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Thats it, were out of time. Thank you so much. [applause] robert rydell, author of buffalo bill in bologna talks about the spread in American Culture throughout europe that began with Buffalo Bills wild west show. The premise of the book is back in the 19th century after the civil war, American Culture was being dramatically recast, reformulated and reconstruct good along with the nation at delft. But my coauthor, rob kruse at the university of amsterdam and i thought to its lawyer was how ameri...

There was also an amendment that was proposed at that time that wouldve made the bill of rights binding on the states. We all know it took a civil war to do that. So the answer is extremely confusing and i thank you for asking the question. So we are done. Thank you for coming. [applause] the book is on sale in the bookstore, and also from fine booksellers everywhere if you dont buy it over here. Thank you. You are watching cspan2 with politics and public affairs. Weeknights featuring with live ...

We remember Duke Ellington, who was born on this day in 1899 in Washington, D.C. He became one of the legendary jazz figures of music history. Ellington died in 1974. In the early 1960s, my family was in Cuba and struggling to get honest information about everything. We would often hear the news from the Spanish

Jazz used to play a unique role in U.S. diplomacy. The secretary of state wants to adapt that model for 2024.

Jazz used to play a unique role in U.S. diplomacy. The secretary of state wants to adapt that model for 2024.

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To reverse America's declining image abroad, both public diplomacyand related international broadcasting agencies need a clear chainof command as well as adequate personnel and financial resources.

During the Cold War, jazz was arguably America’s most powerful non-nuclear weapon: It was music, not bullets, that contributed to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Transcript The Inside Story: The Artemis Generation Episode 87 – April13, 2023 Show Open: Shanna DeLeon, Orion Program Office Software Manager: This is the largest mission that NASA has taken on. Unidentified Narrator: Humans last stepped foot on the moon in 1972...

Louis Armstrong, byname Satchmo (truncation of “Satchel Mouth”), (born August 4, 1901, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.—died July 6, 1971, New York, New York), the leading trumpeter and one of the most influential artists in jazz history. Although Armstrong claimed to be born in 1900, various documents, notably a baptismal record, indicate that 1901 was his birth year. He grew up in dire poverty in New Orleans, Louisiana, when jazz was very young. As a child he worked at odd jobs and sa...