The Kelly Writers House Webcasts - David McCulloughMarch 31, 2004 |
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David McCullough vist - A digital recording of a luncheon featuring David McCullough. The luncheon held the form of a conversation with Sheldon Hackney. In addition, David McCullough took questions from the audience. See the Writers House calendar entry for more about this event. |
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David McCullough is a biographer, historian, lecturer, teacher,
and an award-winning author of six widely acclaimed books, including
Truman, one of the most popular American biographies of all time and
winner of the Pulitzer Prize. He is also host of the PBS television
series The American Experience and narrator of Ken Burns' production of
The Civil War. President of the Society of American Historians and a
member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he has lectured at
venues throughout United States, including the White House, and is one of
the few private citizens ever invited to address the U.S. Congress. Mr.
McCullough's many awards and honors include the Charles Frankel Prize,
presented by President Clinton; the National Book Foundation Distinguished
Contribution to American Letters Award; the Samuel Eliot Morison Award;
and the New York Public Library Literary Lion Award. He has twice received
the National Book Award and the Frances Parkman Prize. His early ambitions
as a portrait painter led him to his life's work and his strong support
for arts education.
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