| Key | Imgs | . | Short Description |
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 2008_DC_Malachowski_080327 | 83 | | Air and Space Lecture -- Nicole Malachowski (first female Thunderbird pilot)
What’s it like to be first? In March 2006, Maj. Nicole Malachowski debuted as the first woman pilot selected to fly in any American military demonstration team, in this case, the Air Force Demo Squadron better known as the Thunderbirds, flying F-16Cs. Major Malachowski’s two seasons as Thunderbird #3... |
| 2008_DC_MalachowskiSS_080327 | 43 | | Air and Space Lecture -- Nicole Malachowski (first female Thunderbird pilot) -- Slide Show
Because I took so many, pictures from this event are divided into three pages:
... |
| 2008_DC_Gore_080717 | 37 |  | Al Gore's National Challenge on Energy and Climate @ DAR Constitution Hall
Vice President Gore will be issuing an unprecedented challenge to policymakers and entrepreneurs. He’ll push the "reset" button on how we think about energy and climate. And how we create American prosperity.
The audience included Tipper Gore, will.i.am (from the Black Eyed Peas), and Bob Barr (the... |
| 2008_DC_ArtomaticO | 97 | | Artomatic 2008 -- Other
Including "Peep" art and the band Oh No Not Stereo. |
| 2008_DC_ArtomaticP | 240 | | Artomatic 2008 -- Paintings |
| 2008_DC_ArtomaticS | 174 | | Artomatic 2008 -- Sculptures |
| 2008_DC_CHHP_080408 | 52 | | Capitol Hill History Project -- C. Dudley Brown (Capitol Hill Row House Designs)
On the evening of Tuesday, April 8, the highly respected historic restoration expert C. Dudley Brown will deliver an Overbeck History Lecture on the unique character and features of Capitol Hill’s historic row houses. His presentation will include a pictorial tour along with commentary on the mistakes... |
| 2008_DC_CHHP_080212 | 10 | | Capitol Hill History Project -- John Vlach (African American Housing in 19th Century DC)
On Tuesday, February 12, the Overbeck History Project welcomes the noted folklife historian John M. Vlach, who will share findings from his recent studies of African American housing in 19th century DC, offering a visual survey slave quarters, alley dwellings and other residences. This is a return... |
| 2008_DC_CHHP_080909 | 31 | | Capitol Hill History Project -- Scott W. Berg ("L'Enfant's Grand Avenues")
Overbeck Lecture: L’Enfant’s Grand Avenues: The Overbeck History Lecture Series resumes with a new look at the French visionary who designed Washington, DC. Pierre L’Enfant’s critical role in the creation of the federal city will be examined by George Mason University writer and teacher Scott W. Berg... |
| 2008_DC_Water_080322 | 68 | | Carnegie Inst & Env Film Festival -- World Water Day Tribute
World Water Day Tribute
UMBRELLA (India, 2004, 90 sec.)
United States Premiere Desperately seeking to regain his lost umbrella in the midst of a torrential rain, a man suddenly has a bright idea. Directed by Nandita Das. PSA Produced by Center for Science & Environment.
Shown as part of the... |
| 2008_DC_CM_081215 | 6 | | Contributing Membership event -- Donald Reynolds Center |
| 2008_DC_Critters | 9 | | Critters -- Miscellaneous
Including a wounded robin by the tulip beds of the Tidal Basin as well as an extroverted squirrel. |
| 2008_DC_Peck_Tour_080920 | 14 | | Cultural Tourism DC -- Artist G. Byron Peck's Shaw/U Street Mural Tour
Artist G. Byron Peck’s Shaw/U Street Mural Tour: Take a tour of murals created by prominent DC mural and mosaic artist G. Byron Peck and his associated non-profit, City Arts. Get an eyeful of the landmark mural of Duke Ellington, the Dupont Circle Mural, and the Mayan Mural, all within blocks of each... |
| 2008_DC_Acts_II_080816 | 31 | | Cultural Tourism DC -- Brightwood Heritage Trail Opening Acts II Band
The Emory United Methodist Church's Acts II Band played jazz next to the church as part of the heritage trail opening events. |
| 2008_DC_TrailR_080816 | 70 | | Cultural Tourism DC -- Brightwood Heritage Trail Opening Related Pics |
| 2008_DC_TrailC_080816 | 59 | | Cultural Tourism DC -- Brightwood Heritage Trail Unveiling
This was the opening event for the opening of the Battleground to Community: Brightwood Heritage Trail. |
| 2008_DC_Brookland_Tour_080920 | 14 | | Cultural Tourism DC -- History of Brookland Tour
History of Brookland: This tour of central Brookland offers insight into the development of this one-time trolley suburb and its rich cultural heritage, including its original main street business area. Discover the work of architects such as John Joseph Early, Howard Mackey, and Hilyard Robinson. See... |
| 2008_DC_Peirce_MillWT_080426 | 72 | | Cultural Tourism DC -- Peirce Mill to Turn Again (interior tour)
Peirce Mill to Turn Again: Peirce Mill, the last standing mill in the District, is nearing completion of a $1 million restoration program that will enable the 200-year-old mill to grind grain again. A visit to the mill will reveal the fish ladder at the dam that allows herring to migrate upstream for... |
| 2008_DC_St_Elizabeth_Tour_080920 | 24 | | Cultural Tourism DC -- St Elizabeth's East Campus Tour
St. Elizabeth's East Campus Tour - Past, Present, and Future: Tour historic St. Elizabeth's Hospital, a pioneer in therapeutic techniques in mental health. Opened in 1855, St. E’s has treated over 125,000 patients, including John Hinckley, Jr. Hear redevelopment plans for the campus that include mixed... |
| 2008_DC_Ft_StevensWT_080426 | 66 | | Cultural Tourism DC -- Victory at Fort Stevens Tour
Victory at Fort Stevens: Explore Fort Stevens and its surrounding neighborhood to relive the historical highlights of the moral turning point of the Civil War. Highlights include the spot where Abraham Lincoln stood when he was almost shot by enemy fire and Battleground National Cemetery, the final... |
| 2008_DC_CWPT_Endangered_080312 | 87 | | CWPT's "America's Most Endangered Battlefields" presentation (2008)
(Washington, D.C., 2/28/2008) – On Wednesday, March 12, the Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) will host a news conference to announce the most endangered Civil War battlefields of 2008. Joining CWPT at the news conference will be platinum-selling Country Music artist Trace Adkins. Adkins is a lover of... |
| 2008_DC_CWPT_Photo_080928 | 15 | | CWPT Grand Review (2008) in Washington DC -- Civil War Washington in Pictures
"Capital at War: Civil War Washington in Pictures" was a journey through time to witness the transformation of Civil War Washington. It was given y Garry Adelman, the Vice President of the Center for Civil War Photography. |
| 2008_DC_CWPT_Talk_080926 | 48 | | CWPT Grand Review (2008) in Washington DC -- Lincoln Assassination talk
The kick-off lecture for the Grand Review weekend was by Ed Bearss. |
| 2008_DC_CWPT_Group_080928 | 18 | | CWPT Grand Review (2008) in Washington DC -- Miscellaneous group shots |
| 2008_DC_CWPT_LincMemI_080928 | 28 | | CWPT Grand Review (2008) in Washington DC -- Private tour of the Lincoln Memorial (inside)
Pictures include pictures in the public chamber as well as in the underground portion of the tour. |
| 2008_DC_CWPT_LincMemO_080928 | 73 | | CWPT Grand Review (2008) in Washington DC -- Private tour of the Lincoln Memorial (outside) |
| 2008_DC_AFL_CIO | 14 | | DC -- AFL-CIO Headquarters
Featuring the mural by Lumen Winter, mosaic by Crovatto Mosaics.
From a postcard in their store:
In the lobby of AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington DC, two 15-by-71 foot mosaics of marble, glass and gold pay tribute to America's working families. Both murals were designed by Kansas-born Lumen Martin... |
| 2008_DC_AACW | 14 | | DC -- African-American Civil War Memorial |
| 2008_DC_Burn_080911 | 15 | | DC -- After-movie panel discussion of "Burn After Reading"
This event started with an advanced viewing of the Coen brothers' "Burn After Reading" movie followed by a panel discussion about the movie and filming in DC by two Washington Post editors and writers and a representative from the DC Film Board. (Feel free to fill in names please!) |
| 2008_DC_Mellon_Aud | 16 | | DC -- Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium |
| 2008_DC_US_Area | 34 | | DC -- Area near Union Station / NY Ave |
| 2008_DC_Mem_Bridge | 4 | | DC -- Arlington Memorial Bridge |
| 2008_DC_AFRH | 91 | | DC -- Armed Forces Retirement Home (Old Soldiers Home) |
| 2008_DC_SISG | 24 |  | DC -- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery |
| 2008_DC_Arts_On_Foot | 29 | | DC -- Arts on Foot
Marking its 16th anniversary, Arts on Foot presented by Wines of Argentina is a one-day, multimedia Festival that kicks off the fall arts season in Downtown DC’s Penn Quarter. Incorporating visual art, music, theatre, dance, film, and creative cuisine, it’s an interactive celebration the whole family... |
| 2008_DC_Basilica_Cellar | 83 | | DC -- Basilica of the Natl Shrine of the Immaculate Conception -- Cellar level |
| 2008_DC_Basilica_Main | 114 | | DC -- Basilica of the Natl Shrine of the Immaculate Conception -- Main level |
| 2008_DC_Basilica_Out | 31 | | DC -- Basilica of the Natl Shrine of the Immaculate Conception -- Outside views |
| 2008_DC_Bens | 23 | | DC -- Ben's Chili Bowl |
| 2008_DC_Bens_50th_080822 | 102 | | DC -- Ben's Chili Bowl 50th anniversary block party
Ben's Celebrates Chili Power
Big Stars and Just Plain Folks Mark Eatery's 50-Year Run on U Street
By Keith L. Alexander
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 21, 2008; B01
It was 1996, and Nizam Ali had just gotten his law degree. Instead of heading to the courtroom, he had another... |
| 2008_DC_Brightwood | 51 | | DC -- Brightwood area
Including Emory United Methodist Church. |
| 2008_DC_Brookland | 68 | | DC -- Brookland area |
| 2008_DC_Bus | 5 | | DC -- Bus smokes up by Metro Center
I have no idea what happened with this bus. I heard a loud "boom" and noticed smoke. It was belching smoke like it had blown up or something. The people got off the bus, walked away (presumably to another bus), and eventually the bus started moving again, still smoking pretty heavily. |
| 2008_DC_Calvary | 7 | | DC -- Calvary Baptist Church |
| 2008_DC_Candlelight_080513_Cer | 79 | | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2008) -- Ceremony
The official program for the evening (not all of which I got on film) was as follows:
- Presentation of the Colors -- United States Park Police
- National Anthem -- Performed by Sergeant Michael Devine, New York City Police Department
- Invocation -- Reverend Kate Braestrup
- Welcoming Remarks... |
| 2008_DC_Candlelight_080513_Pre | 39 | | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2008) -- Pre-ceremony events |
| 2008_DC_Candlelight_080513_Rel | 73 | | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2008) -- Related images |
| 2008_DC_Pride_080615 | 69 | | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2008)
Performances include the following:
* BETTY
* DC Cowboys
* Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C.
* Wicked Jezabel
Descriptions:
BETTY:
Elizabeth, Alyson, and Amy -- BETTY -- is a five-piece pop rock band fronted by Elizabeth Ziff, Alyson Palmer and Amy Ziff (L to R above). The band’s... |
| 2008_DC_CapHill | 7 | | DC -- Capitol Hill area |
| 2008_DC_CIS | 40 | | DC -- Carnegie Institute for Science |
| 2008_DC_Carnegie_Lib | 9 | | DC -- Carnegie Library/City Museum of Washington, DC |
| 2008_DC_Cherry | 148 | | DC -- Cherry Blossoms around the Tidal Basin (2008) |
| 2008_DC_Columbia_Heights | 50 | | DC -- Columbia Heights area |
| 2008_DC_Cong_Cem | 351 | | DC -- Congressional Cemetery |
| 2008_DC_Corcoran | 3 | | DC -- Corcoran Gallery of Art
I never noticed the wires holding the griffins in place before. |
| 2008_DC_GeorgetownC | 9 | | DC -- C&O Canal Natl Historic Park -- Georgetown |
| 2008_DC_DAR | 86 | | DC -- DAR Memorial Constitution Hall |
| 2008_DC_DOI_Museum | 24 | | DC -- Dept of Interior Museum |
| 2008_DC_Courthouse_Ext | 13 | | DC -- District Court of Appeals Bldg -- Construction watch tour -- Exteriors |
| 2008_DC_Courthouse_Group | 54 | | DC -- District Court of Appeals Bldg -- Construction watch tour -- Group |
| 2008_DC_Courthouse_Int | 120 | | DC -- District Court of Appeals Bldg -- Construction watch tour -- Interiors |
| 2008_DC_SIPG_Scholars | 5 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- 2008 Presidential Scholars in the Arts
2008 Presidential Scholars in the Arts: Works in the Literary and Visual Arts (special installation)
June 22 through July 13
The United States Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964 to recognize and honor some of the nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. The... |
| 2008_DC_SIPG_Bally | 35 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- Ballyhoo!
What could be less subtle than the pictorial poster, blaring out its message with large scale, loud colors, and bold graphics? As the circus term “ballyhoo” suggests, boisterous hucksterism underlies the poster’s message and its roguish appeal. We are used to decoding the poster as advertising or... |
| 2008_DC_SIPG_Colbert | 12 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- Colbert portrait
Colbert Portrait Hangs at Smithsonian
Jan. 17, 2008, 12:44 AM EST
Stephen Colbert was denied when he tried to run for president this year in South Carolina. Now the fake TV pundit is getting some love from the city of his birth.
