In my view, what this is election is about is not just electing a president. Far, far more significantly, it is about transforming the United States of america. It is about understanding that there is something very, very wrong where the United States of america is the only major country on earth that does not guarantee paid family and medical leave. How does that happen . The only major country on earth that does not guarantee paid sick time or paid vacation time. How does that happen . The only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care for every man, woman, and child as a right. So, what this campaign is truly about is to bring people together by the tens of millions. And thats tough. That is tough stuff to do. But if we do that, were not just going to win this election. We are going to win it by a landslide. Because what happens is how many people in your communities believe that the republicans as the republicans do, that we should cut Social Security, cut medicare
Wellknown historian in lithuania who i spent many hours with and hes always a very astute historian and very quick to dismiss that which is just you could could collect historical gossip and i said you know i was talking to this poet and he mentioned that there was this banquet and a look came over his face and he said actually it was quite common after each of these that there would be these parties or gatherings. And i later found out that the paper presents both at this banquet and then another one and he was the guest. Thank you very much. [applause] i would love to invite you up and we do have copies of the book available for purchase as well. Thank you so much. [applause] good afternoon. Im the director of the john f. Kennedy president ial library and museum and on behalf at the Kennedy Library foundation and all of my colleagues i think you for coming to welcome to viewers the viewers on cspan and acknowledge the generous underwriters of the forum bank of america of the institut
Library and museum. On behalf of the Kennedy Library foundation and all my library and foundation qualities i thank you for coming, welcome our viewers on cspan and acknowledge generous underwriters of the Kennedy Library forum. These funds make america, the Boston Foundation and our immediate sponsors, the boston globe and wb 0 r. Of many memorable moments in my 16 years working at the library none compare to the two days when senator edward kennedys body lay in repose in this very hall to allow his friends, colleagues and and buyers to pay their last respects before he was buried in Arlington National cemetery next to his brothers. We had announced we would close at midnight the first day and reopen at 6 00 a. M. The next. That initial night wore on i sensed staff and security were tiring, i went out the front door at 11 30 p. M. To see how many folks remained in line. I have never been so moved in my life, hundreds if not thousands of people waited patiently under a summer night sky
The law resulted in the ship in the thick makeup of people immigrating to america. Listedent took university of californias washington entered. On the far left matt garcia is the director of this cool historical studies. He also directs the comparative order studies program. He was the recipient of the National Endowment in 2008 in the public history award that the National Council of public history in 2009 and 10. Erika lee as an american historian and awardwinning the chair andds immigration history. Her books include an american a chinese immigration. In her newly published the making of america in american history. Admirer of this distinguished professor the Graduate Center of the university of new york. 2008 he received the award were distinguished career scholarship and the National Migrations finally main i is u. S. Legal and medical historian. To that none immigration history and the and the author of the awardwinning illegal aliens in the making of modern. [applause] begin i j
Andis an american taurean author at the university of minnesota. Is the director of immigration wreath or center. Her books include an american is a chinese immigration and in immigrant gateway to america area and newly published the menu of Asian American history. Admirer. Gtime huge his most recent book is stranger no more. Orritten with nancy phone area in 2008 see the award for the distinguished career scholarship. Finally a professor of history accounting professor at Asian American studies and political historian with russians is written one immigration policy and offered the awardwinning and subject illegal aliens and the making of modern america. One family and the extreme area invention chinese america. October of 1965 was on Liberty Island area what he says in describing the heart seller at five. This still he says will find today not a revolutionary this will not affect the lives of millions or restruck reshape the just construction of our daily lives. It is still one of the