Good morning. Thank you for joining us for this 25th anniversary remember in ceremony. Im bob ross, chairman of the Oklahoma City National Memorial foundation. We are grateful to have this unique opportunity to come together as a community albeit virtually as we pause to remember i would like to thank the memorials Conscience Community for their guidance. As you watch todays ceremony, we encourage you to take a photo of those joining you. Post your photo using the weremember. Lets all do our part to strengthen our community. For 25 years we have worked together to create become world renowned as an educational institution. Over half a Million People visit the memorial and museum each year, coming to these hallowed grounds to show respect and learn about the power of the oklahoma spirit. Our Mission Statement remains our cornerstone in shaping the important work that continues today. Just as we do each time we meet or gather for a memorial event, we pause for the reading of the Mission
Im jamie colby. And today, im in tulsa, oklahoma. Im here to meet the son of a remarkably successful businessman and epic hoarder. File this under 80 years of grit and true metal and 40 acres of scrap metal. My name is john hemphill. In february 2016, my father passed away. He left me a Thriving Company thats a testament to his business acumen. He also left me a 3 millionpound headache that says a lot about my dad, too. I meet john in the lobby of hemphill corporation. And this was your dad. Yeah, this is dad. He started the business back in the 50s. And im running it now. Come on. Ill show you. As john drives me around the company, i come to understand the jekyll and hyde nature of his strange inheritance. These look like cell towers. Yeah, these are guide towers for wireless communication. And thats our Main Business now. But his dad built that business while indulging his industrialstrength urge for collecting. Big stuff iron, scrap metal, machinery. Things you cant squirrel away in
May 7th, 1945, in the small town of reims, france the supreme allied commander, signed nazi germanys surrender and sent a cable to london stating that the mission of the allied forces was fulfilled, the sending the National Pandemic of tyranny and genocide. The surrender took affect, and for the First Time Since 1941, it was bathed in light. Most military historians agree it was eisenhowers unique skill and persuasion enabled the allied effort not to be successful. Is Winston Churchill said, there is only one thing worse than fighting with allies, that is fighting without, simply put, ike led the effort to pursue western democracy and freedom and later as president in 1953 america experienced eight years of peace and prosperity. On the 70 fifth anniversary of the victory of europe, what we call victory in europe day, the Eisenhower Memorial Commission was sent to dedicate the long awaited president ial memorial to Dwight David Eisenhower in the nations capital. Just two blocks away. Ei
Is no government waste and no inefficiency, no conflict and liberty is absolutely eternal. We will miss his sage advice, his blunt perspective and his steadfast wisdom. Doctor coburn served in this for 10 years from 20052015 but also served in the house of representatives for six years from 19952001, the one title he carried in both of those chambers was doctor. That was his preferred term. Thomas allen coburn was born in casper, wyoming in 1948. Doctor coburn graduated Central High School in 1966. In 1968 he married carolyn denton, the 1967 miss oklahoma, they had three daughters, 9 grandchildren. At Oklahoma State University Doctor coburn was an honor student, president of the Student Business Council graduating in 1970 with a bachelors degree in accounting. After a Family Business was sold, he worked at, he attended medical school at the university of oklahoma, received his medical degree with honors from 1983, interned at Saint Anthonys hospital inequality and in 1886, he founded t
Welcome cspan friends for a day four of the Supreme Court recap. It has been an extraordinary experiment in public education, to convene scholars on all sides of the cases that the Supreme Court is broadcasting live for the first time in its history. And at the beginning of the , we have hearde two formidable cases and i am thrilled to join you to understand the spirit of both sides. Im jeffrey rosen, president of the National Constitution center in philadelphia. We begin all of our National Constitution Center Programs by reciting the inspiring Constitutional Center creed, which prepares us for the learning ahead. The National Constitution center is the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis in order to increase awareness and understanding of the constitution among the american people. That is what we are going to try to do today. Thank you for joining to increase your own understanding of the co