New york. I thought, if i had said anything she would have thought i had been some sort of a nut. She never knew. , many times, itit is that way, in some cases. Whatever you are doing, you dont get into it if you are lazy. You have given us insight into the work you have done and the iconic photographs you have brought to the public guy. Hank you for sharing we have a facebook question from peter. On there resources people who died in detroit . You could be featured in our next program. Up next, the presidency with Edward Witmer and frederick loganville. Kennedy president ial Library Director moderates the discussion. This is about 90 minutes. Host good evening. Did you know that john f. Kennedy was the most photographed leader of his day . This may not surprise you. He used photography strategically to share values and vision for america. Ofwas also the golden age photography in america and that is why this is of interest to us and, hopefully, you. We focus on telling the stories of t
Our exhibition can be viewed on the second floor in the graphic arts gallery and it is a premier event among many organized by the kennedy president ial library. I am the director of the Smithsonian Art Museum and we call ourselves sam for short. We have assembled a group of historians and scholars to talk about the Kennedy Administration and the legacy. Many of you remember the Kennedy Administration and the arc of history. We have members of congress and i want to recognize them and their staff for doing the peoples business. Please join me in recognizing congressman jim banks, david cicilline, and steny hoyer. We have asked representative hoyer, the House Minority whip, to introduce our moderator this evening. He is the head of the foundation. I want to note that this is being livestreamed and recorded by cspan. Please turn off your digital devices so that we can enjoy the program. Thank you for being here tonight with us. Thank you for the work that you do. I was told to introduce
Rise to world dominance . It would have been totally unpredictable from the perspective of, say, 1600s, before america was even begun to be settled. North america was largely wilderness, very lightly settled. There were a disparity number of diverse native american cultures and all of a sudden you have an historical time, you have the world dominant civilization in terms of military power, economic power, culture, here in north america. So, often today the politically correct answer is america rows to world power because america is uniquely guilty of exploiting slave labor, guilty of committing genocide against native americans, spoiling the environment, prepping people, engaging in imperial abroad and slatiering millions. You hear that in many universitied but thats not every significant american leader has believed. Those leaders have believed that the rise of the United States occurred through Divine Providence because they dispensation buy a higher power to uplift the whole world.
Together in indignation and outrage. Foreign minister javad sharif. I believe what President Trump achieved was to unify iranian people. Happy to see iran is more united than ever. Reporter it took two years of hard negotiating to get the nuclear deal signed in 2015. On the strength of it the moderate president was elected in a landslide. Not because decades of suspicion and aggression between the u. S. And iran melted away, but because at last, there were clear rules to bind both sides. This deal its not based on trust. The Nuclear Agreement is based on mutual mistrust. We have very clearly defined steps that we will take. Reporter now though iran could choose to redefine the steps it takes in areas that could have a profound effect on the united states. The war in syria for example. And the government knows thanks to President Trump, it can count on the support of its people. Elaine. Elizabeth palmer. Liz, thank you. Aleast 230 are dead after two truck bombs exploded in somalia. They
Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Im elaine quijano. One week after wildfires erupted in Northern California more than 200 people are still listed as missing. The official death toll is at least 40. 75,000 remain under evacuation orders. 5,700 homes and businesses are destroyed. Chris martinez is in santa rosa. Once sprinting flames have slowed to a crawl, but continue to wreak havoc in snoem ma county another home was reduced to ash. Thousand more are still threatened. We are not out of the woods. Reporter massive plumes of smoke blanket californias wine country as fire crews continue their Relentless Assault from above and on the ground. Hardhit areas like santa rosa, a lucky few are finally going home. As officials begin to lift evacuation orders. Jack weaver returned to his mothers home expecting to recover the body of the familys dog izzy that ran away when the weavers fled the fire. Izzy. They instead had this joyous reunion. One of the grea