Tonight, dker henriques lectures widely on subjects related to George Washington and has recorded at least five other lectures for cspan and we greatly appreciate they are being here this evening. He is the author of realistic visionary a portrait of George Washington. Please join me in welcoming professor peter henriques. [applause] peter i do not think i can top that, thank you very much. There is a touch of sadness coming to this presentation because we have been going through the different stages of washingtons life, i have enjoyed the opportunity to speak to you at this particular chapter. Says, i hope to be back in the fall with a different lecture. Lifenow, its been a great that wed seen washington live that even heroes grow old and even heroes go somewhat downhill. Ike all of us we know how quickly time goes by. The older you get, the faster time seems to go by. I look at the audience and see almost all of us are exactly the same age, between 50 and death. Of course, one sign o
They are being here this evening. He is the author of realistic visionary a portrait of George Washington. Which is available in our museum store. Please join me in welcoming professor peter henriques. [applause] peter i do not think i can top that, thank you very much. There is a touch of sadness coming to this presentation because we have been going through the different stages of washingtons life, i have enjoyed the opportunity to speak to you at this particular chapter. As trish says, i hope to be back in the fall with a different lecture. You know, its been a great life that wed seen washington live that even heroes grow old and even heroes go somewhat downhill like all of us. We know how quickly time goes by. The older you get, the faster time seems to go by. I look at the audience and see almost all of us are exactly the same age, between 50 and death. Of course, one sign of old age is forgetfulness. Did i take my pills or did i just think i took my pills . Where are my glasses
Good afternoon and welcome. Mark on may 22, 1971 the crowd assembled on the university of texas grounds to dedicate this library. 2100 antiwar protesters were kept from interrupting the proceedings by a phalanx of highway patrolman. Chance of no more war carried by high winds and accompanied by the pounding of trashcan lids were clearly heard. By former president Lyndon Johnson and his assembled guests including president nixon. It was an apt metaphor. The vietnam war had filtered into the administrations of both johnson and nixon. When johnson took his turn at the podium he proclaimed it is all here. The story of our time. With the bark off. There is no record of mistake or an unpleasantness or criticism that is not included in the files here. Accordingly, he wanted us to learn from them to build a better america. Two years ago, the lbj president ial library hosted the historic civil rights summit to mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Lbj had cha
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They are being here this evening. He is the author of realistic visionary a portrait of George Washington. Please join me in welcoming professor peter henriques. [applause] peter i do not think i can top that, thank you very much. There is a touch of sadness coming to this presentation because we have been going through the different stages of washingtons life, i have enjoyed the opportunity to speak to you at this particular chapter. As trish says, i hope to be back in the fall with a different lecture. You know, its been a great life that wed seen washington live that even heroes grow old and even heroes go somewhat downhill like all of us. We know how quickly time goes by. The older you get, the faster time seems to go by. I look at the audience and see almost all of us are exactly the same age, between 50 and death. [laughter] of course, one sign of old age is forgetfulness. Did i take my pills or did i just think i took my pills . Where are my glasses . That reminds me of a story.