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Richard Nixon
Don Hewitt “On camera… he looked like death warmed over”

  By erica • September 26, 2013 Uncategorized

News Producer Don Hewitt remembers moments before and during the first Presidential debate on September 26, 1960 between candidates Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. Continue reading

Tagged   Kennedy, Nixon, Politics and History, President, Richard Nixon, TV, United States presidential election, 1960
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Mars Observer
Dr. Alan Binder on the failure of NASA’s Mars Observer

  By erica • September 25, 2013 Uncategorized

Dr. Alan Binder discusses the failures of the Mars Observer, as well as other NASA projects, like the Hubble Space Telescope and the Mars Climate Orbiter, that experienced technical disasters. Continue reading

Tagged   Innovation, Mars, Mars Observer, NASA, Science and Technology
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Little Rock Nine
Carlotta Walls Lanier describes going to school with a military convoy

  By erica • September 24, 2013 Uncategorized

Carlotta Walls Lanier, one of the Little Rock Nine, recalls going to school accompanied by armed soldiers. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Heroes, Little Rock Nine, Politics and History
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Little Rock Nine
Terrence Roberts: “We were there trying to survive”

  By erica • September 24, 2013 Uncategorized

Terrence Roberts, one of the Little Rock Nine, offers his thoughts on integration. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Heroes, Little Rock Nine, Politics and History
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Little Rock Nine
David Sontag: “I didn’t understand their plight”

  By erica • September 24, 2013 Uncategorized

David Sontag, a white student in Little Rock, apologizes to the students he picked on. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Little Rock Nine, Politics and History
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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Peter Yarrow “Ordinary people saying I have a place in this country”

  By erica • September 23, 2013 Uncategorized

Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul and Mary, discusses how the March on Washington was a prelude to today's movements for change. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Freedom, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Peter Yarrow, Politics and History, Progress, Protest
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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Clarence Jones: “I Have a Dream” as a declaratory sermon

  By erica • September 23, 2013 Uncategorized

Clarence Jones explains how the "I Have a Dream" speech, which he helped write, should be remembered as a declaratory sermon. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Clarence Jones, Freedom, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Politics and History, Progress, Protest, Speech
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Firefox
Mozilla’s Mitchell Baker on the importance of innovation

  By erica • September 23, 2013 Uncategorized

Mitchell Baker, the Chairperson of the Mozilla Foundation and former CEO of the Mozilla Corporation, discusses the importance of innovation and why open source is so important on the web. Continue reading

Tagged   Firefox, Innovation, Internet, Science and Technology
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Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Marine Cpl. Jonathan Gill’s experience coming out after the DADT repeal

  By erica • September 20, 2013 Uncategorized

Marine Corporal Jonathan Gill shares the experience he had coming out in the military after the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Continue reading

Tagged   Don't Ask, Don't Tell, LGTB, Military, Politics and History
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Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Behind the scenes of the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

  By erica • September 20, 2013 Uncategorized

President Barack Obama, Representative Patrick Murphy, and soldiers affected by the decision discuss the importance of repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Continue reading

Tagged   Don't Ask, Don't Tell, LGTB, Politics and History, President
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