they re still sought after by celebrities and royalty alike. it s hard to put a price on this one. it was the first one ever sold. only a few people can afford them any more. sadly, i m not one. phil mackie, bbc news, shropshire. time for a look at the weather. this time yesterday we were saying there was not much to report apart from some cloud here and there across the uk, and that s certainly the case of the weekend, variable cloud. but it varies a lot because this high pressure, while it s keeping things very calm across the uk, some parts of the country are stuck underneath grey skies when it s pretty chilly. 0ther stuck underneath grey skies when it s pretty chilly. other areas are gloriously sunny. sunny at the moment in the south east and east anglia because the jet stream has pushed drier colder air in from the continent. it is mostly cloudless, so some glorious sunshine for norwich and london. 0ne so some glorious sunshine for norwich and london. one area which has
Treasures. This is American History tv, only on cspan3. Killer in the library of congress for a conversation with three people responsible for conserving the nations history and treasures. My question is for you, taking this job in 2016. What was your motivation . I wanted to open this wonderful Treasure Chest to his many people as possible. The room we are in now has six stradivarius violence iolins. Arius vol there are so many things here. That is why i took the job. You have been at this a lot longer, the 10th archivist of the United States, starting in 2009. Do you remember why you said yes . I had sent no toys. It took someone from the Transition Team to tell me what they were looking for. Of theyes because opportunity to participate in an administration that was serious and open, and thought that the National Archives have a role to play in that theme. You camevid skorton, from cornell university, a sprawling set of universities. Winding you say yes to such a different gig . A na
Possible. It has the room that were in now has six stradivarius violins and original scores from beethoven, hayden, no relation. And there are so many things here, and thats why i took the job. David fair yoe, youve been at this a little longer. You started the job in 2009. Do you remember why you said yes . I said no twice. When i got the first calls about it. And it took someone from the Transition Team to come to new york to talk to me about what this administration was looking for in the new archivist. And i said yes, because of the opportunity to participate in an administration that was serious about open government and transparency and thought that the National Archives had a role to play in that theme. Dr. David skorton. We were a patriotic family, and corny in this regard, and my dad said if you ever had a chance to do something nice for the country, do it. And it felt like i could participate in some small way in preserving the nations history, telling the story of it to amer
Possible. It has the room that were in now has six stradivarius violins and original scores from beethoven, hayden, no relation. And there are so many things here, and thats why i took the job. David fair yoe, youve been at this a little longer. You started the job in 2009. Do you remember why you said yes . I said no twice. When i got the first calls about it. And it took someone from the Transition Team to come to new york to talk to me about what this administration was looking for in the new archivist. And i said yes, because of the opportunity to participate in an administration that was serious about open government and transparency and thought that the National Archives had a role to play in that theme. Dr. David skorton. We were a patriotic family, and corny in this regard, and my dad said if you ever had a chance to do something nice for the country, do it. And it felt like i could participate in some small way in preserving the nations history, telling the story of it to amer
Possible. It has the room that were in now has six stradivarius violins and original scores from beethoven, hayden, no relation. And there are so many things here, and thats why i took the job. David fair yoe, youve been at this a little longer. You started the job in 2009. Do you remember why you said yes . I said no twice. When i got the first calls about it. And it took someone from the Transition Team to come to new york to talk to me about what this administration was looking for in the new archivist. And i said yes, because of the opportunity to participate in an administration that was serious about open government and transparency and thought that the National Archives had a role to play in that theme. Dr. David skorton. We were a patriotic family, and corny in this regard, and my dad said if you ever had a chance to do something nice for the country, do it. And it felt like i could participate in some small way in preserving the nations history, telling the story of it to amer