[singing starspangled banner. ] [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our mistress of ceremonies for tonights Ribbon Cutting, cohost of fox 5 new yorks good day new york and a member of the International Spy museums board of directors, miss lori stokes. [applause] ms. Stokes thank you so much. And thank you for coming out on such a miserable day. I was just speaking with milton maltz a few minutes ago, and he said to me, lori, im so sorry about the rain. And i said, they said rain is good luck, so were going to take it like that. And thank you to my friend lafayette who is helping me today, keeping the hair intact. [laughter] [applause] how is everyone feeling tonight . [cheering] ms. Stokes such an exciting evening. Good evening to Everyone Welcome to the Ribbon Cutting of the new International Spy museum as a member of the board of directors, i am really delighted that you have joined us this evening to celebrate this beautiful new space and also an exciting new experience at the heart of the nations capital. Also, this is a moment that my father would have been so proud to to be a part of. You may not know, but my father was representative louis stokes. [applause] he served in the u. S. House of representatives for 30 years. He was a Founding Member of the Advisory Board of the International Spy museum. And also, he would have just loved to have been here to celebrate what were doing here tonight. I have to tell you, it is a privilege for me also to be a member of the spy museum board. Its an honor to serve this evening as your mistress of ceremony. Tonight were joined by those who have not only helped to build the new museum but also many who have spent their lives serving in and in support of the Intelligence Community. These are, as Jonathan Dyer once said, ordinary people who do extraordinary things that can change the course of history. History has taught us that this is true. We may never know their names or their work but the freedom and the safety that we enjoy today is rooted in their courage. Have the pleasure to introduce now has done extraordinary things, and changed the course of Many Organizations history, ours included. Milton maltz founded malrite inc. Unications group in 1956 and served at its chairman and ceo as its chairman and ceo until its sale in 1998. With his beloved wife, mr. And mrs. Maltz have become incredible philanthropists, supporting the cleveland orchestra, the Liber Institute for Brain Development at johns hopkins, the Maltz Jupiter theater, and the u. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and so much more. But his passion project has been the International Spy museum. Using his years of entertainment and experience and his deep interest in history to develop the distinctive project. The museum has achieved international acclaim. Which is sure to grow, given its extraordinary new home. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the founder and the chairman of the International Spy museum, mr. Milton maltz [applause] im singing in the rain just singing in the rain im such a happy fellow [laughter] anyway, what can i say . Weve done our best, havent we . By the way, that was not in my script. [laughter] mr. Maltz as of this date, may 11, 2019, this new museum is now the permanent home of the International Spy museum. It will be a Cultural Resource right here in the nations capital. 40,000 ed and 140,000 square feet, the new spy museum will provide more than double the floor space of the original building. It includes a large classroom for education, a comfortable lecture hall. And, of course, a beautiful theater. A special events space that can seat up to 500 guests with sweeping views of d. C. , including the capitol, the washington monument, the airport, and, of course, the new harbor. All of this from the seventh and eighth floors. Renowned international iconic,ts, created this powerful building with slate columns, folded metal panels, and a pleated glass veil, all to keep out the rain oh, im sorry. Thats not it. [laughter] mr. Maltz anyway, we emphasize the concept of hidden, yet in plain sight. Gallagher and associates is the Museum Exhibition designer. Washingtonbased hicockcole is the architect of record. Clark construction is the general contractor. And each has done an outstanding and professional job. And i wish to thank our own staff. Theyre here tonight. And all departments for your hard work thank you. And timely effort. Thank you and thank you and thank you. [applause] my wife and i are proud of every one of you for caring participation. Our men and women Staff Members were on the scene for each and every exhibit, bringing to life spy artifacts, the foremost in visitors inlacing the shoes of spies, agents, analysts and world leaders, who make life and death decisions. Now, im going to be 90 years old in a couple of months. [applause] mr. Maltz i dont feel 90 [laughter] mr. Maltz but i have so many stories i could tell you, which could be told, but i dont think i want to bore you. So ill reduce the story down to one. Lets enter the time tunnel. Lets go back to 1947, graduation from Hyde Park High School in chicago, illinois. Incidentally, there were a few very interesting kids in my class. One of them was mel tormey. Remember him . He played the drums in high school but then eventually