Welcome to everybody. Were delighted to have you here. Im dr. Curtis sandberg, the director of the National Center for white house history and i have this long title. Im concurrently the associations Senior Vice President for educational resources. I would like sort of con textually put this all into a nice picture. Shear background about the association and then that places tonights talk into a proper context. We are, and some of you may know already were a private nonprofit educational organization. The mission of the place and it has been for a long time is to enhance the understanding and appreciative of the executive mansion. A long, long time means 56 years at this point. Its 1961. This is during the kennedy administration, and first Lady Jacqueline kennedy founded the association and its purpose was to help the white house to collect and exhibit the very best of American History and culture, but underscoring all of that, to inform and excite the public about the history of the e
Welcome to everybody. Im the director of the david National Center for white house history. Im conkrncurrently the senior e president for Educational Resources and i would like contexturely to put this in a nice picture, share background of the association and that places tonight was talk if to a proper context. Were private, nonprofit ed Educational Organization and the mission of the place is to enhance the understanding and appreciation of the executive mansion and that means 56 years at this point. Its 1961. This is during the Kennedy Administration and first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy founded the ass association and its purpose was to help the white house collect an exhibit, the absolute very best of American History and culture but underscoring all of that to inform and excite the public about the hist raeof the executive mansion. So today were still doing this. Acquisition, preservation, research continue through the sale of our books, our products. The official white house orname
Welcome to everybody. Im the director of the david National Center for white house history. Im conkrncurrently the senior e president for Educational Resources and i would like contexturely to put this in a nice picture, share background of the association and that places tonight was talk if to a proper context. Were private, nonprofit ed Educational Organization and the mission of the place is to enhance the understanding and appreciation of the executive mansion and that means 56 years at this point. Its 1961. This is during the Kennedy Administration and first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy founded the ass association and its purpose was to help the white house collect an exhibit, the absolute very best of American History and culture but underscoring all of that to inform and excite the public about the hist raeof the executive mansion. So today were still doing this. Acquisition, preservation, research continue through the sale of our books, our products. The official white house orname
Welcome to everybody. Im the director of the david National Center for white house history. Im conkrncurrently the senior e president for Educational Resources and i would like contexturely to put this in a nice picture, share background of the association and that places tonight was talk if to a proper context. Were private, nonprofit ed Educational Organization and the mission of the place is to enhance the understanding and appreciation of the executive mansion and that means 56 years at this point. Its 1961. This is during the Kennedy Administration and first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy founded the ass association and its purpose was to help the white house collect an exhibit, the absolute very best of American History and culture but underscoring all of that to inform and excite the public about the hist raeof the executive mansion. So today were still doing this. Acquisition, preservation, research continue through the sale of our books, our products. The official white house orname
Frozen over solid. Thousands of people have come to see some ice caves that are just around the corner here. You can see a line of people just as far as you can see. Its a pristine landscape but underneath the Natural Beauty lies a coveted resource two billion tons of iron ore. A Mining Company called gtac is planning to dig what could be one of north americas largest open pit mines. It would start with a four and a half mile open pit, and could eventually stretch twentytwo miles. It would be upstream of a massive wetland that feeds lake superior, part of americas great lakes, which make up 20 of the worlds surface fresh water. Fault lines has come to wisconsin, where corporate interests have set off a battle for the very soul of the state pitting those who wish to extract Natural Resources against those who wish to preserve them. Were on our way to meet Democratic State senator bob jauch who represents this area. He wants us to meet at one of his constituents house to sit around the K