Like all of our public programs. This lecture is presented free of charge. This is possible. Thanks. Through the generous support ge Aviation Private contributions like theirs are critical to our programs and exhibitions and it is my privilege to acknowledge them for their longstanding and valued. Representing ge aviation with us tonight is lisa crerar barclay, Digital Solutions leader of military Systems Operations at ge aviation. Lisa, to you and your colleagues at g. E. , we thank you for substantial and enduring support. Since we opened the museum here on the mall in 1976 and the uber hazy in chantilly in 2003. More. 350 Million People have walked through our doors to be informed and inspired by the history of flight and space travel. Drawing from the museums priceless collection of iconic artifacts, an intellectual trust our curators educate, docents, volunteers and others endeavor to tell stories about aerospace and how it has defined shaped the american experience. This evening
Well, good evening. Im chris brown, the Deputy Director of the Smithsonians National air and museum. And it is my to welcome you to tonights aviation lecture. Since 1982, this lecture series has spotlighted more than 140 of the biggest names in modern aviation history. Like all of our public programs. This lecture is presented free of charge. This is possible. Thanks. Through the generous support ge Aviation Private contributions like theirs are critical to our programs and exhibitions and it is my privilege to acknowledge them for their longstanding and valued. Representing ge aviation with us tonight is lisa crerar barclay, Digital Solutions leader of military Systems Operations at ge aviation. Lisa, to you and your colleagues at g. E. , we thank you for substantial and enduring support. Since we opened the museum here on the mall in 1976 and the uber hazy in chantilly in 2003. More. 350 Million People have walked through our doors to be informed and inspired by the history of flight
Well, good evening. Im chris brown, the Deputy Director of the Smithsonians National air and museum. And it is my to welcome you to tonights aviation lecture. Since 1982, this lecture series has spotlighted more than 140 of the biggest names in modern aviation history. Like all of our public programs. This lecture is presented free of charge. This is possible. Thanks. Through the generous support ge Aviation Private contributions like theirs are critical to our programs and exhibitions and it is my privilege to acknowledge them for their longstanding and valued. Representing ge aviation with us tonight is lisa crerar barclay, Digital Solutions leader of military Systems Operations at ge aviation. Lisa, to you and your colleagues at g. E. , we thank you for substantial and enduring support. Since we opened the museum here on the mall in 1976 and the uber hazy in chantilly in 2003. More. 350 Million People have walked through our doors to be informed and inspired by the history of flight
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Taking your calls, tweets, facebook posts for curators. Were joined inside with Robert Wilkins to talk about how this museum came about. He is the author of the book long road to hard truth. Thanks very much for being with us. Thank you. Its a pleasure to be here. So talk of this museum began back in 1916. It took a century to be built. Walk us through the process. Back in early 1916, in march or so, gentleman named ferdinand de soto lee, created a nonprofit called the National Memorial association, and its goal was to construct a physical memorial here in the Nations Capital to honor the contributions of negro soldiers and sailors who had fought in every war from the revolutionary war on up until that time. Within a couple years the organization broadened its mission to want to construct what they called a National Memorial building to negro achievement and contributions to america in all fields of endeavor from business to education to the arts, et cetera. Essentially a National Muse