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Ira Michael Heyman Oral History Interviews, 1999, 2001, 2004

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Focuses on the Sesquicentennial of the Smithsonian Institution in 1996, including the America's Smithsonian traveling exhibit and its reception in various cities, funding raising, and the Festival of American Folklife focus on the Smithsonian and the August 10-11 Sesquicentennial Birthday Party on the National Mall; effects of the 1995-1996 extended government shut-down; changes to the Smithsonian's organizational structure with a provost, without damaging the organization; and reflections on the major challenges of his tenure, notably the Enola Gay controversy and efforts to more actively engage the Board of Regents in the Institution; c. 1990s.
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