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LBJ Reads DDN!

Posted on August 13, 2014 by webteam

Here is proof that President Johnson, who was famous for reading newspapers from across the country every morning, read our very own Dayton Daily News. Now knowing what we know about LBJ’s proclivities let’s not conjecture as to where he … Continue reading →

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Alf Landon “also ran”

Posted on July 10, 2014 by webteam

It was announced Tuesday that Cleveland would host the 2016 Republican National Convention.  There hasn’t been a national party convention in the state of Ohio since 1936, when it was also in Cleveland  and also held by the Republicans.  That … Continue reading →

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The King and the Gem City — Elvis in Dayton

Posted on May 22, 2014 by webteam

I recently had the opportunity to assist a patron from the Victoria Theatre who was at Special Collections and Archives doing research for an upcoming show, Million Dollar Quartet.  Part of the Premier Health’s Broadway Series at the Schuster Center, … Continue reading →

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