And im the director of Community Partnerships for theMassachusetts Historical Society. Our program this evening is a seasonal, its a look at the tradition of Summer Reading we are joined by professor donna harringtonlueker on her new publication gavin kleespies, 19th century publishing the rise of Summer Reading. She is a passer in Newport Rhode island and she has an undergraduate degree from rhode island and phd. As a former magazine writer and editor, Research Interests include 19thcentury print culture, womens magazines on any period and radical or alternative press. Before we begin id like to extend a special welcome to anyone joining the Virtual Program for the first time. If youre not familiar with the Massachusetts Historical Society we are the first Historical Society in america and have been preserving publishing and sharing our history since 1791. We hold a collection of 14 million manuscript pages including the papers of the first three president s of the unitedstates. Or im
Editor Whose Research interests include 19th century print culture, womens magazines and the radical alternative press. Before we began i would like to extend a special welcome to anyone who will be joining virtual mh programs. If youre definitely with her society where the first historical site in america and have been collecting, preserving, publishing and sharing our history since 1791. We hold an amazing collection of close to 14 million manuscript pages including the papers of the first three president s of the United States. Sorry, three of the first six president s of the United States, i misspoke. We are continuing to collect today, and if youre interested we are currently collecting material related to the covid19 experience. We have a special initiative designed to record peoples experiences trying this unusual time and preserve a diverse sampling, firsthand accounts for future generations. In these days of social distancing we have taken to hosting virtual programs and onlin
Minutes. I. [applause] one more round of applause for speaker pelosi. [applause] this is my favorite georgetown tradition. Ten years ago we started the tradition of having an iconic figure has made a profound difference in politics talk to the firstyear class. Weve had justice kagan. We had justice breyer. We had our own. But the person who appeared year after year was justice ginsburg. Justice ginsburg her husband was on our faculty. She really cared so profoundly for this community. Every year whenever we invited her, she would come. We decided to name this lecture series in her honor. So this year she spoke. And then the second year she got proctor and trent secretary of state clinton. Im trying to think how do we keep up with this incredible tradition . We figured it out. The honorable speaker nancy pelosi. [applause] so she does not really need an introduction. Fiftysecond speaker of the house of representatives. She made history in 2007 when she was the first woman elected to ser
Other television providers. Giving a front row seat to democracy. Former House Speaker nancy pelosi spoke about her years of Public Service at a lectures to students at drop georgetown law jumper device reflected on former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg for whom the was made its an hour and 15 minutes. I. [applause] one more round of applause for speaker pelosi. [applause] this is my favorite georgetown tradition. Ten years ago we started the tradition of having an iconic figure has made a profound difference in politics talk to the firstyear class. Weve had justice kagan. We had justice breyer. We had our own. But the person who appeared year after year was justice ginsburg. Justice ginsburg her husband was on our faculty. She really cared so profoundly for this community. Every year whenever we invited her, she would come. We decided to name this lecture series in her honor. So this year she spoke. And then the second year she got proctor and trent secretary of state clint
Not without taking a jab at some of the gop hopefuls who are still in. Our panel on what it means for 2016 as we look ahead on sunday morning futures. Japan this morning condemning an online video that proports to show an isis militant beheading a japanese journalist. Kenji goto. It ended days of negotiations and heightened fears for the life of a jordanian Fighter Pilot who is being held hostage. Ed royce joins us now. Representative, good to have you on the program. Welcome. Thank you. What do you think it tells us theyre putting the video out beheading a japanese journalist. Why japan . For one them, theyre attempting to raise money. Last year isis raised tens of millions of dollars by exporting ransom. It is in this particular case the demand was for 200 million. Thats one point. The second point isis is messaging out to young men around the world that respond to their message to come and join the fight for the caliphate and kill the infidel. Thats part of the messaging they use on