Up next on the presidency, a talk about the marital and Political Partnership between james and dolly madison. We hear from the Vice President for museum programs, and curator for montpelier, she discusses their early lives, their marriage, and how Dolley Madisons political skills bolster the career of James Madison. Hello, again. Is the sound good . Ok. Im not going to introduce myself. [laughter] i will just kind of start talking. What i am planning to do today is to talk about james and Dolley Madisons lives before they were james and Dolley Madison. Then consider their partnership and how it worked to both of their great advantage, because of it being such a wonderful partnership. So these are the Gilbert Stuart portraits of james and dolley painted when james was secretary of state. Its actually my favorite portraits of the two of them, i think they capture the sort of sense of personality that i see in them. And they have, i think, in large measure sort of created images that we
history. now, this important work is also being done by everyone you are going to hear from today on this extraordinary panel for this session, towards inclusive history, slavery and race. this panel will explore efforts made by historic sites museums, organizations, and individuals to tell an inclusive and comprehensive story at presidential sites. it is tremendously important that this truth telling happens at presidential sites. this panel features presenters with extensive background in curatorial work, public programs, and interpretation, who are using historic places to advance a broader understanding of race and how this central, how central this social construct was and remains to understanding our shared national past. all of their work shows us that preservation is not about holding places in stasis. what we preserve and how we preserve, what we interpret, and how we interpret is a powerful tool for advancing justice inequity. i have the great pleasure of introducin
over its nearly 75 year history. now this important work is also being done by everyone you are going to hear from today on this extraordinary panel for the session towards inclusive history, slavery and race. this panel will explore efforts made by historic sites, museums, organizations and individuals to tell an inclusive and comprehensive story at presidential sites. it is tremendously important that this truth telling happens act presidential sites. this panel features presenters with extensive backgrounds in curatorial work, public programs, and interpretation, who are using historic places to advance a broader understanding of race and how this central, how central this social construct was and remains to understanding our shared national past. all of their work shows us that preservation is not about holding places in stasis. what we preserve and how we preserve, what we interpret, and how we interpret is a powerful tool for advancing justice inequity. i have the great