You received from your aunt. Tell the audience what it was. When i was a boy in new orleans in the late 1960s, i had an aunt named maude who was an elderly retired schoolteacher. She was a family historian and my mothers family. She was the keeper among others of our clansmen. She had some papers and files and she had a way of speaking about our Family History that was like this. The one to remember is our clansmen, my grandfather. He was a redeemer. The redemption returned in new orleans after they had been dislodged. And if you had not battled liberty place, we would not be here today. When she died, her papers went to my mother. This is now decades later her files came to me. This is how i rediscovered the story of our clansmen and wrote about it. You remember your aunt mod. You have emulated her well. It sounds like she spoke of [inaudible] constant, he was a french carpenter. He spoke french. Is it fair to say that he was heroic . He was heroic for 100 years. As were the clans peo
This was the first of a twopart program. You can view this and all other american artifact programs on our website, cspan. Org history. Each week, American History tv is american artifact visits museums and historic places. Next we take you inside the house wing of the u. S. Capitol to learn about the history of women in congress. In the second of a twopart program, we continue the story into the 1940s with republican congresswoman clare booth luce. I am sarah elliott. I am the curator for the house of representatives. I take care of a lot of the artifacts, artwork, objects that document the houses rich heritage. I am the historian at the house. My job is to collect biographical information on members, to gather data and historic lists and to conduct oral histories. We answer reference questions in our office that come from on the hill and off the hill. We try to tell the story of the house. Which is this very big, very Old Institution in a way in which people can connect with it at a
Biographical information on members, together data and historic lists and to conduct oral histories. We enter reference questions in our office that come from on the hill and off the hill. We try to tell the story of the house. It is this very big, very Old Institution in a way in which people can connect with it at a humanly level. We do that through telling biographical stories or with clips from oral histories that give people a humans sense of a very large institution. Today, we thought we would try to do that by telling you about the history of women in congress. That is a this is a nifty piece of campaign ephemera. It is for clare booth luce, her reelection campaign. It is quite handy. It tells you what to do. Use this column when voting for clare booth luce. It has a little arrow, and how to make sure that you are pulling the levers. And Clare Boothe Luce wouldve been the republican counterpart of helen douglas. Her career had started as a writer and editor. She was a managing e
An american couple both the missionaries in haiti shot and killed thursday and attack by armed gangs. Davie and Natalie Lloyd were celebrate their second Wedding Anniversary next month. Both are now dead along with their Haitian Mission director. Hello welcome to fox news like i am molly light and for arthel neville. Seec4 i rich ed sit in for eric shawn is on assignment for the three missionaries were ambushed as they left a local church of the capitol portauprince. Haitis been spiraling deeper into violence and chaos since february. Criminal gangs took over. The country waits for you and back to Peacekeeping Force to try to restore law and order. Madison is telling the story life for us. Hello, rich we spoke to natalies father this morning Missouri State representative ben baker. He said their families hearts are broken. He also says and natalie and davey or dedicated missionaries and had a passion for helping the people of haiti. And natalie loved it. If you look at her pictures and
So what does he know that we dont . I cant see a path that guarantees safety. Were entering a period of great uncertainty where were dealing with things weve never dealt with before, and we cant afford to get it wrong with these things. Cant afford the get it wrong why . Well, because they might take over. The former chairman of the joint chiefs mark milley famously clashed with President Trump. But for the general, a more immediate battle is for america to continue funding the war in ukraine. With all of the issues facing americans at home, why is this worth it . If ukraine loses and putin wins, i think you would be certainly increasing if not doubling your Defense Budget in the years ahead, and you will increase the probability of a great power war in the next 10 to 15 years. I think it will be a very dangerous situation if putin is allowed to win. Show time, baby rich pauls rise to superstar sports agent. Its draft day, baby. Anything can happen. Is one of the most interesting journ