During the reception in the gift shop. You will have an opportunity to meet with him, and talk about how great his presentation was. [laughter] please join me in welcoming jonathan pliska. [applause] jonathan yes, hello, i am jonathan pliska. I am absolutely honored to be speaking at this wonderful garden symposium. I would like to thank the White House Historical association, oak spring, and all the other sponsors for having me here the event. Osting as well as that splendid reception last evening at the u. S. Botanical garden. Thank you all for attending. To give you the overview of the first 100 years or so of the white house grounds. Focusing on the various uses of the landscape, as well as its physical development, and to squeeze us all in in a little under 30 minutes. That is a bit of a tall order. Beill rather shall he not able to touch on absolutely everything. I like a challenge. It will be just fine. So, lets start with the basics. I am sure you are aware that the white house
Queen in an ever changing world, she was stability. And a link to a proud past. As britains longest reigning monarch, she saw unprecedented change. Womens empowerment, the fight for racial equality, and lgbtq rights, technological revolution, the decline of the church of england. She was admired worldwide for her lifelong dedication to his subjects, following a pledge she made by her 21st birthday. I declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and to the service of our Great Imperial family, to which we all belong. At the age of 96, her death was not unexpected, but it nonetheless shook the nation to its core. And raised an existential question, can the monarchy survive the passing of the second great Elisabeth Ian age . I went to Balmoral Castle within hours of her death. The 50,000 acre retreat in the Scottish Highlands was the queens favorite summer residents. Hundreds game to pay their respects. This is all still very fr
Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta In Washington alongside erin burnett in tel aviv with our coverage. Several developments this evening. Today Israeli Defense forces raising the death toll to more than 1400 Israeli Armored vehicles are now staging near the border why gaza in anticipation of what they call significant Ground Operations. That invasion expected to happen at any moment. The idf confirms hamas has more than 150 hostages eight days their after attack. And israeli air strikes continue to pound Northern Gaza and idf shelled 250 targets today. Tens of thousands in gaza are still scrambling to find safe passage to the south. But the raffa Border Crossing in egypt is closed. Waiting for authorities to open the gate for days now. Today tony blinken promised that the border will open as the u. S. Appointed a new Special Envoy to coordinate aid into the gaza enclave. Let me go to erin burnett live on the ground in tel aviv. I understand you were able to catch up with a b
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