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The Working White House
Sunday
The men and women who maintain the daily life of the White
House do so quietly and behind the scenes. Recently the
White House Historical Association brought together four
former staffers who spoke about their positions in the
Executive Mansion.
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Alexis de Tocqueville, an aristocratic Frenchman who came to the U.S. in 1831, later wrote Democracy in America, a two-volume study of the American people and their political institutions.
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Recent Programs
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Maynard Cooke Horiuchi’s father was a navy captain stationed at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked on December 7, 1941. In this oral history for "Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project," she recalls how she came to marry Lucius Horiuchi, a Japanese-American foreign service officer whose family had been forcibly relocated to an internment camp at the outset of World War II.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 20 min.
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 Maynard Cooke Horiuchi Oral History Interview
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Service members who served alongside the Medal of Honor recipients of Iraq and Afghanistan shared remembrances and stories of their fallen comrades. The event took place during the American Veterans Center 2008 Annual Conference held in Washington, D.C.
Washington, DC
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Medal of Honor Stories
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In "Almost a Miracle," colonial and revolutionary war scholar John Ferling presents a 700 page, single-volume account of the American Revolution. He argues that General George Washington was correct in his statement that an American victory was "little short of a standing miracle." He appeared at the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago, IL.
Chicago, IL
: 1 hr. 27 min.
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John Ferling, Almost a Miracle
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The 150th anniversary of the Dred Scott decision was marked by a panel discussion held during the Spring 2007 meeting of the National Association of Attorneys General. Lynne Jackson, the great-great-granddaughter of Dred Scott, spoke about the U.S. Supreme Court decision which denied that blacks could become citizens of the United States.
Washington, DC
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150th Anniversary of the Dred Scott Decision
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David Levering Lewis moderated a conversation between Michael Meeropol, the eldest son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg and his daughter, Ivy Meeropol, the director and producer of "Heir to An Execution," which focuses on the legacy of her grandparents.
Washington, DC
: 52 min.
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Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
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About the Series
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