Since were doing toasts tonight, i did i already planned this and thought a toast might be in order but when i was going through my personal history mentioning important dates, i neglected to mention that this half of this week happens to be the 16th anniversary of my marriage to my lovely wife, tracy lee. Which occurred just across the street in Buffalo Bills poker church. Yeah. I take this western stuff seriously. [applause] talk about longsuffering women. If i might, ladies and gentlemen, as we bring this fabulous conference to a close, i would like to offer a toast to and i hate to drink it in water because like bill would just slap me. I would like to offer a toast to the founder of the feast, ladies and gentlemen, to william f. Cody, to buffalo bill. All right. Thank you. Are watching American History tv, 48 hours of programming on American History, every weekend on the spent three. Follow us on twitter at cspan history for tonight on q a come up with take a look at anthony clark
The photos are flowers that i took in france. It is bringing them altogether. That is what i think the Buffalo Bill Historical Center does. It brings together and hopefully, someday it will have a really good picture of the widespread influence. Thank you. [applause] in the i will be down bookstore, signing any books that anybody might be interested in. Interested in American History tv . Visit our website. Lectures,tch college archival films, and more. American history tv at cspan. Org history. A teacher of social studies and civics to middle and high school students, try our classroom resources at the cspan classroom website. There are ready to go resources including lesson plans. Also, enhanced teaching tools to engage your students in discussions with new content added regularly. Many teachers use these resources so you should try it, too. It is quick and easy. Sign up. Next, a visit to philadelphias museum of the American Revolution. In the first of a twopart program, we learn abo
Ceo of the resume of the American Revolution and i am standing on the plaza at the corner of third and chestnut streets in old city philadelphia. Philadelphia was the headquarters of the revolution, where delegates came and protests first mounted, where the declaration of independence was written 200 yards away at Independence Hall. This really is the most central element of the American Revolution, the birth of our nation, which is why this museum is located here. Just down the street from me is the first bank of the United States. That is Alexander Hamiltons branch bank when he launched our nations banking system. It is also the first building constructed by the United States of america. So we have truly are or the our where the nation began and it is the right place to tell the entire story of the American Revolution, which is our mission in the museum. Behind me, you see canons from the era, these are part of the city of philadelphias collection. Everyone of these canons are old en
To a hearing on the ideology behind violent extremism and what the u. S. Can do to counter it. Foreman National Counterterrorism center at director Michael Leiter testifies before the Senate Homeland security committee. Good morning. This hearing is to order. I want to thank the witnessesss for your testimony for taking the time for your courage. The mission of this committee is pretty straightforward. To enhance the economic and National Security of america and promote more efficient, effective and accountable government. The Committee Really is in respects to committees in one from the house side. We have Homeland Security and where governmental affairs. This hearing is really focusing on the Homeland Security side of the committee structure. And within that structure we have four priorities. Border security, cybersecurity, protecting critical infrastructure, and countering extremism and violence in any form, including islamist terrorism. What we try and do in this committee is due t
Teacher. He was born in nevada county. He is the grandson of cornish hard rock gold miners. He is also the author of distant horizon, documents from the 19th century american west. Illuminated the also, the Award Winning sierra story. You can find it in our stores night as well. Store tonight as well. This was just published this year, it is amazing. Members can i get 20 off the books. It is dont have a copy of either, i suggest you grab them and get them signed by gary. The value will skyrocket afterwards. If you want a more complete biography or to learn more about the book, go on his website. He is a lovely person, it is such a treat. His stories, the way they tell them it are really compelling. Also, to let you know, think of your russians, there will be a q a portion. Cspan is here tonight. It is really important you go to the mic and ask the question. Now i will hand it over to him right now. Thank you, gary. Gary thank you for the lovely interaction introduction. I spoke it once