And together we mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of captive africans in north america. Todays gathering is one of remembrance and reflection, and also one of celebration. We are gathered in the front lawn of an historic institution, in fact, the oldest Cultural Organization in the commonwealth of virginia. For 200 years, weve been collecting materials for the purpose of telling the story of this place. Some 14 million artifacts are housed in the walls behind me. We have much to be proud of. But we still have so very much we must do to be the state History Museum we deserve, to represent all and welcomes all. [applause] dr. Carter woodson, the man considered the founder of black history wrote, those who have no record of their forebears lose the inspiration that comes from the teaching of history. How true. We must do more and we will. We are committed at the museum to a Bright Future dedicated to inclusion and access. The exhibit is a legacy project of the 2019 commemoration,
When i wrote about bonnie and clyde, was really writing about the depression and growing up poor in the dust bowl. When i wrote about the gunfight at the o. K. Corral which was not actually a gunfight and wasnt at the o. K. Corral, but the accidental shooting in an empty lot on fremont street just did not have the same sort of ring to would. The first people were going to write this history. Wanted to write about the settling of the last part of the american frontier. And about three and half years ago it occurred to me that a lot of that unique time in American History that we know as the late 60s is either getting completely forgotten or else people are sort of putting their own little twist on it. Oh, yeah. Some people say, a lot of sex and drugs. Wasnt that silly and cute . Other people remember the passion over the war, the students marching in the street. Other people remember the space age with the cold war still going on. Tom hayden said when i interviewed him for this book tha
We are grateful for all of our board members. Knowing our panelists, tonight will be one of those engaged programs that is informative and highly entertaining. Those guys know how to tell a story. It is a rare treat to have the curtain pulled back from those who were on the front lines of protecting the president and the first family. We are honored to be joined tonight by three secret Service Agents Whose Service almost approached 82 years. Privileged to have larry a 22 yearith us, veteran of the secret service. Larry was honored with the u. S. Secret Service Valor Award for his role in stopping an assassination attempt on president gerald ford in september of 1975 in sacramento. Later larry served 25 years as the security chief of the United States olympic committee. Joe clancy is with us tonight. Joe served on the protective details of four president s including president bush, or trailblazers as he wouldve called them. President bush with strobe laser. Joes nearly 30 year career cu
My mom found her and said she might have slipped in the shower. She was in the Fetal Position in this bathtub. You could see marks on jessicas neck. Police said were going to rule this as a homicide. Reporter detectives using new technology to view this crime scene in extreme detail. There is no forced entry, no tool marks. There was blood on the couch. Who could have done this . They said usually it is someone close. An investigation focusing on friends and family. They brought up the association with the motorcycle gang. We came off as kind of a tough guy. We fool around a little bit. And he threatened to take out my whole entire family to get custody of our kids. Wow. Reporter a chilling story of danger and duplicity. We would try to figure out who did this. He knew the whole time. This is the ultimate betrayal. Hello and welcome to dateline. Jessica nelson was a Hard Working Single mom who kept her loved ones close. And then one morning, she was found dead in the house she shared w
Author jeff quinn. You open your most recent book, waco, with this quote from rick perlstein, the historian. A fog of crosscut motives and narratives, the complexity that defies storybook simplicity at a that is usually the way history happens. I think the quote is the most cogent of ever heard. Rick does a tremendous job himself and its true. Know historic event happens in a vacuum. Its tied to many other things. And thats the fascination in research and writing on narrative, nonfiction, history. What i read a quote from you as well, and this is from 2021 in the cleburne times review. A lot of people no longer want to buy nonfiction to learn things. They want nonfiction books to reflect what they already believ want books to reinforce their opinions. They want books that tell them everything they believe is absolutely right and that the other side is even worse than they thought. If you take a look at the bestseller list for nonfiction, for the last several years, theres three categor