Washington Journal Summary Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:00-7:45 Question/Newspaper Articles/Phones Phones: D/R/I Q: 7:20-7:25 On the Phone ANNABEL PARK Coffee Party USA Founder Coffeepartyusa.com Topic: Discuss today’s formal launch of The Coffee Party USA, which hopes to start a grassroots effort to get government to better represent the will of the people. 7:45-8:30 Binyamin APPELBAUM (BIN-ya-min goes by Binya) (male) Washington Post National Banking Reporter Topic: Discuss various lending services not affected by efforts to reform the financial services industry. These types of services would include payday lenders, pawnbrokers and car dealers. Guest will also discuss related topics 8:30-9:15 MICHAEL COHEN Achieve President Topic: Earlier this week, the nation’s governors & state school chiefs proposed new national standards for what students should be learning in English & math. Guest will discuss these new standards, why they’re needed and how they’ll be implemented, as well as how current budget cuts & proposed changes to the academic week could impact student achievement. 9:15-10:00 Question/Newspaper Articles/Phones Phones: D/R/I Q: 9:15 From Salt Lake City, UT (Photo ID Avail) Phoner MATTHIAS SHAPIRO (first name: muh-THIGH-ihss) PoliticalMathBlog.com Founder YouTube Channel: youtube.com/user/10000Pennies Topic: Guest has a channel on YouTube that shows a series of videos that visually demonstrate issues when it comes to federal debt and spending. Guest will discuss why he makes the videos and his take in debt and spending. 10:00 End Show Host: Pedro Echavarria

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Telephone lines were open for comments to the question, "Do the health care proposals do too much, too little, or just about right?" Annabel Park, founder of Coffee Party USA, talked by telephone about today’s formal launch of The Coffee Party USA, which hopes to start a grassroots effort to get government to better represent the will of the people.

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Binyamin Appelbaum, National Banking reporter for the Washington Post, talked about various lending services that are not affected by efforts to reform the financial services industry. These types of services include payday lenders, pawnbrokers and car dealers. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Current political cartoons were shown at the end of the program.

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Michael Cohen, president of Achieve, talked about the new national standards for what students should be learning in English and math that were proposed earlier this week by the nation’s governors and state school chiefs. He talked about the new standards, why they’re needed and how they’ll be implemented, as well as how current budget cuts and proposed changes to the academic week could impact student achievement. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.

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Telephone lines were open for comments on debt and spending issues.

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Secretary Clinton spoke to reporters about the release of the State Department’s 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Assistant Secretary Michael Posner from the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor also made remarks and responded to reporters’ questions.

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Members debated forcing the president to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year in accordance with the 1973 War Posers Act.

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Mike McCallister talked about health care reform at the Detroit Economic Club.

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Kathleen Sebelius addressed the America's Health Insurance Plans conference. In her remarks she urged insurers to consider the long-term impact of opposing health care reform, saying that without reform, premiums will continue to rise and employers will cancel coverage. She recounted several anecdotes of those who had suffered because of high costs and recommended that advertising expenses be diverted to cutting premiums for consumers.

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Amy Walter talked about the state of health care reform and its possible impact on 2010 midterm elections. Calvin Anderson moderated. Topics included incumbents' approaches to the elections, media portrayal of voters, and independent voter expectations of President Obama. She responded to audience members questions.

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The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing on the effect on competition and consumers of a merger between NBC Universal and Comcast. Several committee members expressed their concern over the likelihood of the rise in the cable prices and limitations to be imposed on the customers while accessing the programs, if the Comcast-NBC deal was completed.

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Tim Sparapani talked about Internet privacy issues and censorship and the expansion of Facebook's operation in Washington, D.C. Cecilia Kan was the guest interviewer. "The Communicators" is C-SPAN's weekly series that examines the people and events currently shaping telecommunications policy.

