Stories - Life Stories
Stories 11771 Interviews 446
Our stories are about how people make sense of their own lives, how they can shed light on our lives, and how we are connected to one another, to history, and to the larger human story.
Parks' photography showing Black family life as ordinary and dignified
Father's respectful filmmaking style and how subjects responded to being filmed
Receiving and collecting letters from young readers over the years
Lack of preparation and information about the code of conduct during John's captivity
Jim Foley's calm demeanor and journalistic skill under fire in Syria
Correspondence with Adolfas Mekas' wife, Pola Chappelle, and the Aleksandra Kasuba exhibition
Disclosure of abortion to former fiancé Blair and his compassionate response
The significance of Obama winning a second term despite opposition
Reflections on legacy, advocacy, and inspiring women through running
The framers' original vision of the presidency and its early evolution
Measuring success through love, loyalty, and facing death without fear
“Someone told me the story about the child throwing starfish back into the ocean one at a time. 'It makes a difference to this one.' That's kind of how I've looked at it ever since. I can't be Dolores Huerta or Martin Sheen, but I can do what I can do in the rooms I find myself in to look for that starfish.”
Noah Wyle
Reflections on the 2016 election outcome and the pendulum of politics
Growing up in a three-generation household shaped by women's sacrifice
Reflecting on whether a military career and motherhood could be balanced
Revitalizing the New York Public Library and Bryant Park in the 1980s
Childhood memory of running from a dog and fearing father's reaction
Advocacy for destigmatizing PTSD among first responders before 9/11
Lincoln's strategic use of founding principles in the Gettysburg Address
Reframing trafficked girls as victims of sexual violence rather than "bad girls"
Inheriting multiple domestic and international crises upon taking office