His portrait was hung Wednesday at the Smithsonian Institution's... |
| 2008_DC_SIPG_GM1 | 28 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- Graphic Masters I
Graphic Masters I: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum : 11/21/2008 - 05/25/2009
Delicate watercolors, finely wrought sketches, and bold modernist studies comprise this special installation, the first in a series that celebrates the extraordinary variety and accomplishment of American... |
| 2008_DC_SIPG_Herblock | 10 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- Herblock
Coinciding with the nation's election of its forty-fourth president, this exhibition contains Herbert Block's original drawings of presidential cartoons from Franklin Roosevelt through Bill Clinton. Although respectful of the office, Block insisted that no president was "above caricature or comment."... |
| 2008_DC_SIPG_Local_Color | 13 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- Local Color
Local Color: Washington Painting at Midcentury
Now through Oct. 13, 2008
Explore the expressive possibilities of color in this special installation of twenty-seven large-scale paintings from SAAM's permanent collection. Local Color: Washington Painting at Midcentury examines the cross influences of... |
| 2008_DC_SIPG_Obata | 10 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- Obata's Yosemite
Obata's Yosemite
In 1927, Chiura Obata (1885–1975) visited Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Nevada, where he made approximately 100 drawings in pencil, watercolor and sumi ink. Between 1928 and 1930, while Obata was in Tokyo, he transformed these California landscape watercolors and sketches into... |
| 2008_DC_SIPG_1Life | 2 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- One Life Mask of Lincoln
Since no photography is allowed within the exhibit, most of these photos are of the lines outside the exhibit room waiting to get in. |
| 2008_DC_SIPG_Recognize | 5 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- Recognize
"RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture"
February 8 through October 26, 2008
Since its inception in the 1970s, hip hop has been arguably the most influential and popular musical form in America. Its popularity extends beyond the urban centers of its inception and pervades youth culture... |
| 2008_DC_SIPG_Kisses | 6 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- Thousand Kisses
A Thousand Kisses: Love Letters from the Archives of American Art
On view in Washington, D.C. at the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery, located inside the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture
January 25, 2008 through June 2, 2008
Love letters bring out the voyeur in most of us.... |
| 2008_DC_SIPG_Pres | 13 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- America's Presidents
Including the new W Bush portrait.
I've photographed almost the entire America's Presidents exhibit over time. To see the whole exhibit, you should use ... |
| 2008_DC_SIPG_Bldg | 58 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Building |
| 2008_DC_SIPG_CW | 4 | | 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 ... |
| 2008_DC_SIPG_Folk | 28 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Folk Art
To see a more complete view of the Folk Art collection taken over the years, ... |
| 2008_DC_SIPG_Luce | 32 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Including a curator-led tour. |
| 2008_DC_SIPG_Modern | 16 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Modern Art
Including the "Local Color" exhibit as well as the photographable graffiti portion of the Recognize exhibit. |
| 2008_DC_SIPG_Painting | 120 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Paintings |
| 2008_DC_SIPG_Portrait | 36 | | 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 ... |
| 2008_DC_SIPG_Sculpture | 88 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Sculpture |
| 2008_DC_Drinks_080207 | 17 | | DC -- Drinks after the "Running for Office: Cartooning and Politics" event
Folks here were coming in after the National Archives event. |
| 2008_DC_Dupont | 46 | | DC -- Dupont Circle area
Including a number of pictures of the outside of the CTIA/RFF building across the street from the Embassy of Kazakhstan. The flag in front of the building is from CTIA-The Wireless Association (www.ctia.org) headquaters. But the animal art work is because of the Resources for the Future group... |
| 2008_DC_Ellipse | 21 | | DC -- Ellipse (by White House) area
Including 1st Division Monument and Old EOB with scaffolding. |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Australia | 41 | | DC -- Embassy of Australia
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2008:
Under the stars of the Southern sky, take in performances of indigenous Australian music and exhibits on studying and working in Australia. The embassy’s gallery will feature photographic exhibition 1918 Australia and America: Allies on the... |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Belgium | 14 | | DC -- Embassy of Belgium
Part of the EU Open House 2008
Belgium, the Movie: A 25-minute film plays continuously, featuring magnificent aerial footage of both urban and rural areas in Belgium. Belgian food specialties will be served. |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Brazil | 3 | | DC -- Embassy of Brazil |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Canada | 33 | | DC -- Embassy of Canada (McMichael and Champlain's Dream exhibits)
Two exhibits: McMichael Collection and Champlain's Dream
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The Embassy of Canada is proud to announce the much anticipated McMichael Collection exhibit entitled Our Home and Native Land. This exhibit will showcase Canadian masterpieces from the McMichael permanent collection, including... |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Colombia | 53 | | DC -- Embassy of Colombia
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2008:
A self-guided tour of the Ambassador of Colombia’s residence, including an exhibition of drawings, paintings, sculptures, and photographs by renowned Colombian artist Ana Mercedes Hoyos. |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Denmark | 12 | | DC -- Embassy of Denmark
Part of the EU Open House 2008
Tours of the Ambassador’s residence, samples of Danish specialties, traditional Danish folk dancing, and games for children will be offered throughout the day along with an opportunity to test your knowledge of Denmark.
One of the displays outside announced that it... |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Finland | 50 | | DC -- Embassy of Finland
Part of the EU Open House 2008
Comment: The embassy had a variety of food items and there were several talks by, among others, Pekku Lintu, the ambassador of Finland.
During the event, they were having an exhibition in the embassy called "My Paradise". Here's the description from their web site... |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Britain | 25 | | DC -- Embassy of Great Britain
Part of the EU Open House 2008
A Tour of the United Kingdom: Take a tour of the United Kingdom with stops in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland at the British Embassy. Learn more about “Being a Brit Different” and about life in DC from high-profile Brits living in the US.
Comment: I... |
| 2008_DC_Emb_India | 19 | | DC -- Embassy of India
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2008:
The embassy welcomes visitors with a variety of Indian music and dance performances, including Bhangra and Bharatnatyam, Indian snacks, and general information on India. |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Italy | 50 | | DC -- Embassy of Italy
Part of the EU Open House 2008
Take a guided tour of the embassy and view short films from Italy in the auditorium. Refreshments will be available in the cafeteria for purchase. |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Kazakhstan | 64 | | DC -- Embassy of Kazakhstan
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2008:
The Heart of Eurasia: Attend a special evening concert and mingle with diplomats from Kazakhstan, including His Excellency Ambassador Erlan Idrissov. At 6 pm an authentic folk group from Western Kazakhstan will perform tunes by the Great Steppes... |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Korea | 64 | | DC -- Embassy of Korea (KORUS)
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2008:
Master Han J. Do and 20 traditional Korean martial arts performers will demonstrate Taekwondo and teach moves to children. View the exhibition Traditional Korean Archery and film, and tour the embassy’s museum filled with traditional musical... |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Latvia_Art | 40 | | DC -- Embassy of Latvia (Baltic Art Exhibition)
Part of the EU Open House 2008 |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Madagascar | 35 | | DC -- Embassy of Madagascar
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2008:
Enjoy this showcase of authentic Malagasy culture through film, music, song, and dance and taste traditional Malagasy food and drink. Also, view wall paintings, handicrafts, and displays of books and documents. |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Paraguay | 14 | | DC -- Embassy of Paraguay
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2008:
From the Forests of Paraguay to Massachusetts Avenue: The Embassy of Paraguay in collaboration with Restore Mass Ave presents colorful photographic art of the Ache people and the magnificent Paraguayan forests, alongside old photographs and... |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Romania | 43 | | DC -- Embassy of Romania
Part of the EU Open House 2008
Tour the Beaux-Arts style Romanian Embassy, located in distinctive Sheridan-Kalorama (home to five presidents and much of Washington’s diplomatic community), and built in 1907. Romanian film sessions will start every hour, and an exhibition about monastic life in... |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Russia | 1 | | DC -- Embassy of Russia |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Sweden | 8 | | DC -- Embassy of Sweden (House of Sweden) |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Venezuela | 48 | | DC -- Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2008:
Take a tour of the Ambassador’s residence and art collection where some of Venezuela’s most important painters are represented, and sample traditional cuisine and music. |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Micronesia | 19 | | DC -- Embassy of the Federated States of Micronesia
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2008:
Come see photographs of simple life on tropical islands in the Federated States of Micronesia. Take a moment to see island carvings and handicrafts; learn about the island cultures; and as you leave, feel free to take some brochures with you.... |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Indonesia | 83 | | DC -- Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2008:
Take a guided tour of this historic building, once known as the Walsh Mansion, a private residence built at the turn of the 20th century. Cultural artifacts from Indonesia and a short movie about the country will also be shown. |
| 2008_DC_Emb_Trinidad | 20 | | DC -- Embassy of Trinidad and Tobago
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2008:
Enjoy a live steelpan performance of Calypso music while tasting the country’s culinary delights. Also view an exhibit featuring renowned artists of Trinidad and Tobago. |
| 2008_DC_SIHG | 52 | | DC -- Enid A. Haupt Garden |
| 2008_DC_Falun | 16 | | DC -- Falun Gong protesters
This was different from when I'd seen them a couple of years prior. This time there was a counter protest waving Chinese flags to counter the Falun Gong and Tibetan protesters. |
| 2008_DC_FTC | 13 | | DC -- Federal Trade Commission building |
| 2008_DC_Foggy_Bottom | 51 | | DC -- Foggy Bottom area |
| 2008_DC_FONZAM_081017 | 38 | | DC -- FONZ 2008 Annual Meeting
Join us as we look back on another successful year. As a bonus, we're adding a special Zoo-by-night tour from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Agenda:
- Welcome and Introduction -- Bob Lamb, Executive Director, FONZ
- Zoo Highlights -- John Berry, Director, Smithsonian's National Zoo
- Presentation of... |
| 2008_DC_FONZ_Talk_081115 | 38 | | DC -- FONZ 2008 Talk -- Member talk on frog extinction
Brian Gratwicke discussed the research into the mass frog extinction which is going on. A lot of it is related to a fungus which people helped distribute around the world.
One slide:
The Situation:
- 5,743 species of amphibians
- 42% of all non data-deficient species were in danger of... |
| 2008_DC_FONZ_Tour_080823 | 84 | | DC -- FONZ 2008 Tour -- Asia Trails (elephant trail) construction
The was a FONZ event on the status of the Asia Trail, with the emphasis on the elephant trail. Speakers included Ambassador Jaliya Wickramasuriya, the new Sri Lankan ambassador in his first public appearance at the Zoo. Also speaking were John Berry (Director of the Smithsonian's National Zoological... |
| 2008_DC_FONZ_Tour_081115 | 43 | | DC -- FONZ 2008 Tour -- Member tour of Amazonia |
| 2008_DC_Zoofari_080515 | 63 | | DC -- FONZ 2008 Zoofari event |
| 2008_DC_Fords | 18 | | DC -- Ford's Theatre Natl Historic Site
Ford's Theatre itself is currently closed for renovation. Pictures here are of the back alley and were encouraged by a walking tour sign which mentioned that this was the way that John Wilkes Booth came after the fanatic had murdered Abraham Lincoln. |
| 2008_DC_Ft_Bunker_Hill | 4 | | DC -- Fort Bunker Hill |
| 2008_DC_Ft_Stevens | 38 | | DC -- Fort Stevens Park |
| 2008_DC_Ft_StevensNC | 38 | | DC -- Fort Stevens Park National Cemetery |
| 2008_DC_BlackBerry | 15 | | DC -- FOSE -- BlackBerry reception @ Zola's |
| 2008_DC_FOSE | 34 | | DC -- FOSE (Federal Office Systems Expo)
Pictures from several talks and others of the convention in general.
Opening Keynote: David Girouard. Vice President and General Manager, Google Enterprise
Keynote Address: Scott McNealy, Chairman and Co-Founder, Sun Microsystems and Chairman, Sun Microsystems Federal Inc. |
| 2008_DC_Franciscan | 45 | | DC -- Franciscan Monastery |
| 2008_DC_SIFG | 72 | | DC -- Freer Gallery of Art |
| 2008_DC_Gallery_Place | 188 | | DC -- Gallery Place areas |
| 2008_DC_Georgetown | 67 | | DC -- Georgetown areas |
| 2008_DC_GeorgetownV | 9 | | DC -- Georgetown view of the bridge and Rosslyn
Taken from the FotoWeek DC building. |
| 2008_DC_New_Hope | 28 | | DC -- Greater New Hope Baptist Church / Washington Hebrew Congregation |
| 2008_DC_Greyhound | 17 | | DC -- Greyhound Bus Station |
| 2008_DC_IDB | 10 | | DC -- IDB -- Inter-American Development Bank building
Very cool lobby! |
| 2008_DC_IDBCC | 42 | | DC -- IDB Cultural Center -- "On With the Show!" and "Extended Boundary" exhibits
February 19, 2008
IDB art exhibition honors Miami
The exhibition shows off Miami's Latin American-flavored dynamism and creativity and relates the city's cultural history.
Miami's characteristic intensity and diversity are on display in "Extended Boundary: Latin American and Caribbean Artists in... |
| 2008_DC_SIIGJH | 10 | | DC -- International Gallery ("Jim Henson's Fantastic World")
No photography was allowed in the exhibit so there's not much to show you here. Sorry!
Organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service with The Jim Henson Legacy, Jim Henson's Fantastic World offers audiences a rare peek into the imagination of this brilliant innovator and... |
| 2008_DC_JAWilson | 133 | | DC -- John A. Wilson Building
Including close ups of the statues lining the top. I was impressed at how well the Fuji s100sf handled these. |
| 2008_DC_JAWilson_Tour | 50 | | DC -- John A. Wilson Building Architectural Tour |
| 2008_DC_JAWilson_100_081015 | 85 | | DC -- John A. Wilson Building Centennial Event
^ ^ John A. Wilson Building Centennial
Join in the celebration of the Centennial of the John A. Wilson Building. This commemoration includes an exhibit co-curated by the Historical Society of Washington and the DC Archives. The exhibits include fascinating artifacts: an original DC flag (courtesy of... |
| 2008_DC_Wojnowski | 1 | | DC -- John Wojnowski |
| 2008_DC_Judiciary | 26 | | DC -- Judiciary Square area |
| 2008_DC_KSt | 3 | | DC -- K Street area (incl McPherson Square)
Including construction around 17th and K |
| 2008_DC_Aquatic | 62 | | DC -- Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens |
| 2008_DC_Honors_081207 | 76 | | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Kennedy Center Honors (2008)
Morgan Freeman, George Jones, Barbra Streisand, Twyla Tharp, and Pete Townshend & Roger Daltrey To Receive 31st Annual Kennedy Center Honors
Washington, D.C.—The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the selection of the individuals who will receive the Kennedy Center Honors of... |
| 2008_DC_Carlin_081110 | 27 | | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Mark Twain Prize (2008 -- George Carlin's memory)
Celebrating George Carlin: The Kennedy Center will posthumously award the eleventh annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to the late George Carlin, one of America's foremost humorists. A star-studded lineup, including Richard Belzer, Lewis Black, Margaret Cho, Ben E. King, Denis Leary, Bill Maher,... |
| 2008_DC_Kossuth | 7 | | DC -- Kossuth House |
| 2008_DC_Lafayette_Park | 35 | | DC -- Lafayette Park (by White House) area |
| 2008_DC_LOC | 101 | | DC -- Library of Congress |
| 2008_DC_LOC_LL_080412 | 112 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Living Legends 2008 ceremony
Seven New “Living Legends” Honored on April 12 To Commemorate Launch of “Library of Congress Experience”
Public Enters Through Ornate Bronze Doors First Time Since 1990
The Library of Congress will honor seven new "Living Legends" as part of its public celebration on Saturday, April 12, at the... |
| 2008_DC_LOC_LL_Etc_080412 | 21 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Living Legends 2008 miscellaneous
Setting up, the audience, people leaving. |
| 2008_DC_LOCMRR | 80 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Main Reading Room (room itself)
They don't allow public visitors into the main reading room very often and they allow photography even less often. One time they did it for was the "Experience" opening. |
| 2008_DC_LOCExp_Aud_080412 | 53 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- "Experience" debut (audience) |
| 2008_DC_LOCExp_FM_080412 | 24 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- "Experience" debut (Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer) |
| 2008_DC_LOCExp_DS_080412 | 80 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- "Experience" debut (Doc Scantlin)
Doc Scantlin and his Imperial Palms Orchestra have a web site of course: http://www.docscantlin.com |
| 2008_DC_LOCExp_Ceremony_080412 | 36 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- "Experience" debut (misc ceremony)
The stage presentations were as follows:
- Welcome, Master of Ceremonies Tom Sherwood
- "The Star-Spangled Banner", Library of Congress Choir
- Singers Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer ... |
| 2008_DC_LOCExp_080412 | 19 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- "Experience" debut (miscellaneous)
"Library of Congress Experience" Debuts April 12
Exhibits, Interactives Put Exciting World of Knowledge at Fingertips
The Library of Congress–the largest library in the world and the oldest U.S. federal cultural institution–on Saturday, April 12, debuts an immersive, new "Library of Congress... |
| 2008_DC_LOCExp_PBS_080412 | 41 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- "Experience" debut (PBS characters)
Clifford the Dog, Curious George, and WordGirl. |
| 2008_DC_LOCExp_MRR_080412 | 25 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- "Experience" debut (people in Main Reading Room)
This opening of the Main Reading Room occurred during the "Library of Congress Experience" opening event. |
| 2008_DC_Manning_080918 | 49 | | DC -- Lincoln Cottage -- Chandra Manning ("What This Cruel Was Over")
This was a Lincoln Cabinet (donor) plus others event which featured a talk by Chandra Manning based on her book "What This Cruel Was Over: Soldiers, Slavery and the Civil War" |
| 2008_DC_Lincoln_CottageC_080218 | 63 | | DC -- Lincoln Cottage -- Grand Opening (2008) -- Ceremony
The grand opening ceremony for President Lincoln's Cottage was held on President's Day, February 18, 2008. The day, which was supposed to be raining and yeech, turned spectacularly sunny and warm for the event. Program:
* United States Marine Corps Band
* Dr. Frank Milligan, Director,... |
| 2008_DC_Lincoln_CottageO_080218 | 92 | | DC -- Lincoln Cottage -- Grand Opening (2008) -- Other
Pictures here include the congregating before and after the ceremony, the audience during the ceremony, posed pictures after the ceremony, and people wandering the cottage and grounds. Photographed here include Richard Moe, Frank Milligan, Pat Furgurson, Elizabeth Brownstein, Douglas Wilson, Edna... |
| 2008_DC_Lincoln_Cottage | 106 | | DC -- Lincoln Cottage (at the Armed Forces Retirement Home) |
| 2008_DC_Lincoln_CottageVC | 19 | | DC -- Lincoln Cottage (at the Armed Forces Retirement Home) -- Visitor Center
Items in here include a temporary exhibit "In Pursuit of Emancipation". Various signs:
In Pursuit of Emancipation:
Documenting Lincoln's Decision to Proclaim Freedom:
February 1 - April 30, 2008:
An exhibition from the collection of
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
The... |
| 2008_DC_Lincoln_Mem | 60 | | DC -- Lincoln Memorial |
| 2008_DC_Lincoln_MemB | 34 | | DC -- Lincoln Memorial (non-public foundation area)
This is the part of the Lincoln Memorial that's underground. Normally it's closed off to tourists but they gave the CWPT group a guided tour. |
| 2008_DC_Lincoln_Theater | 2 | | DC -- Lincoln Theater |
| 2008_DC_Tussauds | 349 | | DC -- Madame Tussauds Washington DC
Four visits:
(080810) My first visit.
(080827) This was a follow up visit to get better pictures of some of the pieces I'd seen just 17 days before. I was surprised to see a number of changes. Whoopi Goldberg was in the lobby instead of Abe. She apparently steps outside periodically. And inside,... |
| 2008_DC_AICT | 7 | | DC -- Mall -- Amnesty International's "Counter Terror with Justice" campaign. |
| 2008_DC_HATO | 104 | | DC -- Mall -- Hands Across The Ocean
Including efforts to fix one of the collapsed signs. |
| 2008_DC_Lang_080805 | 96 | | DC -- Mall -- National Night Out -- Concert (w/Jonny Lang)
w/Mambo Sauce and Andrea Roane, news anchor WUSA9 (mistress of ceremonies). |
| 2008_DC_NNO_080805 | 30 | | DC -- Mall -- National Night Out -- Miscellaneous
FIGHT CRIME and have a little fun, too, at the National Night Out 25th anniversary party on the Mall on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. In addition to the usual get-to-know-your-community-police-officer atmosphere, which, along with lighted porch lights, has become the hallmark of National Night Out, there... |
| 2008_DC_Police_080628 | 34 | | DC -- Mall -- Police recruitment display |
| 2008_DC_Kite_Festival_080329 | 37 | | DC -- Mall -- Smithsonian Kite Festival
Part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. |
| 2008_DC_MLKLib | 12 | | DC -- Martin Luther King Memorial Library |
| 2008_DC_SIMLRG | 74 | | DC -- Mary Livingston Ripley Garden |
| 2008_DC_Mayflower | 15 | | DC -- Mayflower Hotel |
| 2008_DC_Mem_Day_080524 | 137 | | DC -- Memorial Day 2008 (dress rehearsal) |
| 2008_DC_Meridian | 4 | | DC -- Meridian Hill Park |
| 2008_DC_SIAIR | 42 | | DC -- Natl Air and Space Museum
Including plant reflections outside of the main building at night. This has nothing to do with the museum itself but the plants were interesting anyway. |
| 2008_DC_Aquarium | 67 | | DC -- Natl Aquarium |
| 2008_DC_Archives | 119 | | DC -- Natl Archives
Several visits. Some notes;
(080311) The Constitution had been removed from preservation work. The Magna Carta, on the other hand, marked a triumphant return.
(080806) Ping-Pong Diplomacy display.
(081115) and (081116) Veterans for Peace protest that had taken over the scaffolding outside the... |
| 2008_DC_Archives_1783 | 15 | | DC -- Natl Archives major exhibit -- 1783: Subject or Citizen
1783: Subject or Citizen? The National Archives joins with Library and Archives Canada in this exhibit marking the 225th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris, which formally ended the American Revolutionary War. The rarely seen treaty, signed by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay, is a highlight... |
| 2008_DC_Archives_1783T_081203 | 20 | | DC -- Natl Archives major exhibit -- 1783: Subject or Citizen Tour group
These are photographs of tour of the exhibit being given to the Washington Map Society in conjunction with the panel discussion on "The Mitchell Map and Its Role in Shaping History" that followed. |
| 2008_DC_Archives_Running | 64 | | DC -- Natl Archives major exhibit -- Running For Office (Cartoons of Clifford Berryman)
Running for Office: Candidates, Campaigns, and the Cartoons of Clifford Berryman
Timed to coincide with the Presidential primaries and the 2008 campaign season, the exhibit highlights both specific and timeless aspects of the American campaign and election process. The exhibit features 44 original... |
| 2008_DC_Book_080927 | 49 | | DC -- Natl Book Festival 2008 -- All except the History & Biography presentations |
| 2008_DC_BookHB_080927 | 114 | | DC -- Natl Book Festival 2008 -- History & Biography Pavilion
This section contains the following speakers:
Gordon S. Wood
Tony Horwitz
Paul Theroux
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Daniel Schorr
Kimberly Dozier
David Maraniss
Walter Isaacson
Michael Dobbs
Rick Atkinson
Bob Schieffer
Cokie Roberts
Gordon S. Wood
Gordon S. Wood is the Alva O. Way University... |
| 2008_DC_Building | 12 | | DC -- Natl Building Museum
Several visits:
- I had never noticed the tile for Ulysses Grant on the one side of the building.
- Pictures of the outside bas relief figures. |
| 2008_DC_BBQDC | 44 | | DC -- Natl Capital Safeway Barbecue Battle
For the Tenth and best year yet, the Safeway's Barbecue Battle features serious competition between top BBQ competitors, great BBQ restaurants from our area and around the country, cooking demonstrations, free food samples, interactive cooking displays and children's activities.
Experience the best... |
| 2008_DC_CB_FFD_080329 | 82 | | DC -- Natl Cherry Blossom Festival Family Day @ NBM
National Cherry Blossom Festival Family Day presented with the National Building Museum
Join the National Cherry Blossom Festival® and the National Building Museum in celebrating the third annual opening of Washington, DC’s cherry blossom season.
This year’s family festival features hands-on... |
| 2008_DC_CBOC_080329 | 168 | | DC -- Natl Cherry Blossom Festival Opening Ceremony @ NBM -- Miscellaneous
National Cherry Blossom Festival Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony is the official kick-off to the two-week Festival.
Washington dignitaries welcome residents and visitors to enjoy the city-wide events that make Washington, DC synonymous with spring around the world.
... |
| 2008_DC_NGAEW | 144 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- East Wing
Including various pictures:
* Matisse: The Cut-Outs.
* Small French paintings.
* Leo Villareal's LED installation on the Concourse walkway. |
| 2008_DC_NGAMP | 23 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Martin Puryear exhibit |
| 2008_DC_NGAP | 39 | | 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 ... |
| 2008_DC_NGAS | 143 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Sculpture
Including:
* Pictures of Saint-Gaudens' Shaw Memorial, whose gallery had been closed for several years for some reason.
* Two guards who asked that I take their pictures.
To see a large number of the sculpture from the permanent collection that are on display at the National Gallery of Art, click... |
| 2008_DC_NGASG | 53 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Sculpture Garden
Including the ice skating rink. |
| 2008_DC_Law | 8 | | DC -- Natl Law Enforcement Officers Memorial |
| 2008_DC_Mall | 10 | | DC -- Natl Mall area |
| 2008_DC_SIAfri | 60 | | DC -- Natl Museum of African Art (incl the Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection)
African Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection
Paul Tishman was often asked why he decided to collect African art. He replied,
"How does one fall in love?"
In 1959, Paul and Ruth Tishman bought two pieces of art from the Benin kingdom-an ivory figure and a copper alloy mask.... |
| 2008_DC_SIAH | 64 | | DC -- Natl Museum of American History, Behring Center
Including exterior shots while still under construction. |
| 2008_DC_SIAH_Day1_081121 | 75 | | DC -- Natl Museum of American History, Behring Center -- Opening day inside
After a two-year, $85 million renovation, the National Museum of American History reopened on November 21.
Photos here include:
- G. Wayne Clough, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution
- Kenneth E. Behring, donor and philanthropist
- Brent D. Glass, director, National Museum of American... |
| 2008_DC_SIAH_Ceremony_081121 | 84 | | DC -- Natl Museum of American History, Behring Center -- Reopening ceremony (2008)
After a two-year, $85 million renovation, the National Museum of American History reopened on November 21.
Speakers for the event were:
- Brent D. Glass, director, National Museum of American History
- Kathy Brown, senior vice president, Verizon Communications
- G. Wayne Clough, Secretary,... |
| 2008_DC_SIAH_Burden | 38 | | DC -- Natl Museum of American History, Behring Center (Glorious Burden exhibit) |
| 2008_DC_NMHAM | 87 | | DC -- Natl Museum of Health and Medicine (Walter Reed)
Some of the pictures this time were from two temporary exhibits -- "A Healthy Heart" and "Expression of Hope"
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A description of the "A Healthy Heart" exhibit from http://nmhm.washingtondc.museum/news/healthyheart.html :
The National Museum of Health and Medicine has opened the exhibit "A... |
| 2008_DC_NMHAMBS | 19 | | DC -- Natl Museum of Health and Medicine (Walter Reed) -- Backstage tour |
| 2008_DC_SINH | 31 | | DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History
Including the butterfly pavilion and Baird Auditorium.
One Hall, Two Exhibits
Partners in Evolution—a free-admission exploration into how insects and other animals have co-evolved with plants.
The Butterfly Pavilion—a fee-based, live butterfly experience.
Partners in Evolution
Discover how... |
| 2008_DC_SINHNB | 23 | | DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Nature's Best International Photography Awards exhibit (2008) |
| 2008_DC_SINHOH | 37 | | DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Sant Ocean Hall |
| 2008_DC_NPC | 8 | | DC -- Natl Press Club |
| 2008_DC_SINZ_Amazonia | 43 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Amazonia |
| 2008_DC_SINZ_Art | 113 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Artwork |
| 2008_DC_SINZ_BV | 18 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Beaver Valley |
| 2008_DC_SINZ_Cat | 24 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats |
| 2008_DC_SINZ_Const | 63 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Construction Projects |
| 2008_DC_SINZ_Elephant | 56 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House |
| 2008_DC_SINZ_Panda | 6 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant pandas (2008) |
| 2008_DC_SINZ_Invert | 23 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Invertebrates |
| 2008_DC_SINZ_Main | 29 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere |
| 2008_DC_SINZ_Prairie | 6 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Prairie Dogs |
| 2008_DC_SINZ_Reptile | 1 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Reptile House |
| 2008_DC_SINZ_Mammal | 17 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Small Mammal House |
| 2008_DC_Naval_Lodge | 15 | | DC -- Naval Lodge Masonic Hall |
| 2008_DC_NY_Ave | 48 | | DC -- New York Avenue area (NOMA) |
| 2008_DC_Newseum | 120 | | DC -- Newseum
Various pictures here. Some highlights:
* A fairly large section featuring folks doing the "Be a Reporter" feature.
