About the museum and the collections which will tell the story of Law Enforcement history. We are at the collections Storage Facility for the national Law Enforcement museum. Right now, we have about 17,000 objects that we are going to use to tell the story of american Law Enforcement in the new museum. This facility is climate controlled. Here is where we will make sure all of the objects stay safe until the opening day and we can put them on display. The national Law Enforcement museum will be opening in Judiciary Square in washington, d. C. , straight across the street from the national Law Enforcement officers memorial. The museum is an outgrowth of the Law Enforcement officers memorial. About 25 years ago, the memorial began. And from there, people realized there were a lot more stories to tell. We wanted to tell about the lives of these officers, not just the officers who died in duty, but to talk about the officers and the work they do. Duty, but to talk about the officers and the work they do. The idea for the national Law Enforcement museum began around 2000. We are a congressionally authorized museum and the goal is to tell the story of american Law Enforcement which is a wide ranging story that covers a lot of different parts of the history of the united dates. The museum is mostly underground, but it has two very beautiful glass pavilions. We are in historic Judiciary Square. We wanted to make sure we did not interfere with the historic nature of that square. These beautiful, delicate last pavilions, you enter and go down into the museum. The museum is really trying to get the experience of being a Law Enforcement officer. We go through lots of gaming experiences in some way. Au get to take on the role of 911 operator dispatcher and find out what is really happening behind the scenes when you pick up the phone and called 911. You can be a detective and go through our case exhibit and learn about forensics and witnesses and interrogation and all the different aspects of being a detective and what that entails. We have an area called the judgment simulator. It uses an actual Firearms Training simulator in a way no museum has before. Taking that branching video system is a very sophisticated way that Law Enforcement officers train. A real retired officer and trainer can show the general public what it is like to be on the street and go through the simulator and get them that true experience of what it is like to make a splitsecond decision as a Law Enforcement officer. We have an area called swat that looks at the special work a tactics team should undergo. Is of my favorite exhibits called the history beat. We have this wonderful collections of objects and we want to use those to tell the public about why this story is relevant to them. The objects, one of we have is j. Edgar hoovers desk. J. Edgar hoover was the director of the f. B. I. In washington, d. C. , for longer than anyone can imagine, from the 20s through the 70s. He had an enormous impact on Law Enforcement, federal Law Enforcement, and the building up of federal Law Enforcement in the country. And a varied legacy. We want to talk about that, who he was, how he transformed the f. B. I. , and get a sense to visitors get them to realize how this director who has been dead now for many years, how does he still have an impact on the way we live our lives today . One of the main features in the place where we show off most of the artifacts in the collection is called the history time capsule. Here is where we cover that wide range of Law Enforcement history. Going from the first officers during colonial times, we have a sheriffs writ from the early 1700s through the wild west talking about what was going on on the western frontier and how that involved Law Enforcement. We talk about the u. S. Marshals and all the other federal Law Enforcement agencies and how they have changed over time and when they came into existence. We have objects to talk about all of those different things. A major event like 9 11 had a huge impact on Law Enforcement and the development of the department of homeland security. The shifting of vfb i mission f. B. I. s mission toward being primarily focused on terrorism had a major impact. It is one of those times we want to talk about. And we have a lot of objects that are very telling, that remind you of those days and also talk about how things were transformed in national Law Enforcement afterwards. Enforcementnal law museum came to possess the j. Edgar hoover collection from the j. Edgar Hoover Foundation who donated it to us. They received the collection from j. Edgar hoovers secondincommand at the f. B. I. Entireleft his an estate to him. They donated everything to us. It unique thing about it is has artifacts related to his career. It also shows a side of his more personal life. We have photographs from his vacations. Some of the more relaxed side, shots of him at home, things from his home and his personal collections. Ame of the things we have and indicative of thatr. We have over here one of his journals from the debate team when he was in high school here in d. C. So, something in his personal handwriting which is always neat to see. As director, one of his big things was the f. B. I. s image. He kind of became a celebrity as well as a Law Enforcement guy. From peoplegifts and agencies all over the world. You will see all kinds of crazy gifts, i guess you would say, including one of our most showstopping pieces. This is a goldplated tiger skull from thailand. Taskhen there is an ivory with his likeness engraved on it that he got for his 70th birthday. Not your typical birthday gift. We also have a few things from throughout his career. Here, we have a telephone that he received at the f. B. I. For his 35th year as director of the f. B. I. As far as i know, from when he got it, it sat on his desk through his career. Badge he received for his 20th anniversary with the department of justice. Hoover began working with the department of justice in 1917. And then, finally, this picture i got out as an indication of his personal life and some of the things we have as far as that goes. This is a picture of his dogs. He loved his dogs. We have several things in the collection with likenesses of his dogs, including some bookends carved to look like them. But he loved his two dogs. This is where we keep some of our textiles. Here, we have a coat worn by the police chief. He was a notoriously corrupt police chief. He was one of the tammany hall i dont know tammany hall guys. He would accept graft in order to get his way. Interestingly, after Teddy Roosevelt came into the nypd and things, he wasng one of the guys i guess you could say went back to the other direction. We have al capones bulletproof vest. Al capone many people know already but he was the biggest gangster in chicago during prohibition. Elliot ness and his untouchables were constantly busting up stills in big and small ways going after al capone. In chicago. The national Law Enforcement museum is currently home to the entire collection of evidence from the d. C. Sniper case. The snipers that terrorized the d. C. , maryland, and virginia areas in 2002. Great thing about the national Law Enforcement museum having this collection is that it allows us to look at this case not in any sensational way but from the perspective of Law Enforcement and how evidence was collected to catch the criminals. This came to us from the Prince William county Police Department who were heavily involved in the case and housing the evidence until they gave it to us. Uniquese was all she is this case was also unique in that it was a multijurisdictional case, everywhere around the the d. C. , virginia and maryland area. Working to catch these terminals and working together. You will see behind me the car used by the snipers. John would drive. Lee boyd malvo was in the trunk and they would communicate and that is how they would drive around basically looking for people to kill. It is terrifying to think about and is terrifying still for those who were around at the time in this area. They remember, i am sure. Hole carved out whol so he could poke the nose of the there. Hrough what is interesting about the collection and why it may look different from what people would think or remember is that everything has been processed as evidence now. Trunkhe buffing on the was done as part of that process. Another piece of evidence that we have is the infamous tarot card left at the middle school crime scene. Time thethe first criminals try to make contact with Law Enforcement, through this tarot card. For those of you who remember seeing it on the news it may , look different because it was process is evidence for fingerprints and different things. This evidence collection gives us insight into all the work that was needed to try to catch these guys. We have hours of video from surveillance cameras. They would kill at random, so you never knew how you were going to catch them. Theres footage from surveillance cameras from gas stations and stores. You name it. Somebody had to sit and go through all of that footage. The same is true for tips from the general public. This case was very public because the shootings were so random, everybody was on alert. There were Daily Press Conferences so the public was calling in with tips to Law Enforcement trying to do their part to help out. But at the same time, Law Enforcement had to do their job to keep up with those tips and follow the ones that were good and weed their way through which ones were good and which ones were not. Having all of this evidence shows the amount of work needed on the part of Law Enforcement to catch the bad guys. And then the rifle, which we also have as collection, is currently on exhibit at the museum. The sniper rifle was part of the exhibit on the modernday f. B. I. If you are interested in seeing that, you can check that out at the museum right now. The collection is very diverse. In the museum, we are going to show the history of Law Enforcement from before america was a country, from colonial times up until the present day. That is everything from the tools of the trade, what Law Enforcement officers have used in their daily work, to things like their credentials, uniforms, you name it. We want to show what the Different Levels of Law Enforcement use and what their jobs are like. One thing we have a collection of is police blotters. You can walk into any Police Station and there will be a blotter on the desk to record all the comings and goings on of what is happening at the station. This one is from buffalo, new york from 1925. ,you will notice the beautiful handwriting. And then, one example of early Law Enforcement tools is what you see here. These are some early counterfeiting protection devices. I think these are both for coins. President lincoln, interestingly , i think the day before he was assassinated established the ,secret service. And when they were first established, they were tasked with fighting counterfeiting. Counterfeiting after the civil war was a huge problem. Often, merchants and different storekeepers would have devices like these on hand to detect counterfeit currency. This one act like a weight, so coinwould put the real k on one side and the one you were given on the other side to make sure the weight was correct. A couple of highlights from the collection that will be in the museum, we have the derringer that belonged to pat garrett, a sheriff in new mexico. He was the officer who shot and killed billy the kid. Not with this gun, but this gun did belong to him. He was deputized as a u. S. Marshall, so this was his u. S. Marshals badge. Here, we have some items that belonged to the first African American sheriff elected in the south after reconstruction. His election was much thanks to the passage of the Voting Rights act of 1965 that made it possible for a large number of African Americans to be able to vote. That manifested itself. This is one example of how that changed things. Emerson was elected sheriff in reelected four more times after that until he finally retired in the 1980s. These are a set of his sunglasses. County. Is badges, macon and then his nameplate. , thats one of the unique , theirabout sheriffs position. Every now and then, you will find a sheriff appointed but typically they are elected by the people. Moving on, another collection nessght, we have eliot original credentials. Eliot ness was the head of the group that later became known as the untouchables during the prohibition era. We have his credentials. He was a prohibition agent. They were originally under the treasury department. These are his credentials from 1927. With the treasury department. Then eventually, the bureau of prohibition moved to the department of justice. And so he was issued these credentials in 1932. And then another object we have, this was a revolver, gun and holster that belonged to Daniel Webster roberts, a wellknown texas ranger. He was a captain in company d of the texas rangers. You can see it even says the company, his very own. T 1849 pocket revolver. And the texas ranger star in there. I think most of the American Public does not realize how important Law Enforcement is in their lives. Law enforcement is something you dont think about until you have an emergency or if you are one of those people who think about Law Enforcement only in connection with getting a traffic ticket. Law enforcement is something thats always present. Its always there to provide a secure, safe space and you know its working best when you are not aware of it. But it is an important part of who we are as a democracy. I think it is essential for people to realize the importance of Law Enforcement, of the establishment of the rule of law , and how that protects us in our democracy and society. Law enforcement officers also have a wonderful story to tell. I mean, these are people who devote their lives to a very difficult job and it is one i think everyone would be interested in and should really understand. I think when you look at the history of Law Enforcement, you see it as the history of increasing professionalism. That is something we want to emphasize. Law enforcement is responsive to the society which it protects. It is there truly to serve and protect. Sometimes individual officers fail and sometimes the system of criminal Justice Needs to tweaked inm be order to better preserve all of our Constitutional Rights of freedom. And we want to talk about what that means, what Law Enforcement means, and as we develop that understanding of Law Enforcement, i think as a nation, we will have a much more deeper, nuanced appreciation of what Law Enforcement does and what its limitations are. Construction will continue on the national Law Enforcement until its 2018 opening in washington, d. C. If you would like more information, you can go to their website. Monday night, the new chair of the House Sub Committee on communications and technology on her priorities for the subcommittee and how she expects communications and tech issues will change this year with the Republican Administration and a republicanled fcc. 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