Director of the john f. Kennedy president ial library and museum. On behalf of all of my library and foundation colleagues, i thank you for coming this evening, and id like to extend a warm welcome to those who are joining us online as well. I would also like to acknowledge the support of our underwriters for the Kennedy Library forums. The lead sponsor is, bank of america, the Lowell Institute and our media sponsors, the boston globe, xfinity and wbur. Richard aldous has kindly agreed to sign books after tonights forlumbar. Our bookstore has forum. Our bookstore has Copies Available for purchase. This year marks the centennial of john f. Can kennedys birth. As we honor his life and legacy during this centennial year, we cannot be more pleased to explore the life and work of arthur. Lettingier ger jr. In more detail tonight. I am delighted to introduce the participants in tonights program. We are so pleased to welcome richard aldous, author of the new biography schlesinger the imperial
Second sentence of the declaration of independence. We hold these truths to be selfevident that all men are crated equal, they are endowed by their crater with certain unalienable rights. Among these are life, liberty and the bridges of happiness. The pursuit of happiness. Uit of happiness. Governments are instituted among men. Whenever any form of government becomes detruktive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it and Institute New government, laying its f i expect that all of you are not surprised by how long the sentence is. But as i have gone around the country talking about the declaration over and over again people have expressed surprise at just how long the sentence is. It is important to recognize that there are two moment happiness appears in the sentence. We are talking about individual rights and down at the end of the sentence when we come to the peoples responsibility for organizing government in such form, as to them shall seem most likely t
1776. Just so you know, todays the last day weve extended our museum hours to 7 00 p. M. The parchment sheet on display upstairs, though now much faded, is the original official version of the declaration of independence. Many versions have since have been made since Congress Approved it. Most notably the dunlap broadside printed on paper on the night of july 4th, 1776 and several facsimile reproductions made in the early 1800s. Today, with the copy of the declaration of independence, recently uncovered bu our two guests, Danielle Allen and emily sneff. This parchment document, the sussex declaration, is the same size as the original declaration on display in the ro dotunda an dates from 1780s. A notable feature of the sussex declaration is the arrangement of the signatures. Theyre not arranged by state delegation as they are on our declaration, and other early versions and danielle and emily will give us their theories on what this new arrangement thmay mean. Before we turn the stage
School and middle school. No one was hurt. The lockdown was lifted and school resumed. But then about 2 hours later, around 2 p. M. , police got another report of a second student with a gun which prompted this second lockdown out of precaution. It turns out the Student Police were looking for in that case was already off campus. Police did contact him and say they found no weapon in that case. The school was given the all clear around 3 p. M. Police are still investigating the two incidents and are not saying yet if they may be linked. Investigators do say the 14 yearold boy who brought the gun here is a milpitas resident. He is facing charges for bringing a firearm to campus but could face more depending where the investigation goes. This is a reminder for parents to lock up firearms. Maureen naylor in milpitas tonight. Maureen, thank you. Now to some new information about an 8year old who brought a gun to a San Ramon School on tuesday. That boys father is now under arrest. 30yearold
Houses and archives. Some of that is good and they exposed them to the color brined creed. Some of that was bad in what they meant during that age was to americanize this to wasp inside. To americanize this to become white. Stop being so aggressively jewish pension off those longstanding had always behaved. So it is because of that the very word americanization in decades and centuries later asking for negative buzz around it. People talk in a multicultural city like this dont talk about americanization. It sounds like forced assimilation. I think it is version that we today embracing our multiculturalism take it upon ourselves to redefine and and sent americanization. It doesnt have to be about whiteness. It doesnt have to be about assimilating, but again retaining the creed in its full colorblind power and pushing ourselves in fact to see all around us with eyes wide open the way for whichever part of our community is still failing to live up to it. That is a fight with getting behin