Host we get to talk about the Supreme Court history for an hour. I want to start by understanding the court today. The way our court is structured and evolved, how does the chief justice in this area will ield authority . What tools do they have . Elizabeth the question is, in this era, as always, the chief justice, first and foremost, is the head and steward of one of our three branches of government. I think there are some unique aspects about that job in the sense that the court is not a political branch. It was deliberately designed not to be. The chief has a difficult job, because, im sure you heard this expression. The chief is chief among equals. They cannot control the other justices. They have the power to cajole, but not control. And there are some Great Stories throughout history that illustrate that very well. Host specifically, does the chief have a role in what cases are heard, and who writes the opinions . Elizabeth those are probably too of the principal distinctions of
Government . Why should we think of the American Revolution as a revolution rather than simply a war for independence . So we talked about, weve talked about this in various frame works. Weve talked about whether the revolution altered the social structure of the states that were involved in the revolution, and on the last time we met we talked about the impact of the revolution on africanamericans and on the institution of slavery. We saw that, in that case, the legacy was quite mixed, right . The revolution set the institution of slavery on the path to destruction in the northern states, but was instrumental and kind of deepening and strengthening the institution in the southern states. Today i want to talk about two topics that are closely interrelated, and that are really two sides of the same coin. I want to talk today about how the revolution affected native americans and how the revolution created a new system for thinking about making western lands widely available to ordinary
I have the great privilege of representing virginias fourth congressional district. Virginia is home to so many incredible sites historical, cultural, ecological and environmental significance for the state and the nation. Its our job to Work Together to ensure the preservation or future generations and they can learn about our history and experience these wonderful areas firsthand. Among the many important is the swamp located in the region of my o district. Lily is on this call with us into doing a great job keeping it going. I always chuckle to myself when i mention this because whilee its great it isnt merely the acreage that used a to be. [inaudible] ngthey are doing a great job of keepingg it up and i couldnt be more proudno of them. What you might not know is it was once the home and refuge to be a generation of generation of africanamerican and indigenous populations to create a selfsustaining Community Taking away from the threat of enslavement. It also served as an economic p
[applause] [applause] good afternoon Justice Amy Coney barrett and i am delighted you are here. Im delighted be here and think you for having me. Thank you for coming especially in the first two weeks of the current term which began the first monday in october and how is it going this year. Related this good so far we only had six and and run a two week in between our sessions so oral argue in arguments last week now it will be two weeks of readings to prepare for the next round. Will we are delighted that you are here. And for so many reasons. You grew up in new orleans, the other end of the mississippi. I did. I think you said there is a Family Connection to the university of minnesota and can you tell us about that. I did and professor stein did not know this so i dont think it was the reason you invited me about my brother actually went there and so so my first time visiting campus. Compaq ipaq. And so he lived in a house down talent so i went to visit. I know something about the u
We are now going to hear a piece, the final for romeo and juliet. Thank you so much. s. Should okay mexico [applause] [applause] good evening, good evening. Lets give the members of the National Washington opera another round of applause. [applause] my name is jon samuels i had the distinct privilege of introducing the director of this smithsonian natural portrait gallery. The first woman to serve as a director of this missoni at National Portrait gallery has been exploring new ways to place personal experience and creativity at the center of learning and awareness. Ladies and gentlemen i present to some been introduced to others the director of the smithsonian National Portrait gallery. [applause] good evening. I want to welcome you to the smithsonian at the National Portrait gallery. When congress founded the museum it was with the understanding that we would select comic display tell the stories of individuals who have made a major contribution to the u. S. History and culture. As w