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Crowd, winner FDR and family
MOT 1932: VICTORY: Excited crowd of men & women waving hands in air. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) standing in balcony at headquarters in New York City 11/8/1933. Roosevelt w/ family waving (standing holding son James' arm).
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MOT: 1916: US President Woodrow Wilson marches in preparedness parade
Woodrow Wilson stands talking with group of men in top hats and overcoats, location unknown / Wilson carrying a US flag marches at the head of a war preparedness parade on 5th Avenue at Madison Square Park in New York City during his...
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Horse-Riding Librarians
The Pack Horse Library Initiative saw hundreds of female librarians cross the Appalachian Mountains to deliver books to those in need.
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Lewis and Clark: the Making of an Expedition
Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery opened the American West up to expansion and settlement – but it all rested on the expert planning and preparation.
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Hoover speaks
MOT 1935: INTERVIEW: Past-President Herbert Hoover sitting at desk w/ unidentified man taking notes saying he only wants country to know issues criticizing 'New Deal' spending w/o balancing the budget 'printing press credit & increased...
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How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football
It’s America’s national sport – but when football almost came to a crashing halt following the deaths of 19 players in 1905, US President Theodore Roosevelt made a decisive play.
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Elizabeth Keckly: From Slavery to the White House
She was enslaved at birth – but became the first lady’s favorite dressmaker and the author of a sensational memoir that shocked the nation. So who was Elizabeth Keckly?
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The Swivel Chair: How Thomas Jefferson Innovated the Office Chair
Thomas Jefferson’s words helped found a nation. But did you know that he also invented the modern day swivel chair?
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María Ruiz de Burton: Chicano Activist Writer
Latina author María Ruiz de Burton raised the plight of Mexicans in America with two satirical and revealing books at a time when female authors were few and far between.
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MOT 1943: Tehran Conference
'1943' Superimposed over Tehran Conference building Communist Dictator Josef Stalin (1879-1953) US President Franklin D Roosevelt (1882-1945) Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874-1965) sitting outside.
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Marian Anderson: The Opera Singer Who Challenged Segregation
When Black singer Marian Anderson was barred from performing in Washington by the Daughters of the Revolution – her Lincoln Memorial performance made her an icon of the Civil Rights Movement.
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Jealous of the Teddy Bear, How President Taft Tried to Make Billy Possum Happen
Presidents William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt battled it out in the election of 1912, even though Roosevelt had handpicked Taft as his successor just four years earlier. What made the Republicans turn on each other? And did the...
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Dolley Madison: The First First Lady
As the host of unrivaled skill, First Lady Dolley Madison brought the US political elite together by throwing the best parties Washington, DC had ever seen.
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Teddy Roosevelt: One of the Toughest Presidents
When you think of American tough guys, who springs to mind? Probably not the President. But two-term Commander-in-Chief Teddy Roosevelt was hard as nails.
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Was Andrew Jackson the Craziest US President Ever?
Andrew Jackson has a complicated legacy. On the one hand, he was a populist hero and a venerated war general. On the other hand, he enslaved persons, killed thousands of Native Americans, created an economic depression, and killed a man....
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Fink Says 'I'm Too Young' to Be President in Jibe at Biden, Trump
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink jokes that he's "too young" to run for President, in a jibe at 80-year old Joe Biden and Republican frontrunner Donald Trump, 77. "The political winner is the one who provides the most hope for the future," Fink,...
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Joe Biden to meet King and PM during July visit to UK
Joe Biden will meet the King and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak when he visits the UK later this month. A visit to the UK had long been expected and comes after Mr Sunak visited Washington last month for talks with the US president....
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Irish President waves goodbye to Joe Biden in Dublin
US President Joe Biden has concluded his visit to the Irish President Michael D Higgin’s official residence at Aras an Uachtarain in the Phoenix Park in Dublin. He has returned to his motorcade to make the short journey to Farmleigh...
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Joe Biden rings bell for peace in Ireland
President Joe Biden planted an Irish oak in the grounds of Aras an Uachtarain, accompanied by President Higgins and head gardener Donal Nugent. The ceremony also saw the US president ring the Peace Bell, which was unveiled in 2008 to...
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US President signs Aras an Uachtarain visitors' book
US President Joe Biden has signed the visitors book in the historic State Reception Room at Aras an Uachtarain. Mr Biden said “thank you, it’s a pleasure to be back”, to Irish President Michael D Higgins. Asked what he had written in the...
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Biden greeted by Irish President as day of ceremony in Dublin begins
Arriving at Aras an Uachtarain, the official residence of Irish President Michael D Higgins, Joe Biden emerged wearing sunglasses and a broad smile as he walked the red carpet to be met by Mr Higgins and his wife Sabine. It is Mr Biden’s...
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Secret Service dog sniffs media area before Biden visit
Secret Service dog, Dingo, sniffing the media risers outside the Oireachtas before President Biden’s visit.
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Irish president waves goodbye to Joe Biden in Dublin
US President Joe Biden has concluded his visit to the Irish President Michael D Higgin’s official residence at Aras an Uachtarain in the Phoenix Park in Dublin. He returned to his motorcade to make the short journey to Farmleigh where he...
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President Joe Biden arrives at Aras an Uachtarain in Dublin
Arriving at Aras an Uachtarain, the official residence of Irish President Michael D Higgins, Mr Biden emerged wearing sunglasses and a broad smile as he walked the red carpet to be met by Mr Higgins and his wife Sabine. It is Mr Biden’s...