San antonio and dallas. In about five minutes, we take you inside the george h. W. Bush president ial library and museum for film footage of george bush and barbara bush on their honeymoon and the final resting place of the 41st president and the first lady on the grounds of the library. In about 20 minutes t history of the area as we travel to the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History and later a trip to the campus of texas a m university for the story of cadets, a student military organization dating to 1876. We begin our special feature with the mayors of bryan and College Station as they talk about the history and special relationship between the two cities. One of the wonderful things about Bryan College station, youve got two cities, one community. The university started in the 1870s, the city of bryan started just a couple of years before, really right after the civil war. There was a railroad coming from houston that was marching its way here, stopped before the civil war, an
Good evening, everyone. To all of our friends here and those watching by cspan and on facebook live, my name is stuart. And i am the president of the White House Historical association. It is my privilege to commute to the Historic House as well as to the White House Historical association. Tonights we had to fear many former officials from the and other administrations have the print of the validation and were honored at you here tonight this year marks the 50th anniversary of Patricia Nixon becoming the first lady of the United States under her leadership white house collection added over 600 paintings and furnishing elements to the white house collection which is the most of any presidency the significance of this will be discussed in tonights program but its very important lost here at the white house of our mission which was inspired as most of you were all of you know by first Lady Jacqueline kennedy to be the private nonpartisan private partner to the white house for conservatio
Toure cspan cities continues its clock at prine Bryan College station with a the final resting place of president bush, his wife barbara and their daughter robin. Were about 4 10 of a mile label. E president bush chose this site final resting place. So in april, about a year and a ago now, we buried mrs. Bush here and then in after his death in november, and then the funeral inut six days later, december, he was brought up here the up, 4141, in the special car. Amazingly, there were there lined, all the way from houston. Its probably about 80 or 90 miles from houston here. And there were people lined up thealong the tracks, all way here. I was in a bus. We kind of followed the path of train. And it was just amazing. You could see the people all tracks,l over the places likeoe, that. Ended at thetrain university about a mile from here. Ad the casket was put in hearse and brought here. Theres a walkway on the other the gravesite. Lined the walkway all here. Y the Funeral Service here was
Following hughs remarks and a brief video presentation, our panelists will join us here for tonights program. Those of you on this side of the room, no worries. This podium is going to be removed, so you will have a clear shot of our panelists. And i cant end without a little bit of selfpromotion. Our shop is open until 8 30 tonight. Its right at the top of the ramp from the door where you came in. And everybody here will get a 10 discount on anything that you would like to take home with you tonight. You could finish your Christmas Shopping right here tonight. So, thank you very much. Hugh, welcome. [ applause ] thank you, stewart, and welcome to all of you on behalf of the nixon foundation, which i became the president of only in july. And what a great first event celebrating mrs. Nixon to be a part of. I want to get out of the way of the experts and get them up here in a hurry. We all know the definitive biography of mrs. Nixon was written by julie nixon eisenhower. I am pleased to
And hugh hewitt, the president of the Nixon Foundation who youll hear from in a few moments. We have many distinguished guests here today. Many former officials from the nixon and other administrations and staff and friends of the Nixon Foundation, and were honored to have you here tonight. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Patricia Nixon becoming the first lady of the United States. Under her leadership, the white house collection added over 600 paintings and furnishing elements to the white house collection which is the most of any presidency. The significance of this will be discussed in tonights program, but its very important to us here at the White House Historical association as a core part of our mission which was inspired, as most of you, or all of you know, by first Lady Jacqueline kennedy, to be the private nonpartisan private partner to the white house for conservation, preservation, restoration of those beautiful state homes in the white house for the acquisition of