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We will hear testimony from dr. Carla hayden. This is a little more than an hour. [indiscernible] chairs the committee for the library which is particularly helpful that you could be here with us today and also a member of the committee. This is particularly valuable in her role that we will be in the discussions we have been having. These types of oversight hearings. We want to give the agencies that help they need and we are glad to be here with the library and, dr. Carla hayden, with mr. Kary...

Get into position. Thank you for coming to the fifth annual kirkus prizes and the editor in chief of Kirkus Review we are pleased you could join us it is a culmination of a tremendous amount of hard work by the kirkus staff and judges and the 18 finalist of this years authors whose books we are honoring tonight. Silence your cell phones just so we can have the uninterrupted event. Next i would like to thank a few people who make this evening possible this Space Available has been made available ...

Get into position. Thank you for coming to the fifth annual kirkus prizes and the editor in chief of Kirkus Review we are pleased you could join us it is a culmination of a tremendous amount of hard work by the kirkus staff and judges and the 18 finalist of this years authors whose books we are honoring tonight. Silence your cell phones just so we can have the uninterrupted event. Next i would like to thank a few people who make this evening possible this Space Available has been made available ...

And the Edward Kennedy institute for the u. S. Senate, the Young Leaders network aims to promote in the next generation of leaders the spirit of Public Service as embodied for decades on capitol hill by ted kennedy. Our goal is to provide students with programs that enrich their experience while interning in washington, d. C. And to help them create a network of peers as they lay a groundwork for a career in Public Service. Tonights program, uncovering the treasures of the library of congress wi...

And even better good to have those spectacular authors like David Mccullough sitting on this stage right here with all of us. [applause] i dont have to say this the most celebrated living historian of the american. [applause] and to take us through the ogermantown the building of panama canal truman or adams and the americans then has been given the president ial medal of freedom which is even better than honor. Excuse me and you have been writing about america. Your trajectory of 150 years sinc...

Into the digital age. The Center Hosted the program. Good evening, everybody. My name is tom mcintyre. I am the Deputy Director of the nyu center. I am pleased to welcome you all to the auditorium. This is our second installment of our Young Leaders Network Series for the summer. 2014 by the center and the Edward Kennedy institute for the u. S. Senate, the Young Leaders network aims to promote in the next generation of leaders the spirit of Public Service as embodied for decades on capitol hill ...

Stage right here with all of us. Thank you. Thank you. With the applause most celebrated living historian in the United States of america of the American Experience which is even greater. Hes been called dean of americana and reason why hes taken pus down the georgetown shroud and building of the canal the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, Harriet Truman john adams, the americans in paris. The wright brother and sister. And this fabulous new book to talk about a little bit later, the pioneer. So ...

A boarding house near the legislature building. And putnam came to him. Putnam was old enough to have been his father, came up to his room and said youve got to get up out of bed because were going to cast the vote today. And he said i cant. He said youve got to. So he did. Some people say he was carried in on a stretcher. I found no proof of that. In any event, he got to the legislature. He gave a powerful speech, and he voted. And the measure to introduce slavery into ohio and thus the whole N...

Hayden is here to kick off our coverage. Dr. Hayden, for those who were not with us 23 years ago, how did this get started . It is so exciting to be here. You can hear the buzz behind us as everyone is coming in. In 2001, First Lady Laura Bush had been successful as a first lady of texas, starting the texas book fair. It was renowned. When she got to washington, d. C. , she asked my predecessor, dr. Billington, wouldnt it the nice if we had a book festival, a National Book festival because i do ...

Glory and honor or we will lay down our heads, we will restore the fatherland, brothers, with god, damn it, forward, forward, where, stop, back, back, i said, there was an order, ay, guys , forward, forward, load in the dog, chop in huzars, forward, for the russian army, in the name of father and son and the holy spirit, amen, blasphemy, brothers, dont get up nikita, stay close, dont get up, the brusaks, the brusaks are leaving. Yes, the infantry is scattered, the howitzers are choked, your maje...