* Another Newsmania session with Sonya Gavankar.
* Photos of the Barack Obama display.
Note that the Newseum contacted me and asked me to take down my pictures of... |
| 2008_DC_NCap | 3 | | DC -- North Capitol area |
| 2008_DC_CHuff_080321 | 4 | | DC -- Old Post Office Pavilion -- C. Huff (a.k.a. "Mr. Music") performing |
| 2008_DC_Old_Stone | 16 | | DC -- Old Stone House (part of Rock Creek Park) |
| 2008_DC_OAS | 104 | | DC -- Organization of American States Building |
| 2008_DC_OAS_Museum | 44 | | DC -- Organization of American States Building -- Art Museum of the Americas (Oscar Niemeyer)
Celebrating his 100th Birthday with Major Exhibit at the Art Museum of the Americas
Oscar Niemeyer
September 10 - October 26, 2008
Regarded as one of the major contributors to the development of modern architecture, Oscar Niemeyer has produced roughly 700 public works in his homeland of Brazil and... |
| 2008_DC_Penn | 95 | | DC -- Pennsylvania Avenue area |
| 2008_DC_PProse | 16 | | DC -- Politics & Prose
Including the open-mic musicians at the cafe downstairs as well as the mural in the back. |
| 2008_DC_SIRG | 47 | | DC -- Renwick Gallery
Including shots as an exhibition moves out. |
| 2008_DC_Rock_Creek_Cem | 284 | | DC -- Rock Creek Cemetery |
| 2008_DC_Peirce_Mill | 38 | | DC -- Rock Creek Park -- Peirce Mill (exterior)
These shots of the exterior of Peirce Mill and the park ranger section were photographed while the mill building itself was open for the Cultural Tourism DC event. |
| 2008_DC_Santa | 4 | | DC -- Santa Clauses make an appearance |
| 2008_DC_Scott_Circle | 4 | | DC -- Scott Circle areas |
| 2008_DC_Sheridan | 46 | | DC -- Sheridan Circle areas
Some of the pictures here show abandoned embassies. The following article is from the Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/07/AR2008060700926_pf.html
Once Grand, Now Bedraggled
City Officials and Neighbors Peeved by Abandoned Embassy Properties
By Paul... |
| 2008_DC_Sherman | 46 | | DC -- Sherman Memorial |
| 2008_DC_Sixth_I | 50 | | DC -- Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Including construction of a new handicapper ramp. |
| 2008_DC_SIBG | 31 | | DC -- Smithsonian Butterfly Garden |
| 2008_DC_FolklifeB | 171 | | DC -- Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2008) -- Bhutan
Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon
Celebrating Bhutan's special approach towards life in the 21st century |
| 2008_DC_FolklifeN | 32 | | DC -- Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2008) -- NASA
NASA: Fifty Years and Beyond
Showcasing the role that the men and women of NASA have played in broadening the horizons of American science and culture |
| 2008_DC_FolklifeT | 351 | | DC -- Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2008) -- Texas
Texas: A Celebration of Music, Food, and Wine
Exploring a dynamic and creative society, built upon rich natural resources, thriving cosmopolitan cities and engaging rural landscapes
080628: Performers include: Little Joe y La Familia, Les Amis Creole, and the Gillette Brothers.
080629:... |
| 2008_DC_SI_Castle | 63 | | DC -- Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle)
Including an Olympic games display and the inside of the display area. |
| 2008_DC_Southwest | 2 | | DC -- Southwest areas |
| 2008_DC_St_Elizabeth | 129 | | DC -- St Elizabeths Hospital |
| 2008_DC_St_Johns | 4 | | DC -- St John's Church |
| 2008_DC_St_Patrick | 22 | | DC -- St Patrick's Catholic Church |
| 2008_DC_Supreme_Ct | 49 | | DC -- Supreme Court Building |
| 2008_DC_Phillips | 137 | | DC -- The Phillips Collection |
| 2008_DC_Jeff_Mem | 7 | | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
| 2008_DC_TBC | 5 | | DC -- Thompson Boat Center |
| 2008_DC_True_Reformer | 3 | | DC -- True Reformer Bldg |
| 2008_DC_U_Street | 8 | | DC -- U Street Heritage area |
| 2008_DC_Union_Station | 41 | | DC -- Union Station |
| 2008_DC_Soldiers_Cem | 45 | | DC -- United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery
A visit on Memorial Day with all of the flags. |
| 2008_DC_Botanic | 132 | | DC -- U.S. Botanic Garden
Including "A Stitch in Vine" (quilts) and "An Alphabet Garden of Orchids" (lots and lots of orchids)
Descriptions of "A Stitch in Vine" from the official web site at http://www.usbg.gov/ :
"An Alphabet Garden of Orchids" Orchid Exhibit Opens February 2, 2008 at U.S. Botanic Garden
Note: Due to... |
| 2008_DC_BotanicB | 22 | | DC -- U.S. Botanic Garden -- Bartholdi Park
The last picture shows the gap where there's normally the massive statue in the middle of the fountain area. I presume it was removed for maintenance or maybe it's always yanked in winter. |
| 2008_DC_BotanicX | 150 | | DC -- U.S. Botanic Garden -- Christmas |
| 2008_DC_BotanicG | 16 | | DC -- U.S. Botanic Garden -- The National Garden |
| 2008_DC_CapitolX | 61 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree (2008)
This year's Capitol Christmas Tree is a gift from the people of Montana. Asking a National Forest to provide “the People’s Tree” as the Capitol Christmas Tree is often called, is a tradition that started in 1970. Each year since then, a different National Forest and the State in which the Forest is... |
| 2008_DC_CapitolVC | 57 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
Finally, it's open! The visitor center for the capitol cost twice as much to build as the entire Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum annex out at Dulles) did. |
| 2008_DC_Capitol | 122 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior images)
Including some of my favorite pictures of the year -- the US Grant Monument with the Capitol behind it on a foggy night. |
| 2008_DC_CapitolI | 111 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior images) |
| 2008_DC_USHMM | 4 | | DC -- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum |
| 2008_DC_Arboretum | 44 | | DC -- U.S. Natl Arboretum |
| 2008_DC_Naval | 89 | | DC -- U.S. Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center
Pictures here include a ceremony that was going on. The sailors got a little overly concerned that I was taking so many pictures but I figured the families would appreciate them.
The certificate says:
Certificate of Appreciation
From
The United States Navy
To all who shall see these presents,... |
| 2008_DC_12001stV | 68 | | DC -- Views from 1200 1st Street, NE (scene of Artomatic) |
| 2008_DC_NewseumV | 134 | | DC -- Views from Newseum Terrace
The view from the terrace of Pennsylvania Avenue is one of the highlights of museum access. They have a beautiful panoramic view of the Capitol and the Mall.
Various visits:... |
| 2008_DC_Old_PostV | 10 | | DC -- Views from Old Post Office Pavilion tower |
| 2008_DC_Wash_Mon | 9 | | DC -- Washington Monument
Sunset on a magic sky day! |
| 2008_DC_NCathIE | 25 | | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Illumination -- East side
"Lighting to Unite": See the Cathedral As You’ve Never Seen It Before: For three memorable nights in May, Swiss lighting artist Gerry Hofstetter brings his artistry to Washington National Cathedral for a spectacular exterior illumination of the south and west sides, in celebration of the Cathedral’s... |
| 2008_DC_NCathIS | 23 | | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Illumination -- South side
"Lighting to Unite": See the Cathedral As You’ve Never Seen It Before: For three memorable nights in May, Swiss lighting artist Gerry Hofstetter brings his artistry to Washington National Cathedral for a spectacular exterior illumination of the south and west sides, in celebration of the Cathedral’s... |
| 2008_DC_NCathIW | 54 | | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Illumination -- West (main) side
"Lighting to Unite": See the Cathedral As You’ve Never Seen It Before: For three memorable nights in May, Swiss lighting artist Gerry Hofstetter brings his artistry to Washington National Cathedral for a spectacular exterior illumination of the south and west sides, in celebration of the Cathedral’s... |
| 2008_DC_WP | 21 | | DC -- Washington Post
Including the Herblock cartoons in their lobby. |
| 2008_DC_White_House | 5 | | DC -- White House |
| 2008_DC_WHouse_Tree | 47 | | DC -- White House -- Natl Christmas Tree (2008) |
| 2008_DC_WHVC | 138 | | DC -- White House Visitor Center
White House Visitor Center Hosts 2007 White House Holiday Decorations
Washington, D.C. – Beginning January 4, 2008 through January 31, 2008, visitors to the White House Visitors Center will have the opportunity to view the 2007 White House Blue Room Christmas Tree ornaments and the White House... |
| 2008_DC_Willard | 8 | | DC -- Willard InterContinental Washington |
| 2008_DC_Gerberg_081216 | 58 | | DCJCC -- Nextbook Writer Series -- Mort Gerberg ("Last Laughs")
Mort Gerberg: Last Laughs: Cartoons About Aging, Retirement...and the Great Beyond
Longtime New Yorker cartoonist Mort Gerberg has assembled an all-star cast of gifted and popular cartoonists including George Booth, Roz Chast, Frank Modell, JB Handelsman, Sidney Harris and Jack Ziegler to join him in... |
| 2008_DC_DOC_MLK_080117 | 32 | | Dept of Commerce -- Martin Luther King Jr. legacy (w/George Fraser)
U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) hosted the “7th Annual Event Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” The event featured welcome remarks from John Sullivan, General Counsel and keynote speaker George Fraser, Chairman and CEO of FraserNet,... |
| 2008_DC_DOCRR_080205 | 23 | | Dept of Commerce -- "Rwanda Rising" (w/John Hope Bryant)
The Assistant Secretary, Economic Development Administration, in conjunction with the Office of Civil Rights, is pleased to announce a program commemorating 2008 National Black History Month, which is celebrated during the month of February. The program will be held on Tuesday, February 5, 2008, from... |
| 2008_DC_Ancram_081117 | 61 | | Eisenhower Institute -- Michael Ancram ("Isolation and Polarization: The West's Failing Agenda")
The Right Honorable Michael Ancram discussed "Isolation and Polarization - The West's Failing Agenda" at the Eisenhower Institute.
Mr. Ancram was Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office responsible for the peace process during the Major administration. From 2001-2005, he was Deputy Leader... |
| 2008_DC_CB_Fireworks_080405 | 35 | | Fireworks -- Cherry Blossom Festival fireworks (2008) |
| 2008_DC_Ansari_081101 | 119 | | Flight Jacket Night -- Anousheh Ansari
Vice Adm. Donald D. Engen Flight Jacket Night
A Conversation With Anousheh Ansari
In 2006, Anousheh Ansari captured headlines around the world as the first female private space explorer and the first astronaut of Iranian descent.
Ansari is a living example of the American dream. After immigrating... |
| 2008_DC_FotoDC | 48 | | FotoWeek DC -- FotoWeek Central Gallery |
| 2008_DC_FotoRC | 24 | | FotoWeek DC -- Images in Donald Reynolds Center's Kogod Courtyard |
| 2008_DC_FotoAH | 49 | | FotoWeek DC -- Images on American History Museum |
| 2008_DC_FotoAI | 13 | | FotoWeek DC -- Images on Natl Museum of the American Indian |
| 2008_DC_FotoNw | 22 | | FotoWeek DC -- Images on Newseum |
| 2008_DC_FotoHM | 39 | | FotoWeek DC -- Images on US Holocaust Memorial Museum |
| 2008_DC_FNA_081002 | 89 | | Foundation for the Natl Archives -- "1783: Subject or Citizen?" opening
Private Reception and Exhibition Preview of "1783: Subject or Citizen?" An international exhibition presented by the National Archives and Library and Archives Canada with support from the Foundation for the National Archives.
Speakers included:
Marvin Pinkert, director, museum programs at the... |
| 2008_DC_FNARO_080206 | 33 | | Foundation for the Natl Archives -- "Running For Office" opening |
| 2008_DC_FOTHOC_081225 | 41 | | Friends of the Homeless on Christmas (distribution)
Delivering the packages and meeting afterward at Meiwah. Pictures from this year's event are on two separate pages:
... |
| 2008_DC_FOTHOC_080101 | 30 | | Friends of the Homeless on New Years (distribution)
Delivering the packages and meeting afterward at Meiwah. Pictures from this year's event are on two separate pages:
... |
| 2008_DC_Kuroki_080501 | 77 | | GE Aviation Lecture -- Ben Kuroki ("Most Honorable Son")
General Electric Aviation Lecture: "Most Honorable Son: a Japanese-American B-24 Gunner in World War II"
Speaker: Sgt. Ben Kuroki
Sgt. Ben Kuroki was one of the few Nisei admitted to the Army Air Corps. He earned two Distinguished Flying Crosses and was acclaimed as the first Nisei war hero after... |
| 2008_DC_Playroom_081119 | 44 | | Goethe-Institut & FotoWeek DC -- "A Disenchanted Playroom" opening w/Wolfram Hahn
Opening: “A Disenchanted Playroom”. Photographs by Wolfram Hahn.
Capturing children’s facial expressions as they watch television, photographer Wolfram Hahn’s images portray how children react to this mass medium, losing the subtle charm of real life as they fall under its influence. Their regards... |
| 2008_DC_Majluf_080430 | 5 | | IDB talk -- Natalia Majluf ("Public or Private?")
