I will always consider myself fortunate to have served with both you and your respective members. Speaking of, mississippian, my favorite one is hundred me. She has work to improve the lives of all our citizens, particularly our children, and for 41 years has lovingly and patiently put up with me. Ladies and gentlemen, the first lady of the state of mississippi and my wonderful wife, debra. [applause] to the members of house and senate and other elected officials here tonight. Thank you for your attendance. Do not take your kind attention for granted. Thank you for allowing me to stand in our beautiful capitol and highlight all we have achieved, and to offer my continued vision for how we can reach even Greater Heights together. I realize that many of us here tonight, and to those watching and listening, theres sometimes seem to be two mississippis occupying the same time and space. The proverbial critics would have you believe that this is one of a declining state, whose people are su
Good evening, thank you so much. Thank you, thank you. Thank you so much mr. The tenant governor, for the kind introduction and thank you for the friendship you and the speaker continue to offer me because together we honor our great state and her people, i will always consider myself fortunate to have served with , you and your respective members, speaking of mississippi, my favorite one is seated right behind me, she has devoted herself to improving the lives of all of our citizens. Children and our 441 years, she has lovingly and patiently put up with me. Ladies and gentlemen, the first lady of mississippi and my wonderful wife, deborah. To the members of the house and senate, thank you for your attendance, i do not take your kind attention for granted. Thank you for allowing me to stand in our beautiful capital and to offer my continued vision for how we can reach even Greater Heights together. I realize that many of us here tonight and to those watching and listening, there someti
Where mississippi history happened. Over the 175 years many things occurred in this building within these halls that affected mississippis history and made us what we are today. From 1839 to 1903 this building served as mississippis state house, which was the witness of many important laws passed, visits by important statesmen across the south. A lot of important events took place here. For instance, mississippi ses ceded from the union passed in 18 0, most of our colleges and universities were chartered in this very building. Laws that granted rights to many of our scitizens and then again laws that took away many of those rights, so i would say within these walls we are standing in the old preservation building at the old capitol where we discuss a number of issues, for instance greek revival architecture. This resembles the greek temples in greece, very symmetrical with beautiful columns, great rotunda and dome and beautiful front. A native of england, had done a lot of work in othe
Live from the mississippi book festival a panel from the heritage of mississippi series discussed the bicentennial. I was good morning everyone thank you for coming to the panel. Im with the Mississippi Department of archives and history. Welcome to the heritage mississippi series panel. The director of the department of archives and history and a longtime member of the historicahistorical society twoe groups responsible for the book series will moderate the panel. Help me welcome katie. [applause] thank you very much for making this panel possible. [applause] i want to thank you all for joining us here in the mississippi stat state capital. We are proud of this building and it was recently designated to a historical landmark that was very appropriate. [applause] im pleased to host this discussion about the heritage of mississippi series which was also a bicentennial initiative. It will cover 17 volumes of 17 of them have already been published in the there are scholars working their f
Mississippi historical society. Two of the groups are responsible for the series she will moderate this penal. Thank you very much. I want to begin by recognizing our sponsors, bradley and cummings and Mississippi State university, thank you very much for making this panel possible. I want to thank you all for joining us here in the Mississippi State capital. We are very proud of this building and it was recently designated a National Historic landmark which is very appropriate. [applause] in our bicentennial year. Im really pleased to host this discussion about the heritage of mississippi series which was also a bicentennial initiative. The series will cover mississippihistory and 17 volumes , seven of them have already been published and there are seven scholars working their fingers to the bone right at this minute on the next volume and then a few to be signed. This series is as i said meant to cover the whole history of the state and its aimed at a wide audience. Dollars, teachers