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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts addressed students at the University of Alabama Law School about the history of the U.S. Supreme Court. Following his remarks he responded to questions from audience members. In response to a student, Justice Roberts said the Senate's confirmation process for federal judges is "broken down" and stated that President Obama's State of the Union speech degenerated "into a political pep rally."

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Michelle Obama donated her inaugural ball gown to the Smithsonian to be housed with their collection of first lady's dresses.

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This program has not yet aired but will air on Saturday, March 13, 2010. Members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) received the Congressional Gold Medal for their service in World War II. The corps of female pilots was created in 1942 to fly military planes in the U.S. so that male military pilots were available for combat service and duties. WHO: Speaker Nancy Pelosi Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid House Republican Leader John Boehner Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell Secretary Michael B. Donley of the U.S. Air Force Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII Tom Brokaw, Television Journalist and Author of “The Greatest Generation”

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President Obama and Haiti President Rene Preval spoke in the White House Rose Garden following a meeting about ongoing earthquake recovery efforts in Haiti. In his remarks, President Obama said the U.S. would continue to support further reconstruction efforts and praised relief workers for their efforts to date.

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George Papandreou talked about relations between Greece, the rest of Europe, and the United States. He addressed Greece's current economic situation and the opportunity it presents for the country to modernize and revitalize its governance. He also responded to questions from the audience.

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Michael Cohen, president of Achieve, talked about the new national standards for what students should be learning in English and math that were proposed earlier this week by the nation’s governors and state school chiefs. He talked about the new standards, why they’re needed and how they’ll be implemented, as well as how current budget cuts and proposed changes to the academic week could impact student achievement. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.

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Michelle Obama donated her inaugural ball gown to the Smithsonian to be housed with their collection of first lady's dresses.

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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts addressed students at the University of Alabama Law School about the history of the U.S. Supreme Court. Following his remarks he responded to questions from audience members. In response to a student, Justice Roberts said the Senate's confirmation process for federal judges is "broken down" and stated that President Obama's State of the Union speech degenerated "into a political pep rally."

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Secretary Geithner testified before the committee about the 2011 Treasury Department budget request. Topics included the President Obama's economic recovery proposals, the use of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds, and his department’s proposed budget for next year.

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Secretary Clinton spoke to reporters about the release of the State Department’s 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Assistant Secretary Michael Posner from the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor also made remarks and responded to reporters’ questions.

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The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing on the effect on competition and consumers of a merger between NBC Universal and Comcast. Several committee members expressed their concern over the likelihood of the rise in the cable prices and limitations to be imposed on the customers while accessing the programs, if the Comcast-NBC deal was completed.

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Ambassador Bremer spoke about U.S. national security and the threat of Islamic extremism. Among the topics he addressed were the changing nature of terrorist threats, Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism, and the impact of religion on the militancy of terrorist movements. He also responded to questions from the audience.

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Linda Lear and Paul Driessen talked about the impact of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring. They responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Rachel Carson (1907-1964) was a marine biologist and nature writer whose writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement. Her book Silent Spring (1962) brought environmental concerns to the attention of the American public and led to a nationwide ban on DDT and other pesticides. The book helped inspire the grassroots environmental movement that led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. Linda Lear is the author of the biography Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature. She edited an anthology Lost Woods: The Discovered Writing of Rachel Carson, for which she wrote an introduction. She has also written the introductions to reissues Rachel Carson's books The Sense of Wonder and Silent Spring. Paul Driessen is a senior policy adviser for the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow and the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise. He is the author of Eco-Imperialism: Green Power, Black Death in which he argues that the environmental movement imposes the views of mostly wealthy, comfortable Americans and Europeans on the poor of other nations and the ban on DDT denies them the right to rid their countries of diseases that were vanquished long ago in Europe and the United States.

