To president ial libraries and all of the prior directors of the jfk President Library and ,useum have been mentors to me as i have taken on the role. We have announced to the community as a couple of days ago the passing of the very first director of the jfk library. He was a member of the Kennedy Administration. Pride that hel inld share it would glow him, his advocacy of the importance of the Kennedy Administration and the many treasures we had in our building. I love this photograph of the building, it is nighttime. For those who have not yet come to seei believe the us, i believe the library is inspirational in itself and fitting for the life and times and ideas of an inspirational president , the 35th president , president kennedy if you are kennedy. If you are able to come cs, you will see this building, it is facing toward boston harbor. It is a site that will elevate your thoughts, and as you think about what the nation is all about and your role and it and whether you would a
We thank you for joining us for our virtual Headliner Program on the potential crisis in the college vote this fall. Thurgood marshall jr. And paul low, founder and president of the campus election engagement projects. While covid19 continues to spread across the country, how americans vote has become a critical issue as politicians debate debate the verses constituents one has emerged as a critical block, the voting rate more than doubled from 19 in the 2014 election, to 40 in 2018. In a poll of 4000 students, conducted august 9 through 12, funded by the knight foundation, 71 percent of students say they are absolutely certain they will vote. So ident i is democrats are the most likely to be absolutely 81 ,in they will vote at followed by republicans at 74 and independence at 63 . That includes that assumes that collegeage voters will be able to vote and that their votes will be counted. Covid19 has upended education in general and has caused disruptions on campuses across the country
And you were thinking about the future of American Cities, you would have seen potentially a very bleak future. That was the time when particularly our urban cores, new york city and los angeles, were in the middle of a bona fide crisis. You had seen years of deindustrialization ravaged the working class of the city and an enormous middleclass flight to other regions entirely. That was very hard on the Fiscal Foundation of the cities and the civic life of those cities. You saw the tremendous renaissance over the subsequent decades. That renaissance was not even. You did not see it in every single American City but you did see it in a handful of cities that had a renaissance in governance. The Manhattan Institute was deeply involved in an urban renaissance but one thing we have been arguing for some years is that, wait a second, everyone. We are in a period of relative health. You see a comeback of many major American Cities but lets not take this for granted. Lets look at some of those
Explain how. Guest if you go back to 1980, and you were thinking about the future of americas cities, you would have seen, potentially, a very bleak future. That was the time when, particularly our urban cores, cities like new york city and los angeles, were in the middle of a bona fide crisis. You had seen years of deindustrialization ravage the working and middleclass publishings of those cities, and you had seen an enormous middleclass flight to other regions entirely. That was very hard on the Fiscal Foundation of the cities and also the civic life of those cities. But then, in fact, you saw a tremendous renaissance over the subsequent decades. That renaissance was not even. You did not see it in every single American City, but you did see it in a handful of cities that had a renaissance in governance. The Manhattan Institute, where im president , was very deeply involved in an urban renaissance but one thing we have been arguing for some years is that, wait a second, everyone. We
While we will continue to fight for the passage of this bill in the senate, we wanted to highlight today the efforts of the Congressional Black Caucus defined find on many different manifestations of systemic racism. That thisly inspired new movement has elevated the issue, and that people understand this was not a tragedy, one tragedy, and anomaly, but it was a manifestation of much deeper problems in our country. Proud to be joined by members of the Congressional Black Caucus who have been on the front lines, and the house of representatives, fighting for change, and they will share those areas where they have been fighting for with you today. After you hear presentations from members of congress, we will open it up to hear your questions and comments. Right now, i have the honor of introducing representative barbara lee. She is is apart of the congressional caucus and is the founder of the task force in the house of representatives to address poverty. And we have a slogan in the hou