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1. ORIENTATION
7.27 Participants arrive in Princeton
Informal evening greetings and reception (7 - 9 pm) at the Nassau Inn

7.28 A.M. Room 8, Robertson Hall, Woodrow Wilson School
  • Welcomes from Sean Wilentz, director of the American Studies Program, Tom Keenan, organizer of the summer seminar, and the staff of the institute
  • General introduction to the aims and procedures of the summer institute; walk-through of syllabus and schedule; distribution of reading material
  • General orientation and administration

    NOON President's Dining Room, Prospect House

  • Lunch Reception: Welcome from Bill Bate, Chief, Branch for the Study of the U.S., U.S.I.A.

    P.M.

  • Maclean House: Orange Key tour of the campus
  • McCosh Cluster: orientation to campus computer resources by David Herrington, CIT
  • Firestone Memorial Library: orientation and tour by Mary George

    EVE Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture
    FILM The War Room (Chris Hegedus/D.A. Pennebacker, 1993) [96 mins.]

    READINGS:
    The New York Times Magazine, June 8, 1997 ("How the World Sees Us")
    Time, July 7, 1997 ("America the Inside Story")

    LINKS:
    Siskel and Ebert Movie Review