Senator Kirk wants to change the name of Cambridge's Longfellow House Nov 5, 2009
A new Henry Wadsworth Longfellow exhibit is at the Houghton Library at Harvard through April 24. Wicked Local Cambridge Posted Nov 04, 2009 @ 02:30 PM. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
MARSHFIELD COLUMN: Reporting on Adams Oct 23, 2009
The relationship between John and Abigail Adams has been of interest lately, thanks to the wonderful biography of John Adams by David McCullough, as well as the HBO miniseries based on McCullough's book. I was very pleased to see that even more than 60 years ago, there was interest in their lives. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
House passes bill to create Adams family memorial Sep 25, 2009
In September, 2008, John Adams, HBO s seven-part miniseries based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography by David McCullough, won a record 13 of the 23 Emmy awards for which it was nominated. Among those who received the television industry s highest honor were lead actor Paul Giamatti in the title role, lead actress Laura Linney as Abigail, and supporting actor Tom Wilkinson as Benjamin Franklin. (Braintree Forum, MA)
TH Mag Exclusive: Back-to-School Patriotism Sep 16, 2009
In 2005, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough testified before the U.S. Senate that American history was the nations worst subject. Two years later, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (the Nations Report Card) confirmed McCulloughs findings. (Townhall.com)
On health care reform and the constitutionality of Medicare Sep 4, 2009
Bill White, Have you read the John Adams Biography by David McCullough. Adams would find your assertions, your name-calling and your ignorance absurd. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Exhibit at ISU will feature John Adams' books, notes Sep 1, 2009
During ISU's 150th anniversary celebration, Tucker heard visiting historian David McCullough speak about his Adams biography. She became intrigued and read the book soon after. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Kevin Frisch: Whatever happened to being becalmed? Aug 28, 2009
There is a passage in historian David McCullough s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of John Adams in which the then-diplomat (Adams, not McCullough) writes of being becalmed during one of his not-infrequent sea voyages. Great word, becalmed. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
President’s visit has normally quiet enclave of Chilmark aflutter Aug 25, 2009
He plans to read two serious books: John Adams, David McCullough s acclaimed biography of the founding father, and Hot, Flat, and Crowded, New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman s tome about the promise of clean energy and other green technology. His reading list also includes three novels: Lush Life, Richard Price s take on class and race in the Lower East Side of New York; The Way Home, a story by George Pelecanos of a juvenile delinquent s journey to redemption in Washington; and... (Boston Globe)
Barack's Book Bag Aug 25, 2009
The Way Home by George Pelecanos, a crime thriller based in Washington; Lush Life by Richard Price, a story of race and class set in New York's Lower East Side; Tom Friedman's Hot, Flat, and Crowded, on the benefits to America of an environmental revolution; John Adams by David McCullough; Plainsong by Kent Haruf, a drama about the life of eight different characters living in a Colorado prairie community. What does this list of American authors tell us about the president. (Slate)
Obamas and Bo kick back on Martha's Vineyard Aug 25, 2009
The president's reading list includes five books: "The Way Home" by George Pelecanos, "Hot, Flat, and Crowded" by Thomas Friedman, "Lush Life" by Richard Price, "Plainsong" by Kent Haruf and "John Adams" by David McCullough. In all, the books on Obama's list total around 2,300 pages, meaning the president would have to read close to 300 pages each day to polish off the list. (CNN -- US)
Officials OK Walmart near Va. battlefield Aug 25, 2009
Opponents included 253 historians such as David McCullough and James M. McPherson, filmmaker Ken Burns, actor Robert Duvall, Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, and congressmen from Vermont and Texas, states that lost many men at the Wilderness. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which has 8,000 stores worldwide and adds about 240 each year, countered that the site is zoned for commercial use and the store will not be within sight of the battlefield's 2,700 protected acres. (Anchorage Daily News)
Core of the Big Apple Aug 9, 2009
Also providing interesting insights and engaging remarks are notables like Daniel Libeskind, who emigrated to New York from communist Poland as a teenager and became one of the worlds leading architects; Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough; Columbia University professor, historian, and Encyclopedia of New York editor, Kenneth T. Jackson; and world-class swimmer Nancy Steadman Martin. NYC Ducks Tour is run by NY Waterway and Gray Line New York Sightseeing, and will operate until Oct... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Triumph and tragedy: We've seen plenty of both this year Aug 7, 2009
Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough said in a telephone interview that the events say nothing about his hometown per se, but are examples of the human condition being dramatically exposed in an unusual clustering. "My initial reaction is that Pittsburgh is a big city and big cities are always going to be a turbulent mix of good and bad, hopeful and discouraging, exciting and heartbreaking. "We're human beings. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Dead presidents, thespian dreams, and the meaning of life Jul 26, 2009
For example, David McCullough s 2001 bestseller John Adams sparked such a tsunami of interest in the old grump who d married so well that HBO made a thickly honored miniseries out of it that included not only the Declaration of Independence and the Alien and Sedition Acts but also (ewww. the smallpox vaccinations of the Adams children and (double ewwwww. (Boston Globe)
Today in History Jul 7, 2009
Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough is 76. Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr is 69. (Yahoo News)
A remarkable group of men Jul 5, 2009
Bismarck Tribune - News. " His writings are full of pithy statements about democracy; yet he s just outside of the frame when they shot the group photograph of the Founding Fathers.What happened to Paine? Perhaps the following quote gives a clue: "All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
PEGGY NOONAN Jul 5, 2009
All of these quotes are from David McCullough's "John Adams." More on Mr. McCullough in a moment ... On David McCullough: Almost all the details in the above come from his "John Adams" and "1776" ... (If I were David McCullough I would know the date and time. (The Drudge Report)
Salute 233 years of democracy; toast Old Glory! Jul 3, 2009
And as we ve excerpted quotes from David McCullough s John Adams, we turn to Jon Meacham s American Lion, a compelling, Pulitzer Prize-winning work on Andrew Jackson. Politics, wrote Meacham, is about more than personality; the affairs of a great people are shaped by complex and messy forces that transcend the purely biographical. (Weymouth News, MA)
History repeated, renewed Jun 25, 2009
" on the venerable amphitheater stage. Last year's collaboration with the National Geographic Society was so well received that during Week Two (July 6-10), National Geographic explorers, filmmakers, scientists, and photographers return with reports from the frontlines of planetary change. The past has always been alive in the streets and byways of the institution, so it makes sense that Colonial Williamsburg joins with Chautauqua to present Week Nine (Aug. 24-28) on "The History of Liberty," as... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Have a happy hack holiday Jun 17, 2009
(David McCullough tells this story adroitly in his book, "1776."). I am calling for more hack holidays, not fewer. (Boston Globe)
Commencement Speeches Inspire Class of 2009 GraduatesSpeakers encourage graduates to give back and strive for excellence. May 30, 2009
Author David McCullough said to graduates at the University of Utah, "You who are part of this over-ripe, shadowed, uncertain time which has understandably given rise to so many grave forebodings about the future.". 1. (ABC News)
Suffolk holidays survive challenge May 30, 2009
In Knapik's retort, he compared Hart to the Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough. "He weaves these great tales of the Irish and Boston and all the glories of days gone by," Knapik said in a put-on brogue. (Boston Globe)
Library to receive grant May 20, 2009
Bonus: "Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out" by The National Children's Book and Literary Alliance; "1776: The Illustrated Edition" by David McCullough. The Gunn Memorial Public Library now features excerpts from Bookshelf featured authors Walt Whitman and Henry Wadsworth Long on the Storyline. (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)
Friend: Astor Disparaged Parker Bowles, Zeta-Jones May 20, 2009
Gregorian said that at a dinner in December 2001, when Astor was given the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Philanthropy, Astor in her acceptance speech didn't recognize or thank the presenter, David McCullough, one of her favorite writers. On cross-examination, defense lawyer Frederick Hafetz got Gregorian to acknowledge that during the brief speech Astor was occasionally witty. (KIRO TV, WA)
• Hagerman library, historical society may share building May 19, 2009
Stobart said the library plans to add a "We the People" shelf to house books such as the illustrated edition of "1776" by David McCullough and "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Also, library board member Lori Johnson resigned and Jasmine Call will take her seat. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Commencements May 17, 2009
