Native americans focusing on the aftermath of the revolutionary war and the initiatives of George Washington. Mr. Butterfield is the executive director for the library at mt. Vernon. Good morning, everyone. Good morning. If you all could take your seats, please. Happy leap day. What could be better than a bonus day and some real meaningful history content. Its a double win for me. I love it. Im thrilled to have you all here to your Virginia Museum of history and culture. I have the privilege of serving as the president and ceo here and im going quickly kick us off as we have an allstar lineup of speakers today for this wonderful collaboration. I will point out, since i see now faces that are not our usuals here at this museum that you are gathered today in the oldest Cultural Institution in the commonwealth of virginia. Were older than the smithsonian institution. Were older than half of the states of this country. In fact, in this is interesting to consider. With the topic we approach
More now from bill barker portraying thomas jefferson, discussing the third president s love of gardening from the west lot of monticello, his virginia home. Good afternoon my friends and my fellow citizens. What a pleasure to greet you once more here on our mountain here at monticello. What a pleasure to be out of doors here amongst the wonders of nature. Particularly that we can stand together underneath this live oak, one of my Favorite Places next to the fishpond, to welcome the bloom of the snowball that is the vibrant behind me. Theyre the beautiful purple iris and of course the pansies. B fox club as well about to bloom. What a pleasant occasion. And particularly to welcome our friend mr. Steve light to be with us again to welcome your questions. Without any further comment, as i have a few moments before i continue my walk through the garden, and i think gardens is a most pleasant subject to attend to today. I asked for the first question if you will. Yes, thank you president j
And dozens feared dead after torrential rainfall those floods in afghanistan thousands of homes destroyed trapping people to meet the rubble. Im told me a lot of well welcome to the show authorities in the u. S. Have arrested a 17 year old for allegedly gunning down 2 people during a 3rd night of unrest in the city of wisconsin the gunman was caught on video running through the streets of Commission Opening fire on protesters who were chasing after him the violence kept a 3rd straight night of protests unleashed by the shooting and wounding of jacob blake on sunday the 29 year old blake was shot several times by police as he attempted to enter vs juvie where his children was 30 family says he is now paralyzed. Correspondent stuff is an osha stuff and whats the latest. Yeah the latest on the shooting is that the 17 year old suspect is still in that intention juvenile Detention Center in illinois or wisconsin can osha has sent an extradition request to illinois to have the 17 year old br
They gavel it is session saturday morning and ten eastern. Watch the debate live on cspan good evening. Every saturday night throughout the summer, book tv is putting on several hours of a wellknown author. Kind of hard twisted on binge watching. Tonight teacherg author is historian David Mccullough for it is author of a dozen books including bestselling histories, on the american revolutions, and the invention of mans spacefligh for some ofe Northwest Territory in the creation of the brooklyn bridge. Hes a two time winner about Pulitzer Prize and the National Book of board and his appearance he over 75 times. And coming up over the next several hours, we will show you some of those programs. S. First up in 1992, they appear on cspans program to talk about his biography of president harry truman. The book won thepr pulitzer prie biography would have changed the view on the truman presidency. Here is David Mccullough from 1992. You start out by saying im a as far back as nearly as he co
Good evening, every saturday night throughout the summer booktv is putting on several hours of a wellknown author. Kind of our twist on binge watching. Tonights featured author s historian David Mccullough the author of a dozen books including bestselling histories on the american revolution, the invention of manned spaceflight the settlement of the Northwest Territory and the creation of the brooklyn bridge. He is a two time winner both Pulitzer Prize and National Book award and appeared on booktv and cspan over 75 times. Coming up over the next several hours we will show you some of those programs. First up in 1992 he appeared on cspans book not programmed to talk about his biography of president harry truman. The book won the Pulitzer Prize for biography and hope to change the view of the truman presidency. Here is David Mccullough from 1992. David mccullough, and your last chapter called citizen Truman Truman had held to the idea of the mythical roman heroes cincinnatus. Whats that