First time, an open invitation to explore the wide range of activities we offer at smithsonian associates. Now is the perfect time to silence your cell phones. We are thrilled tonight to welcome author garrett peck back to the smithsonian. In addition to the many tours he leaves at the smithsonian, his temperance tour of prohibition sides has been featured on cspan. He was featured on a twohour documentary about prohibition on the smithsonian channel. Key is the author of seven books, including prohibition in washington, d. C. , how dry we werent. And the great war in america, world war i and its aftermath, which was published in 2018. Before we get started, i want you to invite you to join us in the lobby to sample a prohibition era cocktail. Please join me in welcoming garrett peck. [applause] good evening everyone and thank you for coming out for our wake. Our dry wake. 100 years ago today, about six hours from now, that is the exact moment the National Prohibition began. Today, yes
America. Hes the author of the prohibition hangover, alcohol in america from demon rum to cult cabernet and prohigs hib is in washington, d. C. , how dry we werent. Im lauren rosenberg. To our members, welcome. And if youre joining us for the first time, a warm welcome and open invitation to explore the wide range at Smithsonian Associates. Now is the time to silence your cell phone. Were thrilled tonight to welcome author, historian and tour guide garrett peck back to the smithsonian. Garrett has presented at the library of congress and the national archives. And his tempers to our prohibition sites has been feet urz on cspan and book tv and the History Program and ten things you didnt know about with punk rock legend Henry Rollins and featured about prohibition by the smithsonian channel and he has a book how dry we werent and the prohibition hangover, from demon rum to cult cabernet and world war ii and the aftermath published in 2018. Before we get started, i wan to make sure to in
Though as of yet. Lets get you updated on the latest for mass transit. Bart is closed at some stations in downtown oakland and San Francisco. South street will be closed through the center and south side of the station. Four downtown San Francisco stations will be accessible from the north side of market. And the south side entrances will be close where had the elevators are. It is a lot to remember. All the information is on our website at kpix. Com. Lets check our forecast. It will be nice today. Here is mary lee. It will, gianna. A Beautiful Day ahead with plenty of sunshine and temperatures on the rise. We are starting off a new week with High Pressure building in for us. Here is a live look at the Treasure Island camera. You can see the clouds in the sky. Many of us in the 40s and 50s to start the day. We are tracking breezy condition, especially for fairfield. 15mile per hour winds. And in oakland 13mile per hour winds this morning. As we head through the day we will catch the cl
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That is where mitch mcconnell, that is the way he wants to go, the way i want to go. I think we want to get it done and have a big infusion as opposed to going through little meetings every couple of days. We dont want to do it that way. We want to go big, go solid. The country is very strong. Weve never been so strong. That is what we are going to be doing. We dont want, with this invisible enemy, we dont want airlines going out of business, we dont want people losing their jobs or not having money to live when they were doing very well for weeks ago. Very well just four weeks ago. So we are going big, and that is the way it will be and that is the way everybody seems to like it on the hill. Susan historian and author amity shlaes, that is President Trump in one of his recent announcements about the goals on a big series of Economic Relief packages to stem the Economic Impact of the coronavirus. Other World Leaders are doing the same. As we start out here, since you are looking at thi