Speaker: David McCullough, author and historian. Graduates: 200. (Boston Globe)
Historic Carlisle Inc. announces slate of events through fall May 4, 2009
HCI members selected the play as its major event this year because of interest in the recent HBO series on John Adams and a book on both presidents by David McCullough. For group members, this is just another chapter in a continuing history to make the past come alive for the public. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
NEWSWEEK: Media Lead Sheet/April 27, 2009 Issue Apr 20, 2009
Plus: President Obama's decision to release CIA memos on torture; the return of the family bank; what it's like being black at Princeton today; David McCullough on saving the Brooklyn Bridge, and, in "Health for Life," the latest research on the science of forgetting. (PRNewsFoto/NEWSWEEK) NEW YORK, NY UNITED STATES. (PR Newswire)
Christopher Award Winners Announced Apr 15, 2009
Last year's Christopher Life Achievement Award-winner, author/historian David McCullough, wrote the book on which the HBO miniseries John Adams was based. The impact of the Holocaust on succeeding generations is explored in P.O.V. -- Inheritance, and change is afoot in rural Cranford, England, circa the 1840s, the setting for the MASTERPIECE CLASSIC -- Cranford miniseries. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Bridge Over Troubled Water: David McCullough Fights to Save the Life of The Brooklyn Bridge in Exclusive Film Short Apr 14, 2009
In a heroic battle cry to prevent its demise, renowned historian, lecturer and two time Pulitzer Prize winning author David McCullough, speaks out against the very threat that seeks to destroy this national treasure in a 4 minute video Op Ed piece featured on the New York Times website ... DUMBO Neighborhood Association Executive Director Doreen Gallo, who invited Mr. McCullough to speak out on this topic stated, "The DNA is honored to have Mr. McCullough support our struggle. This issue is just... (PR Newswire)
Christophers to Honor Outstanding Work in Books, Film, TV at Diamond Anniversary Awards Gala in April Feb 26, 2009
The 2008 Christopher Life Achievement Award-winner, author/historian David McCullough, was immensely proud of his Award, which he now displays proudly in his library. "It gives me the chance to talk about the bedrock values The Christophers stand for and why having my work so honored means worlds to me," he noted. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Panama Canal and United States ... Feb 14, 2009
David McCullough The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914 (Bookspan in arrangement with Simon & Schuster, 2002). Page Smith, America Enters the World: A People s History of the Progressive Era and World War I Vol. 7(McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1985). (Suite101.com)
Catching Up With ... Dennis Herrera Feb 13, 2009
A: "Truman," by David McCullough, is one of my favorite books. I just reread that. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Genealogy: Knowing history vital to understanding stories Feb 11, 2009
Biographies of the U.S. presidents such as John Adams by David McCullough are not only interesting but great for understanding the times, political thought and concurrent events. When I discovered my ancestor Asa Bly chosen as a Republican delegate to an 1809 New York State convention, I gained insight into his character. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
WINNERS LIST Feb 8, 2009
Among thanks: David McCullough: "Everybody should read his books.". Best actress, miniseries Laura Linney, John Adams (HBO)"When you are lucky enough to have a few decades in this business, every once in a while, a job comes along that you know is extraordinally special and one you will be deeply proud of. And John Adams was certainly that job for me." Among those she thanked by name: producer Tom Hanks and star Paul Giamatti. (USA Today -- Life)
Am. history museum Feb 8, 2009
In the museum s spacious new atrium brightened by a skylight, historian and author David McCullough told the gathering, Never has the understanding of our story as a people who we are, the way we are, what we stand for, what we believe been of such importance as right now. McCullough said of items displayed: They are the real thing. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Town history revealed at Fairfield Museum and History Center Feb 7, 2009
ven the best-selling author of 1776 and John Adams, David McCullough, dropped by for an interview with town historian, Marcia Miner. Roberts also emphasized the importance of the museum's location, the building is replete with, "large windows that provide access to the town green, the museum's cultural campus." This prime real estate fit nicely with the museum's objectives beyond historical study, which Roberts noted as, "to turn the town green into what it once was, a gathering place for the... (Fairfield Minuteman, CT)