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T.R. Reid talked via satellite from Denver about his life, career, and works. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. A previously recorded video was shown of T.R. Reid giving a tour of his home office in Denver, Colorado, and talking about his work. Mr. Reid was a reporter for the Washington Post, covering politics for the national desk, before going abroad to cover Japan. His jobs included Washington Post bureau chief in Tokyo and London. Mr. Reid was the lead correspondent for the 2008 "Frontline" documentary "Sick Around the World," which examined five other capitalist democracies, looking for lessons on health-care delivery. He wrote about this in The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care (The Penguin Press; August 20, 2009). In addition to this book, T.R. Reid is also the author of The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy (2004); Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us About Living in the West (2001); Ski Japan! (1996); The Chip: How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution (1986); and Congressional Odyssey (1981). He is also a contributor to the 1980 edition of The Pursuit of the Presidency. Mr. Reid's additional books are Japanese-language works: Seiko Hoteishiki, Tomu no Me Tomu no Mimi, and Nippon Kenbunroku.

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The authors criticize all institutions for either solving the wrong problem unintentionally, or worse, intentionally tackling the right problem in the wrong way.  They claim government is particularly prone to doing both.  The event was at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.  

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Rawn James profiles Charles Hamilton Houston, the first African American on the Harvard Law Review and dean of Howard University Law School and his student Thurgood Marshall, valedictorian of his class in 1933 and future Supreme Court justice.  The two lawyers would lead the NAACP's legal office in challenging Jim Crow laws with a focus on school integration.  The author relays that Mr. Houston and Mr. Marshall's numerous legal challenges would lay the groundwork for the Supreme Court's decision on Brown v. Board of Education.  Rawn James discusses his book at Hue-Man Bookstore in New York City.

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Amity Shlaes and Dean Baker talked by remote link from the New York City studio about the current economic situation. They reacted to a video clip of President Obama commenting that day on the one-year anniversary of signing the economic stimulus bill. They also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Amity Shlaes is a senior fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations and syndicated columnist for Bloomberg. Ms. Shlaes is a former columnist for the Financial Times and a former member of the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal. She is the author of several books, including The Greedy Hand: How Taxes Drive Americans Crazy and What to Do About It and The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression. Dean Baker is the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. He is a columnist and the author of numerous books, including Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy and False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy.

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Amity Shlaes and Dean Baker talked by remote link from the New York City studio about the current economic situation. They reacted to a video clip of President Obama commenting that day on the one-year anniversary of signing the economic stimulus bill. They also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Amity Shlaes is a senior fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations and syndicated columnist for Bloomberg. Ms. Shlaes is a former columnist for the Financial Times and a former member of the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal. She is the author of several books, including The Greedy Hand: How Taxes Drive Americans Crazy and What to Do About It and The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression. Dean Baker is the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. He is a columnist and the author of numerous books, including Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy and False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy.

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Book TV will be LIVE on Saturday, March 13 and Sunday, March 14 from the 2010 Tucson Festival of Books on the campus of the University of Arizona.

Saturday's Schedule of Coverage:

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm  ET - U.S. and Mexico border panel featuring Philip Caputo, Margaret Regan, and David Danelo

4:30  pm - 5:30 pm ET - Dan Balz, The Battle for America 2008

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm ET - Timothy Egan, The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America

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Jesse Holland, Associated Press reporter who covers Congress, presents a history of the slave labor that was used to complete the construction of the United States Capitol and the White House.  Mr. Holland discussed his book at the Moultrie Courthouse in Washington, D.C.

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Lee Smith argued that in the Middle East the general public tends to follow whoever is the strongest leader. He said that U.S. policy should reflect this reality.  Commentary by Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs Jeffrey Feltman and former special assistant to President George W. Bush, Elliot Abrams.       

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Lee Smith argued that in the Middle East the general public tends to follow whoever is the strongest leader. He said that U.S. policy should reflect this reality.  Commentary by Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs Jeffrey Feltman and former special assistant to President George W. Bush, Elliot Abrams.       

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In summer 2008, the Cohens conducted a forum on race relations in America with a long list of participants. That forum is encapsulated in their book, which they discussed with Congressman, civil rights activist and forum participant John Lewis of Georgia. 

