Key	Imgs	.	Short Description
2007_DC_JHFranklin_070415	81		Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission -- Conversation with John Hope Franklin A Conversation with Pre-eminent American Historian John Hope Franklin: Reflections on African American History and Abraham Lincoln: Second in a series of discussions by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. Led by Kurt L. Schmoke, Howard University Law School Dean and hosted by the New York...
2007_DC_ESSFF_Awards_070321	45		American University & Env Film Festival -- Environmental Student Short Film Festival -- awards Environmental Student Short Film Festival Hosted by Chris Palmer & Philippe Cousteau. American University's Center for Environmental Filmmaking and EarthEcho International are pleased to host the second annual Environmental Student Short Film Festival. This event showcases the talents of emerging...
2007_DC_ESSFF_Panel_070321	26		American University & Env Film Festival -- Environmental Student Short Film Festival -- panel discussion (w/Philippe Cousteau) Environmental Student Short Film Festival Hosted by Chris Palmer & Philippe Cousteau. American University's Center for Environmental Filmmaking and EarthEcho International are pleased to host the second annual Environmental Student Short Film Festival. This event showcases the talents of emerging...
2007_DC_Barry_070921	16		Borders -- Dave Barry ("History of the Millennium (So Far)") Dave Barry: Thucydides, Gibbon, Tuchman, McCullough - to the names of the world's great historians must now be added the name of Dave Barry, who has taken a long, hard look at our new millennium (so far) and, when he stopped hyperventilating, written it all down, because nobody would believe it...
2007_DC_Cheadle_070502	32		Borders -- Don Cheadle and John Prendergast ("Not On Our Watch") "Not On Our Watch" is an empowering book, offering six strategies readers can implement about Darfur. Don Cheadle 3.5 million Sudanese are going hungry, 2.5 million have been displaced by violence, and 400,000 have died in Darfur to date. Both shocked and energized by this ongoing tragedy, Don Cheadle...
2007_DC_Johnson_070302	48		Borders -- Marcus Johnson Marcus Johnson: Jazz great Marcus Johnson and his trio help us celebrate the grand opening of our cool new cafe with a hot jazz set. In attendance in the audience was former Redskin Barry Wilburn (#45) who asked for a photo with Marcus so that's here too.
2007_DC_Nader_070614	9		Borders -- Ralph Nader ("An Unreasonable Man") Leader of the modern Consumer Movement himself Ralph Nader signs copies of his critically acclaimed DVD, An Unreasonable Man. The documentary follows Nader as a public interest lawyer to the man who today boasts a legislative record longer than most politicians in office today. Now you can meet this man...
2007_DC_Fox_071011	16		Borders -- Vincente Fox ("In Revolution of Hope") Vicente Fox: In Revolution of Hope, President Fox outlines a new vision of hope for the future of the Americas. He speaks out forcefully on hot global topics like immigration, the war in Iraq, racism, globalization, the role of the United Nations, free trade, religion, gender equity, indigenous...
2007_DC_Can_Suzuki_070317	32		Canadian Embassy & Env Film Festival -- David Suzuki reception
2007_DC_CHHP_070410	10		Capitol Hill History Project -- Michael Canning (Hollywood on the Potomac) On Tuesday evening, April 10, Hill Rag film critic Michael Canning will deliver an Overbeck History Lecture on the strange, ill-informed and occasionally accurate ways that Hollywood moviemakers have depicted Washington, DC. With clips from films spanning most of the twentieth century, Canning will...
2007_DC_Steps	47		Capitol Steps (two appearances) I saw this group twice this year: (070112) With Margot -- her Christmas present to me, (070118) Less than a week later as a component of the Gallup event I went to
2007_DC_CatALA_070624	35		Cato Institute -- ALA Reception (w/PJ O'Rourke etc) This book event was tied into the ALA conference. It was a nice evening of free food, spirits, and books. Speakers were David Boaz and P.J. O'Rourke. Book signings were by: P.J. O'Rourke ("On The Wealth of Nations"), David Boaz ("Libertarianism: A Primer"), Michael D. Tanner ("Leviathan on the...
2007_DC_CatKLA_070309	18		Cato Institute -- Facing a Challenge (w/Václav Klaus) Facing a Challenge of the Current Era: Environmentalism: Featuring Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic. President Václav Klaus of the Czech Republic, one of the leading market reformers of the post socialist era, will be speaking at the Cato Institute about contemporary environmental...
2007_DC_CATFF_070426	22		Cato Institute -- Freeing the Farm (w/Clayton Yeutter) Freeing the Farm: A Farm Bill for All Americans: Policy Forum. Featuring: David Orden, International Food Policy Research Institute; Clayton Yeutter, Former Secretary of Agriculture and United States Trade Representative; and Sallie James, Trade Policy Analyst, Cato Institute. The 2007 farm bill will...
2007_DC_CATPJO_070109	24		Cato Institute -- On the Wealth of Nations (w/P.J. O'Rourke) P.J. O’Rourke will give a modern-day spin on The Wealth of Nations and Adam Smith’s revolutionary theories on liberty: pursuit of self-interest, division of labor, and freedom of trade. Employing Smith’s insights, P. J. will tackle such present day topics as outsourcing, blogs, central banks, and...
2007_DC_CATTPA_070618	11		Cato Institute -- Trade Promotion Authority, RIP? Capitol Hill Briefing. Featuring the Hon. Cal Dooley, President and CEO, Grocery Manufacturers/Food Products Association, and Daniel Griswold, Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute. Every U.S. president since 1974 has been granted authority by Congress to negotiate agreements...
2007_DC_CATIPS_070510	9		Cato Institute -- Vic Gold ("Invasion of the Party Snatchers") "Invasion of the Party Snatchers: How the Holy-Rollers and the Neo-Cons Destroyed the GOP"), Featuring the author Victor Gold. Vic Gold was deputy press secretary for Barry Goldwater's 1964 presidential campaign, which launched the conservative revolution in the Republican Party. He went on to...
2007_DC_Critters	2		Critters -- Dog on the corner
2007_DC_Metro_Tour_070422	18		Cultural Tourism DC -- Story Behind the Artwork At Metro Stations Tour Art on Line: The Story Behind the Artwork at Metro Stations: Led by Michael McBride, manager of the WMATA Art in Transit program, this riding and walking tour tells the fascinating stories behind the unique works of art at Metro stations. Hear about the artists who created the murals, sculptures, and...
2007_DC_U_Tour_070421	7		Cultural Tourism DC -- U Street Walking Tour Before Harlem, There Was U Street: Take a walk along Washington's "Black Broadway" where Duke Ellington grew up and was inspired, and where musical greats such as Cab Calloway and Dizzy Gillespie played into the wee hours of the morning. Here in the shadow of Howard University, African Americans created...
2007_DC_CWPT_Endangered_070313	42		CWPT's "America's Most Endangered Battlefields" presentation (2007) CIVIL WAR PRESERVATION TRUST UNVEILS REPORT ON MOST ENDANGERED BATTLEFIELDS Former Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson, descendant of Civil War soldier, and Former New York Congressman Bob Mrazek, noted Civil War novelist, join CWPT to announce report (Washington, D.C.) - An historic West Virginia...
2007_DC_22West	112		DC -- 22 West -- Construction Watch Tour Designed by Shalom Baranes Associates Architects, 95 luxury condominiums are being built in the heart of Washington's West End. Residence sizes range from 950 to 3,500 square feet and a stunning and unique zinc and glass façade.
2007_DC_AACW	23		DC -- African-American Civil War Memorial
2007_DC_Red_Cross	1		DC -- American Red Cross Natl Headquarters
2007_DC_SIAM	25		DC -- Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture "East of the River: Continuity and Change": September 15, 2007 to November 9, 2008, East of the River: Continuity and Change is a documentation and exhibition project that looks at the community life of neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River on the occasion of the Anacostia Community Museum’s...
2007_DC_Arena_Preview_070507	30		DC -- Arena Stage Season Preview (2007) Join us as Artistic Director Molly Smith guides you through an exclusive preview of 2007/08. This FREE event features Arena's Affiliated Artists in staged readings of selected scenes from each show. Mingle with Molly and the artists afterwards at a special reception. The 2007/08 season: "33...
2007_DC_AFRH	10		DC -- Armed Forces Retirement Home (Old Soldiers Home)
2007_DC_Bens	1		DC -- Ben's Chili Bowl
2007_DC_Candlelight_070513_Cer	60		DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2007) -- Ceremony I was wayyyy back during the actual ceremony so don't expect those pictures to be great but the candlelight part went well as did the pictures afterward. You'll see some decent pictures of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Craig Floyd, Chairman of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial...
2007_DC_Candlelight_070513_Pre	91		DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2007) -- Pre-ceremony events
2007_DC_Candlelight_070513_Rel	90		DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2007) -- Related images
2007_DC_Pride_Festival_070610	45		DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2007) Stage performers here are Crystal Waters and Rachel Panay. The off-stage performers were also interesting!
2007_DC_Pride_March_070609	92		DC -- Capital Pride March (2007) Large contingent of churches joins Pride celebration Mayor Fenty leads group of elected officials in parade By LOU CHIBBARO JR Friday, June 15, 2007 Surging crowds lining the parade route added to the enthusiasm of this year’s 32nd annual Pride festivities as thousands turned out for last...
2007_DC_CapHill	2		DC -- Capitol Hill area
2007_DC_Carnegie_Lib	13		DC -- Carnegie Library/City Museum of Washington, DC
2007_DC_Cato	4		DC -- Cato Institute Building
2007_DC_Cherry	119		DC -- Cherry Blossoms around the Tidal Basin (2007) I visited the blossoms three times this year.
2007_DC_Press_070824	49		DC -- City council press conference on commitment to education by parents @ J.A. Wilson Building This was press conference sponsored by at-large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown to promote a parental-involvement commitment: Parental Engagement Pledge 2007-2008 School Year As a parent, grandparent, or caring adult, I hereby pledge to help the District of Columbia's children and Public Schools to...
2007_DC_Corcoran	2		DC -- Corcoran Gallery of Art
2007_DC_Dalai_071017	50		DC -- Dalai Lama at the U.S. Capitol Lawn (w/Nancy Pelosi and Richard Gere) The International Campaign for Tibet is honored to announce a public address by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on October 17, 2007 following his receipt of the Congressional Gold Medal in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Congress has passed a resolution permitting the International Campaign for Tibet to sponsor...
2007_DC_DOJ	2		DC -- Dept of Justice building
2007_DC_State_Rm	27		DC -- Dept of State -- Diplomatic rooms
2007_DC_Treasury	15		DC -- Dept of Treasury building
2007_DC_Courthouse_Ext	60		DC -- District Court of Appeals Bldg -- Construction watch tour -- Exteriors
2007_DC_Courthouse_Group	30		DC -- District Court of Appeals Bldg -- Construction watch tour -- Group
2007_DC_Courthouse_Int	89		DC -- District Court of Appeals Bldg -- Construction watch tour -- Interiors
2007_DC_CourthouseVw	10		DC -- District Court of Appeals Bldg -- Construction watch tour -- Views from site
2007_DC_WWI	19		DC -- District of Columbia World War I Memorial
2007_DC_SIPG_Motto	4		DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- Let Your Motto Be Resistance
2007_DC_SIPG_Top	7		DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- Over the Top Over the Top: American Posters from World War I (10/26/2007 - 02/03/2008): The powerful imagery of war bond posters during World War I successfully called on Americans to support the war effort. Over the Top: American Posters from World War I presents 45 of these posters, from the collection of Thomas...
