asylum featuring Ronnie Kalimon and Dale Flood, and Tito Cantero, Ken Guillette and Chris Lucid of "The Farm"
Produced and presented by the team behind c... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2010_08_20_Flesh | 240 | AFI -- Jeff Krulik, Jeff Mentges, Al Breon, and lots of folks ("Of Flesh and Blood")
OF FLESH AND BLOOD
20th Anniversary Screening!
In Person: Director Jeff Mentges plus the entire cast and crew, including Al Breon, Dick Bangham, Steve Lorber, Joe Sasfy, Jeanne Keskinen, Jeff Sacks, Dave Nuttycombe, Al Ercolani, John and Maureen Simmons and Joe Lee of Joe's Record Paradise
In the la... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2010_08_29B_BCC | 55 | MD -- Baltimore Comic-Con (2010) -- Day 2 (of 2) -- Miscellaneous
But wait, there's more! Because I visited the comic-con both days and took so many pictures, pictures from this event are divided onto eight pages:
... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2010_08_24A_MayorA | 135 | Sixth & I and JCRC -- DC Mayoral Debate -- all but the presentation
DC Mayoral Debate:
The Jewish community invites all District residents to a mayoral debate with candidates Mayor Adrian Fenty and DC Council Chairman Vincent Gray. Mayor Fenty and Chairman Gray will share their vision for the District, discuss issues affecting the Jewish community, and answer your q... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2010_08_29C_BCCA | 88 | MD -- Baltimore Comic-Con (2010) -- Day 2 (of 2) -- Artists
Artists in sequence: Marv Wolfman, Jim Shooter, Jim Calafiore, Barry Kitson, Jerry Robinson, Paul Pope, Howard Chaykin, Tom Raney, Jim Starlin, Ron Marz. Brian Pulido, Bob McLeod, Antonio Clark, Brad Samuelson, ???, Jose Garcia-Lopez, Matt Wagner, John K. Snyder III, Walter Simonson, Louise Simonson... (Partially reviewed) |