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Loc: Experiencing War: Courage, Patriotism, Community
A collection of audio files of veterans talking about their moments of courage, patriotism and community.
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Loc: Experiencing War: Sweethearts, Family Ties, Buddies
Audio and video files of soldiers telling their stories about sweethearts, family ties and their soldier buddies.
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Loc: Experienceing War, Forever a Soldier
37 tales of servicemen and women who served our country in every major war from World War I through the current conflict in Iraq.
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Loc: Stories From the Reunion
Stories captured during the National World War II Reunion over Memorial Day weekend in 2004.
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Loc: Experencing War, Voices of War
Relates war through the eyes of 60 veterans and civilians caught up in the momentous conflicts of the 20th century.
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Loc: Webcast: Bringing in the May (May Day Customs)
A webcast of Jennifer Cutting of the Folklife Center at the Library of Congress provides information on folk traditions surrounding May Day in the United States and Britain.
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Loc: Webcast: History of Household Technology
What was domestic work like during the mid-nineteenth century? References from the Library of Congress help us explore what a homemaker's life was like in the 1800s and how it changed with the invention of washing machines, stoves,...
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Loc: Journeys and Crossing: Jefferson's Letter to Meriwether Lewis
Watch this interesting webcast by Gerard Gawalt from the Library of Congress as he discusses the importance of the letter from Thomas Jefferson to Lewis that initiated the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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Loc: Experiencing War: Military Intel, the Inside Story
Here are stories of Military Intelligence as told by those who were in "Harm's Way", "In The Field", and "Behind the Scenes."
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Loc: Experiencing War: Asian Pacific Americans: Going for Broke
The stories of eight Asian Americans who have served in the American army and navy are told here through video and audio interviews, photos, memoirs and documents. The emphasis is on those who served in World War II, but a few were in...
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Loc: American Folklife Center: California Audio and Video Samples and Notes
This collection of sound files from the American Folklife Center reflects the life, culture, diversity and traditions of the people of California. It includes traditional songs, music and personal stories.
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Loc: Experiencing War: The Wasp: First in Flight
Nearly forgotten for over thirty years, stories of the brave American women trained to fly military aircraft in World War II have come to light. Here are some interesting interviews with these WASP pioneers.
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Loc: Veterans' History Project: We Were Pirates: A Torpedoman's Pacific War
Listen to a panel discussion including a U.S. Navy submariner, Robert Hunt, and the two authors who told his story about his missions in a submarine during World War II in the Pacific in the book, We Were Pirates: A Torpedoman's Pacific...
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Loc: Experiencing War: Vietnam War: Stories From the Veterans History Project
Find many interviews with Vietnam veterans from the Veterans History Project. Some of the interviews are audio, many are video, and some include photos.
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Loc: Abandoned: Foundlings in New York City Webcast
Watch this touching webcast from the Library of Congress that addresses the growing problem of abandoned children in New York City in the last part of the 19th century. Because of extreme poverty often immigrants could not afford to take...
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Loc: The Bonus Army: An American Epic Webcast
Watch this webcast from the Library of Congress of a book talk by Paul Dickson and Thomas Allen about the Bonus Army, the World War I veterans who demanded the bonus promised to them after World War I. [54:51]
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Loc: National Jukebox
Library of Congress launched a "jukebox" that can stream 10,000, and counting, sound recordings from the historic Victor Records collection. Dig down into the roots of jazz and opera, or listen to early political speeches. They bill it...
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Loc: Music and Stories From Scandinavia
Video of a performance of traditional and contemporary music, songs, and dances from Scandinavia: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the Faroe and Shetland islands. [15:30]
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Loc: Experiencing War: Merrill's Marauders
The China-Burma-India Theater is often ignored in the study of World War II. Read the stories of some of the daring men who fought in Merrill's Marauders, a guerilla fighting group, and listen to lengthy interviews describing their...
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Loc: American Rhetoric: American Leaders Speak 1918 1920
This is a searchable collection of recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election, 1918-1920, entitled "American Leaders Speak." It includes recordings by Warren G. Harding, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt and many more.
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Loc: Webcast: Publishing the Declaration of Independence
Robin Shields, retired reference librarian in the Serial and Government Publications Division of the Library of Congress, discusses the distribution of the Declaration of Independence via American newspapers. Shields explores these...
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Loc: Webcast: Rosie the Riveter: Women Workers in World War Ii
Women's studies specialist for the Library of Congress considers the iconic Rosie the Riveter and discusses what we can learn from her about the role of women in World War II. [14:00]
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Loc: Donald Hall and Charles Simer: Poetry Readings
This site shares poetry readings from Donald Hall and Charles Simic The reading occurred in the Montpelier Room in the Library of Congress on March 4, 1999.
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Loc: congress.gov: The Legislative Process
A collection of short videos that explain the different stages of the legislative process, including the introduction and referral of bills, debate by a committee, placement on a calendar for discussion about whether it will be sent to...