2007_DC_SIPG_SDay	1		DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- Portraits of Sandra Day O'Connor
2007_DC_SIPG_Pres	5		DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- America's Presidents I've photographed almost the entire America's Presidents exhibit over time. To see the whole exhibit, you should use ...
2007_DC_SIPG_Bldg	67		DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Building (incl Kogod courtyard) The Kogod courtyard opened on 11/18/2007. Pictures here include that day as well as on 11/20/2007, the first public day where the water was running in the Kogod courtyard. This provides a shallow pool of water that people can walk across.
2007_DC_SIPG_CW	7		DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Civil War I photographed almost the entire Civil War exhibit over time. To see the whole exhibit, you should use ...
2007_DC_SIPG_Luce	58		DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Luce Foundation Center for American Art
2007_DC_SIPG_Modern	52		DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Modern Art
2007_DC_SIPG_Painting	34		DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Paintings
2007_DC_SIPG_Portrait	27		DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Portraits I've photographed pretty much the entire portrait exhibit over time. To see the whole exhibit, you should use ...
2007_DC_SIPG_Sculpture	46		DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Sculpture
2007_DC_Dupont	49		DC -- Dupont Circle area
2007_DC_Eastern_Market	32		DC -- Eastern Market This was my first visit after a fire on April 30, 2007 caused extensive damage. The smell of charcoal was still thick in the air. The shuttered windows had been covered by paintings that were done by various artists.
2007_DC_Effi_070913	9		DC -- Effi Barry viewing @ J.A. Wilson Building Former D.C. First Lady Effi Barry Dies The Associated Press Thursday, September 6, 2007; 5:28 PM WASHINGTON -- Effi Barry, the District of Columbia's stoic former first lady who endured her husband's drug abuse and unfaithfulness during his years as the city's mayor, died Thursday. She was...
2007_DC_Ellipse	6		DC -- Ellipse (by White House) area
2007_DC_Emb_Bulgaria	14		DC -- Embassy of Bulgaria Part of the EU Open House 2007
2007_DC_Emb_Canada	7		DC -- Embassy of Canada
2007_DC_Emb_Denmark	63		DC -- Embassy of Denmark Part of the EU Open House 2007 This was a cool place! In addition to the building itself which was neat, the Danish ambassador, Friis Arne Petersen, stuck around for the whole time I was there including tolerating a women's anti-war protest group.
2007_DC_Emb_EU	6		DC -- Embassy of European Union Part of the EU Open House 2007
2007_DC_Emb_France	12		DC -- Embassy of France Part of the EU Open House 2007
2007_DC_Emb_Germany	21		DC -- Embassy of Germany Part of the EU Open House 2007
2007_DC_Emb_Greece	16		DC -- Embassy of Greece Part of the EU Open House 2007
2007_DC_Emb_Lux	27		DC -- Embassy of Luxembourg Part of the EU Open House 2007
2007_DC_Emb_Sri	12		DC -- Embassy of Sri Lanka
2007_DC_Emb_SwedenV	5		DC -- Embassy of Sweden -- View from rooftop terrace Part of the EU Open House 2007
2007_DC_Emb_Sweden	17		DC -- Embassy of Sweden (House of Sweden) Part of the EU Open House 2007
2007_DC_FTC	12		DC -- Federal Trade Commission building
2007_DC_Folger	112		DC -- Folger Shakespeare Library
2007_DC_FolgerOH_070429	89		DC -- Folger Shakespeare Library Open House Enjoy jugglers and jesters, music, song and dance, stage combat workshops, and more. It’s the one day of the year when the Folger Reading Room is open to all—plus, birthday cake for everyone! A cake-cutting ceremony in honor of Shakespeare presided over by Queen Elizabeth I at 3:30pm on the front...
2007_DC_FONZAM_071016	25		DC -- FONZ 2007 Annual Meeting
2007_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_071117	74		DC -- FONZ 2007 Ceremony -- Kandula 6th birthday event The ceremony included opening remarks by the Zoo's director, John Berry, as well as the Sri Lanka ambassador to the United States, Bernard Goonetilleke. It was followed by the presentation of an elephant statue from Sri Lanka to the Zoo and an elephant kiss painting from the Zoo to the Sri Lankans.....
2007_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_070424	77		DC -- FONZ 2007 Ceremony -- Tai Shan announcement Join us for breakfast and a special announcement about Tai Shan. John Berry, Director, Smithsonian National Zoological Park and Robert J. Lamb, Executive Director, Friends of the National Zoo cordially invite you to a special giant panda press conference and breakfast. Join us as we celebrate...
2007_DC_FONZ_Event_071117	79		DC -- FONZ 2007 Event -- Kandula 6th birthday Elephant Birthday Party: Kandula, the Zoo's young male Asian elephant, is turning five! We're planning a really big party to celebrate his fifth birthday.
2007_DC_FONZ_Event_070628	19		DC -- FONZ 2007 Event -- National Zoo Facilities Master Plan National Zoo Facilities Master Plan: The National Zoo is currently undergoing a comprehensive planning process to identify facilities and infrastructure needs, as well as implementation strategies at its two campuses: the National Zoo located in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., and the Conservation...
2007_DC_FONZ_Viewing_070914	13		DC -- FONZ 2007 Viewing -- Meet the Cheetahs and Zebras Meet the Cheetahs and Zebras: Meet the National Zoo's three new cheetahs and take an exclusive tour of the Cheetah Conservation Station. The two-year-old brothers -- Draco, Granger, and Zabini -- are named after characters in the Harry Potter stories. They arrived earlier this summer and will be part of...
2007_DC_Zoofari_070517	67		DC -- FONZ 2007 Zoofari event
2007_DC_Fords	4		DC -- Ford's Theatre Natl Historic Site
2007_DC_Ft_StevensNC	16		DC -- Fort Stevens Park National Cemetery
2007_DC_Hacking_070322	26		DC -- FOSE -- Hacking in the Federal Government Hacking in the Federal Government: As more Government services are moved online, few will argue that these web applications present significant threat to the security of our nation and its citizens. It has been widely reported that 75% of all attacks are targeted at the web application layer. For...
2007_DC_FOSE	2		DC -- FOSE (Federal Office Systems Expo)
2007_DC_FDR	8		DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
2007_DC_Franklin	5		DC -- Franklin School
2007_DC_Douglass	113		DC -- Frederick Douglass Natl Historic Site
2007_DC_Gallery_Place	101		DC -- Gallery Place areas
2007_DC_Gallup_Bldg	11		DC -- Gallup Building
2007_DC_Mason	2		DC -- George Mason Memorial
2007_DC_Georgetown	16		DC -- Georgetown areas
2007_DC_GeorgetownU	56		DC -- Georgetown University
2007_DC_GPO	10		DC -- Government Printing Office -- Harding Hall
2007_DC_Greyhound	2		DC -- Greyhound Bus Station
2007_DC_Teddy_Island	12		DC -- GW Memorial Parkway -- Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
2007_DC_Lisner	8		DC -- GWU -- Lisner Auditorium Artwork in the basement.
2007_DC_Hains	35		DC -- Hains Point ("The Awakening") After hearing that The Awakening had been sold to National Harbor, I realized I hadn't visited the work since 2002 and decided it was time to see it again.
2007_DC_SIHIR	1		DC -- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
2007_DC_SIIG	4		DC -- International Gallery
2007_DC_SIIGD	9		DC -- International Gallery ("Driven") Driven: A National Juried Exhibit for Young Artists with Disabilities, Ages 16-25 Marking the 5th year of the VSA arts awards program, on view are 15 award-winning works of art by young artists (ages 16-25) with disabilities that illustrate the forces that move them to create. VSA arts is an...
2007_DC_SIIGGM	11		DC -- International Gallery ("Great Masters of Mexican Folk Art") These five cases feature folk art made by a group of master artisans representing urban, rural, and indigenous communities across Mexico. The items on view -- whether made for everyday use, ritual purposes, or "art for art's sake" -- reveal the artists' superb technical mastery of the materials and...
2007_DC_SIIGPC	35		DC -- International Gallery ("National Capital Planning Commission") On view from the 2006 second edition Worthy of the Nation: The Planning of Washington, D.C., from L'Enfant to the National Capital Planning Commission are approximately 75 photographs and illustrations that depict the challenges associated with planning Washington, D.C., over its 200-year history. This...
2007_DC_Intl_Square	8		DC -- International Square
2007_DC_JAWilson	7		DC -- John A. Wilson Building
2007_DC_Kennedy_Center	10		DC -- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2007_DC_JPJ	14		DC -- John Paul Jones Memorial
2007_DC_Wojnowski	2		DC -- John Wojnowski
2007_DC_Judiciary	45		DC -- Judiciary Square area
2007_DC_KSt	3		DC -- K Street area (incl McPherson Square)
2007_DC_Johnson_070720	18		DC -- Kemp Mill Records -- Marcus Johnson
2007_DC_Aquatic	78		DC -- Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Several visits: (070423) Before much was in bloom but it was worth a shot. (070811) The lotus blossoms at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens were in their final days of splendor. Enjoy! (070916) These were taken well after the lotus had bloomed but it's still a beautiful place.
2007_DC_Honors_071202	82		DC -- Kennedy Center -- Kennedy Center Honors (2007) The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces its selection of individuals to receive the Kennedy Center Honors Award for 2007. Recipients to be honored at the 30th annual national celebration of the arts are: pianist Leon Fleisher, actor and writer Steve Martin, singer Diana Ross, film...
2007_DC_Crystal_071011	21		DC -- Kennedy Center -- Mark Twain Prize (2007 -- Billy Crystal) The Kennedy Center will award the tenth annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Billy Crystal, one of America's foremost humorists and humanitarians. In a show filled with fun and laughter, a star-studded lineup will honor Crystal, including Bob Costas, Robert De Niro, Jimmy Fallon, Whoopi...
2007_DC_LEnfant	17		DC -- L'Enfant Plaza areas (070614) There was a high school group practicing juggling and unicycling in the park for a homemade video that they were doing. I didn't ask questions. There were also some Vietnamese protesters since the head of Vietnam was in the country this week.
2007_DC_Lafayette_Park	43		DC -- Lafayette Park (by White House) area
2007_DC_LOC	34		DC -- Library of Congress
2007_DC_LOC_Art	94		DC -- Library of Congress -- Cartoon America exhibit
2007_DC_Baker_070227	43		DC -- Library of Congress -- Kissinger Lecture on Foreign Policy and International Relations -- James A. Baker III Former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III, who recently served as co-chair of the Iraq Study Group, will deliver the fifth Kissinger Lecture on Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Library of Congress on Feb. 27. Baker is senior partner in the law firm of Baker Botts and honorary...
2007_DC_Lincoln_Cott1st_071106	85		DC -- Lincoln Cottage -- First Lady Dedication Event (2007)
2007_DC_Lincoln_Cottage	40		DC -- Lincoln Cottage (at the Armed Forces Retirement Home)
2007_DC_Lincoln_CottageVC	18		DC -- Lincoln Cottage (at the Armed Forces Retirement Home) -- Visitor Center
2007_DC_Lincoln_Mem	15		DC -- Lincoln Memorial
2007_DC_Lincoln_Theater	7		DC -- Lincoln Theater
2007_DC_Lotusphere_070313	17		DC -- Lotusphere Comes To You Speakers included Kevin Cavanaugh, Diane Loomis (Offering Manager, Lotus Quickr), Brendan Crotty and Suzanne Minassian (for Lotus Connections).
2007_DC_Dont_Ask	20		DC -- Mall -- Don't Ask, Don't Tell protest (2007)
2007_DC_PSRW_Civilian	34		DC -- Mall -- Public Service Recognition Week (Civilian) A good chunk of the civilian section was dedicated to NASA which had a scale model of the James Webb Space Telescope. (Article below on the Webb Telescope.) But they also had a lot of other civilian agencies including the National Archives where the chief archivist Allen Weinstein, among others, was...
2007_DC_PSRW_Military	69		DC -- Mall -- Public Service Recognition Week (Military)
2007_DC_Solar	3		DC -- Mall -- Solar Decathlon (2007) What is the Solar Decathlon? The 2007 Solar Decathlon challenges 20 college teams from around the globe in 10 contests to design, build, and operate the most livable, energy-efficient completely solar-powered house. Solar Decathlon houses must power all the home energy needs of a typical family using...
2007_DC_Tribute_070929	118		DC -- Mall -- Tribute to World War II Veterans We invite you to pay tribute to veterans of World War II with a free public event near the World War II Memorial on the National Mall. The event will feature a ceremony honoring the service of WWII veterans, and remarks by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and dignitaries. The evening will also include a special...
2007_DC_Meridian	61		DC -- Meridian Hill Park
2007_DC_Mitchell_Park	12		DC -- Mitchell Park I finally found the plaque for the dog! I have gone to the park twice since they redid it trying to find the grave of Bock the poodle. (Before it was redesigned, the grave was part of the playground and kids were playing in it.)
2007_DC_SIAIR	16		DC -- Natl Air and Space Museum Including pre-opening shots of the America By Air exhibit.
2007_DC_SIAIR_TreasuresAH	6		DC -- Natl Air and Space Museum -- Treasures of American History
2007_DC_Archives_School	30		DC -- Natl Archives major exhibit -- School House to White House: The Education of Presidents Just in time for Spring Break, the family-friendly "School House to White House" exhibition will engage visitors of every age and interest. Documents, artifacts, photos and films drawn from the collections of the National Archives Presidential Libraries reveal fascinating details about children that...
2007_DC_Archives	104		DC -- Natl Archives (including Lincoln T-mails, Rachel Carson, Reagan Diaries, and Booth Hunt special exhibits)
2007_DC_Book_HB_070929	105		DC -- Natl Book Festival 2007 -- History & Biography Pavilion Various authors here: Jan Crawford Greenburg, Arnold Rampersad, Meryle Secrest, Douglas L. Wilson, James L. Swanson, Michael Beschloss, Diane Ackerman, David M. Kennedy, Ken Burns, and Geoffrey C. Ward. There was also a festival introduction by James Billington (Libranian of Congress). Individual...
2007_DC_Book_070929	42		DC -- Natl Book Festival 2007 -- Other than History & Biography From Mysteries and Thrillers Pavilion: Stephen L. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale, where he has taught since 1982. He has published seven critically acclaimed nonfiction books on topics ranging from affirmative action to religion and politics. His first novel, The Emperor...
2007_DC_Building	67		DC -- Natl Building Museum Various visits including: (070910) The starling that got into the building and hangs out at the snack bar waiting for treats. When the fountain in the middle of the building is closed up for some reason, the staff leaves water containers out for him. (2) Work progresses on "channeling" the walls to...
2007_DC_NGAEW	27		DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- East Wing
2007_DC_NGAP	25		DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Paintings To see pretty much all of the paintings from the permanent collection that are on display at the National Gallery of Art, click ...
2007_DC_NGAS	15		DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Sculpture To see a large number of the sculpture from the permanent collection that are on display at the National Gallery of Art, click ...
2007_DC_NGASG	1		DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Sculpture Garden
2007_DC_NGS	40		DC -- Natl Geographic Society Building -- Explorers Hall (w/"vacuum mouth" dinosaur) Dino With "Vacuum Mouth" Revealed November 15, 2007—This bizarre-looking dinosaur "mowed" through ground vegetation using its vacuum cleaner-shaped mouth more than a hundred million years ago, a new study has found. New CT scans of the dinosaur, Nigersaurus taqueti, first discovered in the 1950s...
2007_DC_Law	19		DC -- Natl Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
2007_DC_LawVC	8		DC -- Natl Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Visitor Center
2007_DC_Mall	10		DC -- Natl Mall area
2007_DC_NMHAM	98		DC -- Natl Museum of Health and Medicine (Walter Reed)
2007_DC_NMHAMX	55		DC -- Natl Museum of Health and Medicine (Walter Reed) -- Cartoonists Take Up Smoking exhibition The museum hosted an evening symposium to highlight its new exhibit “Cartoonists Take Up Smoking,” with attendees at the 13th annual World Conference on Tobacco or Health as its invited guests. The event, entitled, “Thank you for Smiling: An evening of humor and satire,” was presented by Dr. Alan Blum,...
2007_DC_SINH	9		DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History
2007_DC_SINHHM	7		DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Hall of Mammals
2007_DC_SINHNB	7		DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Nature's Best International Photography Awards exhibit (2006)
2007_DC_SINHOS	18		DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Orchid Show
2007_DC_SINHOH	7		DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Sant Ocean Hall Some quick shots from the sidelines while it's under construction.
2007_DC_AmerInd	15		DC -- Natl Museum of the American Indian (2007 incl "Identity by Design" exhibit) The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., introduces a major exhibition, “Identity by Design: Tradition, Change, and Celebration in Native Women’s Dresses.” This exhibition presents the museum’s unique collection of historical and contemporary Native dresses, dating...
2007_DC_NMWA	56		DC -- Natl Museum of Women in the Arts
2007_DC_SIPM	21		DC -- Natl Postal Museum One of the displays this time included recent acquisitions which featured mail-related articles connected with disasters like the sinking of the Titanic, the Johnstown flood, etc.
2007_DC_NPC	5		DC -- Natl Press Club
2007_DC_NPCV	5		DC -- Natl Press Club -- Views from the top floor
2007_DC_Natl_Theatre	9		DC -- Natl Theatre The theater already had this sign on the door: On June 2nd, a chill water pipe that supplies water to the National Theatre air conditioning system ruptured, inundating the Helen Hayes Gallery and the Main Lobby. As we renovate these spaces, it has been necessary to relocate the National Theatre 2007...
2007_DC_Camerata_071210	17		DC -- Natl Theatre -- Men's Camerata Christmas with the Camerata: Join the Washington Men's Camerata for a festive concert of international delights with yuletide songs and carols from around the globe. You'll hear familiar favorites, including music from England, Germany, France and other far-flung places. You'll also be able to join the...
2007_DC_WWII	67		DC -- Natl World War II Memorial (2007)
2007_DC_SINZ_Art	6		DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Artwork
2007_DC_SINZ_Bear	5		DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bears
2007_DC_SINZ_BV	2		DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Beaver Valley
2007_DC_SINZ_Cat	40		DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats Mostly pictures of the new cheetahs but also includes the fishing cat in the Asia Trail section.
2007_DC_SINZ_Const	3		DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Construction Projects
2007_DC_SINZ_Elephant	31		DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House Including the elephants during Kandula's 6th birthday celebration.
2007_DC_SINZ_Panda	21		DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant and red pandas (2007)
2007_DC_SINZ_Main	2		DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
2007_DC_Naval_Lodge	6		DC -- Naval Lodge Masonic Hall
2007_DC_NY_Ave	10		DC -- New York Avenue area (NOMA)
2007_DC_NY_Pres	15		DC -- New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
2007_DC_Newseum	2		DC -- Newseum Under construction.
2007_DC_NCap	5		DC -- North Capitol area
2007_DC_Ebbitt	1		DC -- Old Ebbitt Grill
2007_DC_Old_Post	3		DC -- Old Post Office Pavilion
2007_DC_Kuku_070905	9		DC -- Old Post Office Pavilion -- Kuku performing
2007_DC_Shoreham	5		DC -- Omni Shoreham Hotel
2007_DC_OAS	28		DC -- Organization of American States Building
2007_DC_Palestinian_070610	10		DC -- Palestinian rights march
2007_DC_Passport	2		DC -- Passport line Passport delay hitting travelers By JOE LaFURGEY GRAND RAPIDS -- Getting people from point A to point B used to be a pretty simple task for travel agents like Sarah Prekel. A corporate travel agent with Activa Travel in Cascade Township, she's been getting a number of frantic calls from...
2007_DC_Manhole_071029	9		DC -- Pennsylvania Avenue -- Manhole fire
2007_DC_Penn	67		DC -- Pennsylvania Avenue area
2007_DC_Petersen_House	12		DC -- Petersen House (House Where Lincoln Died)
2007_DC_Droid	6		DC -- Post Office Star Wars Droid box
2007_DC_Press_071009	12		DC -- Press Conference on 2007 National Traffic Signal Report Card - Welcome and Opening Remarks: Marshall Elizer, Spokesperson, National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC), Transportation Services Manager, Gresham, Smith & Partners, Nashville, TN - Remarks: Lloyd Doggett, Congressman (D-Texas), 25th District, Austin, TX - Remarks: Ronald Kirby, Director,...
2007_DC_SIRG	13		DC -- Renwick Gallery
2007_DC_Ritz	1		DC -- Ritz Carlton lobby
2007_DC_Rock_Creek_Pk	13		DC -- Rock Creek Park Including the Capitol graveyard, where pieces of the old capitol building lie collecting dust. The capitol was expanded in 1958. The capitol's columns ended up at the National Arboretum but the rest of it apparently ended up here.
2007_DC_Rock_Creek_Bird_070506	14		DC -- Rock Creek Park, Birding exercise This event, part of International Migratory Bird Day, was something I was invited to as a member of the Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ). The regular members were in the midst of a two-day exercise to tally all of the unique bird species they could see in the area. Our groups saw quite a number but,...
2007_DC_RRB	4		DC -- Ronald Reagan Building
2007_DC_Sewall_Belmont	2		DC -- Sewall-Belmont House and Museum
2007_DC_Sheridan	7		DC -- Sheridan Circle areas
2007_DC_Sherman	8		DC -- Sherman Memorial
2007_DC_Sixth_I	11		DC -- Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
2007_DC_SI_Castle	12		DC -- Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle)
2007_DC_Southwest	29		DC -- Southwest areas
2007_DC_St_Johns	25		DC -- St John's Church
2007_DC_St_Josephs	15		DC -- St Joseph's on Capitol Hill
2007_DC_St_Matthews	46		DC -- St Matthew's Cathedral
2007_DC_Supreme_Ct	11		DC -- Supreme Court Building
2007_DC_Extra_Mile	11		DC -- The Extra Mile Points of Light Volunteer Pathway
2007_DC_Extra_MileC_070416	59		DC -- The Extra Mile Points of Light Volunteer Pathway Luncheon This was a National Volunteer Week Luncheon Celebrating The Extra Mile -- Points of Light Volunteer Pathway. The speakers included: Jean Case (Co-Founder, Case Foundation, Chair, President's Council on Service and Civic Participation) Desiree Sayle (Deputy Asst to the President, Director, USA Freedom...
