And its my privilege to welcome many of you back to historic Decatur House in the White House Historical association for another one of our wonderful lectures. Tonight is one of the annual National Heritage lectures that we do in partnership with the Us Capital Historical Society and the Us Supreme Court historical society. We have our wonderful colleagues from both here tonight and my friend Jane Campbell who is the president of the National Historical society. On june 4, 1919 the 19th amendment was passed and sent to the states for ratification. The suffragists used the white house as a backdrop to challenge an equity and bring attention to their cause. Tonight we look forward to hearing more about their successful efforts to secure womens rights to vote. Before i introduce our speaker i have a couple of other introductions and things i would like to share. First of all we have guests smith college, the Washington Club of smith college. Stand up. [ applause ] they are special guests
Rhetoric those who oppose their policies are determined to stop their rise. So what is fueling this shift to the right well since the countrys reunification and many people in germany feel they are treated as 2nd class citizens young people are also leaving to seek opportunities elsewhere and the region of lucy brandenburg is about to be dealt another blow the mine which is one of the regions biggest employers is slated to close for many voting for the anti establishment a. F. D. Will give them a platform to be heard. Many people in brandenburg sluice a shia region depend on the coal Mining Industry for their livelihoods but theyre worried because germany has decided to phase out coal fired power plants germanys far right party is tapping into the sphere. Of local candidates stephan could be at ski who currently works in a power plant himself says other parties have no plans for one coal mining is history. Band thats me what kind of a crane do we need or what sort was it again what. Co
History tv. Announcer next on American History tv, author Rebecca Roberts talks about the decade leading up to the passage of the 19th amendment and how women gained the right to vote through marching, picketing, and persistence. Ms. Roberts is the author of suffragists in washington, d. C. , the 1913 parade and the fight for the vote. The White House Historical association hosted this discussion. Stewart my name is stuart, the president of the White House Historical association. It is my privilege to welcome many of you back to the historic Decatur House and the White House Historical association for another one of our wonderful lectures. Tonight is one of the annual National Heritage lectures that we do in partnership with the u. S. Capitol Historical Society and the u. S. Supreme court Historical Society, and we have our wonderful colleagues from both tonight, and we would like to welcome you here today. On june 4, 1919, the 19th amendment was passed and sent to the states for ratif
His line and say welcome to my house. I am pleased you could join us and whether youre here participating through facebook or youtube, welcome to those of you who are joining on cspan. Today we listen to christian teller discusses most recent book the great partnership, Stonewall Jackson and the state of the confederacy. Doctor keller is the eisenhower chair of the National Security and strategy of the United States Army War College in carlisle pennsylvania. This year he became a director of military history program. In many articles he is the author, coauthor or editor of several previous books on American Civil War including the germans ethnicity and civil war memory. In the introduction in the book he lays out clearly and concisely several things. Including the value of this book. Historical and what youll find in his notes versus the text itself. I greatly appreciate him confronting ahead on interpretive value and reliability of material particularly confederate wartime sources ver
National security adviser Jake Sullivan of the prospects for diplomacy and how the United States plants to fortify its role as leader of the free world in the face of challenges from china and russia. Then a comet debate on the hill over the u. S. Rule in this conflict. Is it safe to send more american troops to europe at this time . I think reinforcing our existing nato allies with troops its deafly appropriate. Were joined by senator a democrat on the Foreign Relations committee and centered jon nebraska or republican member of that committee. Then. We have a real problem with the flow of guns to the innercity pre we cannot continue to endure the level of violence we are now experiencing. Mayors call for federal help for the rising crime. President biden tries to reassure law enforcement. We will ask our sunday panel how the president walks the line between crime and policing. Plus, Elizabeth The Second marks 70 years as queen. We will discuss some milestones, the monarchy and the we