That moment, 9 59 a. M. is the moment that the South Tower fell. This behind me is the South Tower memorial where we have seen families since early this morning coming to lay roses, flowers, flags and place them on the names of their Loved Ones. Lives lost 23 years ago today. 23,000 people here. Nearly 3000 victims. We saw Jd Vance standing next to Mike Bloomberg, the chairman of the 9 11 memorial. Still in attendance here , moments ago, standing next to Kamala Harris and President Biden to attend a brief moment of unity we can say, to mark this moment in our nations history. I know you are just a few feet away from the 9 11 Memorial Site and the waterfalls that go into the earth where the towers at one time stood. I remember being there covering the aftermath of 9 11 when the towers had collapsed. You would see the Pile And Everything going on at Ground Zero during the recovery process. To be there today, and every time i go, it takes my breath away to be there on site. It absolutely
Im next on American History tv. Author Donald Miller interviews Jessica Shattuck about her novel, the women in the castle. She explains how her familys connection to nazi germany influenced her work, and how her research informed her understanding of german citizens during world war ii. This when our top was part of a three Day Conference hosted by the National World War Ii Museum in new orleans. So, welcome back. This next session is a unique one for our conference. For those of you who come here regularly, you are used to seeing the best and brightest minds in the field of world war ii history. This normally means the best selling authors of history books, leading professors and documentarians. But when we were planning this years program, we decided to mix it up by inviting a novelist, and only the second one that weve hosted in the conferences for the entire time that weve been doing these. Don miller, authors of masters at the air is also one of our longest standing advisers and c
So, welcome back. This next session is a unique one for our conference. You know, were for those who have come here regularly, youre used to seeing the biggest and brightest minds in the field of world war ii history. This normally means the bestselling authors of history books, leading professors, documentarians, but when we were planning this Years Program we decided to mix it up by inviting a novelist, and only the second one weve hosted in the conferences for the entire time weve been doing these. Don miller, author of masters of the air, and ddays in the pacific is also one of our longest standing advisers and counselors. Shes a perennial conference presence. He is also like we heard from rick at kinson this morning hes also looking into another time period in our important period in our history, and will be soon coming out this october with vicksburg, grants campaign that broke the confederacy. You know, when planning the committee decided on this idea for a session don told us i
Influenced her work and how it formed her view of german citizens during world war ii. It was hosted by the World War Ii Museum in new orleans. Welcome back. This next session is a unique one for our conference. For those who come here regularly, youre used to seeing the biggest and brightest minds in the field of world war ii history. This normally means the bestselling authors of history books, leading professors, dotcomtarians, but when we were planning this years program, we decided to mix it up by inviting a novelist and only the second one that weve hosted in the conferences for the entire time weve been doing these. Don miller is also one of our longeststanding advisers and counselors. Hes a conference press. Hes also like we heard from Rick Atkinson this morning, hes looking into another time period in our important period in our history and will be soon coming out this october with vicksburg grants campaign that broke the confederatety. When the committee decided on this idea
The United States is a nation of many stories. These are but a few of them. Don miller is a pewtermsith. He works in harpers ferry, west virginia. He has grown roots in this special place which is a constant source of inspiration to him. Im more interested in the fact that people who are here made things and did things and i am treading on the same ground making things. Harpers ferry is famous because during the civil war john brown attacked the town and captured the arsenal. John brown thought he had a Divine Commission to destroy slavery. After he was captured and hanged, the people of the north looked upon him as a martyr to the cause of abolition. Im trying to preserve the spirit of individualism by using my hands to make things. Id make a personal statement, a sort of prayer. I have been a pewtersmith for 13 years. The important part of the word is smith, somebody who hand forms metal. I like to see things i make used. It breaks my heart to see anything ive made in a museum. I mak