Story about five boys kidnapped in the north and smuggled into slavery in the south. Toir daring attempt to try bring their captors to justice is being published by Simon Schuster in october. Thank you once again for joining us this evening and please welcome me in joining dr. Rick bell. [applause] bell thanks to heather, thanks to cspan for covering this. Those of you who might have been to the smithsonian before wont be surprised to hear my strange accent, which is not exactly a maryland natives accent. I was born and raised in england , yet find myself teaching about the American Revolution as part of my job, which is a blessing and a curse in an undergraduate classroom, to teach with an accent like this. I am very proud of where i grew up. I often carry in my back pocket a giant british flag [laughter] dr. Bell which i might drape around the scenery for cspan to drink in. But i was also naturalized as a u. S. Citizen a couple of years ago, something i am incredibly proud of, so it
Highly in attaining. Those guys know how to tell a story. It is a rare treat to have the curtain pulled back from those who were on the front lines of protecting the president and the first family. We are honored to be joined tonight by three circuits secret Service Agents Whose Service almost approached 82 years. 22 year veteran of the secret service. Larry was honored with the u. S. Secret Service Valor Award for an role in stopping assassination attempt on president gerald ford in september of 1975 in sacramento. Later larry served 25 years as the security chief of the United States committee. Joe clancy is with us tonight. Joe served on the protective of residence, including president bush, or trailblazers as we as he wouldve called them. President bush with strobe laser. Joes nearly 30 year career culminated in 2015 when president obama named joe the 24th director of the u. S. Secret service. He was in charge. Today joe is the chief Security Officer at comcast corporation. With us
Up on individuals. Leading home a british 1 2 in south korea. There was no world when the police appeared record this time though, just the fourth fastest time ever. It was too late. Many of the attackers had fled, show you the race later. Leaving pools of blood and darren bett has the weather. On the train station floors, and that has left many in the chinese territory asking why it reportedly took the police an hour to respond to calls for help. Todayis instead, the Hong Kong Government today is flip flop weather, its all appeared to focus much about the heat this week and we of its attention on this angry protest that had congregated outside could be breaking records later in attlee week. We will have a look at the China Liaison Office hours why it is getting hot and how long before the train station attack. It will last lighter. Pro democracy demonstrators turned off of a police approved protest also coming up going up. Route on sunday and defaced this 50 years after the apollo 11
Clear that were not talking about the indian wars in this kind of lecture thats going to be in a couple weeks and were gonna use that as as a way to link. Kind of wars throughout the 19th century all the way up to it including the spanishamerican war so our focus is were kind of around that. Were thinking more kind of legal policy and issues and and such so the goal is to think in that broad 19th century way so our start point is a couple key things we need to kind of deal with the second half of our semester one of the Big Questions were picking up on is what does it mean to be an american . All right who can claim to be an american . Thats one of the Big Questions thats going to kind of . Take us through the end of our semester into as we deal with the 19th century. So in upcoming weeks were going to talk about, you know, immigrants. Were going to talk about kind of the progressive error and things like that. I think this is a good start point. To think about who is claiming american
Unfiltered, unbiased, word for word. From the nations capitol to wherever you are this is what democracy looks like. Cspan powered by cable. Our topic today were going to start with discussion of native americans won two different discussions we arere having. Want to make clear that is going to be a couple weeks but are going to use that as a way to link our focus is kind of around them. We are thinking more legal policy and issues. We think about this in the broad 19th century way. I will keep things to deal with. The second halfon of our semestr one of the questions we are picking up on is what is it mean to be an american . Who could claim to be an american to take us through the end of our semester as we deal for 19th century. And her upcoming weeks well talk about immigrants. Were going to talkbo about progressive era this is a good start point to think about who is claiming american status and what does that mean . We are going to build from some of the ideas with manifest destin