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Assessment of Nixon Pardon | Policy Talks @ The Ford School

Policy Talks @ The Ford School Talk streams on Monday, Sept. 23 at 8:00 PM EDT Policy Talks @ the Ford School Presents: September marks the 50th anniversary of President Gerald R. Ford's pardon of former President Richard Nixon. Over the past five decades, that act has been both vilified and then lionized as a great act of patriotism. Five decades later, what is the significance of that unique, historical pardon? PBS Books is delighted to share a discussion with four legal experts on the significance of the Nixon pardon, in an appearance recorded at the Gerald R. Ford School [...]

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PBS Books Readers Club – “The Cemetery of Untold Stories” by Julia Alvarez

Readers Club Home Episodes Episode Description: Literary icon and great American novelist Julia Alvarez, bestselling author of In the Time of the Butterflies and How the García Girls Lost Their Accents, joins the PBS Books Readers Club to discuss a luminescent novel about storytelling that reads like an instant classic. Readers will be excited to pair this novel with the September 2024 release of American Masters: Julia Alvarez on PBS, chronicling the life and work of one of the most critically and commercially successful Latina writers of her generation. Don’t miss the PBS Books Readers Club [...]

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Kelly Church – Sustaining Traditions | The Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series

Kelly Church is an Ottawa and Pottawatomi artist belonging to the Matchi-be-nash-she-wish tribe in Hopkins, MI. A member of the Gun Lake Band in Michigan and a Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Ojibwe descendent, she comes from an unbroken line of black ash basket makers and from the largest black ash weaving family in the Great Lakes region. Her artistic journey is deeply intertwined with the woodlands and forests of Michigan, where she harvests and works with a variety of natural fibers including black ash, birch bark, cedar bark, spruce roots, and basswood. These materials serve as the foundation for her distinctive woven sculptures, [...]

Mike Ford & Jason Carter to Speak: How DO we Run Fair, Safe Elections? | Policy Talks @ The Ford School

Policy Talks @ The Ford School Policy Talks @ the Ford School Presents: Join the Ford Presidential Foundation and their partners, The Carter Center, More Perfect, and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at University of Michigan, as they examine the inner workings of the election process as well as expectations for staff conduct around elections. This series has been developed in partnership with Principles for Trusted Elections and More Perfect's Sustainable Democracy Goals. Co-chaired by Mike Ford (son of President Ford) and Jason Carter (grandson of President Carter), the Principles for Trusted Elections is an effort to bring [...]

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Fred Wilson – The Silent Message of the Museum | The Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series

Fred Wilson is a conceptual artist whose work investigates museological, cultural, and historical issues, which are largely overlooked or neglected by museums and cultural institutions. Since his groundbreaking exhibition Mining the Museum (1992) at the Maryland Historical Society, Wilson has been the subject of more than 40 solo exhibitions around the globe, including the retrospective Objects and Installations 1979-2000, which was organized by the Center for Art and Visual Culture at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. His work has been exhibited extensively in museums including the Museum of Modern Art, NY; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; the Allen Memorial [...]

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Mystery, Murder & Magic Audiobooks – Booklist Reader

Program Description: To get in the Halloween mood, PBS Books and the American Library Association’s Booklist Reader are teaming up to help you find your next big scare! Public Librarian and National Director Heather-Marie Montilla will speak with audiobook editor Heather Booth to explore the best mystery, magic and horror audiobooks released over last few years. Audiobooks are rapidly growing in popularity. While a majority of audiobook readers are between 25 and 44 years of age, the immersive audiobook experience is attracting people of all ages. Join us to learn about what to look for when selecting an audiobook [...]

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One Nation, Divergent Views: A Pre-Election Roundtable

Program Description: In the run-up to the presidential election, hear from special guests Bret Stephens and Lydia Polgreen of The New York Times, María Elena Salinas of ABC News and Vincent Hutchings of U-M Center for Political Studies, in conversation with “American Black Journal” host Stephen Henderson, as they provide insights on critical issues shaping the 2024 election and social science research on the American voting public. PBS Books partners with the University of Michigan Wallace House Center for Journalists and the Institute for Social Research on this special event, at the intersection of journalism and social science. [...]

PBS Books Readers Club – “The Marlow Murder Club” by Robert Thorogood

Readers Club Home Episodes Episode Description: Author, screenwriter, and producer Robert Thorogood joins the PBS Books Readers Club to discuss the murder-mystery book The Marlow Murder Club, soon to be a Masterpiece drama series on PBS To solve an impossible murder, you need an impossible hero… The Marlow Murder Club follows the adventures of unlikely amateur sleuth Judith Potts, a crossword puzzle setter living happily on her own in the quaint town of Marlow. Judith Potts is seventy-seven years old and blissfully happy. She lives on her own in a faded mansion just outside Marlow, there’s no man [...]

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Irma Boom – Boom Books | The Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series

Irma Boom, commonly referred to as the “Queen of Books,” is a book maker based in Amsterdam. She redefines the boundaries of book design with her bold, experimental approach. Educated in fine art and graphic design at AKI Art Academy, Boom began her career at the Dutch Government Publishing and Printing Office before founding Irma Boom Office in 1991. With a portfolio of over 500 books, she seamlessly blends design and editorial work, challenging traditional conventions in both physical form and printed content. Notable among her projects is the 2136-page SHV Thing Book, a monumental work published in English and [...]

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Filmmaker Talk with Sarah Burns – Leonardo

Program Descripton: LEONARDO da VINCI, a new, two-part, four-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon premieres on Nov. 18 and 19,  between  8-10 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS App. The film explores the life and work of the 15th century polymath Leonardo da Vinci and looks at how the artist influenced and inspired future generations. The film finds in da Vinci’s soaring imagination and profound intellect the foundation for a conversation we are still having today: what is our relationship with nature and what does it mean to be human. Set against the rich and dynamic [...]

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PBS Books Readers Club – Leonardo da Vinci with Walter Isaacson and Sarah Burns

Readers Club Home Episodes Episode Description: The PBS Books Readers Club Welcomes Renown Historian Walter Isaacson and Guest Sarah Burns, Co-Director/Writer of the new Ken Burns film, LEONARDO da VINCI debuting November on PBS. He was history’s most creative genius. What secrets can he teach us? Bestselling author and Professor Walter Isaacson (STEVE JOBS, EINSTEIN, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN) brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this enthralling, comprehensive masterwork that conveys how this Renaissance man unified science and art. Drawing on thousands of pages from Leonardo’s astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his work, Isaacson delves into the [...]

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