Coming up in the next hour and 15 minutes we will hear from authors about this gateway city to the black hills. Located in the western part of the state. We will take it to the State Game Lodge. He spent his Summer Vacation in 1927. Then, in about 15 minutes the story of life inside an Indian Mission boarding school. As he talks about his first book children left behind. We visit downtown rapid city for a look at the correction of lifesize statues. We begin our special feature with the story of Calvin Coolidge in the black hills. We are here in south dakotas black hills. And we are at the State Game Lodge. It was constructed several years before Calvin Coolidge made his summer lake house in 1927. With the first lady stayed here for nearly three months from june through september 1927 while they were on vacation. They took office in 1923 when he was Vice President with warren harvey. They served out the last little bit of the term. And he was elected to his own term in 1924. He came to
Later we visit downtown rapid city for a look at their collection of lifesize statues of our nations past president s. We begin our special feature with the story of Calvin Coolidge in the black hills. We are here in south dakotas black hills in Custer State Park and we are at the State Game Lodge which is a 1920s era building that was constructed can several years before Calvin Coolidge made his summer white house here in 1927 and he and the first lady stayed here for three months from june through september 1927 while they were on vacation. Calvin coolidge took office in 1923 when he was Vice President and Warren Harding died so he served as the last little bit of Warren Hardings term and was elected to his own term in 1924 and so he came to south dakota in 1927 when a lot of people were speculative would he or would he not run for another term in 1928 and it was widely expected that he would but he came here in 1927 because he was looking for a place to escape the oppressive summer
If you want to see what is happening the rest of the summer and in case you havent noticed tonights event is being recorded by booktv. Our interviewer this evening is the author of the awardwinning bestsellers a little bonfire in the forthcoming the world made by women a history of women from the apple to the pill. Her work includes the bbc netflix a series. Her next project is the exhibition for the summer opening of buckingham palace. She will be speaking with the feature author deput the deputyd editor of the New York Times and the author of historical works in a shed on fire, america in the wake of the assassinati assassination, the belle of the centurbill of thecentury the bal rights act as well as a guide to scotland and bestselling bourbon and try. Hes also our neighbor that has appeared on the stage many times to talk about history and whiskey so we are glad to have him here with us again. His new book dives deep into the life of Theodore Roosevelts roughriders bringing his hug
Good evening, and welcome to green lights bookstore. We are honored [inaudible] Theodore Roosevelt the roughriders dawn of the american century. Before i turn things over these turnoffs or silence your cell phones or other devices. Books are available for sale. If you want to see what is happening the rest of the summer and in case you havent noticed tonights event is being recorded by booktv. Our interviewer this evening is the author of the awardwinning bestsellers a little bonfire in the forthcoming the world made by women a history of women from the apple to the pill. Her work includes the bbc netflix a series. Her next project is the exhibition for the summer opening of buckingham palace. She will be speaking with the feature author deput the deputyd editor of the New York Times and the author of historical works in a shed on fire, america in the wake of the assassinati assassination, the belle of the centurbill of thecentury the bal rights act as well as a guide to scotland and b
Live. And for those of us joining us in person, welcome to the historic Decatur House and the White House Historical association. And my name is dr. Colleen hogan, a Senior Vice President at the White House Historical association, and the director of the David Rubenstein center for white house history tonight, a special episode of white house history live as we launch the book mourning the president s loss and legacy in american culture. This book was published by the University Virginia press in partnership with the center for president ial history, Southern Methodist university, and the Miller Center at uva. Mourning the president s brings together and emerging scholars to examine how different generations and communities of americans have eulogized and remembered. U. S. President s. This evening, were joined by several scholars that contributed the book on stage. And we have others in the audience, including chester and brandon robinson. Thank you for joining us this evening. Dr. Ma