Heres how the structure is going to work. Im going to give very brief introductions for the poor people who are sitting here at the table with me, and i will do all of them at once. And then im going to go in the order in which the images are going to appear and have each of our Panel Members talk about why they decided to be part of this project and why they selected the image that they selected. And they will talk for a little while about the image and then well see where the conversation goes after that and at the end, youre going to be able to have some questions. Very briefly, let me introduce everybody up. I will start with Carol Reardon was a professor of American History at penn State University. We tossed together for a long time. Shes the author of one of the first important books on civil war memory, especially the military side of it in many ways. Hand, therd in one problem of military thought in the civil war north. And she is a coauthor with tom mosler of two field guideb
Announcer 1 watch american artifacts sunday 6 00 p. M. Eastern on American History tv on cspan3. On lectures in history, Utah State University professor Maria Angela Diaz discusses the civil war in the west and looks at the conflict in states and territories like missouri, kansas, texas, and arizona. She explores how the diverse populations of the region reacted to the war and decided between siding with the union and confederacy. She focuses on the larger role guerrilla warfare played in the west. Today we areo talking about the civil war in the west. Before we get started, i just ont to say, reminder, thursday, we will continue talking about the civil war in the west. We will do it all week long. Thursday, we will talk about the book civil war in the southwest borderlands. I am trusting that, like me, you all have studiously read the book the entire semester and taken deep notes and are ready to talk about it on thursday. Today we will talk about two borders. Is it week 12 . Lets say
Gina good evening everyone. On behalf of the Edward M Kennedy institute for the United States senate, it is my pleasure to welcome you. We are going to have a conversation about the intersection of Early American History and contemporary political issues. First visit to the institute, i also want to welcome you to our fullscale replica of the United States senate chamber. We arekennedy institute, committed to engaging the public in a conversation about the role each one of us plays in our democracy and in our society. That through Civic Education programs that bring the United States senate to life, and conversation like tonight, that bring American History into focus. We are very proud to partner with the Massachusetts Historical Society on todays program. They are an invaluable resource for american life, history, and culture. All of us at the institute are proud together roy proud to gather and esteemed panel tonight. Wbur,overs politics at where he has been since 1998, breaking new
Mr. Schumer mr. President . The presiding officer the democratic leader. Mr. Schumer mr. President , are we in a quorum . No. The presiding officer we are not. Mr. Schumer mr. President , last night in california, an american was diagnosed with the first reported case of coronavirus unrelated to any travel to an infected area, a sign that coronavirus is here on our shores and we must act swiftly and strongly to contain its spread. Despite months of public warnings about the dangers of this disease, the president was caught completely flat footed by the coro that virus and rather than the resources to respond to the crisis, President Trump is intent on blaming everyone and everything instead of solving the problem. Instead of stepping up to the plate, hes belittling the urgency of this problem and telling people oh, its not very much. The experts say the opposite. As for blame, the president s the president is blaming the press for stoking concern about the virus. The president is blami
During the program. Thank you for doing that. 85 years ago this month, Amelia Earhart became the first aviator to fly solo from honolulu, hawaii to oakland, california. 1932,rse on may 21, exactly five years after american aviator Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly solo across the atlantic ocean, ehrhardt became the first woman to repeat that feat. We are thrilled to welcome dorothy cochrane, curator at the department. She curates the collections of the aircraft, flight material, aerial cameras and the history of general aviation and women in aviation. She is the coauthor of the aviation careers as well as an essay on Amelia Earhart that is included in the published book smithsonian american women. She earned her private pilot license in 1994 in as a member of the aircraft owners and Pilot Association and experimental aircraft association. Please join me in welcoming dorothy cochrane. [applause] good evening, everyone. Thank you so much. It is supposed to be on. Can you h