Man and everybody had hopes and one thing i was sure and thousands like me, that the degradation, the abuse, and the privation that we had in europe, we wouldnt have here. Man oh, god, yes, hoping for centuries. [closing music] does that relate to what we see with Football Players today . You could be featured during our next live program. Join the conversation on facebook, and on twitter. Next weekend, the cspan cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia. We will explore their literary scene on site. Book tv onweekend on cspan2 and sunday on American History tv. Working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. Historyweek, american tv visits museums, archives, and historic places. Up next, we travel to newport, look at the to breakers. This tour of the Historic National landmark is about 25 minutes. These rooms were so ornate because the family wanted to make an impression. The first thing you notice and the first thing you walk into is the great hall. 50 feet wide, 50 feet
Great hall. 50 feet wide, 50 feet high. And it is highly ornamented with lots of carvings. The symbol of the vanderbilt family can be seen everywhere. The acorn and the oakley. Which meant strength and longevity. And you will find the acorn and the oakleaf all throughout the house. So that was the theme of the family. And there were all sorts and kinds of marble, a lot of ornamentation. This house is supposed to look like an italian palace. They wanted to make a statement that, indeed, they had succeeded, that they had met the pinnacle, and that they were able to do what they could with their resources and they wanted to create fine homes that were in the style of european mansions. It was built by Richard Morris hunt, the preeminent architect of the time. He was the First American to study at the ecole des beaux artes in paris, and he was the hottest architect of the period. To hire hunt meant that you would have a great showpiece to put on display. And he worked very closely with the
Hemingway and john doess owes john dos war i passos during world war i. Ambulance drivers. The talk was hosted by the National World war i museum in kansas city, missouri. Ladies and gentlemen. I would like to welcome you to your National World war i museum and memorial. On behalf of a really tremendous group of colleagues who put this event together this evening, they really did a spectacular job along with our president introducedd i just i will introduce myself shortly. I am the curator of education, l ora vogt. Welcome to the only museum solely dedicated to the First World War in the United States we are here in kansas city where we have been since 1926. And hopefully, you all have been enjoying your delicious hemingway daiquiris. Hopefully we can set you up for some really good questions shortly. We would like to welcome all of our friends on cspan and those of you watching online. I would like to welcome those of you who are members. It is your support that allows for Great Commu
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