Third Vice President of the United States ehrenberg, his deadly duel with alexander hamilton, and the alleged conspiracies surrounding his westward venture. Contemporaryhis to fears about disunion and the fragility of the United States. Our guest tonight is dr. Jr. , andlewis associate professor of history at kalamazoo college. He received his bachelor of arts government and foreign and in Foreign Affairs at the college of william and mary. He also received his masters in American History and his phd in virginia. Sity of he lives in kalamazoo, where he is an associate professor. Books on theour dogmatic history of the early american republic, and the most recent being the subject of tonights program the burr conspiracy, which will be for sale at the conclusion of the program. Without farther ado, join me in welcoming him. [laughter] [applause] thank you. Thank you all for being here this evening. I hope you all dodged the rain. The podcast that was sort of a promo for this, you may hav
Up next on American History tv, the Treasury Department hosts a ceremony to rename the Treasury Building to freedmans Bank Building. This is about 30 minutes. Brodi fontenot good afternoon. My name is Brodi Fontenot, and i have the assistant secretary for management here at the Treasury Department. Thank you all for being here today. Those of you joining us virtually as well. It is a tremendous privilege to come to work here at the Treasury Department every day in this historic building, knowing that for more than a century, decisions made in this building have impacted the lives of our fellow citizens. I am honored to work for secretary lew, a tireless leader and advocate for the cause of the institution. Often times in the day to day routine, it is easy to forget the historic significance of the institution we work for, the legacy that we are a small part of, and the people we serve. Today, we take a small step in preserving the history of the building and the legacy of service and i
Anniversary of the freedmans bank. Incorporated by congress in 1865, the bank was for newly freed slaves in the postcivil war era. Up next on American History tv the Treasury Department hosts a , ceremony to rename the Treasury Annex building to freedmans Bank Building. This was built on the original site of the bank. This is about 30 minutes. Brodi fontenot good afternoon. My name is Brodi Fontenot, and i am the assistant secretary for management here at the Treasury Department. Thank you all for being here today. Those of you joining us virtually as well. It is a tremendous privilege to come to work here at the Treasury Department every day in this historic building, knowing that for more than a century, decisions made in this building have impacted the lives of our fellow citizens. I am honored to work for secretary lew, a tireless leader and advocate for the cause of the institution. Financial inclusion. Often times in the day to day routine, it is easy to forget the historic signi
This is about 30 minutes. Brodi fontenot good afternoon. My name is Brodi Fontenot, and i am the assistant secretary for management here at the Treasury Department. Thank you all for being here today. Those of you joining us virtually as well. It is a tremendous privilege to come to work here at the Treasury Department every day in this historic building, knowing that for more than a century, decisions made in this building have impacted the lives of our fellow citizens. I am honored to work for secretary lew, a tireless leader and advocate for the cause of Financial Inclusion. Often times in the day to day routine, it is easy to forget the historic significance of the institution we work for, the legacy that we are a small part of, and the people we serve. Today, we take a small step in preserving the history of the building and the legacy of service and inclusion at treasury. I want to start off by recognizing john brian. It was his idea that we name the Treasury Annex the freedmans
Thank you all for being here today. Those of you joining us virtually as well. Privilege tondous come to work here at the Treasury Department every day in this historic building, knowing that for more than a century, decisions made in this building have impacted the lives of our fellow citizens. I am honored to work for acretary loop lew, tireless leader and advocate for the cause of the institution. Often times in the day to day routine, it is easy to forget the historic significance of the institution we work for, the legacy that we are a small part of and the people we serve. , today, we take a small step in preserving the history of the building and the legacy of service and inclusion at treasury. I want to start off by recognizing john brian. It was his idea that we name the Treasury Annex the freedmans Bank Building. And im delighted this idea came to fruition. [applause] Brodi Fontenot thank you for your leadership and continued commitment to Financial Inclusion for all american