In the 1830s under Andrew Jackson, cherokees were forcibly removed from their lands in the southeastern United States in what became known as the trail of tears. In richmondok place virginia as part of a symposium. Good morning. I am elizabeth constantly and it is my pleasure to serve as the ceo of preservation virginia and to introduce our next speaker. Lindsay robertson is the author of conquest by law. That explores the subject brings us here today. As we conceptualized this symposium, lindsay has been a valuable in determining the format, in our speakers, and in our goals. You are excited to finally meet in person. Has beenmentioned, it 18 months of fun conferences and planning. The law faculty at the university of love, italy 1997. He teaches courses in federal law, indian law, comparative and Indigenous Peoples law, constitutional law, and legal history. He serves as the faculty director of the center for the study of American Indian law and policy and the founding director of th
Calamity from the Jamestown Colony to the johnstown flood. Copies will be available for sale. I am thrilled to be with you to hear her talk. I hope you will join me in a very warm welcome. [applause] prof. Kierner in 2012, Superstorm Sandy destroyed many places i love. I found toys about the storm very riveting. Especially the Human Interest stories about its victims, survivors, different efforts to provide Disaster Relief. Which the whole system became politicized. I also found it interesting what this told us about the larger worlds of new york and new jersey. I notice that the news followed a pattern that was familiar to me from katrina and other disasters. First claim the quantitative information about what happens. How may people died. How much property was destroyed. And the value of that property. Interestme the human stories, mostly uplifting stories about relief and resilience. Third and finally came the postdisaster investigation. This is a threestep process. It is how we do
Good evening. Welcome to mount vernon. My name is kevin butterfield, director of the fred w Swift National library. It is my pleasure to welcome you back here. And the Ford Motor Company each month sponsors a free book talk like this one. An opportunity for the community to come and learn from the greatest historians in the field. Thank you for being here tonight. We are thrilled to have you. We will hear a brief hesitation from susan swain, copresident and chief executive officer of cspan. She will be joined by brian lam, the founder and executive chairman of cspan and moderating an esteemed group of historians discussing the american presidency. The american presidency is, as you know, a fascinating subject of inquiry in every possible way. [laughter] in the constitution, there is not much said about it. Article one is quite long. Article two is quite shorter. As you can imagine, the executive power shall be vested in a president of the United States of america. Full stop. That is th
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My name is kevin butter fooerfi. Im t it is my pleasure to welcome you here tonight on behalf of the mt. Vernon Ladies Association and the Ford Motor Company which each month sponsors a free monthly book talk just like this one, an opportunity for people to the community to come and learn from some of the greatest historians in the field. Thank you so much for being here tonight. Were thrilled to have you. To begin the program, just shortly, well hear a brief presentation from susan swain, copresident , chief executive officer of cspan, and coauthor of the president s which will be discussed tonight. Shell be joined by brian lann, founder and executive chairman of cspan, in moderating an esteemed group of historians in discussing the american presidency. And the american presidency is, as you know, a fascinating subject of inquiry in every possible way. In the constitution theres not as much said about it as you might imagine. Article 1 is quite long. Article 2 much shorter. And the ke