Have you been followed around by this crowd all day long . Know, but i have seen so many people all ages, its just the excitement is building. We are halfway through and you can see it building and people are coming in and politics and prose, the independent bookstore is really buzzing. Even the nonbook items are going and people are buying and the excitement is palatable. Plus, people are seeing their authors Walking Around the convention center. Is that also. What have you been able to do so far . Who have you seen . Nick offerman and he was being interviewed by a young lady who is very big the National Park service. She was able to interview him about his new book and it was a good interchange. Then, i was able to introduce Janelle Monae with her book the Memory Library and. Talk about making librarians cool. Its Science Fiction and everything, however she was not the rock star she was a reader and someone who loves Octavia Butler the Science Fiction writer. She related to the peopl
Evening i want to welcome you. Im howard can tell i have the privilege of being the president and ceo of Andrew Jackson foundation. We are so happy to have you here tonight. Our third history series. Third of our series tonight. I better look at my notes. These informal events, these informal events are intended to offer you glimpses of the United States history as it relates to Andrew Jacksons america and enjoy some excellent line which i see you all are taking advantage of. Or, as i say, with increasing frequency, history always goes better with alcohol. History as we deal with today. November 2001 marks 20 Kathryn Lasdow 21 marks the bicentennial of when andrew and Rachael Jackson and their son Andrew Jackson jr. Moved into their new constructed home here at the hermitage. While significantly more modest, the mansion you will visit today. It was a substantial upgrade from the two story farmhouse they had lived in for the prior 17 years. The question is, why did the jacksons choose t
And Supreme Court for the maintenance, operation, development and preservation of more than 17 million square feet of buildings. And more than 553 acres of land throughout capitol hill including the u. S. Capitol, senate and house Office Buildings, the library of congress, and many others. In 2010, stephen t. Ayers was named the 11th architect of the capitol. After being nominated by president obama and confirmed by the senate for a 10year term. After studying architecture at the university of maryland, mr. Ayers joined the air force while simultaneously earning his architectural license in california. Following five years of active duty with the air force, mr. Ayers went into private practice. He then joined the voice of america, where he led design and instruction efforts in greece and germany. After five years abroad he and his family moved to washington d. C. , and mr. Ayers was hired by the architect of the capitol as assistant senate superintendent. He subsequently served for 13
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