1800. Our guide as park ranger matthew. We are standing in the old house of representatives a building we Call Congress hall, although originally was billed as a county courthouse for philadelphia for most of its history, thats exactly what it was. But in the years that the city of washington d. C. Is being built, philadelphia serves as our temporary u. S. Capital. This room serves for the house of representatives, the second floor of the building we will see in a moment was United States senate, the house of representatives each representative at that point in our history represented 30,000 people. We had a population in our first census of about three and three quarters of 1 million. We had 106 members of the house, that would sit in this room. And eventually from 16 states, and the story of philadelphia as the u. S. Capital is a story that were taking a new constitution and actually operating it, doing things like adding new states to the original 13. Also, the bill of rights would
Tv, a conversation with the author of the book, the president is a sick man which recounts the surgery being performed on a i cant recollya president disappearing for five days. Im david cowen, welcome back to our lunch and learn series. Welcome to the university of oklahoma. Thank you for coming. Please join us again everyone next week on the 26th. Were going to continue the lunch and learn series of the director of the archival. This is an historic banking house, again, a week from this thursday. On the 24th, this is tuesday upcoming, well be screening the rediscovering alexander hamilton. This is the pbs documentary that was recently released and all of your questions about the movie can be answered because the producer will be in the house. Turning our attention to today and Matthew Algeo and the president is a sick man. This the matthews third book. His second Harry Trumans excellent adventure which traced their crosscountry trip in 1953, got a lot of great press, and in 2009, the
President is a sick man which accounts the surgery be performed on a yacht and present disappearing for five days. Hi, im david cowan, president of the museum of American Finance. Welcome back to our lunch and learn series. welcome to the university of central oklahoma and professor arnold. Thank you for coming. Please join us again, everyone, next week on the 26th were going to continue the lunch and learn series. The director of the roth child archive will be here, melanie. They should be really fascinating. This is an historic banking house, again, a week from this thursday. And then on the 24th, this is tuesday upcoming, well be screening the rediscovering alexander hamilton. This is the pbs documentary recently released, and all your questions about the movie can be answered because the producer director, michael pack, will be in the house. Now, turning our attention to today and matthew algeo, and the president is a sick man. This is matthews third book. His second, which traced
Area and al jazeera journalists are questioned by police over the investigation of the treatment of Migrant Workers in malaysia. And ill have all the sports, including quickest in practice. Ahead of the formula one grand pro in austria. Welcome to the newshour, a lifeline to millions of syrians is at risk of being shutdown. Russia and china have vetoed a u. N. Security resolution to keep two pathways open from turkey for aid deliveries. A company in belgian wanted to keep the passages open. The mandate for the badr crosses expires on friday and the country is voting on a proposal. As supplies and food for millions hang in the balance. Lets look at why the counsel remains divided. 2. 8 Million People in syrias ebel held area depend on those pines for aid. But the u. S. Says 1. 3 Million People depend on the other crossing. Lets get an update from james. Hes joining us from the United Nations to talk us through where things stand right now and when we can see a vote on that rival russian
Im scott stevenson, im the president and ceo of the museum of the American Revolution. And very much. applause how many of you are visiting the museum for the first time this evening . All right. I love that the proportion of hands is getting lower and lower as we move on and on. As you know we opened just a little over two years ago at first and Chestnut Street and hit philadelphia just two blocks from independence hall. The mission of the museum is to uncover and share compelling stories about the Diverse People and complex events that started americas ongoing experiment in liberty, quality equality and self government. For those of you who have been to the museum and been to our 16,000 square feet of core exhibition that shares all these incredible stories of the making of the United States of america and also starts to explore the ongoing legacies of that revolution. Both here in america and around the world, we have seen George Washingtons remarkable war tenth home away from home.