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M2010-039
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Part 8 (M2010-039): Additions,
1953-2007
9.4 cubic feet (9 record center cartons and 1 archives box including 2 photographs), and 15 DVD recordings and 15 videorecordings
: Additions, 1953-2007, include material related to the book and television program Do You Speak American? (2005), other television program transcripts, speeches, interview transcripts, personal and professional correspondence, and other books, articles, and reviews written by Robert MacNeil. The bulk of the material is related to the book and PBS television series, Do You Speak American?, and includes drafts, television program scripts, records related to publicity and press, interview transcripts, and research files and notes. Similar records are included for the books, Looking for My Country (2003) and Breaking News (1998), and the PBS television series, America at a Crossroads (2007-2009). The collection also contains personal and professional correspondence, numerous short fiction and non-fiction pieces, research notes, and speeches prepared by MacNeil. Additionally, the collection includes records related to NewsHour including interviews with Fidel Castro and Muammar Khadafi. Also includes video recordings of archival footage from NBC related to President Kennedy’s assassination, interviews and speeches delivered by MacNeil; and books written by MacNeil and books with major contributions by MacNeil.
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Do You Speak American?
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Book
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1
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Intellectual goals
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2
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Book proposal and outline
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3-4
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First draft
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5
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Introduction, chapter 1, 6-8
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6
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Chapter 1-5
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7
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Chapter 1-5, with revisions
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8-11
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Manuscript
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12-13
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Manuscript with corrections
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“Brave New Words”
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15-17
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Chapter 1, 4, notes
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18-25
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Chapter 2-7, research notes
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Publicity and Book Tour
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General
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Smithsonian Institution
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Sun Valley, Idaho
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Talking points
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Corrections
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Publicity
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National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
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Gabe Kaimowitz critique
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Book correspondence
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Launch ideas
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Book tour
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Los Angeles press tour
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Reviews
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Paperback publicity
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DYSA article (MacNeil)
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Book talk
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Funding
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Television
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Communications report
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Production schedule
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Project summary
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Proposal and publicity
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Television Scripts
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Introduction
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Episode 1
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Part 1, complete script and masterscript
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Part 2
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Part 2, script rewrite
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Part 3
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Episode 3
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Part 4
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Script edits
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Script revision notes
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Transcripts
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21-41
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Interview transcripts, 1-3, A-G
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1-40
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Interview transcripts, H-W
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Subject Files
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New York Public Library
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Teacher attitudes
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African American census data
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Appalachian English
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Chicano English
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Chinaka Hodge, poet
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Clueless, Amy Heckerling
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Golden Globes
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California dialect
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Steve Harvey
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Teen Slang, Irvine, California
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My So Called Life
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Skate lab
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Ebonics, Oakland, California
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Watts – AAVE/SAE Program
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Snowboarding
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Surfing
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Talking BMW, Stanford, California
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Cowboys, Beesville, Texas
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Bob Dole
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Declining standards
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El Cenzino
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Effect of technology
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Evangelical Christians, Mississippi
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Global English
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Grammar Hotline
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Gullah - Sea Island Creole
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Hip-Hop and white fascination with black culture
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Hispanic census data
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Hispanic media
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Usage of the word “like”
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Cajun, Mamou, Louisiana
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Compulsory Expulsion, Michigan
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Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
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Molly Ivins
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New expressions
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New York City
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New Slang
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New South
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Ohio
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President’s English
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Philadelphia
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Patricia Lopez, Spanglish
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“Prescriptivists”
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Prescriptive vs. descriptive (grammar)
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Quotes
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Quick précis
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Scheduling
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DYSA? Booklet
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Correspondence
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Vivian Ducat
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Correspondence
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Core Scholars
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Scholars on scripts
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Guy Bailey, Southern English
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Dennis Baron
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John Baugh
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Jack Chambers
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Patricia Cukor – Avila Springville
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Connie Eble – Slang
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Crawford Feagin – Change in Alabama English
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John & Carmen Fought
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X.D. Huang - Microsoft
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Barbara Johnstone – Pittsburgh
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Barbara Johnstone – Texas
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Katherine Jones – “Accent on Privilege”
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William Labov
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Cliff Nass – Stanford
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Dennis Preston
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Jesse Sheidlower – New York
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Walt Wolfram
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Research file
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Tales of the City
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“Does Shakespeare Speak American?”
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Vanishing verb
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Written English and literature
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Smith Island – Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
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Society for Preservation of English
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New words/usages
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United States English
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Talking country and singing country
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English Language
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Academics
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New ideas
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“Crappy” English
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Authorities
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United States Presidents
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Usage
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Language Howlers
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Irish Times – Aer Lingus Prize
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Looking for My Country
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Doubleday – Canada Book
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The Canadian Feeling
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Composition specifications
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43
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Front matter
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44
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First draft
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45-46
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Early draft, 2002 April 4
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Research and notes
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47-49
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Research file
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50-60
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Book notes, 1-11
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1-7
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Book notes, 12-20
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Book notes and drafts
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America at a Crossroads
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General File
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Presentation binder
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Classroom integration guide
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Communication plan
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PBS press tour, Los Angeles?, 2007 March 28?
