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.
Obama's early political ambitions and admiration for Harold Washington
Harsh adultery penalties and their contradiction of Islamic law
Meeting her future husband while working at a drive-in as a teenager
Acquiring a camera and early aspirations of making films in Hollywood
Family dinner conversations and father's habits at home
Benjamin Harrison distancing himself from grandfather William Henry Harrison's political image
The transformation of advertising media and communication strategies
Childhood nickname "Fireball" and early energetic personality
Appointment to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the addition of sex discrimination to federal law
Abolitionist movement's role in redefining freedom as a universal birthright
Father's 365 Day Project and sharing daily video glimpses online
“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
James K. Polk as an unexpected Democratic nominee in 1844
Jacqueline Kennedy's choice to share her story through Life Magazine
Wilson's evolving view of presidential power and the bully pulpit
Reflections on the "no soldier left behind" policy and prisoner exchanges
Origins and rationale for the Schomburg Collection and Performing Arts Research Center
Comparing the 2000 and 2008 presidential campaigns and losing to Obama
Ben Bradlee's exceptional ability to detect dishonesty and flawed reporting
Gordon Parks' photography work for Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Advice on responding to anti-Semitic harassment based on personal courage
