How the white house has celebrated the fourth of july through history. Washington journal is next. Good morning. It is Independence Day in america. At the white house later today President Trump will headline a salute to america event involving a flyover the washington on you meant. The head of those festivities ahead of those festivities, we are spending this morning asking viewers how you feel about this country this morning . Are you proud to be an american . If you live in the eastern time zone, call 202 7488000. If you live in the pacific time zone, the number is 202 7488001. You can also send us a text this morning. 202 7488003. Please involve include your name. A very good saturday morning to you. You can start calling in now about this question. Asking this question in the wake of a gallup poll last month that found u. S. National pride has fallen to record lows. From that pole, although a majority of adults in the u. S. Say they are either extremely proud or very proud, these
At that event celebrating the fourth of july. Saying, there are plenty of reasons to be proud to be an american. [video clip] the most important day in the history of nations, july 4, 1776. Americanwords, every heart should swell with pride prime a with pride. Every American Family should cheer with delight and every American Patriot should be filled with joy because each of you lives in the most magnificent country in the history of the world. And it will soon be greater than ever before. [applause] our founders launched not only a revolution in government but a revolution in the pursuit of justice, equality, liberty, and prosperity. No nation has done more to advance the human condition than the United States of america and no people have done more to promote Human Progress than the citizens of our great nation. It was made possible by patriots who gathered in philadelphia and signed the declaration of independence. [applause] they enshrined a divine truth that changed the world fore
history. now, this important work is also being done by everyone you are going to hear from today on this extraordinary panel for this session, towards inclusive history, slavery and race. this panel will explore efforts made by historic sites museums, organizations, and individuals to tell an inclusive and comprehensive story at presidential sites. it is tremendously important that this truth telling happens at presidential sites. this panel features presenters with extensive background in curatorial work, public programs, and interpretation, who are using historic places to advance a broader understanding of race and how this central, how central this social construct was and remains to understanding our shared national past. all of their work shows us that preservation is not about holding places in stasis. what we preserve and how we preserve, what we interpret, and how we interpret is a powerful tool for advancing justice inequity. i have the great pleasure of introducin
over its nearly 75 year history. now this important work is also being done by everyone you are going to hear from today on this extraordinary panel for the session towards inclusive history, slavery and race. this panel will explore efforts made by historic sites, museums, organizations and individuals to tell an inclusive and comprehensive story at presidential sites. it is tremendously important that this truth telling happens act presidential sites. this panel features presenters with extensive backgrounds in curatorial work, public programs, and interpretation, who are using historic places to advance a broader understanding of race and how this central, how central this social construct was and remains to understanding our shared national past. all of their work shows us that preservation is not about holding places in stasis. what we preserve and how we preserve, what we interpret, and how we interpret is a powerful tool for advancing justice inequity. i have the great
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