A Shared Mission On a windy, wintry January 15th, First Lady Laura Bush stepped up to the cameras in the East Room of the White House. Standing before President Washington’s portrait. more... |
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Embracing ControversyNational Park Service Faces Manzanar's Past. Today visitors confront this difficult history, and its implications for democracy, at Manzanar National Historic site, a reminder of liberty’s frail nature. more... |
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Model SurvivorRestoring an Architect's Miniature Masterwork. Though a prominent part of New York’s skyline—and a symbol of the city itself—the Twin Towers were originally viewed with skepticism. more... |
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Every Year I take my corporate leaders to a Civil War Battlefield.There's no greater place than the crucible of a battle to understand what leadership is all about. more... |
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River Rouge, Henry Ford's Factory of the Future The Motor City may have invented the idea of reinvention.
The history of the car kingdom is a tale of one maker trumping the other, whether with a new model or a new manufacturing process. more... |
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Lens on Tuskegee Bookish pursuits and a life of the mind were mainly available to the privileged at the turn of the 19th century. These spectacles belonged to
a notable exception, an intellectual born into slavery at the end of the Civil War, George Washington Carver. more... |