New Videos from the Library of Congress, February 1

Hank Aaron, Inauguration History, Citizen DJ Watch these videos just added to the Library of Congress website. The Librarian Talks with Hank Aaron In an interview from 2018 during the opening of the Library of Congress exhibition "Baseball Americana," Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden interviewed American baseball icon Henry "Hank" Aaron and discussed his life, family, influences and legendary career. Inauguration History from the Library In celebration of the 2020 U.S. presidential inauguration, we reach into the archives for these compelling and fun stories of presidential oaths, speeches and pets. The Presidential Oath of Office Washington's First Inaugural Address, 1789 Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, 1865 Presidential Inauguration Date Change Presidential Pets: Dogs, Cats, Horses, Birds & More Presidential Pets: Pauline the Cow Presidential Pets: Rebecca the Raccoon Citizen DJ: National Book Festival 2020 In the summer of 2020, hip hop education not-for-profits Solidarity Studios, Class Act Detroit, and Preserving, Archiving, & Teaching Hip Hop, Inc. used Citizen DJ to make beats with sounds from Library of Congress archives. In the spirit of the re-mix, the American Folklife Center and LC Labs commissioned DJ Kid Koala to compose a DJ set from these beats representing artists of all ages around the U.S. Homegrown from Home: Si Kahn Singer and civil rights activist Si Kahn performs folk songs for Labor Day and spoke with Library folklorist Steve Winick about his long and storied career. Concert Conversation, Part 1 Conversation, Part 2 Conversation, Part 3 BIBFRAME History at the Library of Congress Sally McCallum talks with Judith Cannan about the history of BIBFRAME at the Library of Congress. Accidental American Yonnas Kefle wrote his autobiography as part of the huge Ethiopian history hitherto unknown and aspired to present it to the world. SPECIAL: Download this month's "Folklife Today" podcast from the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress and get the lowdown on the history and lore of the newly rediscovered and suddenly popular sea shanty.   e Home  |  About  |  Contact Subscriber Preferences & Unsubscribe  |  Subscriber Help   This email was sent to ignoble.experiment@arconati.us using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Library of Congress · 101 Independence Ave, SE · Washington, DC 20540 · 202-707-5000