gave them up and began to sing and was known as the velvet fog. Another was steve allen who created the tonight show. He was another one of the kids in my class. And another one was a pilot. To this day, her airplane has not been recovered. Im talking about amelia earhart. She was at hyde park for a short time. I was the only boy taking a class in acting. Incidentally, this was before television. And i was a kid radio actor. I was chosen to give the graduation talk. And the teacher said, choose something that would be considered patriotic. Your call and your choice, milton. Well, i was always enamored of norman korwin, one of the best writers in those days in radio. He wrote a piece called victory in europe in 1945 and i choose an excerpt titled on a note of triumph. Anyone here remember norman . Anyway, ill read you that one little piece. Peace is never granted outright. It is lent or leased. You can win a war today and lose a peace tomorrow. You can win in the field and lose in the forum. You have to plan as well as pray. You have to give as well as take. Work like a horse and fight like fury. Peace has a mind of its own. Congress took only eight minutes to declare war on germany. In the same session, took only five minutes to declare war on japan. But between this war and the last one, the world took 20 years trying to declare peace. And then could not do it. To win is great. To learn from winning is greater. But to put the Lessons Learned from winning, thats the neatest trick of all. Well, after my teacher read this piece ms. Hardy was her name she asked me to stay after class. Then she told me the news that she had. Norman korwin was a communist and therefore, you just pick another piece. This was the beginning of the mccarthy era. Remember that time . Some of you dont, but many of you might. I told her i didnt believe he was a communist. His scripts were used on cbs and nbc. And frankly, the piece itself does not support communism at all. Am i hearing a sound out there . Anyway, she said to me, thats my opinion, milton and i am asking you to pick something else. I told her you gave me the choice. And this is it. Ms. Hardy began to rant and rave and i told her i was going to bring this matter up to the principal. Mr. Spencer, the assistant principal, talked to me first, on an attempt to persuade me to change my mind. Although he admitted, milton, you happen to be right. I still refused. And he took it to the principal, who also said, milton, youre right. And i cant blame you for being upset, he said. But i need to support my teachers. I felt betrayed. I would not speak at graduation. And i would just sit in the audience with my parents. Theres a Wonderful Group of people out here. Im going to ask you, raise your hands and tell me, what would you do if you were in that position . 17 years old in high school . Anybody want to raise their hand and tell me . [laughter] mr. Maltz well, you wont do that. Well, i did stand pat. And you know what happened . The school mailed me my graduation diploma. I refused to do it, period, end of story. My wife and i have been married for 68 years. Shes sitting right there. Hi, sweetie pie [applause] mr. Maltz it took a lot of courage for her to be married that long to a crazy guy like myself. She tells me that part of your success in building and buying radio and television stations is because you never give up. And you know why . Thats because youre too damn stubborn well, the queen knows best. She knows me only too well. So before i leave the podium, though, i would like to express my sincere thanks to the spy Department Heads who have shown their exceptional leadership. So please stand as i say your name. Amanda brell, Vice President of communications. [applause] mr. Maltz of Development ExecutiveVice President. [applause] mr. Maltz tracy holmes, controller. [applause] mr. Maltz michael truelli, Vice President of operations. [applause] mr. Maltz tim miller, Vice President of technology and facilities. [applause] mr. Maltz karen simmenit, Vice President of retail. [applause] mr. Maltz and finally, anna slafer, Vice President of exhibition. [applause] mr. Maltz but im going to add one name that was not in here. This was a fellow who, almost 19 years ago, applied for a job. He was a cpa. He thought he might like to work for us. And i listened to him. He made his pitch. And i said, james gomez, you have got a job that was 19 years ago. And today, ladies and gentlemen, hes the president of my corporation. [applause] [cheering] mr. Maltz you want to say a few words . Come on up and say a few words. Its raining, so dont make it too long. [laughter] mr. Gomez milt, thank you. Really. You put me on the spot. You put me through too many challenges over the last 10 years, like finding a permanent home for this museum. I just want to say thank you to my family first and foremost, because they had to deal with some really notsogreat times when we had a few meetings that didnt go so well. But look, even this rain is not gonna stop us, right . Your stubbornness certainly will help us get through it all. In any event, i want to thank also the tireless efforts by the professionals, the tradesmen and women and the artists that really put a tremendous amount of effort into this project. Their names [applause] mr. Gomez their names arent going to be posted on a board, but there are hundreds and hundreds of people that made sacrifices 24 hours a day trying to get this museum done in a short amount of time of four years. And milt, lastly, lastly i want to say thank you, to you, for not giving up and being so stubborn, because theres so many times that we could have. And you didnt. So thank you for giving us this opportunity. Mr. Maltz youre welcome. [applause] mr. Maltz well, those are the leaders and represent the heartbeat of this museum. Congratulations to all of you and those whose names we didnt have time to name. A job well done. Im going to do now something as a last comment. Im going to turn to this building. And im going to say simply this. Tamar, you too, my dear, this is our legacy. Thank you very much. