And their methods for educating and offering information to the public. This is an hour and a half. All right. Well, we can begin the session. Welcome to all of you who have weathered the snow and ice to be here this afternoon. Welcome to this panel, history and Public Policy centers sponsored by the National History center. Im nick mueller, president and ceo emeritus of the World War Ii Museum in new orleans and before that enjoyed a 32year career at the university of new orleans and i will say more about that after the panelists are introduced. We are going to take a little bit of a different approach today and rather than having each panelist stand up to talk about their respective centers and institutes, well have a series of questions ill go over in just a moment, and theyll each respond in a few moments each. And we then, the work their centers are doing in the course of their remarks. So i am going to introduce briefly each of the panelists, and perhaps you can raise your hand a
Orleans. I will say more about that after all the panelists are introduced. Were going to take a little bit of a different approach today. Rather than having each panelist stand up and talk about their respective centers and institutes, we are going to have a series of questions i will go over in just a moment and they will each respond in a few moments each. Well weave in the work their centers are doing in the course of their remarks. So im going to introduce very briefly each of the panelists. Perhaps you can raise your hand as i mention your name. For audience here and many more who are not affected by the weather watching on cspan. Thank you, cspan for covering this panel which is being telecast. First, brian vella, is the Dorothy Danforth professor at the Miller Center at the university of virginia, johns hopkins, ph. D. Author of numerous books, associational state in 2015, government out of sight in 2009. The Miller Center is a nonpartisan affiliate of the university of virgini
History and a student of current history. But it is a thrill to have this panel on the First Federal congress because it is such an incredibly important subject. And one that these folks have mined assiduously for many, many years. The history project on the First Federal congress is really one of the most remarkable institutions and outputs that i have ever seen. Among other things, its complete, which, you know, doesnt happen that often. I mean, the Founding Fathers papers will be, you know, being published when were all dead. And so this the fact that this group of people so marvelously put together 22 fabulous volumes, and really tell the story of the founding of the country in a way that is incredibly important, and one that i recommend to all. Because, you know, the guys got together and wrote the constitution pretty quickly. Given the fact that they had to, as bill clinton says, the constitution should be called lets make a deal. And but, you know, we and the press werent there
Function. This is an [ applause ] cspan, where history unfolds daily. In 1979, cspan was created as a Public Service by americas Cable Television companies. And is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. Next, a discussion on the importance of museums, after that, historians on the First Federal congress and how the founders created a new government here in the u. S. With landmark cases returning next month for season two, cspans senior history producer mark farcus shared some background on the upcoming series. By popular demand, its returning. A coproduction between us and the National Constitution center. As i listened to the callers this morning, theyre talking uto about race, the powers of congress, the constitution, and immigration. What weve got in season two are 12 Landmark Supreme Court cases that really take you through the history of the country and deal with all of these cases that really, really have something to do with today. Along with the National Cons
To be here this afternoon. Welcome to this panel, history and Public Policy centers sponsored by the National History center. Im nick mueller, president and ceo emeritus of the World War Ii Museum in new orleans and before that enjoyed a 32year career at the university of new orleans and i will say more about that after the panelists are introduced. We are going to take a little bit of a different approach today and rather than having each panelist stand up to talk about their respective panelists and i. N. S. Tunstituteinstitutes over in a few moments each, and when we then with the work that their centers are doing in the course of the remarks. So i am going to introduce briefly each of the panelists, and perhaps you can raise your hand as i mentioned your name and for audience that is here. And i suspect that many more who are not affected by the weather, but watching on cspan, and so thank you cspan for covering this panel which is being telecast. First, brian vella is the Dorothy