Depicted. He is a fellow with but the library of congress and the u. S. Capital Historical Society. This is about an hour. William welcome to the u. S. Capital Historical Society lunchtime lecture series. My name is william digiacomantonio im the chief of , stories here at the society. It is great to see everyone here. Our speaker today is a guy named matthew restall. I want to read his title, because it is ponderous. Not like matthew. I do know what to leave anything out. He is the edwin earl sparks professor of latin American History and director of latin american studies at penn state. Oxford, ucla,d at and has published numerous books on the spanish conquest. Some of you might recognize his name and some of the themes he will be touching on from our last dome, where he has an article on how montezuma keeps inrendered in different ways the art of the capital. From his various titles and the subjects of his books you might and for correctly that he is an art historian, but this is a
Their workplace or household or what have you. There was a lot of cheap labor available for people willing to carry a gun and tin badge for a paycheck. Bob hutton, thank you very much. Each week, American History tvs american artifacts take you to historic places. We traveled to philadelphia to learn about the museum of the American Revolution. Located two blocks from independence hall, the museum is scheduled to open in early 2017. Steve the idea for the museum goes back a century went descendents of George Washington put up for sale the tent that houston in every campaign of the revolution. It was acquired by a minister. That launched a century of collecting. And launch the idea of a museum to tell the entire story of the revolution. The collections of the museum are in comparable. They have no pair. No peer. We have objects related to washington which truly are unique, oneofakind. They bring to life his leadership, his incredible role in keeping the Continental Army together and nev
Ocean of people falls in the line of march. Perhaps for a picnic to end this day, a truly special day our countrys birthday. As the last of the rockets red glare fades in the night sky the city looks forward to next year when it celebrates a day in old milwaukee and becomes again americas fourth of july capital. Each week, American History tvs american artifacts take you to museums and historic places. Next, we travel to philadelphia to learn about the museum of the American Revolution. Located two blocks from independence hall, the museum is scheduled to open in early 2017. The idea for the museum goes back a century when descendents of George Washington put up for sale, the tent that housed him in every campaign of the revolution. It was acquired by a minister. That launched a century of collecting. And launch the idea of a museum to tell the entire story of the revolution. The collections of the museum are incomparable. They have no peer. We have objects related to washington which
Oversee the creation of these exhibits. He is a ph. D historian in the American Revolution. At the same time, he has been a screenwriter for historical productions and hes created exhibits. So, hes deeply experienced, not just in the history and meaning of the revolution but the material culture, the objects, artifacts, the equipment that were used to bring about the revolution. Scott so, i pulled together a selection of objects from the collection. To give you some of the highlights and also give you an indication of the big storyline we are telling in the museum. The first gallery that you will come into is going to take visitors back to the end of the french and indian war, about 1763. There is a new british monarch the first British Foreign in the 18th century, george iii. He is young, very vibrant. He considers himself to be a real patriot king. Americans of the future revolutionary generation are extremely patriotic. They have just disappeared in one of the most dramatic victorie
The secret service as conservatives conservators. Soft kind and gentle are not often words attached to president nexen, but his highness was known to those who knew him. One individual was a white house doorman by the name of Freddy Mayfield. He worked the Evening Shift in film and night and was an added crash an ardent fan of the local baseball team. Freddy and president nexen had long conversations about baseball. The president was also a great fan and he loved their talks. After returning to the executive residency one spring afternoon, following his trip to the baseball game, the president got in the elevator, he was throwing his ace ball up and baseball up and down. Freddy asked if he could look at it. After becoming close to freddy the president tossed the ball to him and said, keep this, it will be a memory of our baseball discussions. On president nixons last day in office, i was working at the police center. Members and demonstrators in the vicinity of the white house where a