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- Collection: Ford Hall Forum Collection, 1910-2013 (MS113)
Fours students involved in the demonstrations for democratic reform in China discuss the future of the movement after the government crackdown in…
Two Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonists, Paul Szep of The Boston Globe and Mike Peters of The Dayton Daily News, examine the ungentle art of…
This episode combines talks given by two prominent women in politics: Barbara Jordan, a former member of Congress from Houston examines the politics…
Mitchell Kapor, the one-time teacher of transcendental meditation who became Founder and President of Lotus Development Corporation, surveys the…
Did media coverage of the last presidential campaign influence its outcome? NPR political correspondent Linda Wertheimer and Ellen Hume, former…
A discussion on apartheid by Nobel Peace Prize winner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Afrikaner and Global Secretary of the South African Council of…
Children's Defense Fund founder Marian Wright Edelman describes the state of childhood in America, where one quarter of our nation's children live…
In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, THE NEW AMERICAN GAZETTE presents acclaimed Irish poet Seamus Heaney in a program that resonates with the sound…
Transcript of an audio address delivered at the Ford Hall Forum by Garrison Keillor, titled "Pontoon: a Lake Wobegon Story."
Transcript of a 1986 Ford Hall Forum featuring Betty Ford and Ann RichardsTranscript of a forum featuring Former First Lady Betty Ford who shares experiences from her battle with drug and alcoholic addiction. Speaking…
Transcript of a 1986 Ford Hall Forum featuring David McCulloghTranscript of a forum by David McCullough, the noted historian and host of PBS' "The American Experience," which reveals the warmth and wisdom of one…
Ford Hall Forum: Al Gore, “Earth in the Balance: The Environmental Crisis for Our Nation and Our World," [audio recording and transcript]Al Gore, an American politician and environmentalist, provides an analysis of the environmental crisis and suggestions for individual and collective…
The New American Gazette: The New American Gazette: Denise Levertov and Danny Glover, Ford Hall Forum [audio recording and transcript]Two seasoned politicians, Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) and Senator Warren Rudman (R-NH), debate the winning factors, missing ingredients, lucky…
Beyers Naudé's speech at the Ford Hall Forum, "South Africa," Parts 1 and 2 (audio recording and transcript)Reverend Beyers Naudé, an Afrikaner and General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches, discusses the future of apartheid in South Africa.…
New American Gazette: “First Amendment Award Honoring Pete Seeger,” at Ford Hall Forum [audio recording and transcript]Folk singer Pete Seeger receives the Ford Hall Forum’s First Amendment Award. He sang songs while discussing the Great Peace March and the value of…
Webster speaks as part of the John William Ward Memorial Lecture.
David Halberstam, the author of The Best and the Brightest and The Powers That Be, examines professional sports and their effect on American culture.…
Charismatic writer, poet and lecturer Maya Angelou addresses the value of the First Amendment with story, song and spirit. The best-selling author of…
Calvin Coolidge Press Conference (Parts 1 and 2) (audio recording and transcript)Recording of a press conference given by former President Calvin Coolidge; the exact date and place are unknown. Coolidge discusses at length his…