House museum and has worked for the smithsonian and mystic seaport. Before wilkins is a published author of books and articles relating to maritime and aviation history. Mr. Wilkins has a masters degree in history from Harvard University and is currently working on several books relating to world war i aviation. He is adjunct faculty in the History Department at st. Marys college of maryland. Mr. Wilkins is also serving as producer of aerial effects for the lafayette escadrille. His book, aeroneurosis, will be available for purchase on october 21st. Due to unforeseen complications we do not have copies of the book available for signing tonight, however we do have bookplates already signed you can pick up on your way out or the speaker graciously agreed to personalize some as well. Thank you again for joining us this evening. Without further ado, please join me in welcoming mark wilkins. Thank you for that very nice introducti introduction, krystal. Im happy to be here tonight. Thaur th
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Veterans of those wars. And at 9 00 a. M. , National Museum of American History director on womens suffrage and the 19th amendments centennial. Host morning. Its wednesday, february 19, 2020. The democratic primary candidates will debate in las vegas and they will be joined for the first time on stage by former new york mayor Michael Bloomberg. President trump is offering alternative viewing in the form of a Keep America Great Campaign rally in arizona. Campaign 2020a question to begin the washington journal today. With the nevada caucuses this weekend and the South Carolina primary 10 days away, we want to know what you think the role of voters of colors will be this election cycle. Phone lines, black voters 202 7488000. Hispanic voters 202 7488001. All others 202 7488002. You can also catch up with us on wj. Al media at cspan you can also send us a text message this morning. Include your name and where youre from. As can start calling in now we take you to this story from the Washing
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How has the last week of impeachment hearings altered the trajectory of the 2020 race in terms of messaging or outcome . The messaging issue is interesting on the republican side. Both sides, it is a little different. The republican side, i have not changed my opinion the democrats, the socialist democrat majority in the house literally gave away its majority the day it started this impeachment proceeding. The polling over the last week shows it. Since they have socalled made it socalled public, independent voters, they are losing quickly. We knew from polling that voters , this was done shortly after this began, two thirds of the voters in battleground states Want Congress to work on the things they sent them to work on. Two thirds of those voters think this is nothing more than political theater. 58 percent of them Want Congress to work on reducing the cost of prescription drugs, addressing surprise medical billing, pass the trade agreement, usmca, things like that. Last night, Berni