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Mark Danner talks about his book of essays which covers such topics as the war on terror, the use of torture by the Bush administration, and U.S. involvement in the Balkans and Haiti.  He spoke at the World Affairs Council in San Francisco.       

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Amity Shlaes and Dean Baker talked by remote link from the New York City studio about the current economic situation. They reacted to a video clip of President Obama commenting that day on the one-year anniversary of signing the economic stimulus bill. They also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Amity Shlaes is a senior fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations and syndicated columnist for Bloomberg. Ms. Shlaes is a former columnist for the Financial Times and a former member of the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal. She is the author of several books, including The Greedy Hand: How Taxes Drive Americans Crazy and What to Do About It and The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression. Dean Baker is the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. He is a columnist and the author of numerous books, including Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy and False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy.

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Sean Carroll talked about the latest in scientific thinking about the nature of time and the origins of the universe.  He spoke at The Book Works in Del Mar, California.       

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Sean Carroll talked about the latest in scientific thinking about the nature of time and the origins of the universe.  He spoke at The Book Works in Del Mar, California.       

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David Strickland testified on he National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator (NHTSA) handling of Toyota car recalls. The subcommittee also heard from car industry and safety association officials. Mr. Strickland in his testimony said a recently released Transportation Department report shows the number of overall traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 (33,963) reached its lowest level since 1954. Questions to him focused on NHTSA’s handling of Toyota recalls, its past meeting with Toyota officials, and its former officials now working for Toyota.

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David Strickland testified on he National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator (NHTSA) handling of Toyota car recalls. The subcommittee also heard from car industry and safety association officials. Mr. Strickland in his testimony said a recently released Transportation Department report shows the number of overall traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 (33,963) reached its lowest level since 1954. Questions to him focused on NHTSA’s handling of Toyota recalls, its past meeting with Toyota officials, and its former officials now working for Toyota.

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Mr. Detzer talked about his book Donnybrook: The Battle of Bull Run, 1861, published by Harcourt. The book tells the story of the opening of the Civil War. In his remarks he talked about his book and discusses how he came to write about the Civil War. He is professor emeritus of history at Connecticut State University. Professor Detzer also reads two selections from the book and assesses the accomplishments of Colonel "Stonewall" Jackson. After his presentation he responds to questions from members of the audience.

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Charles Calhoun talked about his book Benjamin Harrison: The 23rd President, 1889-1893, published by Henry Holt and Company. He talked about details of Harrison's front-porch presidential campaigns and the changes in American foreign policy during his presidential term. After his presentation the author answered audience members' questions.

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Mr. Trefousse talked about the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson and its impact on New York politics. He responded to questions from members of the audience. Hans Trefousse is the author of Impeachment of a President: Andrew Johnson, the Blacks, and Reconstruction (Fordham University Press; January 1, 1999). "The Union Preserved: New York and the Civil War" was a two-day symposium held at the Cultural Education Center in Albany, New York.

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A panel discussion was held on architect John Russell Pope's masterwork, the National Archives building in Washington, D.C. Patty Reinert Mason is the author of The National Archives Building: Temple of American History, published by the Foundation for the National Archives to mark the 75th anniversary of the building. She talked about the building's history, features, and the symbolism of its ornate sculptures. Joining the discussion were Scott Teixeira, American Institute of Architects, and Rick Blondo, National Archives management and program analyst, the architect who did the renovation on the building.

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Anne Sarah Rubin talked about President George Washington and how his career, thoughts, and actions relate to the origins of the Confederacy and the coming of the Civil War. The unresolved disagreements about the status of slavery and the nature of the federal union created situations that presaged the dissolution of the union in 1861 since its founding. Anne Sarah Rubin is the author of A Shattered Nation: The Rise and Fall of the Confederacy, 1861-1868 and "Seventy-Six and Sixty-One: Confederates Remember the American Revolution." The symposium "Four American Presidents (But What Did They Have to Do With the Civil War?)" was co-sponsored by the Museum of the Confederacy at the Library of Virginia on Monday, February 22, 2010.

