Humanities, January/February 1997: CONTENTS

Humanities, Jan/Feb 97 A Conversation with . . .
The author of The Opening of the American Mind, Lawrence W. Levine, talks with NEH Chairman Sheldon Hackney about openness in higher education.

Five Who Made a Difference
Profiles of the 1996 Charles Frankel Prize Winners: Rita Dove, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Daniel Kemmis, Arturo Madrid, and Bill Moyers.

Presidents Talking about the Presidency
Excerpts from seven of the NEH's presidential papers projects.

The Richest Man in the World
A documentary film chronicles the life of Andrew Carnegie, the steel company mogul who rose from an impoverished childhood to become the richest man in the world. (by Michael J. Gill)

In addition . . .

Shouts from the Wall
Revolutionary posters from the centerpiece of a program on the Spanish Civil War. (by Allison Hague)

Arkansas Musical Traditions
Emma Dusenbury and Johnny Cash are among the musical greats included in a book covering two centuries of Arkansas music. (by Amy Lifson)

Don Gibson Retires
A Dedicated humanist retires after twenty years of service at the Endowment.

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