Feldman analysts is artistic portrayals of the American Revolution and civil war. She talks about the influence of paintings, sculptures, in memorials on how history is remembered. The Smithsonian Associates host to this event. Today we are going to look at the American Revolution and civil war, in particular, but a little beyond that. Controversies about the stories we tell. I am going to focus, because it is impossible to cover such an amount of material in one top. Im going to focus in particular on the nations capital, and the public buildings on the mall, which is after all, the centerpiece of american political culture, and our public culture, where people come from all around the world, and the country to participate in government, to learn about government, to understand our heritage. So i thought what is it we say to those people when they come to washington . What have been some of the controversies . What are some of the issues we should be aware of . And what is missing . S
Composed of clergymen of the houston area who have been invited by the association. The meeting is about to be called to order by the president , reverend george wreck. May i call this special meeting of the association of ministers of greater houston to order. Let us stand for prayer. God be merciful onto us and bless us and cause his face to shine upon us. God shall bless us and all of the ends of the earth shall praise him. With these words of the psalmist, we stand before the god as our only sovereign lord. Give us good, lord, and show us mercy. Let the grace rest upon our nation and do not take the gospel from us. Show us always the truth that makes and keeps men free. In the name of our lord jesus christ, we pray, amen. We are very happy that so many of you ministers are present at this meeting. The treasurer of our association has wondered to me if some of you would not like to pay your dues for this time. This year, which begins the september. Im sure he will be in the lobby af
September 12th 1960, democratic nominee john f. Kennedy on the topic of church and state, religious freedom and tolerance, spoke to a meeting of houston ministers. Look paid for by the Kennedy Johnson Texas Campaign committee, the broadcast includes an extended question and answer session and parts of the film were later used as campaign ads. From houstons weiss hotel, senator jon kennedy is about to address the special meeting of the Greater Houston Ministerial Association to which he has been invited. During this telecast, senator kennedy will participate in an informal question and answer period. The telecast of this meeting is sponsored by the Kennedy Johnson Texas Campaign committee, and as being seen throughout texas on a special 22 station network. The audience you are seeing is composed of clergymen of the houston area who have been invited by the association. Reverend herbert meza will introduce the democratic president ial candidate. The meeting is about to be called to order
It is the most famous most expensive and most mysterious painting in the world. Each year millions of people visit the portrayed in the louvre. The mona lisa has remained a star among works of art for centuries. Because fanatics attempting to destroy the painting can only be admired from behind armored glass. But what makes the mona lisa so special. The small painting shows nothing more than a portrait of a woman. Or does it reveal something more than. It was painted my one of the greatest geniuses who ever lived Leonardo Da Vinci. And with mona lisa he left behind more than just an image of a woman. Gaze appears to wander off yet always meets the viewer. She wears no jewelry her clothing is dark as if she were in mourning and yet she smiles mysteriously. Leonardo didnt leave behind any sketches of the portrait. No visible brushstrokes mona lisa appears to be made out of flesh and blood. Ringback d yet her biggest secret remains who was shooting whose portrait is leonardo showing us. W
To learn about government, understand our heritage, so i thought, what is it we say to those people when they come to washington . What have been some of the controversies . What are some of the issues we should be aware of and what is missing . That is going to be my focus with the Capital Building here, rotunda, and of course the mall which stretches all the way back , down to the Lincoln Memorial. Building Capitol Building with its great paintings by John Trumbull of the American Revolution and at the opposite end of the mall, the Lincoln Memorial commemorating the civil war and Abraham Lincolns role. Also up at the capital and is another littleknown memorial. There was an oped in the Washington Post a couple days ago about this memorial, the ulysses s. Grant memorial, which is there at the foot of the Capitol Building. It and the Lincoln Memorial were dedicated in 1922, the same year, yet they represent two different approaches to telling the story of america and the civil war. Of