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Mahatma Gandhi
Ambassador Nirupama Rao Remarks on the Occasion of Gandhi Jayanti

  By Witnify • October 2, 2013 Uncategorized
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Nirupama Rao, the Ambassador of India to the United States, shares some of her experiences while celebrating Gandhi's birthday over the past few years. Continue reading

Tagged   Diplomacy, Mahatma Gandhi, Politics and History, Speech, Women
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Mahatma Gandhi
‘If Truly We Believe in Gandhi, Then Let Us Work for What He Stood For’

  By Witnify • October 2, 2013 Uncategorized
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Minister Abdullah shares the history of Mahatma Gandhi, his philosophies, and his teachings that still influence hundreds of thousands of people to this day. Continue reading

Tagged   Mahatma Gandhi, Politics and History, Speech
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Mahatma Gandhi
Meera Shankar on Gandhi's Struggle for Freedom

  By Witnify • October 2, 2013 Uncategorized
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Meera Shankar, the former Indian Ambassador to the United States, talks about how Mahatma Gandhi struggled to get freedom to India. Continue reading

Tagged   Mahatma Gandhi, Politics and History, Speech
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Mahatma Gandhi
Bahareh Amidi Shares a Few Words on Gandhi's Birthday

  By Witnify • October 2, 2013 Uncategorized
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Bahareh Amidi discusses how she celebrates Gandhi's birthday with "words about love and light" and comments on how he left an International Day of nonviolence as his legacy. Continue reading

Tagged   Mahatma Gandhi, Politics and History
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Mahatma Gandhi
Arun Gandhi Shares Lessons Learnt From Mahatma Gandhi

  By Witnify • October 1, 2013 Uncategorized
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Arun Gandhi relates how he was taught the philosophy of nonviolence. Continue reading

Tagged   Mahatma Gandhi, Politics and History, Speech
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Pope Francis
Archbishop Richard Smith Discusses Pope Francis’ Election

  By Witnify • September 26, 2013 Uncategorized
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Archbishop Richard Smith, the President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks about the election of Pope Francis. Continue reading

Tagged   Politics and History, Pope Francis
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Richard Nixon
Don Hewitt: ‘On Camera…He Looked Like Death Warmed Over’

  By Witnify • September 26, 2013 Uncategorized
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News Producer Don Hewitt remembers moments before and during the first Presidential debate on September 26, 1960 between candidates Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. Continue reading

Tagged   Election, Politics and History, Richard Nixon, TV
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Little Rock Nine
Carlotta Walls LaNier Describes Going to School With a Military Convoy

  By Witnify • September 24, 2013 Uncategorized
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Carlotta Walls Lanier, one of the Little Rock Nine, recalls going to school accompanied by armed soldiers. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Little Rock Nine, Politics and History
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Little Rock Nine
Terrence Roberts: ‘We Were There Trying to Survive’

  By Witnify • September 24, 2013 Uncategorized
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Terrence Roberts, one of the Little Rock Nine, offers his thoughts on integration. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Little Rock Nine, Politics and History
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Little Rock Nine
David Sontag: "I Didn't Understand Their Plight"

  By Witnify • September 24, 2013 Uncategorized
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David Sontag, a white student in Little Rock, apologizes to the students he picked on. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Little Rock Nine, Politics and History
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