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Gene Kranz talked about his career at NASA. A retired NASA flight director and manager, he served as a flight director during the Gemini and Apollo programs, including directing the successful Mission Control team efforts to save the crew of Apollo 13, This is the first of two parts. This interview was part of an oral history program at the NASA Johnson Space Center. He was interviewed by Roy Neal on April 28, 1999, in Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

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Mr. Detzer talked about his book Donnybrook: The Battle of Bull Run, 1861, published by Harcourt. The book tells the story of the opening of the Civil War. In his remarks he talked about his book and discusses how he came to write about the Civil War. He is professor emeritus of history at Connecticut State University. Professor Detzer also reads two selections from the book and assesses the accomplishments of Colonel "Stonewall" Jackson. After his presentation he responds to questions from members of the audience.

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Charles Calhoun talked about his book Benjamin Harrison: The 23rd President, 1889-1893, published by Henry Holt and Company. He talked about details of Harrison's front-porch presidential campaigns and the changes in American foreign policy during his presidential term. After his presentation the author answered audience members' questions.

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Mr. Trefousse talked about the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson and its impact on New York politics. He responded to questions from members of the audience. Hans Trefousse is the author of Impeachment of a President: Andrew Johnson, the Blacks, and Reconstruction (Fordham University Press; January 1, 1999). "The Union Preserved: New York and the Civil War" was a two-day symposium held at the Cultural Education Center in Albany, New York.

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A panel discussion was held on architect John Russell Pope's masterwork, the National Archives building in Washington, D.C. Patty Reinert Mason is the author of The National Archives Building: Temple of American History, published by the Foundation for the National Archives to mark the 75th anniversary of the building. She talked about the building's history, features, and the symbolism of its ornate sculptures. Joining the discussion were Scott Teixeira, American Institute of Architects, and Rick Blondo, National Archives management and program analyst, the architect who did the renovation on the building.

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Anne Sarah Rubin talked about President George Washington and how his career, thoughts, and actions relate to the origins of the Confederacy and the coming of the Civil War. The unresolved disagreements about the status of slavery and the nature of the federal union created situations that presaged the dissolution of the union in 1861 since its founding. Anne Sarah Rubin is the author of A Shattered Nation: The Rise and Fall of the Confederacy, 1861-1868 and "Seventy-Six and Sixty-One: Confederates Remember the American Revolution." The symposium "Four American Presidents (But What Did They Have to Do With the Civil War?)" was co-sponsored by the Museum of the Confederacy at the Library of Virginia on Monday, February 22, 2010.

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Gene Kranz talked about his career at NASA. A retired NASA flight director and manager, he served as a flight director during the Gemini and Apollo programs, including directing the successful Mission Control team efforts to save the crew of Apollo 13, This is the first of two parts. This interview was part of an oral history program at the NASA Johnson Space Center. He was interviewed by Roy Neal on April 28, 1999, in Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

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Mr. Detzer talked about his book Donnybrook: The Battle of Bull Run, 1861, published by Harcourt. The book tells the story of the opening of the Civil War. In his remarks he talked about his book and discusses how he came to write about the Civil War. He is professor emeritus of history at Connecticut State University. Professor Detzer also reads two selections from the book and assesses the accomplishments of Colonel "Stonewall" Jackson. After his presentation he responds to questions from members of the audience.

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Charles Calhoun talked about his book Benjamin Harrison: The 23rd President, 1889-1893, published by Henry Holt and Company. He talked about details of Harrison's front-porch presidential campaigns and the changes in American foreign policy during his presidential term. After his presentation the author answered audience members' questions.

