Stories - Life Stories
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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.
Long friendship with Senator and Defense Secretary William Cohen
Use of celebrity photographers to capture notable subjects for Life
Formation and political roots of the New American Cinema Group
John Quincy Adams's effectiveness as Secretary of State versus as president
Harrison family tradition of public service and civic obligation
Publishing Entertaining and discovering her voice as a writer in her 40s
King's ability to connect with everyday people during the Meredith March
The framers' three-part justification for constructing executive power
Arguing that violence against women violates universal human rights principles
Feminist identity and the women's movement's impact on marriage and divorce
“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
John Glenn's selection for the first American orbital spaceflight and its risks
Shared values and family dynamics connecting two longtime friends
Negotiating contracts and fighting age and gender discrimination in the airline industry
The need for education and police reform to address systemic anti-Black racism
Role as cabinet secretary and close adviser to President Obama
Efforts to lift Dr. King's spirits on his last birthday
Obama's outsider status and the politics of elite power in America
Childhood as formative ground for self-understanding and adult storytelling
Limited personal time and unresolved conversations with his father
Competition with The New York Times and coverage of Watergate and the Pentagon Papers