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, representing ward six, located in the heart of washington dc, please welcome Councilmember Charles allen. [applause] thank you very much. Lafayette does get a break. So lets give a round of applause to norman. Thank you very much. Im very delighted to be here this evening. Im honored to share the stage with senator warner, general clapper, mayor bowser, mr. Maltz and, of course, the entire leadership of the International Spy museum. I also want to acknowledge that im joined by my colleague, jack evans, who was instrumental in this spy museums history as well. And, of course, our deputy mayor who has been a fantastic partner in all of these efforts. [applause] mr. Allen thank you, brian. For those that may not know, ward 6 is the only ward that is a part of all four quadrants of our city. That makes it a highly diverse and everevolving area. Part of its evolution is the ongoing transformation of the lenfant plaza. It was officially dedicated in 1968. These new activations of the central public space reimagine it for the 21st century. I think it took a very special vision to see how the International Spy museum could be central to such a reimagined public space. But we are lucky that milton and ltz andnd tamar ma the dynamic leadership of the entire museum team had that vision to help make this a reality. Their deep commitment, diligent work over the last few years has brought these impressive new buildings, hidden, yet in plain sight. For that, we want to salute you for the vision that you brought today. Thank you very much. [applause] mr. Allen i do think that we battled with the Zoning Commission a little bit around how far out this could go. I think i want to revisit that, because we maybe could have gotten five or 10 more feet and this could have been pulled off beautifully. [laughter] mr. Allen the district of columbia is a city of museums. But the International Spy museum is rare. It captures the imagination of children and adults alike. Its authenticity in showing the real world implications of intelligence work makes it a one of a kind experience for everyone who is going to walk through these doors. If you love history, this is a museum for you. If you love current affairs, this is the museum for you. If you love gadgets and technology, this is the museum for you. Or if like spy movies like me, you think idris elba would make a fantastic james bond, this museum is for you. You are going to find that reality is often much stranger than fiction. Tomorrow, the doors officially open. Make no mistake. Washington d. C. Is proud to be the home of the International Spy museum. So, again, congratulations to one and all on this remarkable achievement congratulations, everybody [applause] [applause] [laughter] its all right. I got it. Ms. Stokes thank you to Council Member allen for his remarks and, of course, all of us share in the same pride that this Global Museum now rests right here in washington, d. C. As its permanent home in this lovely setting. So as youve seen from our first two video vignettes, we have involved you in this secret mission. What better way to step into the shoes of a spy, right . Stay tuned. It will all be revealed a little later. In the meantime, our next speaker, retired air force Lieutenant General james r. Clapper jr. , has had one of the nations most revered intelligence careers. Although many of general clappers accomplishments remain classified, his leadership is unmatched. As the fourthever director of the national intelligence, general clapper provided the president s daily morning briefings while overseeing 200,000 intelligence employees worldwide and a 52 billion budget. He has served with distinction in the Obama Administration and both bush administrations. Known as president obama said, for his willingness to tell leaders what they need to know, even when its not what they want to hear. General clapper has been awarded the Defense Distinguished Service medal and the air force distinguished Service Medal and the department of defense medal for distinguished public service. Twice. Now an author and a National Security analyst, the International Spy museum proudly welcomes general james r. Clapper jr. [spy music] [laughter] well, i dont have the issue that lori has, you know, with the hair, so. Im really pleased and honored to be able to help open the new International Spy museum. By the way, that term, in this context, perfectly acceptable. Thats a joke. To have such an institution that illuminates the critical work