Historian at harvard university, whos written an acclaimed book about John F Kennedy and Kathleen Kennedy townsend, who is a politician in her own right, whose father Robert F Kennedy was the attorney general when the march on washington occurred. I want to start by switching rating this discussion in a in a bit, a personal way, because we have some personal connections among us. And i want to start in the summer of 1963, before the march and in june in particular, in june of 1963, kathleen, 11 years old, her uncle was the president. Her father was the attorney general. She was growing up in mclean, virginia, the wonderful house called hickory hill. I was growing up in chevy chase, maryland, a neighborhood called somerset. My father was a journalist, was covering the Kennedy Administration and the Justice Department. I was six years old that summer. I. And robert was growing up across the street and a few houses down from us in somerset with his brother burke, whos in the audience with
Numbers of surgeons simultaneously may give a preview of the management of mass casualties in any future disaster. Civilian or military. Welcome to tcu. Welcome to the annual Lance Corporal benjamin w schmitz symposium on war. Conflict and society. My name is kara dixon and im the Lance Corporal Benjamin W Schmidt. Professor here in the history department. Its my honor to welcome you here tonight. Whether you are in this building with us or joining us from home or your campus via cspans American History tv, the Lance Corporal Benjamin W Schmidt symposium on war. Conflict and society is an annual series which we consider the experiences and consequences of wars and conflicts in various times and places. It is named in memory of Benjamin Whetstone schmidt, a former tcu student and marine scout sniper who died in afghanistan in october 2011. Benjamin history. And it is our honor to have this opportunity to further love of history and to consider cost of war. In an annual symposium that we
Welcome to tcu. Welcome to the annual Lance Corporal benjamin w schmitz symposium on war. Conflict and society. My name is kara dixon and im the Lance Corporal Benjamin W Schmidt. Professor here in the history department. Its my honor to welcome you here tonight. Whether you are in this building with us or joining us from home or your campus via cspans American History tv, the Lance Corporal Benjamin W Schmidt symposium on war. Conflict and society is an annual series which we consider the experiences and consequences of wars and conflicts in various times and places. It is named in memory of Benjamin Whetstone schmidt, a former tcu student and marine scout sniper who died in afghanistan in october 2011. Benjamin history. And it is our honor to have this opportunity to further love of history and to consider cost of war. In an annual symposium that we hold in his memory. We thank those who make this symposium possible most especially dr. David and theresa schmidt. And we thank the soci
For the last eight. Heres hoping to organize an annual to celebrate and recognize d. C. Emancipation act becoming law on april 16th of 1862 and a free of a little over 3000 slave persons held in the district along in the series was named in honor of Benjamin Drummond, who was born around 1843 in nassau, new york. Drummond, a 24 year old black slave owner, was the first patient admitted to naval hospital, now known as the old vic. The hospital, when it opened on october 1st in 1866. Drummond was initially in assassins while serving on the u. S. Morning light. He was actually shot in the leg. He would receive care for that injury. A naval hospital, orleans, on december six, 1864, joining in the navy and came to be a patient in this building on october first of 1866, when he when his boat, he opened so we all dedicate celebration to benjamin charlton. We dedicate this Panel Discussion in which the lives and experience of africanamericans who served in the u. S. To Benjamin Franklin as wel
Welcome, everybody live at the l. A. Times book festival. We hope youre having an extraordinary day. Welcome also are friends coming in via this recording for cspans book tv. We are thrilled to be with you. My name is martha jones and i have the distinct pleasure of moderating the panel today. The legacy of slavery through the generations. My first task is to introduce the extraordinary authors. I begin to my left. Carry greenwich is the author of the grimkes the legacy of slavery in an american family. Congratulations on being a finalist this year before the l. A. Times book prize. Rachel jamison webster, author of Benjamin Banneker and us 11 generations of an american family. Welcome, rachel. Williams, author of, i saw death coming, a history of terror and survival in the war against reconstruction. And, the author of master slave husband wife and epic journey from slavery to freedom. You can already hear where this conversation will go and i am thrilled to help facilitate it. To sta