Dr. Natalia Majluf, Director of the Museo de Arte de Lima, Peru, talks on "Public or Private? Cultural Institutions in Latin America:the Case of the Museo de Arte de Lima"
Through a case study of the work undertaken by the Museo de Arte de Lima, this lecture will address issues that arise from the... |
| 2008_DC_JSS_080220 | 23 | | James Smithson Society/CM event -- Butterfly exhibit |
| 2008_DC_Apollo8_081113 | 92 | | John Glenn Lecture -- Apollo 8 Astronauts
Annual John H. Glenn Lecture: An Evening with the Apollo 8 Astronauts:
In late December 1968, the Apollo 8 crew of Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders became the first humans to leave Earth and journey to another world. They spent 20 hours orbiting the Moon, and then made the flight back... |
| 2008_DC_Metro_CoH | 9 | | Metro Station -- Columbia Heights |
| 2008_DC_Metro_FT | 2 | | Metro Station -- Fort Totten |
| 2008_DC_NASSR_080327 | 13 | | Natl Air and Space Society -- Reception before Nicole Malachowski (first female Thunderbird pilot) lecture
Because I took so many, pictures from this event are divided onto three pages:
... |
| 2008_DC_NALLC_081015 | 29 | | Natl Archives -- Andrew Jampoler ("Last Lincoln Conspirator")
The Last Lincoln Conspirator: John Surratt's Flight from the Gallows: Despite all that has been written about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the story of John Surratt—the only conspirator who got away—remains untold and largely unknown. Andrew Jampoler tells what happened to that last... |
| 2008_DC_NAOscN_080223 | 15 | | Natl Archives -- Aviva Kempner (introducing "No End In Sight")
Showcase of Academy Award-Nominated Documentaries and Shorts. The screenings are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in partnership with the Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film and the Foundation for the National Archives.
This showing, of "No End In Sight",... |
| 2008_DC_NABB_080125 | 43 | | Natl Archives -- Barbara Bush (American Conversation)
Barbara Bush: Family and Friends in a Public Life. Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein welcomes former First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush in an American Conversation. Since leaving the White House in 1993, Mrs. Bush has continued to serve others with tireless energy and good humor. As First... |
| 2008_DC_NACR_080508 | 42 | | Natl Archives -- Cokie Roberts ("Ladies of Liberty")
Cokie Roberts: Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation: Archivist Allen Weinstein welcomes Cokie Roberts to discuss her newest book, Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation. Cokie Roberts tells the story of remarkable women and their achievements in moving the fledgling nation... |
| 2008_DC_NADS_081211 | 83 | | Natl Archives -- Daniel Schorr (American Conversations)
An American Conversation with Daniel Schorr: Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein welcomes Daniel Schorr in an American Conversation. As the last member of Edward R. Murrow’s legendary CBS reporting team still active in journalism, Daniel Schorr has covered the administrations of 12 Presidents... |
| 2008_DC_NADSR_081211 | 47 | | Natl Archives -- Daniel Schorr (American Conversations) -- Reception
These photos were taken at the private reception before the American Conversations discussion with Daniel Schorr.
But wait! There's more! Because I took so many, pictures from this event are divided onto two pages:
... |
| 2008_DC_NAPeace_080507 | 26 | | Natl Archives -- David Patterson ("Search for Negotiated Peace")
The Search for Negotiated Peace: Women's Activism and Citizen Diplomacy in World War I: Author David Patterson discusses his book The Search for Negotiated Peace, the gripping story of the events that moved high-profile American and European citizens, particularly women, into the international peace... |
| 2008_DC_NADGF_080109 | 54 | | Natl Archives -- Drew Gilpin Faust ("This Republic of Suffering")
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War: Join Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust as she speaks on her newest book, This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War. Faust’s book is an illuminating study of the American struggle to comprehend the meaning and... |
| 2008_DC_NAELD_080925 | 24 | | Natl Archives -- E.L. Doctorow (American Conversation)
An American Conversation with E. L. Doctorow: Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein welcomes award-winning novelist E. L. Doctorow for an “American Conversation.” Doctorow’s work depicts various eras and personalities in American history and has been published in 30 languages. His novels... |
| 2008_DC_NAOscS_080224 | 7 | | Natl Archives -- Felicia Barlow (introducing the Documentary Short Subject Nominees)
Showcase of Academy Award-Nominated Documentaries and Shorts. The screenings are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in partnership with the Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film and the Foundation for the National Archives.
This showing, of the four nominees in... |
| 2008_DC_NAMAC_080925 | 12 | | Natl Archives -- Fergus M. Bordewich ("Washington: Making of the American Capital")
Washington: The Making of the American Capital: In Washington: The Making of the American Capital, Fergus M. Bordewich delves into the history of the early days of Washington, DC, including the hidden and somewhat unsavory side of the city’s beginnings, and describes a story of triumph over a multitude... |
| 2008_DC_NAOscW_080224 | 14 | | Natl Archives -- Flo Stone (introducing "War/Dance")
Showcase of Academy Award-Nominated Documentaries and Shorts. The screenings are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in partnership with the Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film and the Foundation for the National Archives.
This showing, of "War/Dance", was... |
| 2008_DC_NASea_080529 | 24 | | Natl Archives -- George C. Daughan ("If By Sea")
George C. Daughan discusses the early history of the U.S. Navy in his book, "If By Sea: The Forging of the American Navy—from the Revolution to the War of 1812". When the American colonies took up arms against Great Britain, they were confronting the greatest sea power of the age. The fledgling navy had... |
| 2008_DC_NAOscO_080222 | 14 | | Natl Archives -- Glenn Marcus (introducing "Operation Homecoming")
Showcase of Academy Award-Nominated Documentaries and Shorts. The screenings are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in partnership with the Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film and the Foundation for the National Archives.
This showing, of "Operation... |
| 2008_DC_NALBJ_080522 | 34 | | Natl Archives -- Harry McPherson ("The Journey of Lyndon Johnson")
The Journey of Lyndon Johnson: In conjunction with the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum’s year-long celebration of LBJ’s 100th birthday, The Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film at the National Archives presents "The Journey of Lyndon Johnson", produced in 1974 by Guggenheim... |
| 2008_DC_NANotB_081112 | 21 | | Natl Archives -- James Laxer (North of the Border: The Counter Revolution)
Join James Laxer, professor of political science at York University in Toronto as he discusses his book The Border. At the end of the Revolutionary War, tens of thousands of loyalists departed from the newly created United States of America, many of them going to the remaining British colonies in North... |
| 2008_DC_NAAA_081015 | 22 | | Natl Archives -- Kate Clifford Larson ("Assassin's Accomplice")
The Assassin’s Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln: Kate Clifford Larson tells the story of Mary Surratt, a little-known participant in the plot to kill Abraham Lincoln, and the first woman ever to be executed by the Federal Government. The Assassin’s Accomplice describes the... |
| 2008_DC_NATJ_081210 | 19 | | Natl Archives -- Kevin J. Hayes ("The Road to Monticello")
The Road to Monticello: The Life and Mind of Thomas Jefferson: Thomas Jefferson was an avid book collector, a voracious reader, and a gifted writer. In The Road to Monticello, Kevin J. Hayes offers a lively account of Jefferson’s spiritual and intellectual development, focusing on the books and ideas... |
| 2008_DC_NAKAL_080508 | 69 | | Natl Archives -- Kevin "KAL" Kallaugher (Moving Political Cartoons from Page to Screen)
An Evening with Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher: Moving Political Cartoons from Page to Screen: Tonight, Berryman Award–winning editorial cartoonist Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher will present an illustrated lecture tracing the evolution of political cartoons from two-dimensional print to 3D animation. Kallaugher’s work... |
| 2008_DC_NATribe_080917 | 45 | | Natl Archives -- Laurence Tribe ("The Invisible Constitution")
Many see the United States Constitution as unchanging text, holding no meaning other than that which is clearly visible on the page. In "The Invisible Constitution", the newest volume from Oxford’s Inalienable Rights series, legal scholar Laurence Tribe shows there is an "invisible constitution" that... |
| 2008_DC_NAMDF_080304 | 44 | | Natl Archives -- Margaret Hogan and C. James Taylor ("My Dearest Friend")
My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams: The 40-year correspondence between John and Abigail Adams reveals one of the most intriguing and inspiring partnerships in American history. Join us as Margaret A. Hogan and C. James Taylor of the Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society,... |
| 2008_DC_NAOscD_080223 | 11 | | Natl Archives -- Margaret Parsons (introducing Live Action Short Film Nominees)
Showcase of Academy Award-Nominated Documentaries and Shorts. The screenings are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in partnership with the Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film and the Foundation for the National Archives.
The short film nominees were... |
| 2008_DC_NA5Fathoms_081022 | 24 | | Natl Archives -- Mary L. Fowler ("Full Fathom Five: A Daughter's Search")
Mary L. Fowler discusses her book "Full Fathom Five: A Daughter’s Search." Born after her father was lost at sea in 1943, Fowler grew up not knowing who he was or what happened to him and his submarine crew. After researching ship’s logs, letters, and naval records, she wrote this memoir, which reveals... |
| 2008_DC_NALibB_080910 | 19 | | Natl Archives -- Michael Meyerson ("Liberty's Blueprint")
Liberty’s Blueprint: The Federalist Papers are the series of essays that James Madison and Alexander Hamilton wrote to persuade the American people to ratify the Constitution. In Liberty’s Blueprint: How Madison and Hamilton Wrote the Federalist Papers, Defined the Constitution, and Made Democracy Safe... |
| 2008_DC_NARFK_080924 | 51 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- 2nd Annual Charles Guggenheim Tribute Pgm (Robert Kennedy Remembered -- 40 Years Later)
Second Annual Charles Guggenheim Tribute Program: Robert Kennedy Remembered -- 40 Years Later:
In the aftermath of Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s tragic death (June 6, 1968), filmmaker Charles Guggenheim was commissioned to quickly create a tribute to be shown the following August at the Democratic... |
| 2008_DC_NAWWI_081107 | 45 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- 90th Anniversary of the End of World War I
90th Anniversary of the End of World War I: Remembering the American Experience
Archivists Timothy Nenninger, Mitch Yockelson, and Rich Boylan discuss NARA’s historical documents relating to World War I and how researchers have used them. Historians Edward M. Coffman, author of The Regulars, and... |
| 2008_DC_NAAP_080213 | 37 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- American Presidents
American Presidents: In celebration of Presidents Day, the Center for the National Archives Experience, in partnership with Times Books, presents a panel discussion highlighting the American Presidents book series. Series editor Sean Wilentz, author of Andrew Jackson, moderates a panel including Timothy... |
| 2008_DC_NABBox_080131 | 54 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- Back Rooms to Ballot Boxes
Back Rooms to Ballot Boxes: Primary Reform, the People, and the Press: Major primary reform in the 1970s ushered out an era of political power brokers deciding the fate of candidates. What happened 30 years ago that fundamentally changed the nature of Presidential elections? How have big money,... |
| 2008_DC_NAFDR_080313 | 48 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- Electing FDR: The New Deal Campaign of 1932
Electing FDR: The New Deal Campaign of 1932. Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein moderates a panel discussing President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “New Deal.” The panel features Donald Ritchie, Senate historian and author of Electing FDR; Jonathan Alter, Newsweek editor and author of The... |
| 2008_DC_NAMMap_081203 | 64 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- Mitchell Map and Its Role In Shaping History
The Mitchell Map and Its Role in Shaping History: How was the Canadian/American border decided? Tonight’s panel will explore the use of Dr. John Mitchell’s important 1755 cartographic contribution, “A Map of the British Colonies in North America.” Mitchell’s map was the cartographic document used by... |
| 2008_DC_NANL4O_081014 | 36 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- New Loyalties for Old
American Conversation: New Loyalties for Old: A Farewell to the Two-Party System? Archivist Allen Weinstein welcomes four political commentators to discuss the impact of new technology, the expansion of voting groups, and weakening party loyalty. Panelists include E. J. Dionne, Washington Post... |
| 2008_DC_NANFBC_081023 | 64 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- Salute to the National Film Board of Canada
A Salute to the National Film Board of Canada: This program, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in partnership with The Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film and the Foundation for the National Archives, celebrates more than 50 years of Oscar®-nominated and... |
| 2008_DC_NAPKG_080312 | 29 | | Natl Archives -- Patricia Kennedy Grimstead ("Returned from Russia")
"Returned from Russia": During World War II, the Nazis captured and plundered much of Europe’s archival heritage. At the war’s end, the victorious Red Army found many of these documents and rushed them to Moscow, where they remained hidden for almost half a century. Patricia Kennedy Grimsted of the... |
| 2008_DC_NASpy_081203 | 45 | | Natl Archives -- Robert Wallace ("Spycraft")
Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA’s Spytechs from Communism to Al-Qaeda: From James Bond to Maxwell Smart to Mission: Impossible, spies and their gadgetry have been captivating public interest for decades. Until now, however, much of the information about the tools used by real-life spies has been... |
| 2008_DC_NAOscA_080223 | 25 | | Natl Archives -- Tom Flood and WIFV members (introducing the Animated Short Film Nominees)
Showcase of Academy Award-Nominated Documentaries and Shorts. The screenings are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in partnership with the Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film and the Foundation for the National Archives.
This showing, of the Animated Short... |
| 2008_DC_NATPFD_081115 | 20 | | Natl Archives -- Treaty of Paris Family Day
Treaty of Paris Family Day
Discover the Treaty of Paris with hands-on activities that celebrate the newly formed United States of America.
Sign and seal the Treaty of Paris
Decipher Thomas Jefferson’s map code
Dress in colonial costume and declare George Washington’s farewell address to the... |
| 2008_DC_NAHD_080806 | 26 | | Natl Archives -- William Burr (introducing "History Declassified: Nixon in China")
In conjunction with the featured document display of a U.S. Department of State Intelligence Brief (see Exhibits), and in recognition of the opening of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, The Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film at the National Archives presents this 2004 ABC News... |
| 2008_DC_NABMUA_080215 | 56 | | Natl Archives -- "Banneker Monument Unveiling" (audience and group shots afterward)
Banneker Monument Unveiling and Panel Discussion: The pictures in this section are pictures of the audience as well as shots taken with the statue by a variety of groups.
But wait! There's more! Because I took so many, pictures from this event are divided onto two pages:
... |
| 2008_DC_NABMUP_080215 | 94 | | Natl Archives -- "Banneker Monument Unveiling" (program)
Banneker Monument Unveiling and Panel Discussion: In celebration of Black History Month, the Center for the National Archives Experience, in partnership with the Washington Interdependence Council, is pleased to host the unveiling of the prototype of the Benjamin Banneker Memorial, a monument to the... |
| 2008_DC_NAMagna_080311 | 31 | | Natl Archives -- "Magna Carta Returns to the National Archives" (w/David Rubenstein, A.E. Dick Howard, and John Roberts)
"Magna Carta Returns to the National Archives": The only Magna Carta permanently in the United States will once again be on display at the National Archives beginning with this evening’s program. In celebration of David Rubenstein’s generous loan, we present a special tribute program featuring A. E.... |
| 2008_DC_NAROCP_080207 | 112 | | Natl Archives -- "Running for Office: Cartooning and Politics" (w/Pat Oliphant, Ann Telnaes, Matt Davies, and Clay Bennett)
Running for Office: Cartooning and Politics: Award-winning editorial cartoons are often characterized by their originality, editorial effectiveness, and quality of drawing and dramatize a wide range of social and political issues with style and humor. Join moderator Stephen Hess, Distinguished Research... |
| 2008_DC_NHNemo_081206 | 16 | | Natl Museum of Natural History -- Animating the Ocean
Animating the Ocean: Featuring clips from the film Finding Nemo, production designers from Disney and Pixar discuss how Hollywood studios adapt sea stories to bring ocean animation to life.
