The trip back in time. Were surrounded in this room by gifts of state that president wilson received. One of the reasons he received so many spectacular gifts, frankly, is first, because he was the First American president to go to europe while he was in office. But secondly, because the world so fervently hoped for him to succeed in the mission he had taken on, of ending the catastrophe that was world war i. I think its hard for us to think now about how shocking world war i was to the people who had to live through it. And so the music of that era, to that time. I think as youll see this afternoon, hearing from michael, a lot of sense of music that existed and the america that existed before the war, and the muse that i can reveals to us the america that came out of that war. Youll see something of a transformation there. Michael lasser is a lecturer, writer, broadcaster, critic, and teacher about american music. Ive written it down, because hes written two books that i want to share
Hes going over there to do his share when alexander takes him ragtime band to france hell capture everyone and take them one by one the ragtime tunes will put the germans in a trans theyll sing hip hip hooray theyll get so excited theyll come over the top two steps back to berlin with a hip and a hop hitler will know when alexander takes his ragtime band to france now, i came in here and rehearsed. So imagine how bad it would be if i hadnt rehearsed. That song obviously comes once weve gone into the war. Let me fill in the pieces broadly, and then as the songs come up, ill place them for you. We get that berlin song called lets all be americans now which comes soon after a group of songs that were in response to a specific incident. That is what really galvanizes american patriotism. What really galvanizes american support for the allies, you know what the event was . The sinking of the lusitania. In the months after the sinking, there are dozens of songs about the sinking of the lusit
Patriotic songs. This 1 hour 15minute event was hosted by the Woodrow Wilson house in washington, d. C. Good evening to all of you. Im bob enholm, the executive director of the Woodrow Wilson house. Were a private charity supported by the donations of supporters, including many of you. For that i thank you, and thanks for being here this evening. This home is the home to which president and mrs. Wilson moved the very day they left the white house, on march 4th, in 1921. They both lived here the rest of their lives. President wilson passed away about three years later. Mrs. Wilson, remarkably, lived here until 1961. And then upon her death, left the home to the National Trust for historic preservation. And so it was open to the Public Museum in 1963. So were now more than 50 years as an institution here in washington, d. C. Its good to see all of you here tonight. Our program is entitled smile while you kiss me sad ado, world war i songs. Let me set the stage here, and introduce our spe
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