Transferring from one administration to an other. Good morning, and welcome to talking transitions. We all woke up to shocking news this morning so before we get started, let me give our best wishes for a speedy recovery for President Trump, the first lady, and all the officials who work closely with the president. 3, month out from november americans have started voting in the most president ial election in a generation. President elect joe biden or reelect President Donald Trump will face a double digit unemployment situation, growing pandemic, a reckoning on racial inequality. These problems is the federal government and the federal government needs to be effective. Why it is critical for effectiveness on effectiveness. A smooth transition this year is not enough. Bestyear will be the transition ever in american history. Should President Biden win, the challenges are daunting. In normal times, a new president a 78 day. Bank to form a government, select more than pout 4000 political
Battlefield, hope well cultural park, Rock Creek Park, et cetera, et cetera. Steve is an expert in civil war err with military occupation, operational command, fortifications, of course, in the western theater. He authored articles in the American Civil War and the defenses of washington. And he holds a masters degree in American History from the middle Tennessee State university. I will go off script one second, steve has done more to bring attention to the civil war defenses of washington than anyone ever has before. So if you dont follow him before this event, follow him on facebook, follow the civil war defenses of washington after this. Keeps it fresh and real and bringing some great information to the front. So, steve, come up. All right. Thank you, i appreciate that. Can everyone see me in the back . Want to make sure i wore something bright enough for everyone to see. Yes. And im from denver, colorado, we call this united in orange. So thank you, rob, and i want to express my g
He is an expert in military occupations, occupational command. He has authored articles on the american civil war. He holds a masters degree in American History from middle Tennessee State university. I will go off script one second. He has done more to bring attention to the civil war than anyone ever has before. If you dont follow him before this event, follow him on facebook with the sense of washington, he keeps it fresh, keeps it real, and is bringing great information. [applause] steve thank you, i appreciate that. Can everyone see me in the back . Sure i broughte up something that was bright enough for everyone to see. Im originally from denver. We call this united in orange. Thank you, i want to express my deep gratitude to chris for the honor to present at the symposium here at stevensons ridge in virginia. Last year i was a part of the panel. It is an honor to be back and talk about the battle of fort stevens. You will hear me talk about the battle of fort stevens today and a
[inaudible conversations] [applause] ladies and gentlemen looking at this wonderful institution at the Constitution Center i see a lot of friends here and we have a responsibility on bill of rights day to inspire people around the world. So i will put aside what we are discussing not only the first part and i know you can hear us. The national Constitution Center is the only institution in america chartered by congress, due to somebody information on a nonpartisan basis and this is the purpose of the charter to increase understanding and that is what we will do today. On december 15, 1791 the bill of rights were ratified in those tenements have become iconic of american liberty. But as we will learn today in a fascinating series of discussions known as the bill of rights not until december 15, 1931 in the heart of world war ii that president roosevelt first began referring to the bill of rights and the first panel how the first ten amendments came to be known as the bill of rights. Som
Louisiana cheers the first runner up is california. Katherine won more than just the crown. She also won a place in the history books. Not only was she the youngest contestant to make it to the famous pageant. At 15 years old, shes the youngest winner ever. Hi katherine hi. Thank you for having me. Our pleasure. What was it like competing against 50 girls who were quite a bit older than you . Right. Well, i see myself as a really mature 15yearold. I dont think my age really held me back from having the same experience as everyone else. I made so many friends. I just had the time of my life. It was so much fun. Now, you grew up in a small town in louisiana, what was that like . I did. Well, living in a small town, i love living in a small town. You know everyone. Theyre so supportive. When i won, they just went crazy. Theyre amazing. I love living there. You must be a pretty big celebrity around town . I would say so. You actually started playing softball at, three . I did. My sister ac