Pitts. A big part of bringing america back is restarting everything entertainment, stage, screen, sports. But tonight more than 30 Million People out of work because of covid19. Among those on and off screen hopefuls, looking for new ways to make it big in show business. Kenny frankor always dreamed of the big lights and big stage. Dancing on broadway looks a little different when steps are on the sidewalk and the marquee for book of mormon is dark. How longs it been . Since ive been here . What, seven days now. What do you think . Its very empty. Normally im here at showtime and theres people lined up. This is a little deserted. Kenny is one of millions, performers, stagehands, directors and writers out of a job. I will never be sad if i never get to perform here again. This is broadway, baby. This allowed me to she sheepish when i said im an actor. This show will come back. There will be something. Something will come back. A forced intermission, now that entertainment as we know it
Is my honor to turn him to run this discussion about unknown air missions. [applause] thank you. As pete said, the title of this panel is unknown air missions. Some into this panel but they peaked in 1943 but we move to 1944s we have other debacles to talk about. Were going to look at operation enter horn and operation frantic, the first is sometimes bizarre and attempt to deploy between nine to the china burma india theater and the others and attempt to shuttle bond with the russians that did more to launch the cold war then to end world war ii. Theres a nasty pattern emerging here for the panels they want me to moderate. The last conference i got to sit and rickich Frank Atkinson who talked about the so i feel obligated to say today as i said then, that i want to remind everyone here we did eventually win the war. [laughter] we have to great presenters search date good friends of mine and trevor presenter. First is Tami Davis Biddle besides responsible for the most import parts of th
Him to run this fascinating discussion about unknown air missions. Tom . Tom thank you. [applause] tom thank you. As pete said, the title is unknown air missions. Down they burn airfield, so we move to 1944, so we have got a couple of other debacles tobacco to talk about. The sometimes bizarre and ultimately abandoned attempt to employ in the china theater, and the other is an attempt to shuttle bomb that did much more to launch the cold war than it did in world war ii. Part here. Nasty got to setember i next to rich and rick, so they the forests, so i feel obligated to say today as i said then that we have to remind everybody here that we did eventually win the war. [laughter] now, we have two really distinguished panelists, terrific presenters. Biddle. Tammy davis ist of the curriculum, she also working on a project in the manpower and mobilization for world war ii that i guarantee is going to na pulitzer prize, just to set the bar where it should be for her. I appreciate it. Work on
Perseverance, programming was designed by our panelists tonight so that we could tell the whole story of our 18th century community. Blending social history with public history to tell the africanamerican story had never been done before. And quite literally they were making history. This is the first of three panelist discussions that were going to have this year, and i would welcome you to come back on july 5th where we will look at current programming that focuses on africanamerican stories and also on october 18th where we will be focusing on the future and our panelists at that discussion will help us think about how do we continue to tell the story for, as mitchell said, it really is all of our story. I know our panelists well, and they have plenty to share with us. So please let me begin the evening by introducing our moderator. He began his career here as a junior interpreter and then became an active interpreter and manager and also a program developer. If you would join me in
scholars but also as friends. atot to spend time with john the army heritage education center. you know him as a frequent presenter here. he is one of the longest serving presidential counselors and it is my honor to turn him to run this fascinating discussion on unknown air missions. [applause] john: i tried to get my bath but we moved to 1944 so we have a couple other debacles to talk about. we are going to look at horn frantic.ter the attempt to shuttle bomb with the russians that did more to launch the cold war then and world war ii. there is a nasty pattern emerging for the panels they want me to moderate. the last conference i got to sit between rich frank and rick .tkinson i for obligated to say today as i said then i want to remind everybody that we did win the war. [laughter] we have two distinguished panelists today terrific friends and you are going to be entertained and informed. first is tami davis biddle. thedes being responsible to war college curriculum she is