On Public Affairs in their entirety on our weekly series, reel america saturday at 10 00 p. M. And sunday at 4 00 p. M. Eastern here on American History tv. Next on the presidency, former chief of staff johnson you do offers insight into why cass responds to major events, such as the collapse of the soviet union and 9 11. He served under president george served and mr. Card under president george w. Bush. They compare father and son. I want to welcome you to knollwood farms. I am pleased to have governor in here. Tonight, were making history to learn about some of the interworking. Have been pundits and professors. There was a professor a couple months ago. He is the professor pushing back the dates of the pyramids and the sphinx about 10,000 years. There has been a famous writer by the name of Samuel Clemens and my father remembers that as andy he sat with other kids mark twain would read some of his latest work. Of course, most special of all, the white house connection was the 300 p
I am happy to have governor sununu in this room. Tonight, were making history to learn about some of the innerworkings of the white house. There have been pundits and professors. There was a professor a couple months ago. He led a group of us egypt, 97 of us to be precise. He is the person professor pushing back on the dates of the pyramid and sphinx, like 10,000 years. I think it is wonderful. Family a famous writer by the name of microclimate of mark twain, who was here. My father, as a 12yearold boy he used to sit with the other kid, and mark twain would read some of his latest work. Of course, most special of all, the white house connection was the 300 pound president. William howard taft secretary of the treasury built the house in 1902. William taft visited twice. One of the times he visited, they invited the whole town. The good president shook hands supper0 people for the was one ofdfather the guests. He brought along his 12yearold son, my father. 40 years later, daddy bought t
[no audio] thank you. Throughout the year, we honor president and missions bushes legacy bushs legacy, where the bush exhibit chronicles their love affair with maine, president ial years, and the bush connection with you wendy that she would any une. Today, we had the Incredible Opportunity to examine a Pivotal Moment in american history, and of americas educational system. We gather to learn about and to commemorate, the 30th anniversary of president bush convening all u. S. Governors to create a unified set of National Educational goals. This work brought data and research at long last into the process of crafting educational policy. Our event today will undoubtedly shed light on the strides we have made since september 27, 1989, when this historic meeting took place. We will also shine a light on the work left to be done. To introduce the event further and or millie introduce todays guest, il special invite the chairman of the george and Barbara Bush Foundation and a nephew of presi
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You for coming and or suspended with us. Today we are we are pleased to welcome back to New Hampshire he was hear for several terms as governor and then went on to become George Hw Bushs chief of staff. Please join me in welcoming the indispensable presidency of George Hw Bush governor john hgovernor john h sununu. [applause] thank you very much. Thank you. Let me thank gibsons for there hospitality. I am an old book and bookstore addict. And i think the way you have been able to handle such breadth of scope and keep it as an intimate facility should satisfy any book addict. I recommend it to my anyone lookinganyone looking for a place to browse and find great stuff to read this is the place to come. I would like to thank you all for taking a bit of time to join us. I wrote the quiet manman because i feel that George Herbert walker bush had in his one term as extraordinary presidency as we have had in modern times. I wanted toi wanted to get between the two covers of the book all of th