The mansion in new york. Her book will be on sale afterward. It is my pleasure to introduce margaret oppenheimer. [applause] margaret thank you very much. July 3, age 33, a distinguished new yorker wrote a note in his diary. The celebrated colonel burr was married to the celebrated mrs. Jumel. His choice of adjectives was interesting. Not distinguished, but celebrated. Celebrity had the same connotation it does today. Someone who was known to the public but not always with approval. Today, i am going to talk about how eliza jumel and aaron burr became public figures, why they married, and what happened after these two celebrities joined hands. Ladies first. Eliza jumel is on the right. She is painted here one year before her marriage to aaron burr next to a portrait of him painted after the ceremony. Eliza jumel was born betsy bowen in providence, rhode island, in 1775. About 2. 5 weeks before the battle of lexington. There was absolutely nothing in her beginnings to suggest that her n
Spend. She had her own motivations for the marriage. On the one hand, she would soon have to begin settling her first husbands estate. Burr, with his knowledge of the law could help her protect her assets. But the Main Attraction of the marriage for her was the opportunity to enter social circles that had been previously closed to her. At 6 00, on the civil war, historian dennis fry on the reaction to both northerners and southerners on the raid at ha harpers ferry. The divided sentiments as americans headed for election. And historians explore the history of the Death Penalty in america, including the case that involved the capital punishment. And monday, author and historian James Swanson compares the assassinations of abraham lincoln. Their terms and differences in office, and the state of the country at the time. He also talks about the experience and reactions of the two widows, mary lincoln and jacqueline kennedy. Mary was very conscious of history, jfk was knowledgeable about li
The talmud teaches that if a person destroys one life, it is as if they have destroyed an entire world. And if a person saves one life, it is as if theyve saved an entire world. What an extraordinary honor to be with us as we honor four righteous individuals whose courage is measured in the lives they saved. One child. O one refugee. One comrade at a time. And who, in so doing, helped save our world. I deliver a lot of speeches. Very rarely am i so humbled by the eloquence that has preceded me. Not just in words, but in the acts that we commemorate today. To my dear friend, steven spielberg, thanks for your moving and generous words. You spoke of the importance of finding your voice and using it for good, and i know that your work, whether a masterpiece by schindlers list or the stories that you have so persistently preserved through the Shoah Foundation is deeply personal. Steven once said is the sho. A shoah is a story he was born to tell, the stories you heard from your family. Stev
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[ applause ] it is now my honor to it is now my zing honor to present to you the governor of the state of vermont, the honorable peter e. Shumlin. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you so much. Mr. President , mr. President protem, mr. Speaker, mr. Chief justice, senator leahy, general heston, members of the general assembly, distinguished guests, and fellow vermont ans. Thank you all so much. Im also really excited to welcome today the person who has stood by me every single day of my governorship, been extraordinarily patient, loving supportive, my love, your first lady, katie. [ applause ] i am as honored and humbled to stand before you today as i was giving my first inaugural address in 2011. That day i spoke with affection about our last governor from putney, george akin. Three quarters of a century ago he stood before this body, and he reflected on the challenges and progress of his day. He said during these four years, vermont in com