of the Unsung Heroes that work behind the scenes to keep this nation safe and secure is not only appropriate, it is critical. Maybe more so now than any time in our history. The institution represents a major contribution to public understanding of intelligence and is a huge contributor to the transparency that the Intelligence Community needs. Intelligence serves us best when it is unvarnished, untainted and conveyed in the hallowed tradition of truth to power. The museum is presented in that spirit. Its a direct result of the involvement of many former intelligence officials who have been active supporters. But never has it been more important that the public, our citizens, have faith, trust and confidence in our Intelligence Community and its great people. The museum represents a living window into the work of intelligence and makes a major contribution toward public understanding, expanding transparency and getting support. I want to add my congratulations to the leadership and staff of the International Spy museum, particularly mr. Maltz. This is a tremendous accomplishment, which im confident will draw visitors not just from our own country but from around the world. When you think about it, there are very few countries on the planet who would do this. We should revel in our freedom to do so. For me personally, this is a really special and memorable milestone. Having spent over 50 years in one capacity or another devoted to our Intelligence Community. Im delighted to be here to be a small part of this event. Thanks very much. [applause] [spy music] ms. Stokes thank you, general clapper, for your words. And there are few of us that can bring that type of insight and gravitas to the intelligence work such as he can. We are privileged to have him join us this evening. Id like to now introduce someone we would have had we would have had Muriel Bowser here right now. She is en route. Of course, shes been here from day one as far as providing the space, been a champion for the spy museum. I remember the groundbreaking, she was there at that moment. But she is en route to join us. She has many duties, as you might expect, and the inclement weather, of course, is not helping the situation. Shes here ms. Stokes shes here . Oh fabulous. All right. Let me give her a proper introduction. Id like to introduce a proud fifthgeneration washingtonian who grew up in north michigan park. Bowser, mayor murial became the first woman ever reelected as the mayor of washington, d. C. Her work in leading the district has been expansive and focused on improving education, driving Economic Development, and creating a more transparent , data driven government. Her support of this project, as i was saying earlier, has been critical to the continued reinvigoration of lenfant plaza. Ladies and gentlemen, mayor bowser [applause] [spy music] mayor bowser good evening, everybody. Ill hold it. I got it. [laughter] mayor bowser were coming from the parade. And so deputy mayor is properly dressed to greet you. But i wanted to be here to thank you for your commitment to bringing this wonderful piece of washington, d. C. Back in so many ways, connecting our National Mall to our beautiful wharf. I want to thank senator warren, Council Member allen, general clapper and, of course, everyone here at the spy museum, milton maltz, tamara, and chris costa. For nearly 18 years, the spy museum has been an iconic attraction for the penn quarter neighborhood. Lines of students wrapped around the block on a street, waiting to get their Mission Cards and spy gear. The popularity of the museum has grown. And its been a mustsee coming to the district for many years. We are so proud, even in this last year, we have gained more and more visitors from around the nation and around the world. Last year, we surpassed 22 Million People visiting washington, d. C. The addition of the International Spy museum is an important part of the reimagination of this area. With the Southwest Waterfront on the wharf and the National Mall, we are breathing new life into this historic area. So please, on behalf of all 700,000 washingtonians, my Economic Development team, we congratulate you and we look forward to telling everyone around the world that the spy museum is back. Thank you, everybody [applause] [spy music] ms. Stokes thank you, mayor bowser, so much. Youre right. This Museum Presents a very important opportunity for continued Economic Development and tourism in the nations capital. And we know its going to succeed. Its now my pleasure to introduce an individual who works tirelessly on issues of National Security and intelligence for the united states. The former governor of virginia, now the senior u. S. Senator from the commonwealth, mark warner. Hes known for the bipartisan approach to leadership. That we need. This is especially true in his role as vice chairman of the Senate Select committee on intelligence, which ensured that matters of National Security are truly addressed for the safety of all americans worldwide. Please welcome to the podium u. S. Senator mark warner. [applause] [spy music] sen. Warner well, thank you, lori. Thank you for that introduction. It is great to be part of this celebration. Mayor bowser, Perfect Timing i want to join everyone else in congratulating the team at the International Spy museum. I