Played at double game for years the u. S. Pulled millions of dollars of aid to pakistan accusing it of falling short in the fight against terrorism. South korea seizes kim jong uns olive branch offering to meet its neighbor for talks next week. And this hundreds of boko haram hostages escaping me to form a captive of the. Peers has called for an emergency session of the Un Security Council to discuss the protests in iran the Supreme Leader of iran has blamed his countrys enemies for six days of violence which has now claimed the lives of twenty one protesters and one policeman riot police are now out in force in several cities mike hanna has the latest from un headquarters in new york. Ambassador nikki haley called a briefing to outline u. S. Priorities at the United Nations in this new year and top of her list the situation in iran if they are reigning in dictatorships history is any guide we can expect more outrageous abuses in the days to come the un must speak out in the days ahead
With those visitors is the role of the architect of the capitol. The architect of the capitol is the steward of the Historic Buildings and grounds on capitol hill. In 1800, Congress Left philadelphia and moved into approximately 25,000 square feet. That is the original north wing of the capital. Today, and with the help of a team of 2300 employees, the responsibilities of the architect of the capitol include stewardship of nearly 17. 4 million square feet of building space, the care and maintenance of hundreds of acres, thousands of trees and plantings, and the preservation of countless artistic and historical treasures. Leading this team is the 11th architect of the capitol, the honorable stephen t. Ayers, who i will now invite to speak to you about the National Historic preservation act of 1966. Please join me in welcoming mr. Stephen ayers, architect of the capitol. [applause] Stephen Ayers thank you so much, beth, and good morning everyone. Welcome to preservation day at the United
You have a front row seat to every minute, all beginning on monday, july 8 seen. July 18. Fromxt, we will hear adrian harrison, discussing her , the a powerful mind selfeducation of George Washington. She talks about the books he read and collected throughout his life and how the first commander in chief inspired her. The Fred W Smith Library for the study of George Washington at mount vernon hosted this hourlong program. Host good evening. I am the founding director of the National Library for the city of George Washington here at mount vernon. You are in the library and i would like to welcome cspan here as well tonight. This is our forward evening book talk. Evening book talk. Were thankful to be sponsored by the ford motor company. We like to see that. That is what we see right there. Maintained and managed by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association since 1860. It was built before that by the washington family. It was expanded by none other than George Washington in. Of course, the ass
Next, on the presidency. Adrian hear from harrison. And about how the first commander and chief inspired her. The library in mount vernon hurston posted this hourlong program. Host good evening. Library and i would like to welcome cspan here as well tonight. This is our four evening. Were thankful to be sponsored by the ford motor company. We like to see that. That is what we see right there. It was built before that by the washington family. Course, the association has so thated this property theyone can learn about life and lessons of George Washington. They are a privately funded institution and it is part of the mission to help people everywhere learn about the principles of the founding. Tonight is perfect for what we do. To haveeally excited this special presentation for you. Please welcome adrienne harrison. She is a graduate of west point who later went on to earn her phd degrees from rutgers university. She has been an assistant professor at west point. She served as 12 years
Jersey, new mexico and south dakota. But her challenger Bernie Sanders is vowing to keep fighting until the Democratic Convention. Were going to figight hard o win the primary and washington, d. C. And then we take our fight for social, economic, racial and environment all justice to philadelphia, pennsylvania. Amy we will speak with clinton backer and longtime labor organizer Dolores Huerta as well as Bernie Sanders delegate Norman Solomon. Then to stanford law professor who has launched a recall campaign against a judge who sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for Sexual Assaulting an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. All that and more, coming up. Welclcome to d democracyow , , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Hillary clinton has claimed the democratic president iall nomination. With clinton wins in california new jersey, new mexico, and south dakota, she said to be the first woman ever nominated by major party to run for