Feb 24 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: Another round of volleys over Supreme Court nomination By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Obama affirmed he will name a successor to Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, despite Senate Republicans’ avowed refusal to hold hearings on the matter. Also, Obama nominated the first ever African-American or female… Continue watching
Dec 16 ‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Shawshank Redemption’ selected for National Film Registry By Corinne Segal Films qualify for selection if they are at least 10 years old and “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”… Continue reading
Sep 02 WATCH LIVE: Jeffrey Brown covers the National Book Festival By artsdesk The NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown interviews Azar Nafisi, Tom Brokaw, David McCullough and other authors attending the 15th Annual Library of Congress National Book Festival. Continue reading
Jul 09 Country music legend Willie Nelson named next recipient of Gershwin Prize By Joshua Barajas Willie Nelson is the first country music star to receive the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the Library of Congress announced Thursday, calling the red-headed stranger a "musical explorer."… Continue reading
Jun 10 Son of migrants, Juan Felipe Herrera to become first Latino U.S. Poet Laureate By Jeffrey Brown He’s the son of migrant workers and today Juan Felipe Herrera becomes the next U.S. Poet Laureate, the first Latino to hold the position. Arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown met Herrera at the place where it all started. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 1:42 Collection of rare photographs offers a new look at the Civil War By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 1:29 Library of Congress adds 25 recordings to registry By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 04 Rosa Parks’ letters and photographs reveal a lifelong warrior for civil rights By Ruth Tam The Rosa Parks Collection of 7,500 manuscripts and 2,500 photographs are available to researchers at the Library of Congress on Feb. 4 and a portion will be open to the public on March 2. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch clips from the 25 films inducted into the National Registry of Film By Justin Scuiletti Twenty-five films will be archived as the most culturally, historically or aesthetically significant works in cinema and join the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. Continue reading
Oct 02 Library of Congress obtains rare 1924 World Series footage By Justin Scuiletti As the San Francisco Giants prepare to play the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball’s postseason Friday, the Library of Congress has made it possible to watch the Giants battle Washington 90 years ago — in the World Series. Continue reading