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What Is More Natural In A Democratic Age Than That We Should Begin To Measure The Stature Of A Work Of Art-especially Of A Painting-by How Widely And How Well It Is Reproduced?

[the Library Of Congress] Is A Multimedia Encyclopedia. These Are The Tentacles Of A Nation. [referring To The Diverse Holdings Of The Library, Including Motion Pictures, Photographs, Recordings, Posters And Other Historic Objects Which Collectively Far Outnumber The Books]

When The Necessary Eleven Days Were Added, George Washington’s Birthday, Which Fell On February 11, 1731, Old Style, Became February 22, 1732, New Style.

The American Experience Stirred Mankind From Discovery To Exploration. From The Cautious Quest For What They Knew (or Thought They Knew) Was Out There, Into An Enthusiastic Reaching To The Unknown. These Are Two Substantially Different Kinds Of Human Enterprise.

The Hero Was A Big Man; The Celebrity Is A Big Name.