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Never Again, Again, Again...
October 6, 2009 - Tuesday
Lane Montgomery discusses her photographic essay with text on the six major genocides of the 20th and 21st centuries: Armenia, the Holocaust, Cambodia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Rwanda and Darfur.

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The Devil's Tickets: A Night of Bridge, a Fatal Hand and a New American Age
September 24, 2009 - Thursday
Amid an impromptu blackout and other technical challenges, Gary Pomerantz discusses his narrative from the Roaring 20's about a bridge-table killing and murder trial in Kansas City, and the contract bridge card game craze that swept America.

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Restoring Human Rights
December 3, 2008 - Wednesday
Karin Ryan, Carter Center Human Rights Program Director, moderates a panel discussion on new US human rights policies.

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Bob Schieffer's America
September 29, 2008 - Monday
CBS News anchor Bob Schieffer discusses his new book, Bob Schieffer's America.

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The Carters, on The Carter Center
September 23, 2008 - Tuesday
Jimmy Carter, former US President, and his wife, Rosalynn, discuss current initiatives at The Carter Center.

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Palace Council - Stephen L. Carter
July 21, 2008 - Monday
Stephen L. Carter talks about his new novel, Palace Council.

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Salman Rushdie - The Enchantress of Florence
July 7, 2008 - Monday
Salman Rushdie reads from and discusses his new novel, The Enchantress of Florence.

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Tibet's Troubles - Jimmy Carter Library & Museum
June 24, 2008 - Tuesday
Thomas Laird and Robert Thurman provide entertaining, outspoken and informative opinions on the Dalai Lama and the problems confronting Tibet vis-a-vis China.

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War Journal - Jimmy Carter Library & Museum
June 5, 2008 - Thursday
Richard Engel discusses his book, War Journal: My Five Years in Iraq.

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The Prince of Frogtown
May 27, 2008 - Tuesday
Rick Bragg irreverently discusses his latest book, The Prince of Frogtown.

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Remembering Pat Tillman - Jimmy Carter Library
May 13, 2008 - Tuesday
Mary Tillman discusses her book, Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman. It is a memorial to her son who was killed in action in Afghanistan, and a report on what she underwent to discover the truth about his being killed by friendly fire.

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Stories from the Heart of the Land
April 17, 2008 - Thursday
National Public Radio producer Jay Allison presents Stories from the Heart of the Land, a six-part radio series that ranges across the world to capture the human connection to land and landscape.

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Heralding Freedom: The Gulag and Human Rights Today
December 12, 2007 - Wednesday
Sergey Kovalev, a survivor of the Russian gulag system, joins a panel to discuss that issue and its ramifications for US human rights policies.

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Urgency of Repairing US Human Rights Policies
December 6, 2007 - Thursday
Karin Ryan and Curt Goering share a thought provoking discussion on where America stands on human rights vigilance.

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Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World
December 4, 2007 - Tuesday
Kati Marton offers a haunting tale of the wartime Hungarian diaspora and nine Hungarians who achieved world fame as heroes.

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Himalaya: Personal Stories of Grandeur, Challenge and Hope
December 1, 2007 - Saturday
Broughton Coburn delivers a concise presentation on issues facing the Himalaya and on the charitable activities of the American Himalayan Foundation.

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John Edwards: The Blueprints of Our Lives
November 17, 2007 - Saturday
John Edwards discusses the new book he has edited about homes, "the values they rest on, the dreams they are filled with, and the people they have shaped."

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Vicente Fox: Dreams of a Mexican President
November 12, 2007 - Monday
Vicente Fox catalogs his many personal and professional achievements both during and following his tenure as Mexico's leader.

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Peacemaking and North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions
October 17, 2007 - Wednesday
Dr. Marion Creekmore, former President Carter, and former US Ambassador to South Korea James Laney in a revealing conversation about North Korea.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: His Public and Private Lives
October 15, 2007 - Monday
Jean Smith explores the arc of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's intertwined political and private lives.

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Integrity: Life Lessons from the Nixon White House
October 11, 2007 - Thursday
Egil Krogh recalls how he lost his way and destroyed his life under the pressure of politics and power, offering insight about what integrity and success really mean.

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Celebrating Twenty Five Years of The Carter Center
September 18, 2007 - Tuesday
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter celebrate their Center's 25th anniversary by reflecting on past accomplishments and looking at future initiatives.

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John Dean: Broken Government
September 17, 2007 - Monday
John Dean shares his personal experiences during the Watergate years of his career in the White House.

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President Carter on the Record
September 12, 2007 - Wednesday
Former US President Jimmy Carter provides a briefing on Carter Center projects around the world.

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Stephen Carter: New England White
July 27, 2007 - Friday
Stephen L. Carter talks about his latest book, a work of fiction, New England White.

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Robert Smalls: Yearning to Breathe Free
July 26, 2007 - Thursday
See how a slave became a Civil War hero in this amazing work.

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Two Palestines: Risk of a West Bank First Policy
July 13, 2007 - Friday
Experts discuss the collapse of the Palestinian National Unity Government (NUG), following the takeover of Gaza by Hamas, which left Palestine territories in crisis.

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Energy, Global Change, and International Cooperation
June 5, 2007 - Tuesday
Jay E. Hakes discusses his book-in-progress, The Quest for Energy Independence: From Nixon to Reagan.

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Troublesome Young Men: Rebels Who Helped Save England
June 5, 2007 - Tuesday
Former White House Correspondent Lynne Olson reads from her new, highly acclaimed book Troublesome Young Men.

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Blessed Unrest: The Environmental Movement
May 23, 2007 - Wednesday
Paul Hawken reads from his new book, Blessed Unrest, on the diversity of the environmental movement, its ideas, strategies, and hidden history.

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Your Mental Health at Work
April 26, 2007 - Thursday
A learned panel investigates how your workplace conditions can improve your mental health.

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Bearing Witness: Captivity, Protest and Survival II
March 22, 2007 - Thursday
Murray Lynn shares stories of his ordeal and survival.

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Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice
March 17, 2007 - Saturday
Raymond Arsenault brings a defining moment in modern American history to life, using F.B.I. files, and interviews with more than 200 participants in the rides.

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Internment of American Civilians During World War II
March 15, 2007 - Thursday
Sally Morgan presents eyewitness accounts from those imprisoned on American soil during WWII.

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Speaking of Faith: Listening for God
March 9, 2007 - Friday
Krista Tippett explores such complex subjects as justice, science, fundamentalism, evil, love, and mystery, all within the context of spirituality.

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Bearing Witness: Captivity, Protest and Survival
March 8, 2007 - Thursday
Stacey Bredhoff discusses the touring National Archives exhibition, Eyewitness.

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Palestine Peace, Not Apartheid
February 22, 2007 - Thursday
Former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright provide provocative insight on the disputed territories of the Levant region.

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Jeb: America's Next Bush
February 20, 2007 - Tuesday
Prize-winning Florida journalist, SV Date, offers in-depth, critical reporting on the eight years of Governor Jeb Bush's reign in the Sunshine State.

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Conversations with the Dalai Lama
January 24, 2007 - Wednesday
Thomas Laird talks about his new book The Story of Tibet: Conversations with the Dalai Lama.

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