BryanCollege Station, texas. The history of the neighboring cities sitting within three hours of houston, san antonio, and dallas. In about five minutes, we take you inside the george h. W. Bush president ial library and museum for our first ever look at newly discovered film footage of george and barbara bush on their honeymoon. Following that, the final resting place of the 41st president and the first lady on the grounds of the library. In about 20 minutes, the history of the area as we travel to the brass yoes Valley Museum of history and later a trip to the campus of texas a m university for the story of a core of cadets, the student military organization dating to 1876. We begin our special feature with the mayors of bryan and College Station as they talk about the history and special relationship between the two cities. One of the wonder fingers about bryanCollege Station, you have two cities, one community. The university started in the 1870s. The city of bryan started a couple
I want to talk about that. As i tried to communicate last week, the drafting of our institution, the history of its formation is extraordinary to say the least. It is remarkable moment in all of world history. We are here at 233 years later and our constitution is in the news daily, being referred to as we almost speak here tonight, again and again. One particular aspect, but it is alive and well. To think about the fact this came together from a period of midmay until midseptember of 1787 is remarkable. We recall that we said the revolutionary war, and a lot of folks are not clear on the sequencing. It is important to note conflict began with lexington and concord and massachusetts in 1774. These very independent colonies, all british colonies that operated with their own governments and their own leadership, and so forth, suddenly had to come together and form a military alliance. It was not easy for them to do that. They had a lot of hesitation and concern about what it meant to be
They talk about the history and special relationship between the two cities. Of the wonderful things about bryanCollege Station, you have two cities one community. Really right after the civil war. There was a railroad coming from houston that was marching its way here. After the civil war it continued on and brian for the first few years after the civil war struggled to get itself created but was able to do that. Its876 the University Got first six students and the city of brian was really getting going. Are still some of the first buildings that were being built. 25 years ago this area was a ghost town. Has created growth and renewal in the city of brian. The line between our cities is blurred not just in how we Work Together but geographically. Texas a m founded in 1876. But it wasit grew five miles from the nearest town. Calledknew about a town factge station except the in 1938 when some a m faculty and staff got together and said lets create our own city. We are growing somewhere
Homework can be hard but squatting and a diner for internetwork is even harder. Thats why were providing lower income students access to affordable internet so homework can just be homework. Cox connects to compete. Cox, along with these Television Companies, supports cspan2 as a public service. I am represented mcdaniels and im professor of english and at Jackson State University and welcome to our panel entitled world war ii from the air. The sponsor for this panel is a university of southern mississippi bell center for the study of war and society, with representatives for our sponsor, please stand at this time. [applause] lets thank our sponsors. [applause] the moderator for this session is marshall ramsey. Todays editor at large, he is also host of a weekly statewide Radio Program and a Television Program on mississippi public broadcasting. And marshall is the author and marshall is the author of several books, a two him pulitzer finalist and named a top 100 employee of gannett. A
Tumu tumultuous times. Bush was a man who dedicated his entire life almost to public service. Az navy pilot, as a congressman, a diplomat, director of the cia Vice President under Ronald Reagan. Although he was a politician that could at times play hardball, he achieved a reputation as a gentleman known for his kindness and grace personally, for his love of family, and for his faith. Theres people in heaven that you want to see. Definitely. I cant quite sort out in my mind how were going to find them. Who would you want to see first . It depends in barbara predeceases me. I would probably go with her. I think my mom and my father and maybe robin, our little girl that died. Robin. The political cartoonist of the jackson, mississippi, ledger Marshall Ramsey creating this touching tribute. Bush flying the same plane that he flew in the navy during world war ii up into the clouds to join his beloved wife barbara and their 3yearold daughter, robin, who died of leukemia in 1953. Cnn is now l