want to make the one point, though, while this is a great addition its all right, norman. You good . Sen. Warner its all right. [laughter] sen. Warner you and lafayette ought to get extra duty pay tonight. While i want to celebrate this great addition to washington, this is also a great addition to the whole dmv. I would be very proud to point out that we in virginia are home to the cia, to the nga, nro, and a host of other parts of the Intelligence Community that if i told you about, id have to kill you. [laughter] sen. Warner this is a real great addition to our whole region. Mr. Maltz, ive not had the chance to meet you before tonight. Youre a pretty cool guy. Reading about what you and your wife have done in terms of your commitment to philanthropy, your commitment to freedom, the notion that you had that courage back in high school in 1947 to stand up for what was right, youre the right guy to be the founder of this International Spy museum. Congratulations for all youve done [applause] sen. Warner and let me also add a special word of thanks to my friend, jim clapper. For 50 years, general clapper has served our country in the Intelligence Community, working with a variety of president s. Hes someone who has helped teach me. I got on the Intelligence Committee about nine years ago. I didnt even know at that point there were 17 intelligence agencies in our country. Hes helped educate me as ive learned to appreciate the incredible men and women who, with the exception of a forum like this, very rarely ever get recognized for what they do to keep us safe. For all you do, jim, and have done for me and frankly for our country, thank you very much [applause] sen. Warner mr. Maltz, i went a number of times to the old museum. And im anxious to bring my family and a host of other virginians to the new museum. I think were all fascinated with the notion of spying. From nathan hale to james bond, there is a fascination. I think we will see inside the cars, the gadgets, the overheads. And im glad that you have started to bring this museum more and more into the future. And tell the story of how candidly how challenging the hard work of intelligence is to do in todays day and age. I think about it, in the last couple of years, our focus in terms of when we see foreign nations try to intervene in our elections, how, as we continue to develop the International Spy museum, soon there will have to be a special exhibit dedicated to those who try to investigate the cyber, where we see foreign adversaries steal information and try to weaponize it. Or the new techniques we have to put in place to protect our nations electoral system from a host of vulnerabilities. And maybe we may need, mr. Maltz, even a whole new floor or exhibit on how we present those individuals who will help make sure that our social Media Companies arent manipulated, again, by foreign entities, to try to take those tools to divide us rather than unite us. So the challenges that we have to make sure that our Intelligence Community stays vigilant is more important now than ever. And this museum, i think, will remind all of us, along with the cool gadgets, of the very important work that the men and women of that community do. The one thing that jim clapper taught me, from my very beginnings on the Intelligence Committee, was it was the role of the Intelligence Community to speak truth to power and never, ever, ever let their work be politicized by the elected leadership of either party. That job, in a world that is increasingly more complicated, where our challenges grow in number virtually every day, is more important than ever. And my hope will be that, as we celebrate this extraordinarily International Spy museum, well all take a moment to reflect on the great work of our Intelligence Community and that constant necessity to make sure that those men and women continue to speak truth to power. So congratulations, International SpyMuseum Welcome to the dmv thank you very much [applause] [clicking] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage executive director of the International Spy museum, chris costa, and the museums president and chief operating officer, Tamara Christian. [applause] first, thank you, senator warner, general clapper, mayor bowser, Council Member allen for your presence here this evening. We are grateful for your words and ongoing support of our Intelligence Community which plays such a vital role here and abroad. Thank you. Many years ago, as a young counterintelligence officer, i was spending a considerable amount of time at nato headquarters in brussels, belgium, an impressive headquarters with a large workforce. I played a small role, a small role in an ongoing sensitive investigation. At the time, there was a mole, a spy, somewhere in the headquarters. Soon thereafter, the high ranking east german mole at nato was arrested. On one of those many, many trips to brussels, someone shared a story that was the talk of the town at the time. Apparently the Prime Minister of a western nation asked the secretary general of nato how many people work at this headquarters. He replied, about 60 . [laughter] mr. Costa i dont think that was a mistranslation, actually. But the point of this story is that just like the Intelligence Community, 100 of our amazing staff have worked tirelessly every