The presentation was by Robin Cooper (with Pixar) and Rick Rothschild (with Imagineering). |
| 2008_DC_BuildingL_080710 | 44 | | NBM -- Contributor event with Peter M. Ruggiero, AIA
NBM event with Peter M. Ruggiero, AIA. Ruggiero is with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill which handled the expansion of the Dulles airport. |
| 2008_DC_BuildingO_080430 | 83 | | NBM -- Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future Opening Reception
Museum members are invited to celebrate the opening of the Museum’s newest exhibition, Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future, at a private reception featuring a gallery talk with the exhibition’s coordinating curator Martin Moeller. This invitation-only event is exclusively for Museum members, exhibition... |
| 2008_DC_BuildingL_080117 | 55 | | NBM -- Marcel Breuer (w/I.M. Pei)
Barry Bergdoll, curator of architecture and design at the Museum of Modern Art, I.M. Pei, a partner at Marcel Breuer's firm, and his wife Eileen Pei explore the significance of Marcel Breuer, one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. This lecture is held in conjunction with Marcel... |
| 2008_DC_Adams_081025 | 33 | | Newseum -- Children's Book Reading w/James Adams
Children’s Book Reading: James Adams of News4 reads “If I Were President” by Catherine Stier. The story features a fun explanation of the diverse duties of the president of the United States. |
| 2008_DC_Civil_080709 | 38 | | Newseum -- First Amendment Center -- Os Guinness (Living with our Deepest Differences)
“Living with our Deepest Differences: Religious Liberty, Civility and the Future of America”. This was a book talk for "The Case for Civility: And Why Our Future Depends on It" by its author Os Guinness, former executive director, Williamsburg Charter Foundation
Moderator: Charles Haynes, senior... |
| 2008_DC_Books_081029 | 72 | | Newseum -- First Amendment Center -- Panel -- Can Our Book Culture Survive?
Topics Of Our Times: Can Our Book Culture Survive? – A Dialogue:
Participants:
• Marie Arana, Book Editor, Washington Post Book World
• Deirdre Donahue, book reviewer & publishing reporter, USA Today
• Robert Weil, Executive Editor, W.W. Norton & Co.
Moderator: Shelby Coffey, senior fellow, the... |
| 2008_DC_Covering_081103 | 124 | | Newseum -- First Amendment Center -- Panel -- Covering the Court: The Linda Greenhouse Story (w/Sandra Day O'Connor)
Covering the Court - The Linda Greenhouse Story
Participants:
* • Linda Greenhouse, Yale Law School, Knight Distinguished Journalist-in-Residence & Joseph M. Goldstein Senior Fellow
* • Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, U.S. Supreme Court (Ret.)
Introduction by: Walter Dellinger, partner,... |
| 2008_DC_Trial_080904 | 30 | | Newseum -- First Amendment Center -- Panel -- Free Press vs. Fair Trial
Free Press vs. Fair Trial: The Stories Behind a Landmark Case:
Author: Mark R. Scherer ("Rights in the Balance: Free Press, Fair Trial & Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart," by Mark R. Scherer, professor of history, University of Nebraska)
Guest: Floyd Abrams, First Amendment lawyer, Cahill Gordon... |
| 2008_DC_Yes_Virginia_081213 | 61 | | Newseum -- Inside Media Special Edition: "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus"
Inside Media Special Event: "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus"
Get into the holiday spirit with this special program for the young and the young at heart. Join actor Terrence Currier for the Newseum's traditional holiday reading of "Is There a Santa Claus?" history’s most widely reprinted... |
| 2008_DC_Plante_081026 | 22 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Bill Plante (Presidential campaigns)
CBS News White House correspondent Bill Plante has covered every presidential campaign since 1968. He won Emmys for reporting on President Ronald Reagan’s 1984 re-election campaign and the historic Reagan-Gorbachev summit at Reykjavik, Iceland.
But it hasn’t been all politics all the time for Plante.... |
| 2008_DC_Lamb_080525 | 33 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Brian Lamb (C-SPAN)
Brian Lamb, founder and CEO of C-SPAN, will discuss how his idea to bring Congress into our living rooms has opened the door to public scrutiny of the legislative process.
The Newseum moderator was John Milewski. |
| 2008_DC_Schorr_080628 | 24 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Daniel Schorr
Inside Media with Daniel Schorr: In a radio and television career spanning more than 60 years, Daniel Schorr has covered some of the biggest stories of our time. He covered CIA and FBI investigations connected to the Watergate scandal, and his name was included on President Richard Nixon's infamous... |
| 2008_DC_Nelson_080830 | 38 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Jack Nelson (FBI, the Media, the Movement)
The FBI, the Media and the Movement with Jack Nelson. During the turbulent 1960s, civil rights cases were the frequent focus of news stories and FBI investigations. From 1965 to 1971, Jack Nelson covered many of the major civil rights stories as bureau chief at Atlanta for the Los Angeles Times. He... |
| 2008_DC_OKCity_080629 | 36 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Jon Hersley and Pierre Thomas (Oklahoma City bombing)
Inside Media with Jon Hersley and Pierre Thomas: The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in April 1995 in Oklahoma City, Okla., shocked the nation. Special Agent Jon Hersley was the FBI’s lead agent in the investigation, pursuing leads and tracking evidence across dozens of states. Pierre... |
| 2008_DC_Sohm_080705 | 56 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Joseph Sohm (Photography)
Celebrate America and “we the people” who make it great as photographer Joseph Sohm shares stories of the people and places in his photographs of quintessential Americana.
In his sweeping photographs, Sohm captures the spirit of America and its citizens in all 50 states. His photographs can be seen... |
| 2008_DC_KAJM_080622 | 40 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Kelli Arena and John Miller (FBI stories)
Inside Media with Kelli Arena and John Miller: The two veteran reporters of law enforcement and criminal justice journalism discuss the top news stories involving the FBI.
John Miller, assistant director of public affairs for the FBI, interviewed Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan in 1998 for ABC News,... |
| 2008_DC_KAL_081025 | 61 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Kevin Kallaugher (Campaign Cartoons with KAL)
Campaign Cartoons with KAL (Kevin Kallaugher): Award-winning editorial cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher brings his drawing and animation skills to the Newseum for a high-tech, humorous look at the presidential campaign and the candidates.
The Newseum moderator was Sonya Gavankar. |
| 2008_DC_Dozier_080706 | 60 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Kimberly Dozier ("Breathing the Fire")
On Memorial Day in 2006, a car bomb ripped through CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier’s convoy in Iraq, killing five people — including two journalists — and leaving her near death.
On her road to recovery, Dozier endured dozens of surgeries. She chronicles the events of that fateful day, and tells... |
| 2008_DC_Isikoff_080615 | 31 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Michael Isikoff
Michael Isikoff has reported for Newsweek magazine on a number of topics, notably, prisoner abuses at Abu Graib, the war on terrorism, campaign finance abuses, the Whitewater investigation and the impeachment of President Bill Clinton and his relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.... |
| 2008_DC_Photo911_080913 | 45 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Mike Forcucci and Tom Franklin (9/11)
Inside Media: 9/11 Devastation and Determination: As smoke and flames billowed from New York skyscrapers and the Pentagon in the wake of 9/11 terrorist attacks, two photojournalists went to work that day documenting the devastation.
Local TV cameraman Mike Forcucci captured dramatic footage at the... |
| 2008_DC_Clooney_081109 | 88 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Nick Clooney -- Preview of "Reel Journalism" series
Inside Media: Introducing "Reel Journalism": Guest: Nick Clooney. Nick Clooney has hosted national TV shows for ABC and American Movie Classics, written a column for The Cincinnati Post, worked as a human rights activist and has run for Congress.
During his 50 years in journalism, he’s also had a... |
| 2008_DC_Hatch_080524 | 36 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Norman Hatch (World War II cameraman)
World War II Marine Corps cameraman Norman Hatch will discuss his experience filming the Battle of Tarawa and reflect on the evolution of war news coverage from newsreels to today's 24-hour, instantaneous reporting.
The Newseum moderator was Rich Foster. |
| 2008_DC_Williams_080719 | 35 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Pete Williams (Justice Department coverage)
Inside Media with Pete Williams: NBC News correspondent Pete Williams has reported on the Justice Department and the U.S. Supreme Court for 15 years. Among the stories he has covered are the Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames spy cases, and the Oklahoma City and 1996 Olympics bombings. Before joining NBC,... |
| 2008_DC_Pinkston_080914 | 26 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Randall Pinkston (Covering News Around the World)
Inside Media: Covering News Around the World
Guest: Randall Pinkston
For the past 18 years, Randall Pinkston has covered major stories around the world as a CBS News correspondent based in New York and Washington, D.C.
The recipient of three national Emmy Awards, Pinkston has reported on the... |
| 2008_DC_Kessler_080621 | 34 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Ron Kessler (FBI and its directors)
Inside Media with Ron Kessler: The New York Times best-selling author shares his insights on the FBI and its directors, from J. Edgar Hoover to Robert Mueller.
Author of "The FBI: Inside the World's Most Powerful Law Enforcement Agency" and "The Bureau: The Secret History of the FBI," Kessler has... |
| 2008_DC_MPP_081129 | 31 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Roy Harris and Jeff Leen (Most Prestigious Pulitzer)
Inside Media: The Most Prestigious Pulitzer: Guests: Roy Harris and Jeff Leen
When Pulitzer Prizes for journalism are awarded each year, the most coveted is the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal, which is awarded to newspapers for public service. One winning newspaper’s editor described it as "not only a... |
| 2008_DC_Marcus_081108 | 24 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Ruth Marcus (Election results)
Inside Media: Election 2008: The Results are In: Guest: Ruth Marcus. Washington Post reporter Ruth Marcus joins the Newseum for an in-depth conversation on the 2008 presidential election results and what they say about the electorate. As an editorial writer specializing in American politics, Marcus... |
| 2008_DC_Blankley_081102 | 29 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Tony Blankley (Election 2008)
Inside Media: Election 2008
Tony Blankley is a former prosecutor, speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan, press secretary to House Speaker Newt Gingrich, editorial page editor of The Washington Times and frequent panelist on The McLaughlin Group.
Author of "The West’s Last Chance: Will We Win... |
| 2008_DC_Spycatchers_080713 | 43 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Tony Germanotta and Ray Batvinis (Spycatchers)
Inside Media: Spies and Spycatchers with Tony Germanotta and Ray Batvinis:
Tony Germanotta wrote extensively on the notorious Walker family spy ring while a reporter at The Ledger Star in Norfolk, Va. He is currently an assistant city editor for The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk.
Former FBI special... |
| 2008_DC_Waco_080823 | 41 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Vicki Mabrey and Byron Sage (Waco)
Waco Revisited with Vicki Mabrey and Byron Sage: A fiery, fatal conclusion to the 51-day standoff between the Branch Dividian religious sect and government agents took the lives of at least 74 people barricaded inside their Waco, Texas, compound in 1993. Vicki Mabrey spent weeks covering the story as a... |
| 2008_DC_Pincus_080907 | 36 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Walter Pincus (National Security and the Media)
National Security and the Media with Walter Pincus: With his yellow highlighter and gimlet eye, Washington Post reporter Walter Pincus pores through transcripts, committee reports, intelligence files and piles of documents to uncover the fine print that affects U.S. national security. A reporter for the... |
| 2008_DC_Hoover_081115 | 23 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/William Beecher and John Fox (Hoover and the Media)
Inside Media: Hoover and the Media:
Guests: William Beecher and John Fox
Former New York Times reporter William Beecher broke the story of the U.S. military’s secret bombing of Cambodia in 1969, inciting the fury of the Nixon administration. The fallout from the Times’s Page One story was swift. In... |
| 2008_DC_MTCWoz_081128 | 31 | | Newseum -- Moments that Changed Us w/Nick Clooney (Steve Wozniak)
"Moments that Changed Us" with Nick Clooney
Nick Clooney will host a discussion about and screening from his television series "Moments That Changed Us." This special program at the Newseum will feature the contributions of Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple computers.
Clooney has hosted national... |
| 2008_DC_NMania | 23 | | Newseum -- NewsMania
NewsMania: Show what you know about today’s news and the presidential candidates in the Newseum’s live current events game show, complete with buzzers, lights and prizes. |
| 2008_DC_TOTN_080903 | 7 | | Newseum -- NPR's Talk of the Nation (Neal Conan)
NPR's "Talk of the Nation":
Every Wednesday that it broadcasts from the Newseum, 10 seats are available for Press Pass members to watch each hour of the live broadcast of NPR's "Talk of the Nation." Guests vary depending on topic. Recent guests include Robert Redford, Scott McClellan and Ron... |
| 2008_DC_NewseumO_080411 | 64 | | Newseum -- Opening day event
The official opening day! There was no way I was going to be up in time for the real opening but I did what I could. While I was in the building, I met Brian Mulroney, the former prime minister of Canada, and saw others including the actors who perform in the 4-D movie at the Newseum. I also saw... |
| 2008_DC_NewseumPO_080329 | 44 | | Newseum -- Pre-Opening Event
The Newseum doesn't officially open until April 11 but 7,000 of their closest friends were invited to come to a free pre-opening day on March 29. Having already purchased an annual pass to the Newseum, I was one of the ones invited. It turns out they were also handing out free passes on the street but... |
| 2008_DC_Broadcast_081208 | 91 | | Newseum -- Reel Journalism: Broadcast News (w/Susan Zirinsky and Bob Schieffer)
Three ambitious reporters discover the world of television news is more than they bargained for in this quirky romantic comedy. CBS News producer Susan Zirinsky, the inspiration for the character portrayed by actress Holly Hunter, will join Bob Schieffer, CBS News chief Washington correspondent and host... |
| 2008_DC_Rather_080506 | 63 | | Newseum -- "Dan Rather Reports" live
“Dan Rather Reports” live from the Newseum: Global Correspondent Dan Rather will host a live show from the Knight Studio at the Newseum this Tuesday, May 6, 2008, featuring an in-depth conversation with well-respected individuals who have worked in and around politics. Anticipated topics will include... |
| 2008_DC_Geiger_081116 | 30 | | Newseum & FotoWeek DC -- Inside Media w/Ken Geiger (Pulitzer Prize photography)
Inside Media: Celebrate FotoWeek DC: Guest: Ken Geiger
Ken Geiger’s Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of the Nigerian relay team celebrating at the 1992 Olympics has been described as "a glorious portrait of human joy."