2007_DC_Phillips	121		DC -- The Phillips Collection
2007_DC_3rdCCS	5		DC -- Third Church of Christ, Scientist
2007_DC_Thomas_Circle	41		DC -- Thomas Circle areas
2007_DC_Jeff_Mem	11		DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial
2007_DC_TMC	10		DC -- Thurgood Marshall Center
2007_DC_Tidal	7		DC -- Tidal Basin
2007_DC_True_Reformer	9		DC -- True Reformer Bldg
2007_DC_U_Street	46		DC -- U Street Heritage area
2007_DC_Union_StationX	5		DC -- Union Station during Christmas
2007_DC_Botanic	10		DC -- U.S. Botanic Garden
2007_DC_CapitolX	6		DC -- U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree (2007)
2007_DC_Ford_070101	13		DC -- U.S. Capitol tribute to Gerald Ford I didn't go to the funeral parade for the ex-President. I just did the two-hour wait at the Capitol to see him lying in state in the rotunda. They didn't allow photos there so these are just of the people waiting to get in.
2007_DC_Capitol	27		DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior images)
2007_DC_Capitoli	90		DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior images)
2007_DC_Arboretum	43		DC -- U.S. Natl Arboretum
2007_DC_Sogetsu	40		DC -- U.S. Natl Arboretum -- Sogetsu Plant Show
2007_DC_Verizon	4		DC -- Verizon Center
2007_DC_Verizon	4		DC -- Verizon Center
2007_DC_VFW	15		DC -- Veterans of Foreign Wars building
2007_DC_Victims	9		DC -- Victims of Communism Memorial
2007_DC_22WestVw	20		DC -- Views from 22 West
2007_DC_Kennedy_CenterVw	13		DC -- Views from John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2007_DC_Old_PostV	14		DC -- Views from Old Post Office Pavilion tower The real point of this visit, on a fairly hazy day, was to test out a circular polarizing lens that I had bought. The pictures before OPOSTV_070905_060 were taken with the polarizing lens on. The ones afterward were taken without it. I'm trying to see if I detect any differences.
2007_DC_CapitolV	21		DC -- Views of the Mall from the U.S. Capitol
2007_DC_EPPV	6		DC -- Views of the Potomac River from East Potomac Park
2007_DC_Wardman_Park	7		DC -- Wardman Park Hotel There are two sculptures here, done by the hotel's food decoration chefs. One day they're working on a scale model of the Capitol and the next day they're cutting fruit into swans.
2007_DC_Hilton	29		DC -- Washington Hilton area
2007_DC_Wash_Mon	16		DC -- Washington Monument
2007_DC_Ballpark_Ext	28		DC -- Washington Nationals ballpark -- Construction watch tour -- Exterior The new, iconic home of the Washington Nationals baseball team near the Anacostia River waterfront will serve as a gateway to the nation's capital from points south. The 41,000-seat ballpark, designed by the joint venture architectural team of HOK Sport of Kansas City and Devrouax & Purnell Architects -...
2007_DC_Ballpark_Field	104		DC -- Washington Nationals ballpark -- Construction watch tour -- Field and seats The new, iconic home of the Washington Nationals baseball team near the Anacostia River waterfront will serve as a gateway to the nation's capital from points south. The 41,000-seat ballpark, designed by the joint venture architectural team of HOK Sport of Kansas City and Devrouax & Purnell Architects -...
2007_DC_Ballpark_Int	46		DC -- Washington Nationals ballpark -- Construction watch tour -- Interior The new, iconic home of the Washington Nationals baseball team near the Anacostia River waterfront will serve as a gateway to the nation's capital from points south. The 41,000-seat ballpark, designed by the joint venture architectural team of HOK Sport of Kansas City and Devrouax & Purnell Architects -...
2007_DC_Ballpark_Orient	36		DC -- Washington Nationals ballpark -- Construction watch tour -- Orientation and group The new, iconic home of the Washington Nationals baseball team near the Anacostia River waterfront will serve as a gateway to the nation's capital from points south. The 41,000-seat ballpark, designed by the joint venture architectural team of HOK Sport of Kansas City and Devrouax & Purnell Architects -...
2007_DC_WHouse_Tree	24		DC -- White House -- Natl Christmas Tree (2007)
2007_DC_WHouse_Xmas	66		DC -- White House interior Christmas decorations (2007) The theme of the White House decorations this year was the National Parks system. The following press release from the National Parks System describes it. "Holiday in the National Parks" Celebrated at the White House (Washington, DC) – America’s national parks are the focus of this year’s...
2007_DC_Whitelaw	6		DC -- Whitelaw Hotel
2007_DC_Willard	1		DC -- Willard InterContinental Washington
2007_DC_Woodley	2		DC -- Woodley Park areas
2007_DC_ALBG	9		DCJCC -- Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery -- 5+5 To celebrate its 10th anniversary as well as the Washington DCJCC's ongoing commitment to Washington's artistic and cultural community the Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery has organized an exhibition of ten artists, 5 + 5. Five nationally recognized artists whose careers were established in Washington, DC,...
2007_DC_Maus_070220	16		DCJCC -- Nextbook Writer Series -- Art Spiegelman ("Maus") Art Spiegelman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Art Spiegelman (born February 15, 1948) is an American comics artist, editor, and advocate for the medium of comics, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning comic memoir, Maus. Life: Spiegelman was born in Stockholm, Sweden to Vladek...
2007_DC_Katchor_070417	27		DCJCC -- Nextbook Writer Series -- Ben Katchor In his "picture stories," Ben Katchor turns the American city into a wonderland of tin ceilings, illuminated storefronts, and unusual enterprises: the Senseless Elaboration Parlor, the Sublime Vision Center, the Mortal Coil Mattress Store. The first cartoonist to win a MacArthur "genius grant," Katchor...
2007_DC_Cert_Sup_070810	13		Dept of Commerce -- Certification presentation from supervisory course These were "graduation" pictures from a class that Commerce offered. Here's the write-up for the course: The Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM) is pleased to announce that we will hold the quarterly 4-day Workshop for New Supervisors and Managers. This is a required workshop for all new...
2007_DC_DOCCT_070612	13		Dept of Commerce -- Counter-Terrorism work "Combating Terrorism and Other Threats to National Security" was part of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Speaker Series. The announced speaker was ...
2007_DC_Nichols_070925	75		Eisenhower Institute -- David Nichols ("A Matter of Justice") The Eisenhower Institute hosted David A. Nichols, author of A Matter of Justice: Eisenhower and the Beginning of the Civil Rights Revolution for a lecture, reception, and book signing. In this newly-published book, Nichols, a leading authority on the Eisenhower presidency, gives a groundbreaking...
2007_DC_Pipes_071114	45		Eisenhower Institute -- Kasey Pipes ("Ike's Final Battle") Kasey Pipes will discuss his book, "Ike's Final Battle: The Road to Little Rock and the Challenge of Equality." Ike's Final Battle was published just in time for the 50th anniversary of Little Rock, an event that Pipes says "changed the nation." His book shines new light on the critical, but often...
2007_DC_Perry_071106	60		Eisenhower Institute -- Mark Perry ("Partners in Command") The Eisenhower Institute, together with the George C. Marshall Foundation, are hosting an author event on November 6, 2007, featuring Mark Perry, author of the recently-released Partners in Command: George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower in War and Peace. The event will be at the Eisenhower Institute in...
2007_DC_Steve	30		Family -- Steve, Dawn, and family Visiting DC
2007_DC_Feightner_071116	40		Flight Jacket Night -- Whitey Feightner (test pilot) Buffet dinner reception and then Conversation with Whitey Feightner for NASS Flight Jacket Night: This year's Flight Jacket Night speaker is Rear Adm. Edward L. "Whitey" Feightner, a nine-victory WWII ace who flew F4F Wildcats and F6F Hellcats. After the war he was assigned as a test pilot at NATC...
2007_DC_FNA_070420	42		Foundation for the Natl Archives -- Volunteer Appreciation Ice Cream Social To celebrate National Volunteer Week and all of NARA's volunteers, the Foundation for the National Archives and the Center for the National Archives Experience are hosting an ice cream social...
2007_DC_FNA_070329	39		Foundation for the Natl Archives -- "School House to White House" opening
2007_DC_FOTHOC_070101	35		Friends of the Homeless on New Years (distribution) Delivering the packages and meeting afterward at Meiwah. The official write-up of the event, written by Victor Block: FOTH Annual Report – 2006/7 To all supporters of, participants at and others interested (mildly or more) in the Friends of the Homeless project: Recent changes were made to...
2007_DC_Gallup_070116	67		Gallup/University of Nebraska Global Leadership Forum Re-Thinking Global Leadership: The Gallup/University of Nebraska Global Leadership Forum: At the Gallup/University of Nebraska Global Leadership Forum in January, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, social theorist Richard Florida, Gallup CEO Jim Clifton, and University of Nebraska faculty will speak...
2007_DC_BEMB_070906	36		Goethe-Institut -- Bringing Eastern Market Back panel discussion Bringing Eastern Market Back: Sounds, Pictures, and Historic Preservation We can’t bring back 135 years of wonderful smells that had collected in pre-fire Eastern Market, but we can bring back some of the sounds—and with them, some of the life of Eastern Market. Perhaps we can use the sounds of the old...
2007_DC_GPO_Open_071211	17		Government Printing Office -- Public Printer's Open House (2007) This was a Holiday Open House sponsored by Robert C. Tapella, the Public Printer of the United States in his Public Printer's Suite at the GPO building.
2007_DC_Tapella_071106	56		Government Printing Office -- Swearing In Ceremony for Robert C. Tapella Swearing in Ceremony of Robert C. Tapella as the Twenty-Fifth Public Printer of the Unites States. Various people in the office included Bruce James (the 24th Public Printer of the United States), Marc Pachter (National Portrait Gallery director), Allen Weinstein (Archivist of the United States), and...
2007_DC_Leepson_070912	20		Hist Soc of Wash DC -- Mark Leepson ("Desperate Engagement") General Jubal A. Early  -- "Desperate Engagement": Journalist, historian and author Marc Leepson will present a talk, followed by a booksigning on his new book Desperate Engagement.  This tells the story of the little-known but crucial Civil War Battle of Monocacy.  It follows Confederate General Jubal...
2007_DC_Thief_070716	29		IDB talk -- Film "To Rob a Thief" (w/appearance by Miguel Varoni) The IDB Cultural Center presents a special 35mm screening of the new movie: "To Rob a Thief (LADRÓN QUE ROBA A LADRÓN )". They came. They saw. They took it all. In Spanish with English subtitles. For commercial release by LionsGate Films, August 31, 2007 In this action-filled adventure, two former...
