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Bookmark or Share- James H. Billington: An Appreciation - Foreign Policy Research InstituteA scholar, adviser to Presidents, friend to Members of Congress, director of the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, and the 13th Librarian of Congress, Dr. Billington was in charge of the world’s largest repository of knowledge, the Library of Congress, from 1987-2015.
- James H. Billington | BritannicaJames Billington served as the Librarian of Congress in Washington, D.C., from 1987 to 2015. He earned his doctorate from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar at Balliol College, and is a former professor of history at Harvard and Princeton universities.
- Former Librarian of Congress, James Billington, dies at 89 - The ...James H. Billington, an eminent American scholar of Russian culture who reigned for three decades as librarian of Congress, propelling the expansion of the world’s largest library but...
- James H. Billington Dies At 89; Distinguished Scholar And Author Served ...James Hadley Billington. Dr. Billington served as the 13th Librarian of Congress after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan in 1987, an appointment unanimously approved by the U.S....
- Library of Congress Chief Retires Under Fire - The New York TimesWASHINGTON — James H. Billington, a leading Russia scholar in 1987 when President Ronald Reagan nominated him to be the 13th librarian of Congress, will step down from his post on Jan. 1 after...
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