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Will talk about this special has and how it is being preserved and interpreted by the National Park service. Formerjoined by a National Park Service Director and a site manager at this house. Monday to just start with you telling the story of how the National Park service began. Washe National Park service authorized by an act of congress, signed into law by president Woodrow Wilson on august 25, 1916. Therefore, we celebrate the 100 anniversary today. That legislation came about ofough the stellar efforts Civic Leaders throughout the country. We are proud to have that agency with us for 100 years. Was a controversial at the time it was signed into law . It was in the sense that there was a misunderstanding in terms of some of the constraints that may be imposed by having one federal agency administer our National Parks. I think the American People have developed an understanding and by theation of the parks fact that there were already 35 National Parks established before the National
Youre looking at a live picture of arlington house, the robert e. Lee memorial. This is the National Park services most visited historic home and it was on this day in 1916 that president Woodrow Wilson signed the legislation that created the park service. Were here this evening at arlington house to talk about the park service and its history. We will also learn more about this special house and the people who lived here and how its being preserved and interpreted by the National Park service. Were joined tonight by robert stanton, former National Park service director, and brandon bies, the former site manager here at arlington house, and obviously, park Service Employee who is also overseeing a yearlong rehabilitation of the estate. Let me start with the story of how the National Park service began. As the National Park service was authorized by an act of congress, signed into law by president Woodrow Wilson, august 25, 1916. Therefore, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Nati
Sort of caught up with him the river was why it was made into a movie. So ive been back to savannah few times it is kind of sentimental being here. So what happened is my publicist told me almost a year ago Something Like that and just as we were making preparations for my book on the oregon trail that there is this think of the savannah book festival. I did not pay much attention at the time because theres so many other things going on but i just assumed it would be the kind of venue like most of my talks were. I go to give a Powerpoint Presentation and i have a nice one, ill show them what the oregon trail actually looks like today and explain how we became the first, my brother and i became the first to cross the trail. After that i do somebody readings from my book and everything is great. So i do not think much about it and then back in november i called out and i said i wouldnt make sure you have a power play presentation ready, my reading, my talk, and they said oh you dont have
Booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. Now we kick off the weekend with malcolm gay. He explores the signals from the brain that dictate motor skills. And now i am very thrilled to introduce malcolm gay to left bank books. Malcolm gay is an arts reporter for the boston globe where he covers visual and performing arts. He previously worked as a contributing writer at the New York Times and the critic at large for our very own riverfront times where he reviewed of visual and performing arts. His writing has appeared in wired, the olympic, and time, among other publications. In 2004 the society of professional journalists Northern California chapter named him that youre supposed in the emerging journalist. At a 2005 he received the James Beard Award for nutrition or food related consumer issues. His work has since received other national accolades, including top honors in 2008 from the association of alternative news weeklies, and in 2009 from th