day to see the vision of milton tamar maltz. Never less. [applause] thank you. [applause] creek mr. Costa the generosity and passion of milton maltz recall the words of general Stanley Mccrystal on his writings on the leadership traits of those who are founders. So i quote, founders are those who create. They dont tweak on the margins or incrementally improve what already exists. Instead, from whole cloth they conceive and build, simultaneously serving as both architect and engineering. There is a common bond that connects them and it is made of more than an idea. And good fortune. It is an unwavering commitment to a vision. Milton, tamar, you are founders who create. This building and this night does not happen without you. Thank you. [applause] ms. Christian good evening to bring people into the world of espionage, to this museum, is a daily privilege. Our mission is to shine a light on this work, which has been so quietly influential in history. Through our exhibits, we aim to capture the exciting, complex and intense nature of a profession which remains vital to the safety and security of our nation and for countries around the world. There are so many who believe in our Educational Mission and recognize the men and women in the Intelligence Community through their generous support of the International Spy museum. In addition to milton and tamar maltz, we also want to thank keith and karen milton, who [applause] by pledging they pledged their entire personal collection of spy artifacts, the largest collection in the world, is allowing us to tell deeper, richer stories that weve never been able to tell before. We cant wait to let you all in so you can see what keith and karen have contributed to this museum. I want to give special thanks to tonights sponsors. They have made this evening come to life. I would ask you just to hold your applause to the end. Im just going to list our wonderful sponsors. Tonight youre going to enjoy the fabulous food of ridgewell s catering, and we also have at t who is the vip ribboncutting and our eighth floor lounge sponsor. Our platinum sponsor is select event group. Our photo booth sponsor is comtiat. We have several registration sponsors clark construction, pnc, the hilton washington dc National Mall, the hawthorne pnc family wealth, and perspectus. Gold sponsors and hp who was our Silver Sponsor tonight. So a round of applause now for our fabulous sponsors [applause] ms. Christian so we encourage you to remain engaged in this museum. It is you who brings the life to the museum. Its your support that lets us expand our mission. So we encourage you to come back and see everything we have to offer throughout this extraordinary experience. So tonight, we celebrate with you. We thank you on behalf of the entire staff of the International Spy museum. And as we officially open to the public tomorrow, we ask you to join us in walking in the shoes of a spy. [spy music] [sounds of camera clicking] [applause] ms. Stokes [laughter] what a secret mission we have been on together are you ready to spy . [cheering] ms. Stokes i cant hear you are you ready to spy . [cheering] ms. Stokes ladies and gentlemen, in just a moment, we are going to cut the ribbon to officially open the new International Spy museum. But once again, simply i want to thank senator warner, general clapper, mira bowser, councilmember allen, mr. Maltz as well as chris costa and Tamara Christian for being with us here this evening. Give them all a round of applause. [applause] ms. Stokes now i would like to ask all of our speakers to rejoin us right in front of the stage here, in front of the museum. Mrs. Tamar maltz, we would like you to join us, please. Cofounder of International Spy museum, judge william webster. All our others. Is everybody up here . Oh, we wait for the maltzes. [spy music] ms. Stokes ok. So we have a special moment before we go over to cut the ribbon. Milt . All right. Were all feeling a little spyish up here. Im going to start. Scissors. Who is joining me next . Who is the other spy with me . Chris . [laughter] ms. Stokes tamara. [laughter] any other secret agents here . Oh there you go. And james. Im not sure that these are going to do the trick, though. I think we need something a little bigger. So can we all go in front of the museum and cut the official ribbon . Ah thats what we need [spy music] ribbon cutters, you have 30 seconds to cut the ribbon. Beginning now. Ladies and gentlemen, the International Spy museum is officially open please join us now as our top secret affair begins. Announcer sharon withycombe talks about pregnancy in the 19th century. She describes the experience of childbirth, which often occured at home, and the varied perceptions of miscarriages. This 15 minute interview was recorded at the annual American Historical Association meeting. Steve shannon withycombe, a professor at the university of new mexico, im intrigued by the , buying better babies Popular Health advice in the early 20th century. Why this topic . Shannon i became really interested in the history of pregnancy probably 10 years ago when i first got to graduate school. And i started looking at the history of miscarriage because i was becoming of that age where many people around me were having children. And every woman i knew who had a miscarriage said i did not know