In the immediate aftermath of September 11, 2001, in his fourteenth year as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan took part in a very quiet collective effort to ensure that America...
Senator Barack Obama reflects on the American ideals that led him into politics. Barack Obama has been hailed by voters of all stripes as a man of uncommon gifts and far-reaching vision. In THE...
Slavery (and its aftermath)
Boone Circuit Court: Brief history (1805-1933)and personal recollections (1930-1933)
The First Relief Program: January - May 1933 and a personal account
Boone County and...
Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium, June 9, 2007
Pikes Peak Library District, Multimedia and Production Studio
"Extraordinary Women of the Rocky Mountain West," the 2007 Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium, examined the ways in which women who lived in the region helped to shape the politics, economics,...
How the “Moral Values” Debate Divides America and How To Move Forward TogetherHow the “Moral Values” Debate Divides America and How To Move Forward Together
Senator John Danforth
As a former three-term Republican U.S. senator from Missouri and an ordained Episcopal priest, John Danforth has watched the changes in his party and the church with growing alarm. Now he wants to...
READ BY GRAMMY AWARD WINNER BILL CLINTON: Here, from Bill Clinton, is a call to action. GIVING is an inspiring look at how each of us can change the world. First, it reveals the extraordinary...
Known as "the Leopard," the president of Zaire for thirty-two years, Mobutu Sese Seko, showed all the cunning of his namesake -- seducing Western powers, buying up the opposition, and dominating his...
