It represents commerce, navigation, all of the things that San Francisco is famous for. The wood you see in the board of supervisors chambers is oak and all hand carved on site. Interesting thing about the oak is there isnt anymore in the entire world. The floors in china was cleard and never replanted. If you look up at the seceiling you would believe thats hand kof carved out of wood and it is a cast plaster sealing and the only spanish design in an arts building. There are no records about how many people worked on this building. The workman who worked on this building did not all speak the same language. And what happened was the person working next to the other person respected a skill a skill that was so wonderful that we have this masterpiece to show the world today. [roll call] item number two, pledge of allegiance. Item number three, approval of minutes for the june 9, 2020 Port Commission meeting. So moved. Second. All in favor. Aye. Sorry, roll call vote. [roll call] thank y
Generation. The stories of word war 2. You can enhance your lessons and have a more personal understanding of what these gentleman and their compatriots have been through to get here today. We know that the gentlemen here in front of us, and the other events that we do, we have a short time to tect to them and understand them and the fact that they made it through one of the most significant experiences in history. We also want to make sure that erin everyone in the audience can ask questions that you will find valuable in your classrooms. Ly probably step forward to make sure i can hear you properly, repeat the question so the audience can hear, and the cspan audience can hear, and the honor res can hear as well. First to the left, in the handsome red blazer, charles mcgee. He was in the United States air force for 30 years. He holds a record 409 fighter combat missions flown in korea and vietnam. To his left, who i met on my very First World War ii event, he landed on the beach in no
Hours in the Oval Office Last night. The gop plan proposing 1 3 of the 1. 9 trillion democrats are looking for. It was a very Good Exchange of views. I wouldnt say we came together on a package tonight. No one expected that in a twohour meeting, but what we did agree to do is to follow up and talk further. The devil of course is in the details. Theres plenty of kidisagreemen in the dollars in the plan. Its unclear how much republicans are willing to go up and biden willing to go down but a Top White House aide suggests not much. Everything here is to help people stop suffering from the pandemic. This will lift 4 million kids out of poverty this year. We are more than willing to keep engaging, but at the end of the day what the president and Vice President wont do is compromise their values or let the American People down. Democratic leaders in the house and senate have taken the first steps towards reconciliation, a Budget Maneuver that would allow the Biden Relief Act to pass with a s
Like as possible. To those of you joining us the first time putting a work in welcome and an invitation to explore the wide range of programs we have available here. Now is the perfect time to turn off your cell phones or anything else thatt might make noise during the program. Take you for doing that. We are thrilled tonight to welcome a claimed historian mary beth norton. Author of five books and coeditor of several others and her textbook, a people and nation, survey of u. S. History has been published in ten additions and is sold more than 500,000 copies. Norton is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and was a 2018 president of the american historical association. She is the mary [inaudible] Professor Emeritus at cornell university. Her new book, 1774, is available for purchase and signing following the program. So now, please join me in welcoming marybeth norton. [applause] it is nice to be here. I want to make sure that the quicker is the clicker on . It doesnt seem to be. Oh, there is spi
Books on the u. S. Economy. Find more information in your program guide. Student good evening. I am Lauren Rosenberg and i would like to welcome you to tonights program. To our members im so glad youreth here its your ongoing support that make events like this possible. Into that many of you joining us and equally warm welcome and an open invitation to view the wide range of programs we have at the smithsonian institute. Now is a perfect time to turn off yourself once or anything else that might make noise or in the program, thank you for doing that. Were thrilled tonight to welcome a claim historian mary beth norton. She is the author of five books and coeditor of five others in her textbook of u. S. History has been published in ten additions and has sold more than 5000 copies. Norton is a Pulitzer Prize winning finalist and was a 28 teen finalist. She is a effexor emerita of American History at cornell university. Her new book, 1774 the long year of revolution is available for purch