How have you been. We call ourselves partners in crime. That we are not going to talk about the crime part of it, just to the partner part. What has been interesting since ive been in the position of library of congress is the fact that people ask me what does the National Archives do. What does the archivist do a and then theres a confusion around the history and the role of each of the institutions, and ive learned a lot about that even in coming up to reclaim the declaration of independence, the bill of rights. We call it the constitution. And that was held by the library of congress and the type of thing. It wasnt until the 1930s the United States got serious about its records. Iwas Franklin Roosevelt was passionate about records and that we actually created and he signed the legislation that created the archives. The charters had been in the custody of the state department independent of library of congress when the archives building was built, a beautiful tabernacle was created f
But on the other hand, or paw, theres things you should anticipate to keep your pets safe this summer. Dr. Gerard at north Shore Animal League of America Teaching us the tricks to make sure your friends stay cool for the summer. First things first you have to know your dog. Not every dog can tolerate the heat like every other dog. So your brachiocephalic breeds, the ones with short noses reporter like pugs or frenchies. Your dogs with medical conditions, older geriatric dogs, overweight dogs, they cant tolerate the heat. They can overheat very quickly. Reporter how do you know if they are overheating . Understand the signs. The excessive panting. Difficulty recovering. On to things like vomiting, diarrhea. Ataxia, where they become wobbly, know that you have a situation on your hands, that you need to address that. Reporter at that point cool your dog off with water and call your vet. Lucky for us its easy to prevent all of that. His tips . Always supervise your pets when theyre outsid
Rogen. Our Robin Roberts with the famous faces behind the beloved characters. Circle of life but first the nightline five. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. We begin tonight with breaking news. Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul stevens died tonight in ft. Lauderdale, florida after suffering a stroke yesterday. President jerald ford appointed stevens in 1975 as a moderate. But he eventually emerged at courts leading liberal, retiring after serving 35 years on the nations highest court. I think ive been told over and over again in case after case after case that on some issues i surprised people, yes. But all judges do that. In 2012, president obama awarded him the medal of freedom. Justice John Paul Stevens was 99 years old. We turn now to the tragic plane crash exactly 20 years ago tonight. There was already worry and concern on cape cod, massachusetts. A small, private plane had failed to land as expected. The pilot, john f. Kennedy jr. The accident that killed the son of a s
For this island. Sugar, spices, gold, just a few of the perks the spanish enjoyed for over 400 years. That is, until the u. S. Was happy to help, you know, liberate the island from the spanish and make it a u. S. Commonwealth. That means puerto rico is neither an independent country nor an official state. And its people dont have a vote in the u. S. Congress or in president ial elections. Despite all of that, Puerto Ricans are unstoppable. And their Cultural Impact on the u. S. And the world . Massive. To really get to the bottom of how puerto rico has not only survived but thrived requires an understanding of the cultural history of the island. So thats what were going to do now. And in case youre new to this show, thats like our whole mo here. [upbeat latintinged music] [upbeat latintinged music] music has become the love language between the u. S. And puerto rico. From the time of the tainos to the Enslaved Africans who were brought here later on to modern day, music has been an out
Folklife center. The library hosted this event as part of its summer lecture series. I am going to start the program off. I want to leave time for q a for stephen afterwards. I have a boatload of questions and i imagine the audience is going to as well. As littlewho know about the American Folklife Center as i did, i will share notes i jotted down. Our speaker today is Stephen Winick, who is with the Folklife Center. I will tell you more about his job and a second. The center is located at the library of congress, that is our theme for this month lecture series. The center was created in 1976 to preserve and present american folk life. Rather Ambitious Mission that involves researching,ocumentation, archiving performance, exhibitions, publications, everything that any Cultural Organization likes to do, the Folklife Center tries to do it. Is made up of 2700 collections, that is according to their website. It could it includes 150,000 sound recordings, 3 million items. Youll be sharing s