Spend. She had her own motivations for the marriage. On the one hand, she would soon have to begin settling her first husbands estate. Burr, with his knowledge of the law could help her protect her assets. But the Main Attraction of the marriage for her was the opportunity to enter social circles that had been previously closed to her. At 6 00, on the civil war, historian dennis fry on the reaction to both northerners and southerners on the raid at ha harpers ferry. The divided sentiments as americans headed for election. And historians explore the history of the Death Penalty in america, including the case that involved the capital punishment. And monday, author and historian James Swanson compares the assassinations of abraham lincoln. Their terms and differences in office, and the state of the country at the time. He also talks about the experience and reactions of the two widows, mary lincoln and jacqueline kennedy. Mary was very conscious of history, jfk was knowledgeable about li
The talmud teaches that if a person destroys one life, it is as if they have destroyed an entire world. And if a person saves one life, it is as if theyve saved an entire world. What an extraordinary honor to be with us as we honor four righteous individuals whose courage is measured in the lives they saved. One child. O one refugee. One comrade at a time. And who, in so doing, helped save our world. I deliver a lot of speeches. Very rarely am i so humbled by the eloquence that has preceded me. Not just in words, but in the acts that we commemorate today. To my dear friend, steven spielberg, thanks for your moving and generous words. You spoke of the importance of finding your voice and using it for good, and i know that your work, whether a masterpiece by schindlers list or the stories that you have so persistently preserved through the Shoah Foundation is deeply personal. Steven once said is the sho. A shoah is a story he was born to tell, the stories you heard from your family. Stev
[ applause ] it is now my honor to it is now my zing honor to present to you the governor of the state of vermont, the honorable peter e. Shumlin. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you so much. Mr. President , mr. President protem, mr. Speaker, mr. Chief justice, senator leahy, general heston, members of the general assembly, distinguished guests, and fellow vermont ans. Thank you all so much. Im also really excited to welcome today the person who has stood by me every single day of my governorship, been extraordinarily patient, loving supportive, my love, your first lady, katie. [ applause ] i am as honored and humbled to stand before you today as i was giving my first inaugural address in 2011. That day i spoke with affection about our last governor from putney, george akin. Three quarters of a century ago he stood before this body, and he reflected on the challenges and progress of his day. He said during these four years, vermont in com
And maybe we arent supposed to understand it. But i do know this we are supposed to recognize men and women like officers benner and webster. We are supposed to hold them up, to honor them, to encourage their exceptionalism in others. To tell our kids to be like them. And serve like them. Julie and michelle, your husbands showed each of us the highest and purest form of love. There is no greater expression of love for your neighbor than to be willing to lay down your life for them. And i know that their sacrifice was and remains your sacrifice as well. As a state we pray for you and your families, and we recognize you for the courage and poise youve shown through unthinkable tragedy. May your husbands rest in gods true peace. Thank you for being with us today. As we start this session, this is not the backdrop we asked for. But its the reality we fales. Call them boomerang thugs or turnstile thugs, whatever. We had vicious, heinous criminals among us who are willing to take the lives o
Military. And we make a as you know, our Quarterly Report is the largest data call that goes out every year to the u. S. Government, or every quarter on whats going on. When we ask these questions, were not getting answers anymore because stick ka, because our resources in the field are not there to answer them. Youre on to a very important part that goes beyond the literacy issue. It goes to the heart of the issue and that is do we have adequate resource to understand the capabilities of the andsf. Thank you. Anyone else want to comment on that . Compared to two years ago i think if threat to our personnel who are serving in afghanistan has grown. And im particularly concerned about our embassies wity and th inability of our personnel to move around the city of kabul or even well or anywhere else. So my first question is, do you think that the danger there has increased, and what if anything can we do to mitigate those concerns . So, since the drawdown of u. S. And Coalition Forces, t