2007_DC_JSS_070215	23		James Smithson Society event -- Air & Space (Treasures of American History event)
2007_DC_Metro_AN	25		Metro Station -- Anacostia (art)
2007_DC_Metro_NM	3		Metro Station -- Archives Navy Memorial Penn Quarter (art)
2007_DC_Metro_CH	8		Metro Station -- Congress Heights (art)
2007_DC_Metro_GP	8		Metro Station -- Gallery Place (art) Also, some pictures of the red station lights which started being installed in this station and were moved to the other stations later on.
2007_DC_Metro_EN	7		Metro Station -- L'Enfant Plaza (art)
2007_DC_Metro_MC	9		Metro Station -- Metro Center (art)
2007_DC_SL59_Other	53		National Day of Sri Lanka -- Other The National Day of Sri Lanka marking the 59th anniversary of independence was observed at the Van Ness campus of the University of the District of Columbia. It was sponsored by the Embassy of Sri Lanka, included several presentations and addresses, including one by the ambassador Bernard Goonetilleke,...
2007_DC_SL59_Performances	97		National Day of Sri Lanka -- Performances The National Day of Sri Lanka marking the 59th anniversary of independence was observed at the Van Ness campus of the University of the District of Columbia. It was sponsored by the Embassy of Sri Lanka, included several presentations and addresses, including one by the ambassador Bernard Goonetilleke,...
2007_DC_SL59_Speakers	46		National Day of Sri Lanka -- Speakers The National Day of Sri Lanka marking the 59th anniversary of independence was observed at the Van Ness campus of the University of the District of Columbia. It was sponsored by the Embassy of Sri Lanka, included several presentations and addresses, including one by the ambassador Bernard Goonetilleke,...
2007_DC_NGKemp_070903	11		National Gallery of Art -- Image Before My Eyes and Partisans of Vilna (w/Aviva Kempner) "Image Before My Eyes": Joshua Waletzky's landmark documentary, Image Before My Eyes, tells the story of Jewish life in Poland between the two world wars, using historical footage of urban and rural life as well as interviews with survivors of the period. Shown in conjunction with Foto: Modernity in...
2007_DC_NTHP_070227	15		National Trust for Historic Preservation's Member Days in DC luncheon National Trust for Historic Preservation's Member Days in DC. This luncheon was held in the Hotel Washington. Opening remarks were by National Trust president Richard Moe and Director of the National Parks Service, Mary Bomar.
2007_DC_NA1787_070411	8		Natl Archives -- David O. Stewart ("The Summer of 1787") The Summer of 1787: David O. Stewart. David O. Stewart will discuss his new book, The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution. George Washington presided; James Madison kept the notes; Benjamin Franklin offered words of wisdom at crucial times. The Summer of 1787 traces the struggles...
2007_DC_NALinc_070322	9		Natl Archives -- David Work ("Lincoln and His Generals") Lincoln and His Generals: Presented in partnership with the Abraham Lincoln Institute. David Work, professor of U.S. history at Texas A&M University in Doha, Qatar, will explore Lincoln's reasons for adopting a policy of appointing politicians to be generals. Work proposes that Lincoln used political...
2007_DC_NADKG_070422	45		Natl Archives -- Doris Kearns Goodwin (American Conversations) American Conversation: Doris Kearns Goodwin: Reflections of a Biographer-Historian: Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein hosts Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. The conversation will examine Goodwin's career of more than three decades. She has been an aide and...
2007_DC_NALee_070620	17		Natl Archives -- Elizabeth Brown Pryor ("Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Letters") To commemorate the 200th birthday of Robert E. Lee, Elizabeth Brown Pryor discusses her new book, "Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Letters". Using recently uncovered documents and letters, Pryor sheds new light on aspects of Lee's life that are more complex and contradictory—and...
2007_DC_NAWard_070911	51		Natl Archives -- Geoffrey Ward (American Conversations) An American Conversation with Geoffrey Ward: Archivist Allen Weinstein welcomes Geoffrey Ward for a discussion focusing on Ward’s book The War, a companion to the PBS documentary by Ken Burns. The book brings to life the stories of more than 40 ordinary men and women who experienced—and helped to...
2007_DC_NACorp_071024	28		Natl Archives -- Harold R. Winton ("Corps Commanders of the Bulge") Corps Commanders of the Bulge: If the Battle of the Bulge was Germany’s last gasp, it was also America’s proving ground—the largest single action fought by the U.S. Army in World War II. In his new book, Corps Commanders of the Bulge, author Harold R. Winton provides a fresh approach to this epic...
2007_DC_NAHR_070608	35		Natl Archives -- Harry Reid (American Conversation) 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_NAASFN_070224	6		Natl Archives -- Introduction to "Animated Short Film Nominees" (Just Oscars!) Third Annual Showcase of Academy Awards: Animated Short Film Nominees. Introductions were by Marvin Pinkert (Executive Director, Center for the National Archives Experience) and members of the Animation Roundtable, Women in Film and Video, Washington, DC. The five films (which you won't see in my...
2007_DC_NAKBH_071024	28		Natl Archives -- Kay Bailey Hutchison (American Conversations) Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein welcomes Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) for a discussion of her book "Leading Ladies", which describes the lives of extraordinary women who excelled in fields previously closed to women or considered beyond their capacity. The book examines women who...
2007_DC_NASpy_071003	33		Natl Archives -- Larry Berman ("Perfect Spy") Author Larry Berman discusses his new book, "Perfect Spy", which reveals the double life of journalist and North Vietnamese spy Pham Xuan An. Berman recounts An's travels in the United States during the 1950s and how he used his study of journalism as a cover while collecting information. An would later...
2007_DC_NAREur_070509	34		Natl Archives -- Lynn Nicholas and Robert Edsel ("Rape of Europa") Film and Discussion—The Rape of Europa: The Rape of Europa is a feature documentary that tells of the systematic theft, deliberate destruction, and miraculous survival of Europe’s art treasures during the Second World War. The film skillfully interweaves the history of Nazi art looting with contemporary...
2007_DC_NAMB_070510	41		Natl Archives -- Michael Beschloss ("Presidential Courage") Michael Beschloss will speak on his latest book, Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America, 1789–1989. Presidential Courage describes the inner turmoil faced by U.S. Presidents at moments of crisis and the sources of strength they have drawn upon during such times. It also...
2007_DC_NAUB_070917	59		Natl Archives -- Michael Klarman ("Unfinished Business") (w/John Hope Franklin) "Unfinished Business: Racial Equality and American History" by Michael J. Klarman. What social and political factors have influenced the path of racial progress, and how have law and court decisions contributed to American equality? In the newest volume from Oxford’s Inalienable Rights series,...
2007_DC_NAKauf_071212	16		Natl Archives -- Michael W. Kauffman ("American Brutus") American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies: Join us as Michael W. Kauffman, one of the foremost Lincoln assassination authorities, takes familiar history to a deeper level, offering an unprecedented, authoritative account of the Lincoln murder conspiracy. In American Brutus,...
2007_DC_NA9LR_070927	77		Natl Archives -- Panel -- 1st Annual Charles Guggenheim Tribute Pgm (50th Anniversary of the Little Rock Crisis) Fiftieth Anniversary of the Little Rock Crisis. Two parts for the program itself: (1) Remembering Charles Guggenheim's Nine from Little Rock. Courtesy of the Margaret Herrick Library, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film at the...
2007_DC_NAAAL_070113	84		Natl Archives -- Panel -- African American Leadership in the 21st Century (w/Juan Williams) African American Leadership in the 21st Century: African American leaders today are facing new challenges and need new strategies to further advance civil rights. Join Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein as he moderates a panel of experts including National Public Radio senior correspondent...
2007_DC_NAWish_070627	47		Natl Archives -- Panel -- I Wish I'd Been There I Wish I'd Been There, Byron Hollinshead: What is the scene or incident in American history that you would like to have witnessed and why? This is the thought-provoking question that author Byron Hollinshead posed to 20 American historians with the invitation to write a personal essay in return. The...
2007_DC_NANC_070118	74		Natl Archives -- Panel -- New Culture: Museum Renaissance American Conversation: New Culture: The Museum Renaissance: Washington, DC, is experiencing an incredible boom in the creation and re-creation of its museums. Tonight’s distinguished panel will explore why this is occurring. They will examine the relevance of museums in the age of the Internet, explain...
2007_DC_NANCSS_070118	50		Natl Archives -- Panel -- New Culture: Museum Renaissance (slide shows) American Conversation: New Culture: The Museum Renaissance: Washington, DC, is experiencing an incredible boom in the creation and re-creation of its museums. Tonight’s distinguished panel will explore why this is occurring. They will examine the relevance of museums in the age of the Internet, explain...
2007_DC_NAOH_070314	97		Natl Archives -- Panel -- Operation Homecoming Operation Homecoming: Documentary Film Premiere and Panel Discussion: The National Archives, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), presents the world premiere of a new documentary film inspired by the NEA’s acclaimed program Operation Homecoming. Directed by Larry Bridges (Red...
2007_DC_NARD_070606	46		Natl Archives -- Panel -- Reagan Diaries (w/Douglas Brinkley, Ed Meese, Sam Donaldson, etc) "The Reagan Diaries": Ronald Reagan’s personal diaries from his eight years as President have been brought together for the first time in one volume and edited by historian Douglas Brinkley. The Reagan Diaries reveal insights into the extraordinary, the historic, and the routine day-to-day events of...
2007_DC_NAFree_070412	56		Natl Archives -- Panel -- Slavery and Freedom in Washington, D.C.: Show Me the Evidence! Slavery and Freedom in Washington, D.C.: Show Me the Evidence! The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) and the National Archives host a panel discussion to observe the 145th anniversary of the District of Columbia’s Compensated Emancipation Act. On...
2007_DC_NADemo_070615	46		Natl Archives -- Panel -- Why Democracy? -- w/AFI Silver Docs Speakers in sequence: -- Marvin Pinkert (National Archives) -- Patricia Finneran -- Don Edkins -- Panel with Nick Fraser, Mette Hoffmann Meyer, Alex Gibney, Siatta Scott-Johnson, ??? and John Milewski (Newseum) Why Democracy? Documentary Film Selections and Panel Discussion: In October...
2007_DC_NAMcG_071003	40		Natl Archives -- Panel -- William G. McGowan Forum (w/Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn) William G. McGowan Forum: The Third Annual William G. McGowan Forum on Communications, Technology, and Government: The Debate Over Internet Governance Who should and who will control the Internet? Who will decide our Internet freedoms? Does Internet governance concern you? More than a dozen...
2007_DC_NARAD_070427	45		Natl Archives -- Robert and Anne Drew (Salute to...) ("Crisis") Salute to Documentary Filmmakers Robert and Anne Drew: In the late 1950s, Robert Drew pioneered the cinema verité or direct cinema documentary form, which utilized innovative, lightweight cameras and sound equipment to allow filmmakers to record the experiences of people as they live them. He formed...
2007_DC_NARD_070426	20		Natl Archives -- Robert Dallek ("Nixon and Kissinger") Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger were two of the most compelling, contradictory, and important leaders in America in the second half of the 20th century. Tapping into recently disclosed documents and tapes, Robert Dallek uncovers fascinating details about their tumultuous personal relationship and the...
