Know the state of your health that day . Parentsng boy, my brought me to the smithsonian because i lived in baltimore and it was free. And i came to love the smithsonian. So i had a chance about a dozen at theto become smithsonian, i jumped at the opportunity. A recognized from the start that he was a gifted director. He started with nothing to build a museum and made it into one of the most popular in the entire country. We could not be prouder of the work that he has done to help make this day possible. And then a vacancy came along to be the secretary of the smithsonian. We look at many candidates around the country, it was clear that he was the best person to be secretary. He knew the smithsonian, he was committed to the smithsonian, so it was an easy choice. We are at the housing museum which is part of the smithsonian, and lonnie is the 14th secretary. You were the first africanamerican to be selected and the first historian, is that right . Thats right, im very proud to be with