Im the Museum Education manager for the American Revolution institute. Im pleased to welcome you here for our First Program of our winter series. If youre not on our Public Program mailing list and would like to be you can fill out the form you found on your chair and you can pick up a copy of our latest calendar of events out front. In the early 20th century the andersons desired a home in washington where they could entertain american and foreign dignitaries in a grand setting. They purposefully selected a lot in a fashionable neighborhood in Dupont Circle to be the center of social activity. Were pleased to welcome Stephen Hansen to discuss his book. Hes a long time resident of washington, d. C. Hes an author. Hes principal at the d. C. Historic designs llc in washington. He serves as a trustee for the committee of 100 on the federal city and authors the monthly column what was once in washington, d. C. Mr. Hansen. [ applause ] thank you for coming tonight. Id like to start to say i
Its just under an hour. Good evening. Im the Museum Education manager for the American Revolution institute. Im pleased to welcome you here for our First Program of our winter series. If youre not on our Public Program mailing list and would like to be you can fill out the form you found on your chair and you can pick up a copy of our latest calendar of events out front. In the early 20th century the andersons desired a home in washington where they could entertain american and foreign dignitaries in a grand setting. They purposefully selected a lot in a fashionable neighborhood in Dupont Circle to be the center of social activity. Were pleased to welcome Stephen Hansen to discuss his book. Hes a long time resident of washington, d. C. Hes an author. Hes principal at the d. C. Historic designs llc in washington. He serves as a trustee for the committee of 100 on the federal city and authors the monthly column what was once in washington, d. C. Mr. Hansen. [ applause ] thank you for com
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. The glorious ideals and ideals of the declaration of independence, which we celebrate, as we should, every fourth of july, and as we know, our secular faith, would have been nothing more than a declaration, words on paper, if it were not for the people doing the hard slogging and the fighting, against all odds, suffering terribly. One of the reasons i wanted to write a book was a line Abigail Adams wrote to her husband about this time. She said, future generations who will reap the blessings will scarcely know the hardships and sufferings we have endured on their behalf. We do not sufficiently know. I knew she wrote that. When i read that, it reminded me that these people knew they were making history. Absolutely. Absolutely. They knew they were being called upon to play a part in one of the great historical dramas of all time, and they would be judged by how they played their parts, each individually. Henry knox was one of the m
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. The glorious ideals and ideals of the declaration of independence, which we celebrate, as we should, every fourth of july, and as we know, our secular faith, would have been nothing more than a declaration, words on paper, if it were not for the people doing the hard slogging and the fighting, against all odds, suffering terribly. One of the reasons i wanted to write a book was a line Abigail Adams wrote to her husband about this time. Generations who will reap the blessings will scarcely know the hardships and sufferings we have endured on their behalf. We do not sufficiently no. I knew she wrote that. Men i read that, it reminded that these people knew they were making history. Absolutely. Absolutely. They knew they were being called upon to play a part in one of the great historical dramas of all time, and they would be judged by how they played their parts, each individually. Henry knox was one of the most admirable people in
Attack. At the beginning of the revolutionary war, George Washington relied mainly on tactical strategies. Archives sponsored this hourlong event. For today is George Washingtons surprise attack, a new look at the battle that decided the fate of america by phyllis decided the fate of america, by Philip Thomas tucker. He has authored more than two dozen books in the past two decades and written over 60 scholarly articles. He is recognized for his efforts to unearth and bring to life forgotten events and figures in the annals of American History. Many of his books recount events of the civil war, with others detailing the texas revolutionary period, the revolutionary war, irish history, and the efforts of early African American military regiments. After earning his phd eight st. Louis maneuvers university, dr. Tucker took a position as historian with the department of defense and specialized in air force history. In addition to this book, some of his early books are exodus and kathyamo w