Up next on American History tv, a Panel Discusses the textual tradition of the declaration of independence. Including how it reflects the times to which it was written and the newer reproductions that followed the original. Panelists include historic document dealer and the editor of the papers of Thomas Jefferson. Among the questions they examine is how punctuation influences how the declaration is read and interpreted. The National Archives hosted this event. It is about 90 minutes. Ted the declaration. This is 2 hours and 45 minutes. Good morpning, everybody. Its a pleasure to be here. Thank you so much for joining us. I want to start by thanking our hosts, the archives. Its been extraordinary, the way theyve jumped into supporting my effort to bring more attention to the question of how we read the declaration of independence and how we think about the diversity of the declarations textual tradition. We are punctuating happyinesshappiness. Were focused on the second sentence intent
In full swing. Our contractor has finished pouring the foundations for the building, and will start putting up steel in another month. We are right on schedule to open the museum in early 2017. And that was the first of a twopart look at the collections of the museum of the american revolution. In part two, we will see a part of George Washingtons tent from the revolutionary war. Up next on American History tv, a Panel Discusses the textual tradition of the declaration of independence. Including how it reflects the times in which it was written and the newer reproductions that followed the original. Panelists include a historic document dealer and the editor of the papers of Thomas Jefferson. Among the questions they examine is how punctuation influences how the declaration is read and interpreted. The National Archives hosted this event. It is about 90 minutes. And how later generations interpreted the declaration. This is 2 hours and 45 minutes. Good morpning, everybody. Its a pleasu
Second sentence of the declaration of independence. We hold these truths to be selfevident that all men are crated equal, they are endowed by their crater with certain unalienable rights. Among these are life, liberty and the bridges of happiness. The pursuit of happiness. Uit of happiness. Governments are instituted among men. Whenever any form of government becomes detruktive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it and Institute New government, laying its f i expect that all of you are not surprised by how long the sentence is. But as i have gone around the country talking about the declaration over and over again people have expressed surprise at just how long the sentence is. It is important to recognize that there are two moment happiness appears in the sentence. We are talking about individual rights and down at the end of the sentence when we come to the peoples responsibility for organizing government in such form, as to them shall seem most likely t
Declaration of independence. How the document was written, revised and edited, and how later generations interpreted the declaration. This is 2 hours and 45 minutes. Good morpning, everybody. Its a pleasure to be here. Thank you so much for joining us. I want to start by thanking our hosts, the archives. Its been extraordinary, the way theyve jumped into supporting my effort to bring more attention to the question of how we read the declaration of independence and how we think about the diversity of the declarations textual tradition. We are punctuating happyinesshappiness. Were focused on the second sentence intently of the declaration of independence. Im going to reintroduce the second sentence to you and invite my panelists to expand. Well each speak for 12 minutes, leaving time for questions from all of you. I understand we may also have some questions coming in over email or twitter, possibly. Im not sure exactly how that works. I imagine somebody will. Thatll become magically cle
Louise barnett appeared on booknotes but the military and private life of general george custer. In her book professor barnett depicts a man had never adjusted to life after his success at leading volunteers in the civil war. It examines how the battle of the little bighorn depicted him as a mythic hero and a villain. Heres a look at encore booknotes. Cspan Louise Barnett, author of touched by fire, whats that title mean . Guest it comes from a speech that Oliver Wendell holmes made about the civil war, and it seemed to me very appropriate. He said, to our great good fortune and our youth, our hearts were touched by fire. And we learned at an early age that life was a passionate and serious thing. I havent exactly quoted that, but the point is that people who were young during the civil war were inspired and matured in a way that perhaps hasnt happened to every generation. Cspan but the subtitle on your book is the life, death and mythic afterlife of George Armstrong custer. Who was ge