His photo assignments have ranged from China to Mexico, war in Burma and Bosnia,... |
| 2008_DC_WPPPrize_081122 | 76 | | Newseum & FotoWeek DC -- Inside Media w/Michel duCille, Carol Guzy, Matthew Lewis, Michael Williamson and Lucian Perkins (Pulitzer Photography)
Inside Media: Celebrate FotoWeek DC
From the jungles of Colombia to the centers of world power, photographers who can capture the iconic images of human emotions win the Pulitzer. Photographers from The Washington Post are among the most highly recognized in the industry. Meet five of these... |
| 2008_DC_NPC_BookFair_081118 | 89 | | NPC -- 31st Annual Book Fair & Author's Night
Authors pictured include: Michael Dobbs, Roger Mudd, James Reston Jr., Antonin Scalia, John Siceloff, C. Brian and Ingrid Kelly, Eleanor Herman, Helen Thomas, Chip Bok, Wendell Minor, Neil Connolly, Russell Baker, Jim Wooten, Thomas Allen, Bret Hart, Robert Schlesinger, Paul Dickson, Doug Evelyn, Robb... |
| 2008_DC_Felzenberg_080715 | 24 | | NPC -- Al Felzenberg ("In The Leaders We Deserved (and a Few We Didn't")
Ever since historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr. began the presidential ratings game in 1948, scholars, pundits and regular Americans have made many attempts at evaluating and ranking our nation's presidents from best to worst. But despite vast amounts of new information on past presidents, these... |
| 2008_DC_Buckley_080910 | 38 | | NPC -- Christopher Buckley ("Supreme Courtship")
New York Times best-selling author Christopher Buckley comes to the National Press Club on Sept. 10 to discuss “Supreme Courtship,” his latest comic look at Washington politics. In “Supreme Courtship,” the president has no success getting his Supreme Court nominees confirmed, so he turns an... |
| 2008_DC_Clift_080317 | 34 | | NPC -- Eleanor Clift ("Two Weeks of Life: A Memoir of Love, Death and Politics")
In 2005, Eleanor Clift's husband, journalist Tom Brazaitis, lay dying in a hospital bed in their living room. As Clift cared for her husband through the last two weeks of his life, the nation watched as a very different death played out in a Florida nursing home--one that gripped the entire country,... |
| 2008_DC_Herman_080826 | 40 | | NPC -- Eleanor Herman ("Mistress of the Vatican")
For several decades, there has been a movement within the Roman Catholic Church seeking the ordination of women into the priesthood. Canon law continues to exclude women from church leadership, a position that Popes Paul VI and John Paul II reinforced in numerous encyclicals. Buried in the present... |
| 2008_DC_McGovern_080812 | 45 | | NPC -- George McGovern ("Back to the Future") discussion w/David Broder and Haynes Johnson
NPC Newsmaker Program: A conversation with former Sen. McGovern, 1968 Democratic presidential candidate and 1972 presidential nominee; and
Washington Post Pulitzer Prize Winning Columnist David S. Broder, reporter on presidential elections since 1960.
"Back to the Future: How Nominating Conventions... |
| 2008_DC_Kalb_080310 | 55 | | NPC -- Kalb Report: "Covering the World" (w/Christiane Amanpour)
CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour to Discuss “Covering the World” on The Kalb Report, March 10. CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour and legendary journalist Marvin Kalb will discuss war, crisis, and disaster coverage in the third installment of this... |
| 2008_DC_Kalb_080414 | 38 | | NPC -- Kalb Report: "Investigative Journalism" (w/Seymour Hersh and Dana Priest)
Pulitzer Prize winners Seymour Hersh and Dana Priest join Marvin Kalb in probe of investigative journalism. GW's Kalb Report Presents "In Search of Truth: A Conversation on Investigative Reporting"
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Seymour Hersh and Dana Priest will discuss the craft and impact of... |
| 2008_DC_Body_Of_War_080403 | 68 | | NPC -- Phil Donahue, Ellen Spiro, and Tomas Young ("Body of War" screening)
Directors and producers Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro will screen their critically-acclaimed documentary "Body of War" at 7 p.m. in the Ballroom at the National Press Club. "Body of War" follows the return of Iraq War veteran Tomas Young who struggles to adapt to life back in the states with his... |
| 2008_DC_Sorensen_080624 | 54 | | NPC -- Ted Sorensen ("Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History")
Ted Sorensen was John F. Kennedy's legendary right-hand man--special counsel, speech writer, close adviser. Breaking decades of silence in his revealing memoir, "Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History," Sorensen recounts in detail his experience advising JFK through some of the most dramatic moments... |
| 2008_DC_NPC100_080104 | 97 | | NPC -- "National Press Club at 100" screening and panel discussion
Speakers in sequence:
-- Jerry Zremski (National Press Club president)
-- Presentation of video with Adam Krell, Jerry Krell, Meyer Odze, and Jerry Zremski (again) -- Jerry and Meyer were the principals from Auteur Productions, Ltd. which produced the video
-- Meyer Odze
-- ???
-- ???
... |
| 2008_DC_1stAmend_080521 | 61 | | NPC @ World Affairs Council -- "First Amendment: Freedom of the Press & the Future of Journalism" panel discussion
The First Amendment, Freedom of the Press & the Future of Journalism:
Kick-off of the National Press Club’s nationwide centennial program to talk about the First Amendment, Freedom of the Press, and the Future of Journalism.
Join us for a panel discussion on the future of journalism in an... |
| 2008_DC_Office | 42 | | Office (STAT-USA) -- Various office shots
(080103) Forrest's retirement event
(080424) New cubicles are being installed
(080429) New cubicles are still being installed
(080514) Damon and Carol come to visit
(081002) Tahira gets flowers |
| 2008_DC_Epstein_080529 | 13 | | Olsson's -- Daniel Mark Epstein ("The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage")
The vivacious daughter of an aristocratic Kentucky family, Mary let it be known early and not entirely in jest that she intended to marry a man who would become president of the United States. Touching only lightly on their lives before marriage–and not at all on Mary’s decline after her husband’s... |
| 2008_DC_Tillman_080512 | 21 | | Olsson's -- Mary Tillman ("Boots on the Ground By Dusk")
Mary Tillman: "Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman": On his way to stardom in the pros after a hugely successful college football career at Arizona State, where he graduated summa cum laude, Pat Tillman walked away from a multimillion-dollar NFL contract in response to the 9/11... |
| 2008_DC_Hemings_080922 | 57 | | Politics & Prose -- Annette Gordon-Reed ("The Hemingses of Monticello")
Continuing the work that resulted in her "Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy," the historian and legal scholar Annette Gordon-Reed has done extensive research about the Hemings’s life in the Big House, as well as about their accompanying Jefferson to Paris. Her epic work tells... |
| 2008_DC_Huffington_080505 | 58 | | Politics & Prose -- Arianna Huffington ("Right Is Wrong")
Right-wing zealots have bequeathed voters an endless war in Iraq, a failing economy, a collapsing health-care system, and a war on science, says Huffington, publisher of one of the most widely read Internet journals. She also blames the media for presenting “both sides” as if there were no way of... |
| 2008_DC_Spiegelman_081107 | 56 | | Politics & Prose -- Art Spiegelman ("Breakdowns")
Art Spiegelman: "Breakdowns". The creator of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus explores the comics form—and how it formed him. Spiegelman traces his life, from a MAD-comics-obsessed boy in Queens to an adult examining his parents’ memories of Auschwitz. An illustrated essay looks back at the ’60s as the... |
| 2008_DC_Schieffer_080915 | 45 | | Politics & Prose -- Bob Schieffer ("Bob Schieffer's America")
With his critically acclaimed bestselling memoir "This Just In," Schieffer proved to be a natural storyteller and gifted writer. Delivered “to provoke thought, to explain a complicated subject, or to call attention to a human foible,” Schieffer’s television commentaries are also lively essays. This... |
| 2008_DC_Schorr_080122 | 27 | | Politics & Prose -- Daniel Schorr ("Come To Think of It")
Our dear friend, the remarkable Dan Schorr, has compiled his scripts from his years at National Public Radio. His journalism career spans seventy years, reporting World War II, the Kennedy assassination, right on through to 9/11 and its aftermath. His experience and wisdom emerge clearly from these... |
| 2008_DC_Price_080621 | 34 | | Politics & Prose -- David A. Price ("The Pixar Touch")
Before the success of Toy Story, Pixar Animation Studios was a struggling computer company. What happened to turn computer animation from an unprofitable fringe industry into the entertainment dynamo it is now? Price has interviewed dozens of company insiders, from executives to animators. |
| 2008_DC_Hajdu_080407 | 44 | | Politics & Prose -- David Hajdu ("The Ten-Cent Plague")
David Hajdu "The Ten-Cent Plague" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $26).
This dark and scary tale from the music critic at the New Republic and author of Positively Fourth Street is also a true one. During the political witchhunts of the ’50s, another menace appeared: comic books. Causing moral panic,... |
| 2008_DC_Macaulay_081021 | 33 | | Politics & Prose -- David Macaulay ("The Way We Work")
As he did for machines in The Way Things Work, Macaulay explains the body’s smallest building blocks, and then shows how each of the major systems works. Once again, he gives us clear explanations, humor, and wonderful illustrations. |
| 2008_DC_Meyer_080811 | 47 | | Politics & Prose -- Dick Meyer ("Why We Hate Us")
A long-time CBS journalist, now with NPR, Meyer has identified pervasive marketing, perversion of culture, and self-promotion as contributing to an absence of self-respect among American citizens. He makes suggestions for ways out of the demeaning cultural zeitgeist. |
| 2008_DC_Jarecki_081028 | 30 | | Politics & Prose -- Eugene Jarecki ("The American Way of War")
A sequel to his award-winning film, Why We Fight, Jarecki's book argues that George Washington, and later Dwight Eisenhower, each correctly forewarned of the growth of a military-industrial complex antithetical to democratic values. |
| 2008_DC_Harris_080427 | 95 | | Politics & Prose -- Fred Harris ("Does People Do It?")
Former Senator Fred Harris has penned a charming autobiography. Son of an Oklahoma tenant farmer, Fred was the first member of his family to attend college. He remembers his Uncle Ralph saying, “whatever your job is, go about it like you was killing snakes.” And that is how Harris has tried to live his... |
| 2008_DC_Krupp_080325 | 85 | | Politics & Prose -- Fred Krupp ("Earth The Sequel")
Fred Krupp, "Earth the Sequel" (W.W. Norton, $24.95). These stories of everyday innovators and influential investors prove that solutions to global warming and energy efficiency are not only possible—they’re under way. The future depends on initiative, inspiration and, above all, coherent policies,... |
| 2008_DC_GWill_080616 | 30 | | Politics & Prose -- George Will ("One Man's America")
The distinguished Washington journalist’s new book is both personal and political. He travels through America, visiting Chicago, Los Angeles, and the Virginia Civil War battlefields. He also gives us glimpses of his own life, his thirty-five-year-old Down syndrome son and his recently deceased mother.... |
| 2008_DC_McPherson_081019 | 27 | | Politics & Prose -- James McPherson ("Tried By War")
The master Civil War historian considers Lincoln America’s greatest war leader. With no previous military experience, Lincoln invented the idea of commander in chief, dictating strategy, mobilizing public opinion, and cajoling reluctant generals. In doing so, Lincoln violated some long-standing civil... |
| 2008_DC_Dozier_080528 | 48 | | Politics & Prose -- Kimberly Dozier ("Breathing the Fire")
On Memorial Day 2006, while reporting from Baghdad for CBS News, Dozier and her crew were victims of a car bombing. The attack killed the crew.Dozier, though wounded, remained conscious, and here she recounts her experience of the attack and the struggle to survive, cope, and heal.
Publisher... |
| 2008_DC_Barry_081003 | 61 | | Politics & Prose -- Lynda Barry ("What It Is")
The latest from this master of brush, pen, and ink includes comic panels from Barry’s artistic life; full-page collages crammed with imagery and questions; and a workbook with real exercises from her workshops. Plus a sweet coda: her own sketches and jottings while she worked on the book. |
| 2008_DC_Dobbs_080622 | 30 | | Politics & Prose -- Michael Dobbs ("One Minute to Midnight")
Michael Dobbs: "One Minute to Midnight": Washington Post reporter Dobbs has produced an authoritative history of what most people believe was the closest the U.S. and USSR came to a nuclear blowup. Early reviewers have praised the book’s pacing and style, as well as its abundance of new factual... |
| 2008_DC_Remini_081030 | 37 | | Politics & Prose -- Robert V. Remini ("A Short History of the United States")
Remini, emeritus professor of history and winner of the National Book Award for The Life of Andrew Jackson, has accomplished the nearly impossible: a lively, brief, and balanced history of four centuries of America from its discovery to the current outbreak of terrorism. |
| 2008_DC_Mudd_080413 | 60 | | Politics & Prose -- Roger Mudd ("The Place To Be")
In his nostalgic memoir, the longtime, award-winning TV anchorman recalls his salad days, the 20 years he spent in the CBS News Washington bureau before an abrupt end, when CBS tapped Dan Rather instead of Mudd to succeed Walter Cronkite. Mudd’s book is full of great anecdotes and insider media... |
| 2008_DC_Suskind_080908 | 48 | | Politics & Prose -- Ron Suskind ("The Way of the World")
In a book which combines his talent for character (A Hope in the Unseen) with his deep anger about the practices of President Bush’s administration (One Percent Doctrine), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind returns with an explosive election year account of the looming national security... |
| 2008_DC_Tomorrow_081003 | 9 | | Politics & Prose -- Tom Tomorrow ("The Future's So Bright I Can't Bear To Look")
In the heat of election season... From the creator of the acerbic and hilarious cartoon, "This Modern World" comes his latest full-color compilation. Tomorrow looks unflinchingly at America and the world in the second, collapsing term of George W. Bush--and looks forward to the future, post-Bush era.... |
| 2008_DC_Christo_080906 | 43 | | Reynolds Center -- Christo and Jeanne-Claude (introducing "Running Fence")
Running Fence: Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The film Running Fence (1978), directed by David Maysles, Albert Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin, depicts the four year struggle of artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude to build a 24.5-mile fence of white fabric and steel poles through the hills of Californias... |
| 2008_DC_Drawn_080627 | 48 | | Reynolds Center -- Curator's Conversation: Herblock: Drawn from Memory
The political cartoons of Herbert Lawrence Block (1909–2001), known by the pen name “Herblock,” appeared in American newspapers for more than seventy years. National Portrait Gallery senior historian Sid Hart, Pulitzer prize-winning reporter Haynes Johnson, historian Roger Wilkins together with Pulitzer... |
| 2008_DC_ObamaCP_081220 | 45 | | Reynolds Center -- Deborah Willis and Kevin Merida ("Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs")
Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs: Photo historian Deborah Willis and Washington Post editor Kevin Merida, share anecdotes and photographs from their new book, Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs (Harper Collins). Capturing images of beauty, pathos, and euphoria, Obama provides readers... |
| 2008_DC_Carnaval_Tour_080913 | 10 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Carnaval del Corazon! -- Docent Tour
Pictures in this section were from the first part of a docent-led tour of Latino artist works in the museum.