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Mr. Trefousse talked about the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson and its impact on New York politics. He responded to questions from members of the audience. Hans Trefousse is the author of Impeachment of a President: Andrew Johnson, the Blacks, and Reconstruction (Fordham University Press; January 1, 1999). "The Union Preserved: New York and the Civil War" was a two-day symposium held at the Cultural Education Center in Albany, New York.

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A panel discussion was held on architect John Russell Pope's masterwork, the National Archives building in Washington, D.C. Patty Reinert Mason is the author of The National Archives Building: Temple of American History, published by the Foundation for the National Archives to mark the 75th anniversary of the building. She talked about the building's history, features, and the symbolism of its ornate sculptures. Joining the discussion were Scott Teixeira, American Institute of Architects, and Rick Blondo, National Archives management and program analyst, the architect who did the renovation on the building.

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Anne Sarah Rubin talked about President George Washington and how his career, thoughts, and actions relate to the origins of the Confederacy and the coming of the Civil War. The unresolved disagreements about the status of slavery and the nature of the federal union created situations that presaged the dissolution of the union in 1861 since its founding. Anne Sarah Rubin is the author of A Shattered Nation: The Rise and Fall of the Confederacy, 1861-1868 and "Seventy-Six and Sixty-One: Confederates Remember the American Revolution." The symposium "Four American Presidents (But What Did They Have to Do With the Civil War?)" was co-sponsored by the Museum of the Confederacy at the Library of Virginia on Monday, February 22, 2010.

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Gene Kranz talked about his career at NASA. A retired NASA flight director and manager, he served as a flight director during the Gemini and Apollo programs, including directing the successful Mission Control team efforts to save the crew of Apollo 13, This is the first of two parts. This interview was part of an oral history program at the NASA Johnson Space Center. He was interviewed by Roy Neal on April 28, 1999, in Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

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Mr. Detzer talked about his book Donnybrook: The Battle of Bull Run, 1861, published by Harcourt. The book tells the story of the opening of the Civil War. In his remarks he talked about his book and discusses how he came to write about the Civil War. He is professor emeritus of history at Connecticut State University. Professor Detzer also reads two selections from the book and assesses the accomplishments of Colonel "Stonewall" Jackson. After his presentation he responds to questions from members of the audience.

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Charles Calhoun talked about his book Benjamin Harrison: The 23rd President, 1889-1893, published by Henry Holt and Company. He talked about details of Harrison's front-porch presidential campaigns and the changes in American foreign policy during his presidential term. After his presentation the author answered audience members' questions.

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Mr. Trefousse talked about the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson and its impact on New York politics. He responded to questions from members of the audience. Hans Trefousse is the author of Impeachment of a President: Andrew Johnson, the Blacks, and Reconstruction (Fordham University Press; January 1, 1999). "The Union Preserved: New York and the Civil War" was a two-day symposium held at the Cultural Education Center in Albany, New York.

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A panel discussion was held on architect John Russell Pope's masterwork, the National Archives building in Washington, D.C. Patty Reinert Mason is the author of The National Archives Building: Temple of American History, published by the Foundation for the National Archives to mark the 75th anniversary of the building. She talked about the building's history, features, and the symbolism of its ornate sculptures. Joining the discussion were Scott Teixeira, American Institute of Architects, and Rick Blondo, National Archives management and program analyst, the architect who did the renovation on the building.

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Anne Sarah Rubin talked about President George Washington and how his career, thoughts, and actions relate to the origins of the Confederacy and the coming of the Civil War. The unresolved disagreements about the status of slavery and the nature of the federal union created situations that presaged the dissolution of the union in 1861 since its founding. Anne Sarah Rubin is the author of A Shattered Nation: The Rise and Fall of the Confederacy, 1861-1868 and "Seventy-Six and Sixty-One: Confederates Remember the American Revolution." The symposium "Four American Presidents (But What Did They Have to Do With the Civil War?)" was co-sponsored by the Museum of the Confederacy at the Library of Virginia on Monday, February 22, 2010.

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