Winner of the general election, richard nixon. The following Political Program sponsored by citis for reagan committee. Put your left hand upon the bible and raise your right hand. Do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies, foreign or domestic. I do. That you will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the you the and the constitution of the state of california. I do. If you take this obligation this is the night Ronald Reagan became governor of california. January 2nd, 1967. Governor reagan was born and raised in illinois. I do. I now declare you to be duly installed as governor of the state of california another Illinois Republican said some time back, government should be of the people, by the people, for the people. [ applause ] that kind of government, of the people, by the people, for the people, arrived that night in california. I am here with tho
From the revolution and that we should not trace values back to the founders. Instead he argues that through failures and reinventions weve use the constitution to create modern core values. The Smithsonian Associates hosted the event. Moderator good evening, can you hear me . Great. My name is ruth robbins and it is a pleasure to welcome you here tonight for our program. Before we get started just a couple of quick things. If you have electronic devices, now is a good time to turn them off. As usual, there is no photography and no filming. Also, if you are wondering what the equipment is in the back of so show, it is cspan your nicest smile, brush her hair, get ready in case you get a cameo. When we get to the q a part there is a microphone in the back of the room and we will let you know when it is time. You will line up there to ask your questions. Worthwhile to revisit the documents that set us apart from british rule and created the framework for our government. Our guest speaker,
Know before you go. A title that just did not sing for some reason. [laughter] i want to thank our longsuffering panelists for bearing with me as i arrived at a workable concept and title. I didave a clear idea have a clear idea what i wanted the symposium to be. A blend of wellknown beakers. Blended with excellent lesserknown speakers who you should want to know well and will want to know well and have them speak about their Exciting New Research and their contributions to civil war scholarship. I stumbled on a title and a 2020. Sing the year way of providing hindsight and insight into the study of the civil war. With that concept in mind, i want to introduce our first speaker who was an obvious choice to lead off this conference. The davis has been one of most prominent and accomplished civil war scholars for several generations. He started as a boy, i think. If i recall correctly, his were civil war book, a biography of John C Breckenridge he rode as a college student. Of four award
Ruth robbins. It is a pleasure to welcome you here tonight for the program. Before we get started just a couple of quick things. If you have electronic devices, now is a good time to turn them off. As usual, there is no photography and no filming. Also, if you are wondering what the equipment is in the back of the room, it is cspan. So show your nicest smile, brush her hair, get ready in case you get a cameo. And when we get to the q a part, there is a microphone in the back of the room and we will let you know when it is time. You will just line up there to ask you questions. It is always worthwhile revisiting the documents but set us apart from british rule and created the framework for our government. Tonight our guest speaker kermit , roosevelt, explores these documents and shares interpretation of their meaning and relevance. Professor roosevelt teaches constitutional law at the university of pennsylvania law school. He was born and raised in d. C. And attended Harvard University
I did have a clear idea of what i wanted the symposium to be. A blend of wellknown speakers. Blended with excellent lesserknown speakers who you should want to know well and will want to know well and have them speak about their Exciting New Research and their contributions to civil war scholarship. I stumbled on a title and a gimmick using the year 2020. As a way of providing hindsight and insight into the study of the civil war. With that concept in mind, i want to introduce our first speaker who was an obvious choice to lead off this conference. Jack davis has been one of the most prominent and accomplished civil war scholars for several generations. He started as a boy, i think. If i recall correctly, his first civil war book, a biography of John C Breckenridge he wrote as a college student. He won the first of four awards. You will find a partial list of titles of his civil war books in your program. Jack was also a longtime editor of civil war times illustrated. And editor of the