1776. Just so you know, todays the last day weve extended our museum hours to 7 00 p. M. The parchment sheet on display upstairs, though now much faded, is the original official version of the declaration of independence. Many versions have since have been made since Congress Approved it. Most notably the dunlap broadside printed on paper on the night of july 4th, 1776 and several facsimile reproductions made in the early 1800s. Today, with the copy of the declaration of independence, recently uncovered bu our two guests, Danielle Allen and emily sneff. This parchment document, the sussex declaration, is the same size as the original declaration on display in the ro dotunda an dates from 1780s. A notable feature of the sussex declaration is the arrangement of the signatures. Theyre not arranged by state delegation as they are on our declaration, and other early versions and danielle and emily will give us their theories on what this new arrangement thmay mean. Before we turn the stage
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] if you missed any of our coverage of this live event you can see it on our web site at cspan. Org. There has been a constant procession of people all day as members of the public and Kennedy Family members have come to pay respects that president john f. Kennedy at the grave at Arlington National cemetery just outside washington, today marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination. The eternal flame the centerpiece of the grave site, when it was originally requested the eternal flame the centerpiece of the grave site was originally requested by first Lady Jacqueline kennedy. The permanent grave site was opened in march of 1967. Several remembrances taking place today, one just wrapped up in dallas, the site of the assassination and another at the jfk library in boston. We will get under way live at 2 30 eastern. We will have those tonight starting at 8 00 eastern. We will watch f
Hearing. I appreciate all the witnesses who have come here today. Mr. Secretary, the floor is yours. Thank you. Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member corker, members of the committee, thanks very much for welcoming me here to talk about the disabilities treaty, which i am very anxious to do. Mindful of the comments of the Ranking Member just now, i would just start off by saying we are 100 prepared as we have been to work through what are known as ruds reservations, understandings, and declarations in order to pass this treaty. That is our goal. As we begin with a place that makes it clear that we do not believe this has impact among but we are happy to restate and reassert the law in ways that makes senators feel comfortable, obviously. We want to pass this. It is not lost on any of us that only 11 months ago the senate fell just five votes short of approving this treaty. So more than 60 senators have already resolved in their minds many of the questions that are reraised again and again. We c
Are our greatest resources and best hope for future and hopefully that will be the spirit of this budget that we think in terms of our children, their families and their future. Thank you all. The world of cable from that of author with the big picture. Secretary of state john kerry told the Senate Foreign committee that the United States should ratify the disability act. Good morning, this hearing on the sena aate floor of the righ of people with disability comes to other. Let me thank secretary kerry for being here. First, i think he has the thanks of all us on the committee for the incredible work you have been doing across the globe. And your presence sends a strong message about the importance of the issue. We appreciate you coming back to chair. We received the support of thousands of people and organization all of whom are looking for us to take the treaty over the finish line. We have received compelling letters of support from multiple companies with over 2,000 member companie