Why is in crisis half of the description clicks because 11 million americans upwards of 4 million are receiving no treatment to their lives lost to psychosis untreated serious Mental Illness represents a huge and unnecessary loss of human potential. It also makes our more dire social mission such as random acts of violence and sheltered homelessness Substance Abuse, and the disturbing rise of the rate of suicide i want to emphasize these problems are exacerbated not by serious Mental Illness but exacerbated by serious Mental Illness. Todays historic conversation draws broadly on the expertise of people from many disciplines and experiences and perspectives our goal is to put on the table a robust set of reforms how we go about delivering treatment to persons with serious Mental Illness. The Trump Administration has already begun the process of rebuilding our treatment system this very week the president will sign fiscal year 2020 appropriations bill that makes important in the improvem
Military Intelligence Agency that was responsibling for the Worlds Largest cyber attack. Hi, everybody. Thank you for coming. My names allison bane bridge, and im the host for this evening. I want to welcome you all tonight as well as cspan. In case youre wondering who that is, it is cspan recording this event. Its my honor to host this incredible, crucial and terrifying conversation that were going to bear witness to tonight. Were so fortunate to have book passage. We consider it more than a bookstore. For 43 years we have served as a Community Center where we host nationally acclaimed authors like we have tonight, local authors, weve had Panel Discussions recently about race and immigration. We do lots of classes and so much more, conferences. So if you havent received our latest newsletter to see whats coming up for the next month and a half, please make sure you grab one when you go up to purchase the book at the end of the night. Itll tell you whats coming up for the next six week
She is the associate professor at george mason university. Her talk this evening is being held in conjunction with our current exhibition revolutionary reflections french memories of the war for america, which is on view behind this fireplace. Dr. Pichichero will be discussing war and the enlightenment in the context of french experiences during the American Revolution. Many french officers of this ,ra, such as rochambeau consider themselves military philosophers who brought enlightenment and philosophical spirit to their enterprises. Profounderiences had a impact on their experiences and worldviews when they returned to france after the war. These themes are at the center of her book military enlightenment war and culture in the french empire from louis the 14th to napoleon. Published by Cornell University press in 2017. She has a bachelor of arts in comparative literature from musicton, a bachelor of from the Eastman School of music, and a phd and french studies. She has been a membe
It has been another type of cabinet meeting, mr. President. We appreciate you allowing us to do that and the blessings you give us to participate in that cabinet bible study. If you would, lets bow our heads. Father, we thank you for the stable. Everyone is here because you have ordained it to be so. The importance of what we are about, the issues of which we get the responsibility and privilege to deal with it is your call. Today, we are lifting up a special group of men and women who have really been at the core of why this country has been that is our veterans; people who have sacrificed greatly, who held their hand up me,said, here am i, send when it would have maybe been easier for them, certainly less stressful for them to have not answered that call. We lift them up. You give us the opportunity. Secretary wilkie has the agency that directly deals with that. So many of us have the opportunity to assist and be a part of that. We thank you for that great privilege to serve them aft
I am confident you will be able to be the man at the microphone. This is your First Official appearance and we are grateful to happy with us, secured a bunch appointment as historic and a number of ways, hes the first africanamerican secretary to lead the Smithsonian Institution as well as the first Museum Director who was later appointed secretary and around 75 years, he is a historian, something i really enjoy and he understands. Its a great combination of things and this is the fourth position the circuitry bunch has had at the smithsonian. Notably any of predecessors could claim in 1978 he began his smith odeon career in the space museum as Education Specialist in 11 years later he joined the National Museum of American History and most recently served as a founding director of the National Museum of American History and culture. As a founding director he led an 11 year effort in constructing the 400,000 squarefoot museum in helping raise the matching Public Private funds that matc