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This was a true labor of love. I researched my topic for three years and spent a yearplus writing it. It is hummabling and gratifying to see it so well received, and to be following walter isakson, robert caro, and tony. [applause] i came to develop a strong interest in Paul Jennings when i was director of education at James Madisons month peelier in virginia. I was familiar with jennings memoir considered by the White House Historical association to be the first memoir of life in the white hous...

A fully funded IRS would bring in twice as much money as they previously thought, a Treasury report finds.

History is being made once again for a more than 160-year-old Saltville house that played a role in the Civil War and served as home to a Virginia governor and

By Jim Shere At first it was mostly the men— the padres and their soldiers— who came to claim the land and all its people for Mexico, which had just won its war of independence from Spain. And then the other men came with their vaqueros to claim the land as theirs, pioneers filling the valley with vast cattle ranches. And then in time the settlers, men and women, arrived …

After a series of fires in and near the river valley were intentionally set over the past few days, people who live in the area are concerned about the frequency and proximity of them.

Alexander Stuart, a forgotten land and cattle entrepreneur, once owned a Southwest Virginia “mountain empire” estimated at 70,000 acres and assets of more than $15 million in today’s values.

was director of education at james madisons month bill yeare in virginia.viinia. i was familiar with jennings f ore considered by the white house historical association tof be the first memoir of life in the white house.nocences of jams madison," and as the title implies, its really more about the so-called great man than it was about the author himself. my interest was in paul jennings. i set out to discover elements of his own biography to uncover the circumstances behind the origina...

community. you have seen what we have to offer. it is a vibrant community and theres a lot going on and a brand-new hospital coming online and brand new courthouse that is a $15 million project and the commerce center down the road that is the major construction. we are going to have a big construction project on the interstate that will make traffic move better and commercial development going on in this city and in the census we gained a population of 550 people which doesnt sound li...

walter isaacson introduced by maria of the "washington post" talking about steve jobs. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> hello, hello. welcome. welcome, everybody to the national book festival. my name is marie arana, a writer at large of the washington post. it is an honor and privilege to be here on this historic mall for the 12th book festival brought to you by the library of congress, an institution i think it is one of the wonders of the world. thomas jefferson contributed t...