2007_DC_NARNB_070315	46		Natl Archives -- R. Nicholas Burns (American Conversations) Monitoring the World: An American Conversation with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns Ambassador Burns will join Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein in a discussion of global issues in 2007. Ambassador Burns serves as the senior career Foreign Service appointee...
2007_DC_NABFCS_070221	7		Natl Archives -- Susan O'Donovan ("Becoming Free in the Cotton South") Becoming Free in the Cotton South : Author Susan O’Donovan will discuss her new book, Becoming Free in the Cotton South, which challenges our most basic ideas about slavery and freedom in America. Instead of seeing emancipation as the beginning or the ending of the story, O’Donovan explores the perilous...
2007_DC_NATL_071017	16		Natl Archives -- Tom Lantos (American Conversations) American Conversations: Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA): A New Foreign Policy? Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) will join Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein for a discussion of the issues shaping U.S. foreign policy today and the challenges facing future generations. Lantos is serving his 13th term in the...
2007_DC_NATW_070208	31		Natl Archives -- Tom Wheeler ("Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails") An American Conversation with Tom Wheeler: Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein will be joined by Richard Norton Smith in an American Conversation with author Tom Wheeler. The discussion will focus on Wheeler’s book Mr. Lincoln’s T-Mails: The Untold Story of How Abraham Lincoln Used the...
2007_DC_NATP_070209	4		Natl Archives -- Trevor Plante (Lincoln's Telegrams) From the Vaults: Lincoln’s Telegrams: Join archivist Trevor Plante as he highlights a variety of Lincoln Civil War–era telegrams in the National Archives. Included in the presentation will be some of the telegrams that are featured in Tom Wheeler’s new book, Mr. Lincoln’s T-Mails: The Untold Story of...
2007_DC_NATPS_070209	30		Natl Archives -- Trevor Plante (Lincoln's Telegrams) -- overhead slides From the Vaults: Lincoln’s Telegrams: Join archivist Trevor Plante as he highlights a variety of Lincoln Civil War–era telegrams in the National Archives. Included in the presentation will be some of the telegrams that are featured in Tom Wheeler’s new book, Mr. Lincoln’s T-Mails: The Untold Story of...
2007_DC_NAWI_070522	22		Natl Archives -- Walter Isaacson ("Einstein: His Life and Universe") Einstein: His Life and Universe Walter Isaacson will discuss his latest work, Einstein: His Life and Universe. Albert Einstein was the most influential scientist of the 20th century, and Isaacson’s book is the first full biography of this great icon of our age since all of his papers have become...
2007_DC_NADUFE_070222	12		Natl Archives -- Werner Schumann (introducing "Deliver Us From Evil") Thursday, February 22, 7*9 p.m. Screening introduced by Werner Schumann, Oscar-nominated co-producer of The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America (1982). Deliver Us From Evil (101 minutes.) A Disarming Films Production Amy Berg and Frank Donner
2007_DC_NARC_070322	25		Natl Archives & Env Film Festival -- Silent Spring of Rachel Carson The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson: Film and Discussion: In commemoration of the 100th birthday of influential environmentalist and author Rachel Carson, we present a screening of the 1963 CBS Reports television program The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson (60 minutes). Hosted by Eric Sevareid and...
2007_DC_NALR50_070823	51		Natl Archives & Newseum -- Panel -- 50 Years After Little Rock: The Media and the Movement In September 1957, nine black students walked into Little Rock's all-white Central High School, striking a blow against segregation. As the heroic efforts of the "Little Rock Nine" helped define the civil rights era, the media played a crucial role in calling the public's attention to the issues of the...
2007_DC_NHSuzuki_070317	39		Natl Museum of Natural History & Env Film Festival -- Afternoon with David Suzuki An Afternoon with Dr. David Suzuki. At age 70, distinguished Canadian environmentalist, scientist, writer, communicator and thinker David Suzuki reflects on a life dedicated to making the world a better place. As the acclaimed host of the long-running Canadian TV program, "The Nature of Things," Chair...
2007_DC_NHSand_070323	18		Natl Museum of Natural History & Env Film Festival -- John Grabowska (w/"Ribbon of Sand" and "Wellspring") NPS director John Grabowska introduced two films and did Q&A on both as well as his career: Ribbon of Sand (USA, 2007, 26 min.) World Premiere: The famed Outer Banks of North Carolina are a slim and moving line of sand in the open Atlantic. Many travelers think they know these barrier islands, but...
2007_DC_BuildingL_071213	82		NBM -- Award Ceremony: Vincent J. Scully Prize: Richard Moe Speakers in sequence: -- Chase Rynd (Building Museum director) -- ??? -- Chase Rynd (again) -- ??? -- ??? -- ??? -- Presentation by ???, Richard Moe, ???, ??? -- Richard Moe -- ??? -- Performance by ??? -- Chase Rynd (again) The Museum will present its ninth Vincent...
2007_DC_BuildingL_070214	19		NBM -- Building for the 21st Century (Wal-Mart) Building for the 21st Century: The Continuing Evolution of Energy-Efficient Facilities at Wal-Mart: Wal-Mart, America’s largest retailer, has made energy efficiency a high priority and has set several ambitious goals: to be supplied 100 percent by renewable energy; to create zero waste; and to sell...
2007_DC_BuildingL_071211	35		NBM -- David Macaulay For more than 30 years, David Macaulay’s illustrations have helped children—and adults—see and understand the architectural and engineering processes behind the built environment. During this lecture, Macaulay will discuss how he uses drawing not only to peel back exterior façades and interior walls,...
2007_DC_BuildingO_070622	66		NBM -- David Macaulay ("The Art of Drawing Architecture") This was the official opening event for a new exhibition at the museum -- "David Macaulay: The Art of Drawing Architecture" -- which included a talk with Macaulay and a tour of the exhibit (where photography was not allowed).
2007_DC_BuildingL_070621	29		NBM -- David Rockwell ("Spectacle") Spotlight on Design: David Rockwell . From theatrical set designs to airport terminals, the work of Rockwell Group spans a broad range of scales and types. All of the New York-based firm's projects, however, reflect an interest in creating spaces that do not merely accommodate but actively...
2007_DC_BuildingL_070910	36		NBM -- Designing the Nation's Capitol panel discussion Designing the Nation’s Capital: the 1901 Plan for Washington, DC: The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts has recently published Designing the Nation’s Capital: The 1901 Plan for Washington, DC, a collection of essays related to what is commonly known as the “McMillan Plan.” The seven essays by leading...
2007_DC_BuildingL_070626	50		NBM -- Eastern Market Celebration panel discussion An Eastern Market Celebration: For over 150 years public markets have long played a vital public role in the Washington, DC community. Originally intended to centralize food distribution and to promote hygiene, Eastern Market has become a treasured civic gathering place. Designed by renowned architect...
2007_DC_BuildingL_071218	69		NBM -- For The Green Good: Living in a Disposable World (panel) For the Greener Good Lecture Series -- Living in a Disposable World: Recycling the Future: As our economy is increasingly supported by products with shorter lifespans, how do we put an end to the continuous growth of landfills? How are engineers creating buildings that use recycled materials and have a...
2007_DC_BuildingO_070111	16		NBM -- Reinventing the Globe opening Reinventing the Globe: A Shakespearean Theater for the 21st Century Premiere: Members of the Corinthians, Builders, and Professional Circle are invited to help raise the curtain on the Museum's newest exhibition, Reinventing the Globe: A Shakespearean Theater for the 21st Century, with a private...
2007_DC_NPC_BookFair_071101	46		NPC -- 30th Annual Book Fair & Author's Night Authors include: Robert Duvall and Alan Geoffrion, Larry Berman, Robert Edsel, Sebastian Junger and John Prendergast, Jay Winik, Rita Cosby, Meryle Secrest, Charlie Savage, Howard Kurtz. David Stewart, James Reston Jr., Karen Page, David A. Andelman, Paul Dickson, Ralph Baruch, Phoebe Damrosch, Laurence...
2007_DC_AP_070625	81		NPC -- AP/Breaking News -- Presentation itself NOTE: I had to split this one into two pages because I took too many images. Breaking News: How the Associated Press Has Covered War, Peace and Everything Else: Since its founding in 1846, the Associated Press has been the authoritative reporting voice for major news events around the world,...
2007_DC_APR_070625	60		NPC -- AP/Breaking News -- Reception before, signing after NOTE: I had to split this one into two pages because I took too many images. Breaking News: How the Associated Press Has Covered War, Peace and Everything Else: Since its founding in 1846, the Associated Press has been the authoritative reporting voice for major news events around the world,...
2007_DC_Ripken_070413	19		NPC -- Cal Ripken Jr. ("Get In The Game") This was a book signing for Cal Ripken Jr's new book "Get In The Game" as well as "The Longest Season". There was an amazing line for this!
2007_DC_Seidman_070618	53		NPC -- Dov Seidman ("How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything...") (w/Tom Friedman) Dov Seidman shares insights from his new book, HOW: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything...in Business (and in Life) with NY Times Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and best-selling author Thomas L. Friedman as they discuss the changes that are redefining the business landscape, and how our reactions...
2007_DC_Wilder_070410	31		NPC -- Gene Wilder ("My French Whore") Actor and Author Gene Wilder comes to the National Press Club on April 10 to discuss and sign his new novel, "My French Whore."
2007_DC_Reston_070712	54		NPC -- James Reston Jr. ("Conviction of Richard Nixon") James Reston, Jr. discusses his book "The Conviction of Richard Nixon: The Untold Story of the Frost/Nixon Interviews". Reston's intimate, behind the scenes memoir of his experience preparing David Frost for his interviews with Richard Nixon in 1977. In 1977, three years after his resignation,...
2007_DC_Kalb_070305	42		NPC -- Kalb Report: "Future of Journalism" The Kalb Report – The Future of Journalism will bring together executives from television, print, and online media organizations to discuss what lies ahead for the field of journalism. The panel discussion moderated by journalist/scholar Marvin Kalb will feature Ann Marie Lipinski, senior vice president...
2007_DC_Kalb_071126	64		NPC -- Kalb Report: "Thank You Mr. President" (w/Dan Rather, Helen Thomas, David Gregory, David Sanger) "Thank You, Mr. President" Explores Five Decades of White House Coverage as Part of Series on Democracy and the Press Veteran White House journalists David Gregory, Dan Rather, David Sanger, and Helen Thomas will examine the press and the presidency with legendary journalist Marvin Kalb on The Kalb...
2007_DC_Junger_070411	51		NPC -- Sebastian Junger ("A Death In Belmont") Sebastian Junger, acclaimed author of "The Perfect Storm", discussed his life in journalism as well as his recent best-seller, "A Death in Belmont."
2007_DC_Office	230		Office (STAT-USA) -- Various office shots (070309) Travis Mayo visits (070502) Forrest's 60th birthday pizza bash (070523) Jessica's good-bye event (070525) Don Dalton's retirement party (070625) Fire drill and new interns (070720) Lunch @ Elephant and Castle (070816) John Noltensmeyer was the guy who volunteered web space on his Digital...
