Good morning, and welcome to the year of the woman, which you could argue every year should be. This year is incredibly special for all in america and at the smithsonian. We are banded together in celebrating the american womens History Initiative throughout the smithsonian museums, online, and through all of our activities. We are particularly grateful to have three exhibitions opening, spurring really from this one. This is democracy in america, the great leap of faith that opened a few years ago. I am in the gallery that takes us through the long and arduous and continuing effort to expand democracy to enfranchised more and more americans. As you might know, early on, only landed, white men with property were able to vote. In the 19th century, the long battle expanding that suffrage to slaves, previously enslaved, and women, culminating finally in 1920 with the ratification of the 19th amendment, not guaranteeing women the right to vote but barring the federal government and states
Always been passionate about taking pictures. Where did your love of photography come from . I guess borrowing would be a kinder word rather than stealing my fathers nikon, setting up a little darkroom in my bathroom, putting the tin foil on the windows and being in there with that red light with my tunes going on. The whole concept of time goes out the window. Just the idea of capturing time like that. Reporter but when he started acting, he left the darkroom behind, until 1976 when he starred in king kong. My character, jack prescott, had a camera. I said well, im going load that thing and take pictures. Reporter that started a tradition of taking pictures on his film sets. Photographs from king kong, the fabulous baker boy, and the big lebowski were included in a first volume of his pictures. Now bridges has released pictures volume 2, including photos from the sets of true grit, crazy heart and see biscuit. What happened here . I gave her a bloody nose. Seabiscuit is winning, and i
First we had the jeopardy allstar tournament. And then we had James Holzhauer winning all of that money and all of those games, and now Emma Boettcher winning a bundle in just two games. Jonathan and erin, are you here to replace her or allow her to keep her run going . Were about to find out, arent we . Good luck. Here we go. Now the categories. First off. Aha. Lets go shopping, i guess. Theres a theme. And finally. Not con verse. Emma, start. Uh, sketchers, 600. It was very crowded in the privy chamber of this king, as sketched by hans holbein the younger. Sketchers, 800. This french sculptor put away the clay to sketch isadora duncan. Emma. Who is rodin . Good. Sketchers, 1,000. Costume designer edith head created many sketches of this actress for hitchcocks rear window. Emma again. Who is grace kelly . Shes the one. Sketchers, 400. Anne is sketched here by this oldest of the bronte sisters. Emma. Who is charlotte . Correct. And sketchers, 200. This artists sketched david, but his m
Republicans 202 7488001. Tweet us cspanwj. Our Facebook Page is facebook. Com cspan. Here is a recent story out of hartwick township, michigan. Constituents said they were growing to like u. S. Representative elizabeth flocking until she supported the impeachment inquiry. Marshall to 61 of the vote and the surrounding county. Said congress has responsibly for determining whether the president should be removed from office for asking before leader investigate joe biden. [video clip] a week ago monday, myself and six other members of the freshman class of congress, all former military or former cia, wrote an oped in support of the inquiry. [booing] [applause] i knew that it was going to be an issue here at home. I made that decision because sometimes there are moments in life that are beyond politics, and i felt this moment was that. [applause] a foreign leader and asked him to dig up dirt on an american. [yelling] host the New York Times this morning looks at the House Republican side w
In the central or eastern time zone, we want to hear from you. T 202 7488000 if you vote and identify democrat in the mountain and pacific time zone, we want to hear from you at 202 7488001. Keep in mind we are always reading at social media, twitter cspanwj and facebook, facebook. Com cspan. Once again, Democratic Candidates is towards their next set of debates and the question. S electability thats a lot of a democratic voters are talking about and is being taken on exactly by the recent article in the atlantic. The article says this, ask any New Hampshire democrats which of any of the two dozen democrats the replyng for, usually isnt a name, but a list. A few candidates they like, perhaps, or maybe a couple they ruled out. Ask them the most important factor in their choice and the response is instantaneous, universal down to the words that they use, who can be trump. These are the electability voters and they are now driving the democratic primary. Theyre the biggest reason,erhaps e