List is partial to books that explore questions of race, freedom, equality and justice. The firebrand the firebrand and the first lady has it all. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good evening everyone. Good evening. I am Harold Holzer director and its always a pleasure to the first of our evening Public Program to mark womens History Month. March is womens History Month and these remember that part of the celebration is the opportunity for you to have another look or perhaps your first look at the exhibition of womens suffrage material that we have on view upstairs. I was going to say only through the end of the month. We will be announcing the extension but dont let that deter you from seeing it soon again and often. Tonight we are going to welcome two extraordinary women who will be speaking about two extraordinary women and its a real pleasure to welcome both of them to the home of Eleanor Roosevelt who played such a big role in Pauli Murrays courageous thing gro
Good afternoon and welcome to the Atlantic Council. Thank you for joining us. I am the present ceo of the council. Madam, high representative, a sellout crowd. They are bursting out the doors and i think this underscores ath the recognition we face historic moment in history for europe and the transatlantic relationship, long before the november elections, and that whate are eager to hear report youve given us from your trip thus far and also answer their questions and my questions as moderator on broader issues in the transatlantic relationship which we, of course believe is the cornerstone for all u. S. Engagement with the world. We would like to think of ourselves as the home for europe and washington, d. C. And thus i am honored to welcome a high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and to ready policy and Vice President of the european commission, madame high representative, thank you for coming to your home away from europe. We had a fascinating discussion las
Studies and Popular Culture have spun clouds of myth around the violent collection collision of native americans and the ongoing, irrepressible, unstoppable western march of the new american nation. It has fallen to historian Peter Cozzens to set the world straight. Is a goodis weeping read. Amazon has declared it to be one of 2016. P books the story of standing bear, the chief who rode out of his village to talk with the soldiers who had come to completely surround it. He is Holding Forth the piece metal he had been given a short time before by president lincoln in washington. Standing bear was shot dead in his saddle by a trooper. Also the telling of custers attack on the village in the washy to valley. This was years before little bighorn. Custer split his troops to attack on a cold winter night. Riding beside custer was a captain named lewis hamilton, the grandson of alexander hamilton. He was shot in the chest and died on the spot. These stories, however compelling, telling the st
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This is just over an hour. Good evening, everyone. Im the director of the roosevelt house and its always a pleasure to welcome all of you to what is essentially the first of the programs to mark womens History Month. Its the opportunity for you to have another lock or perhapsy f your first blog at the exhibition of womens suffrage material that we have on view upstairs. He was going to see through the end of the month we will be announcing an extension but dont let that deter you from seeing it soon and often. To welcome both of them to the home of Eleanor Roosevelt to play such a big role in polymerase courageous and groundbreaking book of it is a particular part pleasure to welcome everyone here to the alma mater. She was the class of january 1933. That was only one of the many milestones in a lif as i think you know when is the book shows, polly murray poll played a significant role in the life of Eleanor Roosevelt, they had an intellectual and politically intense friendship that la