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Dear Sirs: I Believe You're Wasting Your Time
Carol L. Tilley, Associate Professor at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, will discuss her research in the records of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Special...
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Truman, Congress, and Korea: The Politics of America’s First Undeclared War by Dr. Larry Blomstedt
Three days after North Korean premier Kim Il Sung launched a massive military invasion of South Korea on June 24, 1950, President Harry S. Truman responded, dispatching air and naval support to South Korea.
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The Quartermaster: Montgomery C. Meigs, Lincoln’s General, Master Builder of the Union Army
Robert O’Harrow, Jr., brings to life the legendary Union Army General Montgomery C. Meigs, known by Lincoln and his cabinet and generals as the architect of the Union victory.
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American Treasures: The Secret Efforts to Save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution
In American Treasures, Stephen Puleo charts the little-known journeys of the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address.
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The Wedding Heard ’Round the World: America’s First Gay Marriage
On September 3, 1971, Michael McConnell and Jack Baker exchanged vows in the first legal same-sex wedding in the United States.
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The Taming of Free Speech: America’s Civil Liberties Compromise
In the early decades of the 20th century, business leaders condemned civil liberties as masks for subversive activity, while labor sympathizers denounced the courts as shills for industrial interests.
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The Cold War: Law, Lawyers, Spies, and Crises
During the four decades of the Cold War, there were periods of intense crisis, when, almost by accident, the world was spared nuclear war.
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Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon
New York Times bestselling author Larry Tye discusses his recent biography of Robert F. Kennedy, the former Attorney General, U.S. Senator, and Presidential candidate.
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Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon
New York Times bestselling author Larry Tye discusses his recent biography of Robert F. Kennedy, the former Attorney General, U.S. Senator, and Presidential candidate.
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The World According to Star Wars
Cass Sunstein explores the lessons of Star Wars as they relate to childhood, fathers, the Dark Side, rebellion, and redemption.