2007_DC_Bernstein_070920	14		Olsson's -- Carl Bernstein ("A Woman In Charge") Carl Bernstein - A Woman In Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton. Carl Bernstein's stunning portrait of Hillary Rodham Clinton shows us the true trajectory of her life and career with its zigzag bursts of risks taken and safety sought. Marshaling all the skills and energy that propelled his...
2007_DC_Harper_070319	24		Olsson's -- Celebration of Harper Paperbacks A Celebration of Harper Paperbacks: Please join us for an evening of readings by local authors with paperbacks from HarperCollins Publishers. * Louis Bayard reads from Mr. Timothy, a novel that imagines Tiny Tim of "A Christmas Carol"; as a grown man in 1860s London who gets embroiled in a murder...
2007_DC_Savage_071009	9		Olsson's -- Charlie Savage ("Takeover: The Return of the Imperial President") Charlie Savage, who won a Pulitzer for his Boston Globe articles about the signing statements George W. Bush used to negate legislation limiting presidential authority, gives that issue a key part in this account of the Bush administration's efforts to increase executive power. Takeover describes a...
2007_DC_Finan_070503	7		Olsson's -- Chris Finan ("From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act") (w/Bernie Sanders) Chris Finan -- "From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act: A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America"; introduced by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders: “We’ll examine how far the free speech fight has taken us—and how far we have to go.” In this lively history of our most fundamental and perhaps...
2007_DC_Ewing_070418	7		Olsson's -- Heather Ewing ("Lost World of James Smithson") Heather Ewing - The Lost World of James Smithson: Science, Revolution, and the Birth of the Smithsonian: Drawing on unpublished diaries and letters from across Europe and the United States, historian Heather Ewing, who has worked for the Smithsonian Institution, tells the compelling story of the man who...
2007_DC_Otterman_070910	8		Olsson's -- Michael Otterman ("American Torture") Michael Otterman - American Torture: From the Cold War to Abu Ghraib and Beyond: Amnesty International is sponsoring a national book tour of award winning journalist and film-maker Michael Otterman's latest book: American Torture. American Torture examines the origins of this interrogation regime and...
2007_DC_Gunn_070420	8		Olsson's -- Tim Gunn ("A Guide to Quality, Taste, and Style") Tim Gunn with co-author Kate Moloney - Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style: The massively popular "Project Runway," with over 2 million viewers every week, introduced the world to a new fashion authority: Tim Gunn. As the shows style consultant, Tim has won over television audiences...
2007_DC_Dinner_071018	5		Personal -- Dinner with the gang after the Pat Oliphant event
2007_DC_Henny	2		Personal -- Lisa
2007_DC_WTS_070621	36		Personal -- World Travel Service photo shoot
2007_DC_Allawi_070409	25		Politics & Prose -- Ali A. Allawi ("The Occupation of Iraq") Ali A. Allawi: "The Occupation of Iraq" (Yale Univ., $28): Allawi, who served postwar as minister of finance and minister of defense and is currently senior adviser to the Prime Minister of Iraq, offers a unique and valuable perspective in his critique of the occupation. Not only was there mismanagement...
2007_DC_Marcus_070430	29		Politics & Prose -- Amy Dockser Marcus ("Jerusalem 1913") Marcus, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who reported from Israel for seven years, has written a history of the rise of Zionist and Arab nationalism at the end of the Ottoman period and during the Mandate. The Wall Street Journal reporter sees two peoples whose aspirations were ultimately bound to...
2007_DC_Ferguson_070614	29		Politics & Prose -- Andrew Ferguson ("Land of Lincoln") This delightful book defies definition. Ferguson explores, through his travels to Lincoln conferences and sites, the hold Lincoln has on the imagination of Americans: his words, his character, his accomplishments, and most of all the mythology.
2007_DC_Rooney_070110	18		Politics & Prose -- Andy Rooney ("Out of My Mind") The iconic 60 Minutes commentator is back with observations on topics as varied as breakfast cereal, marriage, and terrorism. Rooney will appear in conversation with Peter Osnos, founder and editor-at-large of PublicAffairs
2007_DC_Bradley_070401	56		Politics & Prose -- Bill Bradley ("The New American Story") Senator Bill Bradley: "The New American Story" (Random House, $25.95). The former senator from New Jersey argues that two strong political parties are essential to our democracy. As he surveys the political landscape, he wonders whether the Democratic Party's reliance on charismatic leaders rather than...
2007_DC_Manning_070415	24		Politics & Prose -- Chandra Manning ("What This Cruel War Was Over') Manning, an assistant professor of history at Georgetown, examines what slavery meant to Union and Confederate soldiers. Examining original sources—regimental newspapers, letters, etc.—Manning found that Union soldiers identified the freeing of slaves as a goal, in contrast to Confederate solders, who...
2007_DC_Matthews_071005	57		Politics & Prose -- Chris Matthews ("Life's a Campaign") Chris Matthews "Life's a Campaign: What Politics Has Taught Me about Friendship, Rivalry, Reputation, and Success": During the lifespan of P&P, our longtime friend and supporter Chris Matthews has risen from political aide to TV superstar. In his new book, much like his earlier book Hardball, Matthews...
2007_DC_Buckley_070405	26		Politics & Prose -- Christopher Buckley ("Boomsday") Christopher Buckley: "Boomsday" (Twelve, $24.99): Buckley, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, returns to Politics and Prose with another rollicking romp through Washington politics. His new political satire pits Twenty-Somethings against Baby Boomers, with a heroine who suggests that Baby...
2007_DC_Eals_070815	75		Politics & Prose -- Clay Eals ("Steve Goodman") (w/Tom Paxton and Saul Broudy) In Steve Goodman’s short life, he made an incalculable contribution to American folk music (“City of New Orleans,” “A Dying Cubs Fan's Last Request”). Drawing upon hundreds of interviews, Clay Eals has compiled a one-of-a-kind chronology of this truly original, consummately talented singer-songwriter....
2007_DC_McCaig_070407	19		Politics & Prose -- Donald McCaig ("Canaan") Donald McCaig "Canaan" (W.W. Norton, $24.95): McCaig’s novels brilliantly marry history and fiction. Jacob's Ladder , his first, was an unsentimental story about the ravages of the Civil War in Virginia. His new book starts at the war's end and ends at Custer's Last Stand, with characters who reflect...
2007_DC_Asim_070421	53		Politics & Prose -- Jabari Asim ("The N Word") Asim, op-ed columnist for the Washington Post, gives the definitive history of "the N word" from Thomas Jefferson's essays on slavery to current usage in hip-hop culture. Asim concludes that despite efforts to "reclaim" the word, it remains a slur, although its power can, rarely, be used for good.
2007_DC_McPherson_070228	32		Politics & Prose -- James McPherson ("This Might Scourge") James M. McPherson: This Mighty Scourge: America’s preeminent Civil War historian (Battle Cry of Freedom, Crossroads of Freedom) has gathered together a group of his essays—some previously unpublished—on the Civil War, including essays on General Robert E. Lee’s goals in the Gettysburg campaign, Lincoln...
2007_DC_Gaines_070915	11		Politics & Prose -- James R. Gaines ("For Liberty and Glory") Barely over 20 years old, Lafayette became one of Washington's most successful generals. Separated by a generation, Washington was the age of Lafayette's father, they had a warm personal relationship, noteworthy because of Washington's reserve. They were men who made their times and were also made by...
2007_DC_Dean_070914	27		Politics & Prose -- John Dean ("Broken Government") President Nixon’s White House counsel, John Dean, has created a successful post-Watergate career as a political analyst, commentator, and author. His new book examines the institutional damage he believes the Republican Party has inflicted on the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of...
2007_DC_McPhee_070501	10		Politics & Prose -- John ("Uncommon Carriers") and Martha McPhee ("L'America") John McPhee ("Uncommon Carriers") and Martha McPhee ("L'America"). We are proud to welcome one of the grand masters of literature, John McPhee, in a joint appearance with his daughter Martha, a well-received novelist in her own right. She was described in a Washington Post review of L’America as a...
2007_DC_Ackerman_070512	51		Politics & Prose -- Kenneth D. Ackerman ("Young J. Edgar") Kenneth D. Ackerman, "Young J. Edgar" (Carroll & Graf, $28.95): Attorney General Palmer chose his 24-year-old assistant J. Edgar Hoover to lead a series of nationwide “raids against terrorism” in 1919. Ackerman, a lawyer and writer, explains how Hoover was chosen immediately afterward to head the FBI,...
2007_DC_Mailer_070326	28		Politics & Prose -- Norman Mailer ("The Castle In The Forest") Norman Mailer: The Castle in the Forest (Random House, $27.95) In Conversation with Alan Cheuse (Author, Professor, and Book Commentator, NPR) The great Norman Mailer returns with a new novel, a fictional chronicle of Hitler's boyhood, told by a devil sent by Satan to nurture the nascent evil in the...
2007_DC_Oliphant_071018	80		Politics & Prose -- Pat Oliphant ("Leadership: Political Cartoons - The Bush Years") Pat Oliphant's newest collection of sharp-witted cartoons tackles Bush's tenure in office, taking him and other leaders to task. Oliphant, a Pulitzer winner, is the most widely syndicated political cartoonist in the world. Neither Democrat nor Republican is safe from the influential paintbrush of...
2007_DC_Karasik_070801	24		Politics & Prose -- Paul Karasik ("I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets") With fanatic zeal, Karasik spent years tracking down and archiving the almost-forgotten comic book tales of Fletcher Hanks. They are uncanny tales from the golden age of comics, where the heroes have a penchant for poetic justice. Then Karasik gives us his powerful personal narrative of meeting Hanks’s...
2007_DC_Atkinson_071004	24		Politics & Prose -- Rick Atkinson ("Day of Battle") "The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 " by Rick Atkinson. The second volume of the "Liberation Trilogy" is a harrowing history of the Allied campaign in Italy from July 1943 to June 1944. According to Atkinson's detailed account, the campaign was poorly planned and wracked with...
2007_DC_Reich_070913	27		Politics & Prose -- Robert B. Reich ("Supercapitalism") Reich points out that capitalism may have triumphed following the end of the cold war, but democracy has weakened. America and many emerging democracies are stifled by corruption and "political domination by small elites." The challenge Reich sets forth is to involve citizens rather than companies in...
2007_DC_Novak_070718	56		Politics & Prose -- Robert D. Novak ("Prince of Darkness") Journalist and pundit Robert Novak, the man who outed Valerie Plame, retraces his 50-year career in this no-holds-barred memoir. Novak is feisty and revealing as he recounts his political journey to the right, his spiritual conversion from secular Jew to Catholic, his battles with liquor, and his...
2007_DC_Shrum_070620	28		Politics & Prose -- Robert Shrum ("No Excuses") Shrum got a large share of the blame for the losing Democratic presidential campaigns of 2000 and 2004. Now he promises to reveal the real reasons why the Kerry campaign didn't respond faster to the Swift Boat attacks, why Al Gore didn't let Bill Clinton campaign in 2000, as well as how Clinton got...
2007_DC_Gunn_070421	79		Politics & Prose -- Tim Gunn ("A Guide to Quality, Taste, and Style") Tim Gunn, the popular fashion authority on Bravo’s hit show Project Runway, applies his trademark 'make it work' approach to personal style. From shopping to donning, his wisdom and advice will help you create your own look for every occasion.
