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What Remains: Bringing America’s Missing Home from the Vietnam War
Sarah E. Wagner tells the stories of America’s missing service members and introduces us to the scientists and others who seek to bring the missing back home.
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Harriet Tubman Tribute and Performances
Join us for a special tribute to the amazing Harriet Tubman: spy, scout, U.S. Civil War nurse, abolitionist, Underground Railroad conductor, and woman suffrage supporter.
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World War II Code Girls: What’s in a Name?
Cara Moore Lebonick takes you through the process of tracking down “Code Girl” personnel records and deciphering what they can reveal.
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Washington’s End: The Final Years and Forgotten Struggle
In "Washington’s End," Jonathan Horn tells the story of George Washington’s final years.
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First: Sandra Day O’Connor
Award-winning author Evan Thomas and his wife Oscie Thomas, an attorney and frequent collaborator on his books, discuss his new book First: Sandra Day O’Connor. Barbara Perry moderates.
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Bending Toward Justice
Senator Doug Jones and William Baxley, former Attorney General of Alabama, discuss Bending Toward Justice: The Birmingham Church Bombing that Changed the Course of Civil Rights.
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Everyday Decisions and Environmental Challenges
Tatiana Schlossberg, author of Inconspicuous Consumption, and other panelists discuss the environmental impact inherent in our everyday choices. David Cash, graduate dean at UMass Boston, moderates.
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A Conversation with Ash Carter
Ash Carter, former Secretary of Defense and director of Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, discusses his distinguished career and new book, Inside the Five-Sided Box.
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Creating a Sweet World of White House Desserts
Roland Mesnier, White House executive pastry chef from 1979 - 2004, discusses his distinguished career and new book, Creating a Sweet World of White House Desserts: A Pastry Chef’s Secrets.
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Great Lives Worth Reliving with Mo Rocca
Mo Rocca, correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning and frequent panelist on NPR’s Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, discusses his new book, Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving.