members writer university white house historical association, massachusetts historical society the gerald r ford presidential foundation and our two newest institutional members the national first lady s library and the center for presidential history at southern methodist university. i programmed tonight is called taking a new look at edith wilson and should be a fascinating discussion of edith s influence on the role of first lady. the panel moderator is dr. catherine sibley professor of history and director of the american studies at saint joseph s university. panelists in order i think our doctor mary stockwell retired professor of history and department chair at lords university who writes on the american west 20th century politics and especially woodrow wilson. our second panelists will be rebecca roberts curator of programming at planet word a museum of words and language in washington, dc. and our third panelists will be dr. stacey cordray who holds the dentists and v
my name is nancy keegan smith, and i d like to welcome you as flares vice president to tonight s program. thank you to our partner american university school of public affairs who has been so supportive of our endeavor. and to our flare institutional members writer university white house historical association, massachusetts historical society the gerald r ford presidential foundation and our two newest institutional members the national first lady s library and the center for presidential history at southern methodist university. i programmed tonight is called taking a new look at edith wilson and should be a fascinating discussion of edith s influence on the role of first lady. the panel moderator is dr. catherine sibley professor of history and director of the american studies at saint joseph s university. panelists in order i think our doctor mary stockwell retired professor of history and department chair at lords university who writes on the american west 20th century p
and to our flare institutional members writer university white house historical association, massachusetts historical society the gerald r ford presidential foundation and our two newest institutional members the national first lady s library and the center for presidential history at southern methodist university. i programmed tonight is called taking a new look at edith wilson and should be a fascinating discussion of edith s influence on the role of first lady. the panel moderator is dr. catherine sibley professor of history and director of the american studies at saint joseph s university. panelists in order i think our doctor mary stockwell retired professor of history and department chair at lords university who writes on the american west 20th century politics and especially woodrow wilson. our second panelists will be rebecca roberts curator of programming at planet word a museum of words and language in washington, dc. and our third panelists will be dr. stacey cordr
my name is nancy keegan smith, and i d like to welcome you as flares vice president to tonight s program. thank you to our partner american university school of public affairs who has been so supportive of our endeavor. and to our flare institutional members writer university white house historical association, massachusetts historical society the gerald r ford presidential foundation and our two newest institutional members the national first lady s library and the center for presidential history at southern methodist university. i programmed tonight is called taking a new look at edith wilson and should be a fascinating discussion of edith s influence on the role of first lady. the panel moderator is dr. catherine sibley professor of history and director of the american studies at saint joseph s university. panelists in order i think our doctor mary stockwell retired professor of history and department chair at lords university who writes on the american west 20th century p
Cspan pauline maier, author of american scripture, where did you get that title . Guest it began, actually, as sacred scripture. I was interested in how what was a workaday condocument of the Second Continental Congress became a sacred document for americans. And i was told sacred scripture wasnt going to work because it would get classified as a religious book. So in the course of negotiations, we retitled the book. Cspan and whats this book about . Guest its about the declaration of independence, about how it was originally drafted, about the event, independence, that it announced to the world and particularly to the people of the United States and then how really the American People and ultimately, with the very eloquent help of Abraham Lincoln, redefined it into a document that served a very different purpose. Cspan early on in the book you tell a story about two summers ago1995. Guest yes. Cspan you were at a Woodrow Wilson scholars seminar and you walked across the street to the