2007_DC_Isaacson_070413	33		Politics & Prose -- Walter Isaacson ("Einstein") Using newly discovered historical papers, Isaacson, head of the Aspen Institute and author of biographies of Kissinger and Benjamin Franklin, skillfully weaves together the personal, scientific, and political aspects of Einstein’s life to create a portrait of a complex genius whose creative nature...
2007_DC_Gibson_070817	27		Politics & Prose -- William Gibson ("Spook County") A continuation of Pattern Recognition, Gibson's ninth novel is a brisk tale of espionage and paranoia that also explores the sociocultural effects of emergent technology. The characters are colorful and unforgettable, ranging from an indie rocker turned high-tech journalist, to a Cuban-Chinese criminal,...
2007_DC_Greenspan_070919	42		Politics & Prose @ Lisner -- Alan Greenspan ("The Age of Turbulence") w/Daniel Yergin Alan Greenspan: "The Age of Turbulence" in conversation with Daniel Yergin (Pulitzer Prize-winning author). Alan Greenspan shares the story of his public life and his worldview. He discusses globalization, seeing the world as presenting citizens with enormous new possibilities but also enormous new...
2007_DC_SIPG_Opening_071118	163		Reynolds Center -- Kogod courtyard opening day events
2007_DC_SIPG_OpeningS_071118	32		Reynolds Center -- Kogod courtyard opening stage events Entertainers included: - Jacques Johnson (Jazz ensemble) - The Washington Chorus Outreach Singers (Variety of musical selections) - Los Quetzales (Traditional Mexican dance ensemble) - Crowtations (Motown puppet group) - Doug McKelway Band (bluegrass) - The Grandsons (Rock 'n' roll) -...
2007_DC_OConnor_071029	19		Reynolds Center -- Sandra Day O'Connor (Living Self-Portrait) From her humble beginnings, with no electricity or running water on her family’s Lazy B Ranch in southeastern Arizona, to graduating third in her class at Stanford University Law School, Sandra Day O’Connor overcame tremendous adversity in the early years of her career to rise straight to the top. In...
2007_DC_Volt	19		Ronald Reagan Bldg -- Demo of the GM Volt experimental car GM Gives Volt a Jolt - Daily Auto Insider The Daily Auto Insider Friday, April 20, 2007 General Motors will unveil a version of its Chevrolet Volt electric car concept at the Shanghai Auto Show that uses a hydrogen fuel cell to extend its range with zero emissions, The Associated Press...
2007_DC_Little_Richard_070920	28		Ronald Reagan Bldg -- Little Richard I went to see Little Richard at a free concert at the Wilson Plaza just across the street from my building. Little Richard, who turns 75 (!) in December, came out on crutches and talked about leg pains -- including a long-needle injection the other day -- so I'm not sure how much the drugs were...
2007_DC_Hammer_070906	12		Ronald Reagan Bldg -- MC Hammer MC Hammer did a free nighttime concert at the Woodrow Wilson Plaza by the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.
2007_DC_Puppets	29		Ronald Reagan Bldg -- Vietnamese Traditional Water Puppet exhibit Sign at the exhibit: Traditional Water Puppet Water puppetry is a unique cultural creation that originated from the wet rice cultivation region in the Red River Delta. Using water as a flat form for the performs to perform on is an original feature of water puppet art. The water is an excellent...
2007_DC_Nurse_071104	128		Sixth & I -- Dr. Paul Nurse Dr. Nurse, Nobel Laureate and President of The Rockefeller University, will offer a critical examination of the latest breakthroughs in the biological sciences and their potential to transform medical treatment. Laura Landro, assistant managing editor and columnist for The Wall Street Journal, will...
2007_DC_Kiterunner_071218	22		Sixth & I -- Kiterunner screening Be one of the first in DC to see an advanced screening of The Kite Runner. The evening will begin with a panel discussion including H.E. Ambassador Said Tayeb Jawad of Afghanistan; Dr. Peter Bergen, journalist and terrorism analyst; and Frank Foer, editor of The New Republic.
2007_DC_Sixth_Wall	11		Sixth & I -- Wall of Fame
2007_DC_Wynton_070604	83		Sixth & I -- Wynton Marsalis (1 of 2) (the discussion itself) Wynton Marsalis participated in a conversation hosted by the Sixth & I History Synagogue in Washington DC. Wynton and Leon Wieseltier, literary editor of the New Republic, discussed “Where Y’all At?: Jazz, Race and Culture.”
2007_DC_WyntonMG_070604	116		Sixth & I -- Wynton Marsalis (2 of 2) (meet and greets) These were the pre- and post-meet and greets that bookended the Wynton Marsalis talk at Sixth and I. I took enough pictures that I had to separate them into two subject categories.
2007_DC_Alda_070925	76		Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Alan Alda ("Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself") Alan Alda is not only a fine actor; he is a fine person. His memoir Never Have Your Dog Stuffed was touching. His new book of essays adds a new dimension to our acquaintance with Alda, portraying a man who wants to find out what makes life worthwhile and to share his knowledge with others.
2007_DC_Cohen_071025	72		Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Amy Cohen ("The Late Bloomer's Revolution") Amy Cohen imagined that by age 30 she would be juggling a career, a husband and two adorable children. But at 35, as she struggled to come to terms with the loss of her adored mother, she found herself fired from her job, dumped by her boyfriend and between apartments. The only thing that made her feel...
2007_DC_Schumer_070207	40		Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Chuck Schumer ("Positively American") Schumer, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, played a pivotal role in the Democrats’ retaking the U.S. Senate in 2006. His new book details a proposal for keeping America safe and secure while increasing opportunities and financial security for a growing middle class. This...
2007_DC_Groopman_071105	60		Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Dr. Jerome Groopman ("How Doctors Think") Politics & Prose and Sixth & I present Dr. Jerome Groopman, professor at Harvard Medical School and chief of experimental medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. In "How Doctors Think", Groopman pinpoints the forces and thought processes behind the decisions doctors make. He explores...
2007_DC_Chabon_070523	73		Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Michael Chabon ("Yiddish Policeman's Union") A Conversation with Michael Chabon: The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Wonder Boys and other novels will discuss the stylish menace of 1940s noir in a novel that imagines if Alaska, not Israel, had become the homeland for the Jews after World War II....
2007_DC_Brokaw_071119	110		Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Tom Brokaw ("Boom!") Politics & Prose and Sixth & I present Tom Brokaw, one of America's premier journalists, who will speak about his latest book, "Boom! Voices of the Sixties - Personal Reflections on the '60s and Today". In Boom!, Brokaw depicts a defining era in America as he brings to life the tumultuous sixties, a...
2007_DC_SADF_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...
2007_DC_SASM_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...
2007_DC_SATT_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...
2007_DC_SAFrommer_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...
2007_DC_SriFM_070316_CSIS	100		Sri Lankan Foreign Minister lunch at CSIS The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) seeks to advance global security and prosperity in an era of economic and political transformation by providing strategic insights and practical policy solutions to decisionmakers. CSIS serves as a strategic planning partner for the government by...
2007_DC_SriFM_070316_PC	22		Sri Lankan Foreign Minister press conference
2007_DC_SriFM_070316_CR	8		Sri Lankan Foreign Minister State Dept visit w/Condoleezza Rice
2007_DC_SriFM_070316_RB	4		Sri Lankan Foreign Minister State Dept visit w/R. Nicholas Burns
2007_DC_SriFM_070316_State	34		Sri Lankan Foreign Minister State Dept visit (general)
2007_DC_SriFM_070316_USTR	21		Sri Lankan Foreign Minister visit to USTR
2007_DC_WP_Authors_070424	63		Washington Post Author Night Post Authors will include: Marie Arana, Jabari Asim, Benjamin C Bradlee, Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Karen DeYoung, Juliet Eilperin, Pam Constable, Mike Fletcher, Kevin Merida, Michael R Grunwald, Wil Haygood, Stephen Hunter, David Ignatius, Alec Klein, Jay Mathews, Lonnae O'Neal Parker, Tom Ricks,...
2007_DC_WilCan_070612	24		Wilson Center -- Andrew Cohen ("Unfinished Canadian") (w/Henry Champ) Book Launch-- "The Unfinished Canadian: The People We Are". Author: Andrew Cohen, Associate Professor of Journalism, School of Journalism and Communication, and the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University Commentary by: Henry Champ, Washington Correspondent, CBC...
2007_DC_WilChico_070912	11		Wilson Center -- Gomercindo Rodrigues ("Walking the Forest with Chico Mendes") Book Launch: "Walking the Forest with Chico Mendes" by Gomercindo Rodrigues Gomercindo Rodrigues, a lawyer and activist, began his work as a labor organizer in the state of Acre in the 1980s with the slain rubber tapper leader Chico Mendes. In this memoir, published in Brazil in 2003 and now...
2007_DC_WilJap_070906	10		Wilson Center -- J. Thomas Schieffer (Japan and America's Interest in NE Asia) Japan and America's Interest in Northeast Asia, A Director's Forum with the Honorable J. Thomas Schieffer, United States Ambassador to Japan
2007_DC_Mondale_070426	62		Wilson Center -- Panel (Office of the Vice Presidency) (w/Walter Mondale) Office of the Vice Presidency: Director's Forum with former Vice President Walter Mondale; Commentators: Stuart Eizenstat, Chief Domestic Policy Adviser for former President Jimmy Carter and Deputy Treasury Secretary under former President Bill Clinton; Craig Fuller, Chief of Staff for former Vice...
2007_DC_Miller_070110	9		Wilson Center -- Paul Miller ("Compromising Memory") "Compromising Memory: The Site of the Sarajevo Assassination" talk by Paul Miller, Associate Professor of History, International University of Sarajevo and McDaniel College.
2007_DC_WilFailed_071016	23		Wilson Center -- Vladislav Zubok ("A Failed Empire") (w/Raymond Garthoff and Tim Naftali) A Failed Empire: The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev Co-hosted by the Wilson Center's Cold War International History Project and Kennan Institute, and George Washington University's National Security Archive and Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies. Featuring...
2007_DC_ALAC	145		Work (STAT-USA) -- ALA 2007 conference in Washington, DC -- Authors
2007_DC_ALA	81		Work (STAT-USA) -- ALA 2007 conference in Washington, DC -- Other
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In The News: 09/03/2010: The National Zoo opens Phase I of Elephant Trails -- it's new home for Asian Elephants.
09/01/2010: Disturbed person takes hostages in Discovery Communications headquarters in Silver Spring, MD. He is killed by police five hours later.
08/26/2010: Ken Mehlman, George W Bush's campaign chairman and GOP leader, admits he's gay. Bush promoted a constitutional amendment "to protect the institution of marriage", spoke against activist judges trying to extend marriage rights to gays, opposed extending hate crime legislation to protect gays, and opposed hiring any openly gay person in his administration.
08/24/2010: The DC Mayoral primary is punctuated by several large debates between the Democratic candidates.

Key	Imgs	Short Description
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)

What's hot: The following pages have been the most popular ones over the last few months:

Key	Imgs	Short Description
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)

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