Juan Williams to Speak on the Civil Rights Movement in Conjunction with
Witness to History: The March on Washington Exhibit

   Juan Williams, author of "My Soul Looks Back in Wonder: Voices of the
   Civil Rights Experience," will speak on July 21, 2007 from 3:00 to 5:00
   pm in the Department of the Interior Auditorium.  This presentation,
   which is in conjunction with the Department of the Interior Museum
   exhibit Witness to History: The March on Washington, is free and open to
   the public.

   A senior correspondent for National Public Radio and Emmy Award-winning
   writer and television correspondent, Juan Williams will speak on how the
   historical struggle for civil rights has transformed American life.  The
   battle for civil rights touched the lives of every American and the
   movement continues to be a force in America.   A book signing will
   follow the lecture.

   The U.S. Department of the Interior Museum is presenting the lecture,
   which is part of the exhibit Witness to History: The March on Washington
   commemorating the August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and
   Freedom.  The exhibit features 10 original never before seen watercolors
   by David Granahan depicting the day's activities.   The Interior Museum
   is also located in the Main Interior Building.  For more information on
   the museum and the exhibit, please visit the Museum’s website at
   www.doi.gov/interiormuseum.

   The Department of the Interior Sidney R. Yates Auditorium in the Main
   Interior Building.  The visitor entrance to the Main Interior Building
   is at 1849 C Street, N.W. in Washington, DC.  Each adult must have photo
   identification to present to the security guard. The public will also
   have access to the Interior Museum and its exhibits on the work of the
   Department, including the Witness to History: The March on Washington
   exhibition.  For more information on the museum, call Hunter Hollins at
   (202) 208-4659.  For those in need of special assistance (such as an
   interpreter for the hearing impaired) or inquiries regarding the
   handicapped entrance, please notify Deborah Wurdinger at (202) 208-4984
   in advance of the lecture.  Special needs will be accommodated whenever
   possible.

(See attached file: 07-21-07 Williams Lecture_press release.doc)(See
attached file: Witness to History exhibit_press release.doc)