Treatmentays include of the bible in canada, the 300th anniversary celebrations of the King James Version of the bible and catholic uses of scripture in 19th century america. Today he will be speaking on his new book, which is available outside after our seminar, in the beginning was the word, the bible and American Public life, 1492 to 1783. Mark noll. Mr. Noll they saw the opportunity of being here, and thanks to the Woodrow Wilson center, american historical association, the National History seminar. The image you have on the screen is the First Complete englishlanguage bible published in america. Once the break had been made with britain, where the monopoly for publishing King James Bible had been held by the kings printers, there was the opportunity to publish in english the bible in now the new United States of america. To talk about the procedure that led to the printing of this bible. Robert petitioned congress for permission to publish the bible. Because of dental congressman
Books including her most recent, a biography of James Madison. It just was from a different angle and it just seemed to me inappropriate and confusing to put out a book setting forth my ideas. It was such a hot topic for president bush, so i started writing a Childrens Book and that was an amazing and gratifying thing to do. I love those books till today. Host you are a history buff. Is that fair to say . Guest yes i am. Host you in your book, telling the truth which came out in the late 90s you wrote is sometimes said that a negative slant to what we are teaching now is overreaction to the two positive slant of the past and it is true that in the past we sometimes present a laboratory in our schools. Guest we did theres no question about it but i do think the reaction to that has been extreme. Sometimes i think our young people, our children dont learn about the greatness of this country, dont learn about what makes us exceptional. Host the beginning of telling the truth you are chair
It just was from a different angle and it just seemed to me inappropriate and confusing to put out a book setting forth my ideas. It was such a hot topic for president bush, so i started writing a Childrens Book and that was an amazing and gratifying thing to do. I love those books till today. Host you are a history buff. Is that fair to say . Guest yes i am. Host you in your book, telling the truth which came out in the late 90s you wrote is sometimes said that a negative slant to what we are teaching now is overreaction to the two positive slant of the past and it is true that in the past we sometimes present a laboratory in our schools. Guest we did theres no question about it but i do think the reaction to that has been extreme. Sometimes i think our young people, our children dont learn about the greatness of this country, dont learn about what makes us exceptional. Host the beginning of telling the truth you are chairman of the National Endowment for the humanities. Guest yes, so
Any member of the public . Thank you. And we finally get to the next item is the citizen advisory committee. Yes and i do not see mr. Weaver here and so there will be no report. And the opportunity for the members of publicity to address the board on matters that are within the jurisdiction of the board and not on the agenda. We will start with hon su kim and you filled out a card for Public Comment followed by Kristine Rogers and anthony balister. Good afternoon, and directors and president of the cab company. This past week, the city tax and limo system put a seize and desize on the lift vehicles trying to operate in the city. These companies that have technologies that the company likes, and is a technology that we all should be supporting which is booking of a vehicle through a app and we can see the vehicle and so forth. That is not the issue, the issues like the tlc has found is that taking your personal car and acting like a taxi cab without any medallion requirements and inspec
Please, read the roll. Director nolan. Here. Brinkman. Present. Lee. Present. Ramos is anticipated. Rubke. Present. You have a quorum and know that director heinieke will not be with you today before we move any father we have waited a year for you miss borden and so we are delighted that you are here, she was on the Planning Commission and is currently the director of the Golden Gate Restaurant Association in San Francisco and we are delighted that you are here and i would like to warn you, and say . Something . I am excited for spent six years in planning and contemplate how they will meet each other and i hope to be a resource on that. And we look forward to that. And serving with you. Okay . Be advised that the ringing of sound producing sound Electronic Devices are prohibit at the meeting any person responsible for one going off may be asked to leave the room. Please, be advised cell phones set on vibrate do cause interference and request that they be turned off. Item four, approv