Carnaval del Corazon! Family Day: Living in Many Worlds:
Bring the whole family to SAAM for an afternoon of celebrating Latino art and culture. Hands-on activities include learning how to... |
| 2008_DC_Carnaval_Ent_080913 | 62 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Carnaval del Corazon! -- Entertainers
Pictures in this section include two of the musical groups which performed at the event: Grupo Corozo (doing a bomba y plena performance) and Cantare.
Carnaval del Corazon! Family Day: Living in Many Worlds:
Bring the whole family to SAAM for an afternoon of celebrating Latino art and culture.... |
| 2008_DC_Carnaval_Main_080913 | 154 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Carnaval del Corazon! -- Main
Pictures in this section are mostly the families doing art activities for the event.
Carnaval del Corazon! Family Day: Living in Many Worlds
Bring the whole family to SAAM for an afternoon of celebrating Latino art and culture. Hands-on activities include learning how to compose a plena and creating... |
| 2008_DC_Carnaval_Vol_080913 | 15 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Carnaval del Corazon! -- Volunteer Get-together
Pictures in this section consisted of a get-together orientation for volunteers for the event. I was totally confused, thinking I was getting in early for an event with Cheech Marin which was actually scheduled for October 4. Instead, I found myself with dedicated volunteers and, me having a camera... |
| 2008_DC_SAAMTH_081108 | 40 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Thanksgiving
Hungry for turkey? Thanksgiving is just around the corner and we are celebrating food and friends at SAAM I Am. Join us for a reading of A Plump and Perky Turkey by Teresa Batman and then go on a Food in Art scavenger hunt to find some of your favorite holiday treats in artworks all around the museum.... |
| 2008_DC_Seder_080614 | 17 | | Reynolds Center -- Rufus Butler Seder ("Gallop!")
Gallop! A Scanimation Demonstration Events for Kids & Family: The simplest of optical illusions can enthrall, and Rufus Butler Seder -- the inventor of the popular Scanimation picture book Gallop! -- has made it his job to elevate these illusions to an art form. Join Seder as he explores the world of... |
| 2008_DC_Lovejoy_081120 | 18 | | Reynolds Center -- Take 5! -- theLovejoyGroup |
| 2008_DC_Lady_080321 | 20 | | Reynolds Center & Env Film Festival -- "A Life: The Story of Lady Bird Johnson"
"A Life: The Story of Lady Bird Johnson": The story of America’s most admired First Lady, and her lasting legacy to the nation, is celebrated in this film biography of Lady Bird Johnson. Our nation’s First Lady from 1963 through 1968, Lady Bird was a pioneer in the environmental movement, organizing a... |
| 2008_DC_Roberts_080225 | 92 | | Sixth & I -- American Gangster Inspiration: Richie Roberts
American Gangster Inspiration: Richie Roberts. The 2007 hit film American Gangster, starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, tells the story of detective Richie Roberts' pursuit of Frank Lucas, the most notorious drug dealer in 1970s New York. Lucas smuggled some of the most potent heroin ever... |
| 2008_DC_Adams_080510 | 64 | | Sixth & I -- Bryan Adams
Rock legend Bryan Adams will grace the stage at Sixth & I as part of his current solo, acoustic tour through North America. |
| 2008_DC_SpikeO_081221 | 91 | | Sixth & I -- Chef Spike’s Latke Mania (1 of 2) -- Pics except of the presentation
Chef Spike’s Latke Mania : Get Chanukah started on a tasty note by spending the first night of the holiday with fellow member of the tribe, Chef Spike Mendelsohn, from Good Stuff Eatery and Bravo's Top Chef Chicago. Chef Spike will demo never-before-seen latke making skills, inspiring you to shake... |
| 2008_DC_SpikeP_081221 | 126 | | Sixth & I -- Chef Spike’s Latke Mania (2 of 2) -- Pics of the Presentation
Chef Spike’s Latke Mania : Get Chanukah started on a tasty note by spending the first night of the holiday with fellow member of the tribe, Chef Spike Mendelsohn, from Good Stuff Eatery and Bravo's Top Chef Chicago. Chef Spike will demo never-before-seen latke making skills, inspiring you to shake... |
| 2008_DC_Afghan_080717 | 101 | | Sixth & I -- Evening with the Afghan Ambassador to the United States and his wife
An Evening with Afghan Ambassador to the United States Said T. Jawad and Mrs. Shamim Jawad:
This summer, Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul will enchant visitors to the National Gallery of Art with visions of antiquity never before seen in the U.S. As part of Washington,... |
| 2008_DC_Turkey_Program_080309 | 111 | | Sixth & I -- Jewish Life in Turkey Then and Now: Historic Synagogues of Turkey (1 of 2) -- Program
This was the formal program tied to the exhibit opening for "Jewish Life In Turkey Then and Now: Historic Synagogues of Turkey". The event featured numerous guests including the Ambassador of Turkey Nabi Sensoy and his wife, Gülgün, It also featured Rabbi Joshua Maroof of Magen David Sephardic... |
| 2008_DC_Turkey_Other_080309 | 140 | | Sixth & I -- Jewish Life in Turkey Then and Now: Historic Synagogues of Turkey (2 of 2) -- Reception, Bazaar, etc
Pictures in this section include the preparation for the "Jewish Life in Turkey Then and Now: Historic Synagogues of Turkey" exhibition opening program as well as the reception afterward. The reception included most of the people in the formal program (documented separately) as well kosher Turkish... |
| 2008_DC_Michelle_080821 | 89 | | Sixth & I -- Michelle's good-bye open house
Complete with her BTTG! |
| 2008_DC_Michelle_080815 | 3 | | Sixth & I -- Michelle's last day
Michelle's last day. |
| 2008_DC_Reptile_World_080127 | 166 | | Sixth & I -- Reptile World w/Michael Shwedick
Reptile World with Michael Shwedick: This exciting family event features “Reptile man” Michael Shwedick, who will lead an interactive, educational, live reptile presentation. Meet and learn about a selection of large, colorful and gentle reptiles from all around the world. Reptiles featured in the... |
| 2008_DC_Ginsburg_080110 | 48 | | Sixth & I -- Screening of "The Jewish Americans" (w/Ruth Bader Ginsburg)
Enjoy a screening of the PBS series The Jewish Americans, and a conversation with Ruth Bader Ginsburg, United States Supreme Court Associate Justice, and David Grubin, filmmaker. |
| 2008_DC_Breyer_080221 | 83 | | Sixth & I -- Stephen Breyer
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in Conversation. The New Republic is hosting the Washington event of the 2008 season, an intimate discussion with one of the most intriguing and powerful men in the country: the Honorable Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Jeffrey Rosen, TNR Legal Correspondent... |
| 2008_DC_Sixth_Wall | 88 | | Sixth & I -- Wall of Fame
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| 2008_DC_Cogan_081119 | 27 | | Sixth & I and FotoWeek DC -- "Soul Cages" opening w/Joshua Cogan
Opening reception for “Soul Cages” by Joshua Cogan.
"Soul Cages" is a collected series of portraits from recent projects that pursue the ineffable nature of culture through visual medium. Using the camera as a tool of visual ethnography, Joshua Cogan combines the richness of travel photography with... |
| 2008_DC_Annie_081209 | 99 | | Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Annie Leibovitz ("Annie Leibovitz At Work")
Starting with Richard Nixon’s resignation and ending with Barack Obama’s campaign, Leibovitz describes how she made her pictures of the iconic people and events of our time in Annie Leibovitz at Work. This event is co-sponsored with Politics & Prose. |
| 2008_DC_Black_080610 | 91 | | Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Lewis Black ("Me of Little Faith")
The comedian and Daily Show contributor aims his ferocious wit at religion and politics. From Hebrew school and bar mitzvah, to college in the sixties where he sees parallels between religious rapture and drug-induced visions, Black has reached some conclusions. He reserves his most stinging attacks for... |
| 2008_DC_Pelosi_080730 | 77 | | Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Nancy Pelosi ("Know Your Power")
Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "Know Your Power". “For our daughters and our granddaughters, now the sky is the limit,” said Nancy Pelosi, after being sworn in as Speaker of the House. In her new book, she shares the insights gained from her life: from the kitchen of her San Francisco home to the Congress of... |
| 2008_DC_Rushdie_080630 | 98 | | Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Salman Rushdie ("The Enchantress of Florence")
The Guardian calls Rushdie’s new novel “a wonderful tale, full of follies and enchantments.” The master of magic realism weaves the sensibilities of East and West, of history and fable, in a story that combines the realm of Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great with the Florence of the Medicis and Machiavelli.... |
| 2008_DC_Friedman_080923 | 97 | | Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Tom Friedman ("Hot, Flat, and Crowded")
Friedman exposes the irrationality of U.S. policies that promote consumption of vast quantities of oil. The United States must lead efforts to develop energy alternatives that would 1) free us from our dependence on petro-dictatorships and 2) help preserve the earth, oceans, and biodiversity. This event... |
| 2008_DC_Morrison_081204 | 114 | | Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Toni Morrison ("A Mercy: A Novel")
Toni Morrison: "A Mercy: A Novel". We are honored to present the Nobel Laureate. She returns to the theme of slavery; this time, in a period soon after the nation’s founding. A Publishers Weekly starred preview says, “Morrison’s lyricism infuses the shifting voices of her characters … Morrison’s... |
| 2008_DC_Libeskind_080618 | 149 | | Sixth & I and the Chelsea School -- A Conversation with Daniel Libeskind
"A Conversation with Daniel Libeskind": Chelsea School and Sixth & I present this conversation with internationally renowned architect Daniel Libeskind, who will discuss the ways in which architecture can memorialize — and reshape — human experience. As the son of Holocaust survivors and the nephew of... |
| 2008_DC_Wiesel_080527 | 173 | | Sixth & I and the Jewish Primary Day School -- Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate, author, professor, and acclaimed humanitarian discussed "Peace and War in the Jewish Tradition" with Leon Wieseltier, literary editor of The New Republic.
In exile and in their homeland, Jews have reflected profoundly upon peace and war.
In our time, Elie Wiesel has... |
| 2008_DC_Sixth_Election_081104 | 191 | | Sixth & I Election Night 2008 Watch Party -- Candidate photos
Election Night Watch Party: Don’t watch the election results on your couch – watch it on ours. Get civic with us! Join Sixth & I, Humanity in Action and Institut Montaigne for a festive evening, complete with big-screen TVs, expert commentary from unique perspectives, live blogging, all-American food, a... |
| 2008_DC_Sixth_ElectionO_081104 | 150 | | Sixth & I Election Night 2008 Watch Party -- Other photos
Election Night Watch Party: Don’t watch the election results on your couch – watch it on ours. Get civic with us! Join Sixth & I, Humanity in Action and Institut Montaigne for a festive evening, complete with big-screen TVs, expert commentary from unique perspectives, live blogging, all-American food, a... |
| 2008_DC_SADB_080409 | 51 | | Smithsonian Associates -- Dave Brubeck (w/Deepak Ram)
Dave Brubeck, Goodwill Ambassador of Jazz: Celebrating the Brubeck Festival With Deepak Ram.
Fifty years ago, at the request of the U.S. State Department, the Dave Brubeck Quartet took a goodwill tour to Europe (including Communist-controlled Poland), Asia, and the Mideast. The musical and... |
| 2008_DC_SAMcP_081111 | 2 | | Smithsonian Associates -- James McPherson
Abraham Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief: An Evening with James McPherson
This evening, James McPherson, one of our greatest living Civil War historians, illuminates Abraham Lincoln as a military leader. He begins by defining how Lincoln invented the idea of Commander-in-Chief by assuming powers that... |
| 2008_DC_JSS_080108 | 23 | | Smithsonian Contributing Membership event -- America By Air Exhibit |
| 2008_DC_WP_Meet_081202 | 42 | | Washington Post Meet and Greet Night
Share a special evening with your favorite Washington Post columnists, reporters and editors.
Come and meet the people behind the bylines and big stories at this informal evening reception with Washington Post staffers. Light refreshments will be served.
As an extra treat, select area retailers... |
| 2008_DC_FotoWP | 39 | | Washington Post & FotoWeek DC -- Photographic Moments exhibit
Exhibition: The Washington Post: Photographic Moments
The Washington Post’s photojournalists capture historic moments as well as quiet times. Their images are linked to the local history of Washington, D.C., and to groundbreaking events around the world. The Post is proud of its photographers, their... |
| 2008_DC_WC_Ehrlich_080918 | 27 | | Wilson Center -- Paul Ehrlich ("The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment")
For the past four decades, Paul Ehrlich, Bing Professor of Population Studies at Stanford University, has stirred debate over the connections between population, environment, and development. In his new book, The Dominant Animal, coauthored by Anne Ehrlich, he traces the interplay between environmental... |
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