[ inaudible conversations ] house and Senate Republican leaders are gathering for an enrollment ceremony for the tax reform bill. Paul ryan and Mitch Mcconnell officially signed that legislation and sent it to the white house for President Trumps signature. [ applause ]. Congratulations. Congratulations. [ inaudible conversations ] well, good morning. What a good morning this is. A fantastic day, christmas coming early for the American People. The house and the Senate Working together, putting aside all differences with one clear objective, making sure the American People are heard. Making sure that Small Businesses have an opportunity to grow. We have seen a tremendous victory through this process. And it is because of committed leaders behind me entrusted with the confidence of their voters to bring forth a tremendous victory. I am thankful that we are led in the senate by leader mcconnell, whos done a fabulous job of bringing 52 cats all working in Different Directions together for
Through our new exhibit that opened under two weeks ago on the second floor in the mountain gallery, titled cowboys and culture. If you havent, i would strongly urge you to. It is just a fascinating collection, and im talking about a large collection of artifacts, art and other objects that illuminate the connection i wasnt aware of down through history, going back to the cattle days between the city of kansas city and amarillo, texas. It is so big, in fact, part of it spilled out into kirk hall down on the first hall. You may have seen the big saddle there and the big hall tree. It is a terrific exhibit. I would be remiss probably at this point before getting to michael if i didnt introduce ann dousy standing in the very back back there. She is our Library Art Exhibit director, and she has worked with michael. She is response for all of the great exhibits that you see in both of our galleries. She does a terrific job. Michael really is responsible for the most part for this exhibit be
By the Western Plains museum, and there we are told about the immigrants and American Indians who have called this region home. This is the Northern Plains referring to the many different ways that life on this part of the country has been recorded. Either through letters or diaries or journals or photographs or objects as well, by the many, many different varieties of ethnic cultures that have lived here. What we wanted to accomplish in emphasizing the materials that you see in this exhibit is that more information can be gathered by just using the records that we have on the second floor, our research core, the archives themselves, and then also a Research Library of 40,000 volumes on the american west. Human habitation in the plains would date from certainly in this part of the country, from well before the current era. Most anthropologists north American Indians as far back as 10,000 to 12,000 years ago, plains culture. What you will see in this exhibit here is much more recent, pe
Like a festive, light atmosphere and im glad. Weve got a great presentation for you tonight. My name is steve weberg. I work in the Public Affairs department of the library. Its my honor to introduce a guy ive gotten to know and really come to admire a lot here in the past few months working with him. Some of you may have already been through our new exhibit opened just under two months ago on the second floor in the mountain gallery, cattle cowboys and culture. If you havent, i would strongly urge you to. Its just a fascinating collection and im talking a large collection of artifacts. Art and other objects that illuminate it connection that i wasnt aware of down through history back through the cattle days in amarillo, texas. Its so big part of it spilled out if had to kirk hall on it first floor. You may see seen the big saddle and hall tree. I would be remisprobably at this point before getting to michael if i didnt introduce ann deucy in the very back, back there. He is our librar
Hollywood images of the american cowboy. Good evening. It is great to have everybody here tonight. It is a great crowd and it feels like just kind of a festive, light atmosphere. Im glad. We have a great presentation for you tonight. My name is Steve Wieberg and i work here at the museum. It will be my honor to introduce i have gotten to know and i admire during the last few months working with him. Some of you may have been through our new exhibit that opened under two weeks ago on the second floor in the mountain gallery, titled cowboys and culture. If you havent, i would strongly urge you to. It is just a fascinating collection, and im talking about a large collection of artifacts, art and other objects that illuminate the connection i wasnt aware of down through history, going back to the cattle days between the city of kansas city and amarillo, texas. It is so big, in fact, part of it spilled out into kirk hall down on the first hall. You may have seen the big saddle there and the