James Billington

2 Appearances
Librarian of Congress

Videos 2

U.S. Poet Laureate
Books, Art and designAir Date 11/06/2008
A conversation with U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan and the person who appointed her, Librarian of Congress James Billington about poetry in America.
Floyd Norris; U.S. Poet Laureate; Mitchell Gold
Politics, Business, Books, Society, Art and designAir Date 11/06/2008
The Financial Correspondent on Obama and the economic crisis. On U.S. poetry with the current Laureate and Librarian of Congress. Author of "Crisis."

Bernard Trainor
World, Politics
Air Date 09/19/2001
General Bernard Trainor talks about the war that the U.S. would face going into the Middle East to fight terrorism. 27:33
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Arnold Rampersad
Books, Sports, Health
Air Date 06/14/1993
Arnold Rampersad of Princeton on the book "Days of Grace," which he wrote with the late tennis player Arthur Ashe. 14:39
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James Clavell
Books
Air Date 06/21/1993
Author James Clavell shares his bestselling novel "Gai-Jin," the third book in his Asian Saga. 20:55
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Patrick Tyler; Elie Wiesel; 'War Torn'
World, Politics, Books, Society, History, Media
Air Date 11/27/2002
Patrick Tyler on Saudi Arabia; author Elie Wiesel; journalists introduce "War Torn: Stories of War From the Women Reporters Who Covered Vietnam." 53:30
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Joe Klein; Steven Brill; Outsourcing
Politics, Business, Law
Air Date 02/23/2004
Joel Klein on the campaign and Iraq; Steven Brill on Verified Identity Pass; A panel of outsourcing. 51:37
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