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As world leaders gather this week in Chicago for the NATO summit
and at Camp David for the G-8 summit, the American Writers
Museum is hosting “The Power of the Word,” an online exhibit
that seeks to examine the role of literature in influencing
leaders and defining culture. The exhibit, which is online at,
aims to generate discussion about what books illuminate the
American experience, said Malcolm O'Hagan, president of the
museum.  "One of our missions is to reinforce the importance of
reading and writing and how it influences our country, our
culture and our history," said O'Hagan, who added that the
museum hopes to open an exhibit space in Chicago in 2015. "We're
hoping to stimulate a discussion about books and plays that
people feel have defined America."  To kick off the discussion,
the American Writers Museum collected responses from nearly 40
writers about which American b