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New Student Week Display 2002

On Display Spetember 9, 2002 to October 11, 2002
Main Display Case

In the main lobby, the Government Publications portion of the New Student Week Exhibit was a display case filled with photographs of movie stars from Gary Cooper to Julia Roberts. The display posed this question:

In addition to being Academy Award winners, what do all these actors and actresses have in common? If you know the answer - go to GovPubs and claim your surprise. (And yes, the answer really is related to Government Publications)

The answer is that they all testified before the U.S. Congress. For those lucky souls who did venture over to Government Publications, there was a display containing the hearings at which all those Oscar winners testified, including a quotation from the star's testimony. Some of these hearings make for very interesting reading, especially the ones where the actor or actress in question, is being accused of something. If you are interested, all of these hearings are available in our department. If you're not in the area, you should be able to find them at your local Federal Depository Library.

Oscar Winners and their Congressional Hearings

  • Ben Affleck - Promise of the Genomic Revolution, July 11, 2001 (Y 4.A P6/2:S.HRG.107-277)
  • Warren Beatty - Competition Improvements Act of 1975, 1975/76 (Y 4.J 89/2:C 73/67 )
  • James Cagney - Investigation of Un-American Propaganda Activities in the U.S. Executive Hearings Volume 3, House Committee on Un-American Activities, 1940 (Y 4.Un 1/2:Un 1/3/v.3)
  • Gary Cooper - Hearings Regarding the Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry, House Committee on Un-American Activities, 1947 (Y 4.Un 1/2:C 73/3)
  • Bette Davis - for Equal Work. Part 2, House Committee on Education and Labor, 1962
    (Y 4.Ed 8/1:P 29/pt.2 )
  • Richard Dreyfuss - Parental and Medical Leave Act of 1987, Part 2, Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, 1987 (Y 4.L 11/4:S.hrg.100-438/pt.2)
  • Clint Eastwood - Home Recording of Copyrighted Works, Part 1, House Committee on the Judiciary, 1982 (Y 4.J 89/1:97/97/pt.1)
  • Sally Field - Winning the War on Cancer and Medicare: Physician Practice Expenses, Special Hearings, Committee on Appropriations. Senate, 1997 (Y 4.A P6/2:S.HRG.105-178)
  • Lillian Gish - Bureau of Fine Arts, Senate Committee on Education and Labor, 1938 (Y 4.Ed 8/3:F49)
  • Whoopi Goldberg - Homelessness: An American Tragedy, Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, 1990 (Y 4.L 11/4:S.hrg.101-806)
  • Louis Gossett, Jr. - Federal Drug Strategy: What Does It Mean for Black America, House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, 1989 (Y 4.N 16:101-1-14)
  • Isaac Hayes - Religious Discrimination in Western Europe, House Committee on International Relations, 2001 (Y 4.IN 8/16:R 27/16)
  • Audrey Hepburn - Improving the Health of the Poor: A Development Cornerstone, Select House Committee on Hunger, 1989 (Y 4.H 89:101-3)
  • Charlton Heston - Whose Right To Keep and Bear Arms? The Second Amendment As a Source of Individual Rights, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1998 (Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG.105-890)
  • Celeste Holm - Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1994, Part 9, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 1994 (Y 4.SCI 2:103/93)
  • Burl Ives - Subversive Infiltration of Radio, Television, and the Entertainment Industry. Part 2, Senate Committee on Judiciary, 1952 (Y 4.J 89/2:Su 1/7/pt.2)
  • Diane Keaton - Winning the War on Cancer and Medicare: Physician Practice Expenses, Special Hearings, Committee on Appropriations. Senate, 1997 (Y 4.AP 6/2:S.HRG.105-178)
  • Shirley MacLaine - Amendments to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, Part 1, House Committee on Education and Labor, 1970 (Y 4.Ed 8/1:N 21f/2/970-2/pt.1)
  • Marlee Matlin - Americans with Disabilities Act, Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, 1991 (Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG.102-1168)
  • Patricia Neal - Health Care Reform and Possible Effects on Technologies for Disabled Individuals, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 1994 (Y 4.SCI 2:103/93)
  • Jack Palance - Aging Artfully: Health Benefits of Art and Dance, Committee on Aging, Special. Senate, 1992 (Y 4.AG 4:S.HRG.102-1128)
  • Sidney Poitier - Employment Practices in the Performing Arts, House Committee on Education and Labor, 1962 (Y 4.Ed 8/1:Ar 7/7)
  • Julia Roberts - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2003. Part 7A: Testimony of Members of Congress and Other
    Interested Individuals and Organizations, House Committee on Appropriations, 2002 (Y 4.AP 6/1:L 11/2003/PT.7A)
  • Eva Marie Saint - Innovations in Child Care, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, 1999 (Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG.106-213)
  • Frank Sinatra - Organized Crime in Sports (Racing), Part 4, House Select Committee on Crime, 1972 (Y 4.C 86/3:C 86/15/pt.4)
  • Rod Steiger - Promise of Mental Health Research, Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, 1992 (Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG.102-1158)
  • Meryl Streep - Health Effects of Pesticide Use on Children, Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, 1989 (Y 4.L 11/4:S.hrg.101-569)
  • Elizabeth Taylor - Meeting the Challenge of HIV Care: Implementing the Ryan White AIDS CARE Act, Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, 1992 (Y 4.L 11/4:S.hrg.102-750)
  • Orson Welles - Bureau of Fine Arts, Senate Committee on Education and Labor, 1938
    (Y 4.Ed 8/3:F 49 )
  • Robin Williams - Homelessness: An American Tragedy, Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, 1990 (Y 4.L 11/4:S.hrg.101-806)

Note: Some of these actors and actresses testified at multiple congressional hearings, but this list includes only those hearings used in the display.

 
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