Topic: James Billington
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Chapter & Verse Don DeLillo becomes first writer to receive the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
Don DeLillo, who has been called 'chief shaman of the paranoid school of American fiction,' is the author of works that include 'White Noise' and 'Underworld.'
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Robert Remini dies, leaves legacy as Andrew Jackson scholar
Robert Remini dies: The Andrew Jackson scholar wrote at least 10 books about the former president. Robert Remini also wrote books about Mormon leader Joseph Smith and President John Quincy Adams.
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Chapter & Verse Natasha Trethewey is named as the newest poet laureate
The writer is the first African-American poet laureate in almost a decade and the first Southern writer since Robert Penn Warren was appointed in 1986.
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Thomas Jefferson made monarchist slip-up in Declaration of Independence draft
Thomas Jefferson, described Americans as 'subjects' in an early draft of the Declaration of Independence. While the ink was still wet, he erased that word and replaced it with 'citizens.'
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Willie Nelson and Tupac in the Library of Congress?
Willie Nelson, Tupac Shakur, and Creole Jazz were included by the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry, highlighting 'diverse beauty, humanity and artistry" of the American soundscape.
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US Library of Congress honors Paul McCartney
The former Beatle performed at a private concert for Nancy Pelosi, Stevie Wonder, and Jerry Seinfeld. He will play for President Obama at the White House Wednesday.
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Twitter hits Library of Congress: Would Founding Fathers tweet?
The Library of Congress plan to archive all communication on Twitter has us wondering how history would sound if Twitter had been around in 1776.
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If everything's 'revolutionary,' nothing is
From corn chips to deodorants, marketers tout new products as 'revolutionary.' But real revolutions are rare. And revolutions that endure depend on a secret ingredient: democracy
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