Try to hush them up. To hush them up quietly, without the cameras rolling. Remember, that visual image was absolutely essential for movement. To be able to see the vibrancy of jim crow. But that did not mean that this moment was over. Antibody kennedy the wood, and jack kennedy knew it. Kennedy is getting his state of the Union Address and areident kennedy is all, we fighting for democracy and freedom and there is an opportunity for what is happening here on the globe because we have all of these people. This is the middle of decolonization. Africans, asians, arabs. Latinos, those nations are becoming free. Are loosening and he sees this as an incredible moment. For freedom. In the global south. Mention thet american south. This freedom struggle. A kind of silence. But he needed that silence, because what he was dealing with, he had just come back from that summit. Remember the one that his brother was really trying to get the freedom riders to buy it out on . That summit did not go so
Preserve such places for current and future generations. This discussion was part of the association for the study of africanamerican life and history annual meeting. Hello, and welcome. Hello and welcome to the association for the study of africanamerican life and historys 104th annual conference. We have of people moving, how the National Park service and preservation is how the story of black migration. My name is madeline, and the Senior Executive assistant at the National Parks conservation association. Louder . Is that better . Sorry about that. Im so proud to be with you this afternoon. On behalf of teresa and the president and ceo, thank you for taking the time to join us and welcome. For those of you not familiar with the National Parks conservation association, we have been a powerful independent voice working to strengthen and protect americas National Parks for 100 years. Through a nationwide network of offices, and with more than 1. 3 million members and supporters, npca s
There are dates we have that are personal and dates ladies and gentlemen, please welcome former abc news anchor stan donaldson. Stan well, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this mornings program. There are dates all of us have that are very personal, and dates that we have is a country that we all share. In my lifetime, december 7, 1941. November 22, 1963. 9 11. All terrible dates for the country. And november 8, 1989, good news, the fall of the berlin wall presaging the end of the soviet union. A subject we will discuss today, how did it happen . What were the consequences . Who did this . Who knew . For a look at what is in store for us, it is a pleasure to welcome andrew card, who served in three administrations with Ronald Reagan as Deputy Assistant to the president and director of intergovernmental affairs, with George Herbert walker bush the treasury, not the secretary of the treasury, secretary of transportation, and with george w. Bush white house chief of staff. Andrew card. [a
Live on the cspan networks online, cspan. Org, or listen live with the free cspan radio app. Next, an event commemorating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. Remarks from several former white house officials who served during that time, including former secretary of state james baker. They also examine the state in fallhat led to the of the wall. Hosted by the Atlantic Council, this is just two hours. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome former abc news anchor stan donaldson. Stan well, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this mornings program. There are dates all of us have that are very personal, and dates that we have is a country that we all share. In my lifetime, december 7, 1941. November 22, 1963. 9 11. All terrible dates for the country. And november 8, 1989, good news, the fall of the berlin wall presaging the end of the soviet union. A subject we will discuss today, how did it happen . What were the consequences . Who did this . Who knew . For a look at what is
Ladies and gentlemen, please stanme former news anchor donaldson. Welcome to this mornings. There are dates all of us have that are very personal, and dates that we have is a country that we all share. 7,my lifetime, december 1941. 3. Vember 22, 196 9 11. All terrible dates for the country. And november 8, 1980 nine, good news, the fall of the berlin wall presaging the end of the soviet union. A subject we will discuss today, how did it happen . What were the consequences . Who did this . Who knew . For a look at what is in store for us, it is a pleasure to welcome andrew card, who served in three administrations with Ronald Reagan as Deputy Assistant to the president and director of intergovernmental affairs, with George Herbert walker bush the treasury, not the secretary of the treasury, secretary of transportation, and houseeorge w. Bush white chief of staff. Card. Andrew thank you very much. I wanted to be here. Very grateful for Georgetown University and the school of Foreign Serv