-

Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University and the University of New Orleans organized the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) in 2005 in partnership with many national and Gulf Coast area organizations and individuals. HDMB was awarded the Award of Merit for Leadership in History, and is the largest free public archive of Katrina and Rita with over 25,000 items in the collection. Read More.

Katrina Joke:\r\n\r\nDuring the Hurrican Katrina press conferences, a reporter slipped in a question, \"Mr. President, how do you feel about Roe vs. Wade?\" The president responded, \"I don\'t care how they get out of New Orleans.\"--Scary thing, I told this to someone and they asked if it was true. . .

Citation

“[Untitled],” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed May 2, 2024, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/42370.

Previous Item

Next Item