the time to speak with our viewers. thank you very much. just to let you know, our schedule here on american history tv, we expect them back with the third historian, james mcpherson, at about 12:40 eastern. we ll have that live. we ll also talk to james mcfer son later this afternoon and we ll continue to take your calls as well and to also take your posts on facebook and your tweets, as well. but up until the live event resumes, we re going to take you to a portion of wednesday s ground breaking of the smithsonian museum of african-american history and culture. it becomes the 19th or will continue the 19th smithsonian museum and expected to open in 2015. this is a portion of wednesday s event. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome phylicia rashad. [ applause ] good morning. it is indeed an honor and a privilege to welcome all of you here today for this groundbreaking ceremony of the smithsonian s national museum of african-american history and culture.
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