Thank you so much. I wish my parents could have heard that. It would have made my father very proud and my mother actually would have believed you. There you go. [laughter] for me as you suggested, this lecture concludes an amazing year. As it began just a year ago when the library, fred w. Smith library for George Washington and i was able to take a seat. During that year, i learned what a treasure all of you have in mount vernon. Led by the staff, they are extraordinarily dedicated and extraordinarily loyal. For 150 years, the Mount Vernon Ladies Association has kept this place special. And with a new library, the orientation and education center, no crop of those women have done a better job. Among those were remarkable women. Well, let me begin tonight with a question. Retirement. Today we think of retirement as golf, bridge, a condo in florida with no grass to mow, but what would it mean to George Washington . He used the word often in 1783 as the revolutionary war was winding dow
Projects. The nonsurplus food, fiber and crops grown on lands nourished by water from hoover dam find ready markets throughout the nation. In return, these irrigated areas by Farm Machinery and other products from the manufacturing centers. This exchange of goods between west and east, north and south has helped develop Americas Free enterprise prosperity. Hoover dam has pointed the way to the fullest utilization. Man is adding other mighty reclamation projects to the stairway of dams in the colorado river. They await the day when they will cradle mighty, multipurpose dams. They will write new chapters in the story of hoover dam, truly a modern Civil Engineering wonder. Next, a 1960 interview with Herbert Hooverer. Thats followed by u. S. Army captain william johnston. Later a new deal promotional video from 1938 on the importance of the Mississippi River valley to the u. S. In two hours ana is a documentary details the mission to land two men on the moon. Thats all come can go up on c
Served municipal and industrial needs of the pacific southwest, generate hydro electric energy and provide various other multipurpose benefits. The clear waters have opened up the fast, new recreational fish and wildlife Vacation Land for america. Picnic, go boating, swim, fish, and enjoy these important out door recreation products. Hoover dam worked around the clock to serve water and power needs. Falls over 500 feet through the spin stocks to spin the giant turbine wheels and then discharge to the river. This action is completed at downstream dams. Transformers step up hoover dam voltage as it comes from the generators. Lines carry this power up over the powerhouse roof to the switch yard. There it is transmitted over lines across the desert. The river flows south ward. Along the way man diverts from the controlled scream to sustain his prosperous way of life. 67 miles downstream davis down reregulated the colorados flow releasing water through its power plant turbines to irrigators
They removed temporary slabs over the relief valve outlets. Liners assembled in these opens were set in concrete. The turbine scroll case sections were lowered into the pit. Sections were levelled, bolted together and aligned. The completed scroll case was then anchored in concrete. Later the turbines water wheel attached to the bottom end of the shaft was installed inside the case. The butterfly valve was assem e assembled on the generator floor and later connected between the feeder pin stock and the turbine scroll case. Meanwhile the generators two main parts took form. Steel lamination plates were stacked around the row rotor frames. Coils were locked into place and connections were made. The power house lifted it from its erection bay and carried it gently to its foundation over the turbine bit where it was lowered and bolted into place. 466ton rotor was moved from its erection bay. Guide and thrust bearings and other parts were added to complete the assembly. After test runs n8 w
I wish my parents could have heard that. It would have made my father very proud and my mother actually would have believed you. So there you go. For me as you suggested, this lecture concludes an amazing year that began just a year ago when the library the fred w. Smith library for the study of George Washington opened and i was able to take a seat as one of the inaugural fellows. During that year, i learned what a treasure always of you have in mount vernon led by kurt brands and with library led by Doug Bradburn the staff here is simply extraordinary. They are extraordinaryily loyal. For 150 years, the mount vernon ladys association has kept this place special. With the new library the orientation and education center, no crop of those women have done a better job than the current one, at least since martha did it alone. Among those remarkable women, of course let me thank gay gains and ann petri. Well let me begin tonight with a question. Retirement. Today we think of retirement as