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Press
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Subject File
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15-16
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Production and research file
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Research and reviews
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Clippings
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23
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Security vs. liberty
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Warriors
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Muslim Brotherhood
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Muslims in America
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Gangs of Iraq
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Irshad Manji – Faith without Fear
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Jihad
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Europe’s 9/11
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WETA special
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Richard Perle
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Crossroads reviews
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Advertisements
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Film schedule
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Breaking News
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Publicity
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Freedom Forum Party
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New York Public Library Conservatives
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Book party, New York
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Book tour itinerary
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San Francisco reception
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Talking points
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Letters
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Doubleday
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Correspondence
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Reviews
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Promotion
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Florida publicity
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Book talk
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Publicity schedule
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Book
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First draft
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Fiction and other works
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8-12
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Articles, 1960s-2000s, undated
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Correspondence
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Children’s War, review
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Japan Society newsletter
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Burden of Desire
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Working draft
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Research
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“The Story of Shakespeare”
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Karla Faye Tucker
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Play
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Letters
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Stamford Theatre Works
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Smoking research
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Wide Game at Rothesay
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Informality article
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Canadian Oxford Dictionary review
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American Journalism Review Forum
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Chump Change book review
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“Alliance of Artists”
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“The Trouble with Television”
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“Ring Around the World” and “A Table at Grumpy’s”
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“The Role of the Media in the U.S.: A Place for Civility and A Case for Civility”
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Art and Freedom research
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The Mass Media and Public Trust
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Art and Freedom
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Gifts of the Muse
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General research file
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Nancy Hanks lecture
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Speaking engagements
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With speeches
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70-87
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Invitations and confirmations
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88-91
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Regrets
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Honorary Degrees
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University of Toronto
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93
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University of San Francisco
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Carleton University
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Personal/Professional file
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The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: 14th Annual Hall of Fame
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96
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Laura Bush proposal
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Order of Canada
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Commonwealth Award
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Regarding Citizenship
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Personal correspondence
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Personal correspondence (continued)
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Correspondence with George Johnston
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New York Times
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Viking Penguin
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Will MacNeil
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Alison/Dave Wedding
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Cunningham Film
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MacNeil/Lehrer Productions
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DYSA remarks from Lindblad South American Odyssey
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“The News”
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Linda Winslow letter of support
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National Book Festival
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NewsHour
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Ratings
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Margaret Mee interview
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Rebuilding New York City
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25
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Ruud Lubbers interview
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26
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Lahkdar Brahimi interview
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27-28
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Preparation and planning
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29
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Meeting agenda
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30
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MacNeil and Lehrer biographies and NewsHour articles
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Newseum
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Newseum script
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Newseum opening
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Journalism
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Notebooks
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Notebooks (continued)
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Notecards
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Identification cards
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Meet the Press articles
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Photographs of MacNeil, undated
2 images
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Books
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Box
10
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1
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The Way We Were
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Box
10
Item
2
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Defining a Nation: Our America and the Sources of its Strength
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Box
10
Item
3
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Burden of Desire
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Box
10
Item
4
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Breaking News
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Box
10
Item
5
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The Voyage
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Box
10
Item
6
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Looking for My Country
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Box
10
Item
7
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Wordstruck
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Box
10
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8
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The Right Place at the Right Time
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Box
10
Item
9
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Speaking of Reading
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Box
10
Item
10
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Halifax: A Literary Portrait
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Box
10
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11
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The Catto Report on Journalism and Society
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Box
10
Item
12
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Breaking News
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Box
10
Item
13
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Language: In Thought and Action
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Box
10
Item
14
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Do You Speak American?
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Box
10
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15
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Eudora Welty: Seeing Black and White
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Videorecordings
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DVDs
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DVD
1
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America at a Crossroads
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DVD
2
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America at a Crossroads: First Look
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DVD
3
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Choosing a Candidate, 1964 July 30
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DVD
4
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Correspondent: “Hindsight,” Bill Cunningham looks back at the Vietnam war, 2006
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DVD
5
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Do You Speak American?
: Interactive DVD
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DVD
6
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Dialogue: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference
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DVD
7
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GALA Salute, 2006
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DVD
8
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Huntley Brinkley Report, “Remembering Reuven Frank”
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DVD
9
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Japan Society, Annual Dinner, 2006 June 7
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DVD
10
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Miller Center National Debate: “Illegal Immigration & Citizenship”
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DVD
11
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NewsHour, Robert MacNeil interviews Fidel Castro, 1985
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DVD
12
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Newseum Opening Day Highlights/Dedication, 2008 April 17
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DVD
13
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The Vote, “Conventions 2008”
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DVD
14
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Kennedy assassination coverage
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DVD
15
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Kennedy assassination coverage, Dallas reporting
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VHS 1/2-inch
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Video
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“President Kennedy Has Been Shot,” CNN, 2003 November 16-22
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Video
2
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Huntley Brinkley Report, 1963 August, 1964
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Video
3
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Robert MacNeil, 2005 January 6
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Video
4
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MacNeil, Chicago Tonight, 2003 June 24
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Video
5
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MacNeil interviews Muammar Khadafi, 1985 November 27
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Video
6
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Order of Canada, Robert MacNeil, 1998 May 7
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Video
7
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Museum at Dealey Plaza, Robert MacNeil oral history, 2004 April 16
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Video
8
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Weekend Today, 2003 November 22
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Video
8 (continued)
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JFK 40th
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Video
8 (continued)
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Reporter’s Notebook
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BETA 3/4-inch
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Video
9
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Barry Goldwater, NBC News, aired 1964 July 30
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Video
10-11
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“Rubenstein at 90,” Great Performances, 1986 November 6
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Video
12
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MacNeil – Lehrer, 1983 August 10
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Video
13
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MacNeil speech, Gannett dedication, 1978 March 15
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Video
14
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JFK related footage with MacNeil as anchor or guest/talent, NBC
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Video
15
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MacNeil’s appearance on Good Morning America, 1982 May 26
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