[captioning made possible by th, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms. Washington, d. C. May 1, 2024. I hereby appoint the honorable erin h houchin to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, mike johnson, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 9, 2024, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with time equally allocated between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the nye mortgage whip minorit
Political affairs herself. She always had been. She loved to use the white house yacht, the mayflower. She found that very relaxing. Again, i dont like to keep going back to the kidney disease, but on days when she felt good, that was a good place to entertain Close Friends and relax a little bit. She also, i think, relaxed a lot because she invited different people to the white house read she was very interested in hearing your views. This was in the days when he was still leave a calling card. She would pick one at random and invite them for to you that afternoon. It could be anybody. She is described as always listening to people very intently. She always said she looked in their eyes to see their soul. That was her way of knowing if you were being genuine with her. She would always class per hands around her knees and lean forward and intently Pay Attention to what you are saying. That was even a former relaxation for her. Ngg, should like to play bridge, she loves to go horseback
Mornings of the year in which spring is something other than a rumor. Welcome to one of all. My name is Tom Birmingham in i am Pioneer Institute senior fellow in education. This is the third forum that i have hosted since joining pioneer. Given the lineup this morning i believe you are in for a real treat. As is usual we can expect a robust and Free Exchange of ideas varied opinions when we have the presentation on teaching world war ii in public schools. Will you express your warm welcome to cspan which is joining us we would like to express a warm welcome to cspan which is joining us this morning. The timing could hardly be better given that this week marks the 70th anniversary of victory in europe today. Several guest speakers are heading to europe to celebrate. But me our sponsors. Program of education policy and governance at the Harvard Kennedy school of governance. We the people, the National Association of dollars, the association of world war ii boston, and the new england chu
Welcome to lexington, kentucky on American History tv. Located in the heart of the states bluegrass region, it is known as the Horse Capital of the world. With the help of our Time Warner Cable partners, over the next 90 minutes, we will look at famous kentuckians with ties to lexington, including the family of first lady, Mary Todd Lincoln. This has got to be one of the most evocative plots of all i can think of in america. The family of the first lady of the United States, and yet all these memorials here are to her half siblings who were either confederate soldiers or married to confederate soldiers. Later, we will learn about the history and economic history of thoroughbred his thoroughbred racing in the region. It fits into being the thoroughbred racing capital of the world in a number of ways. We are not only a great race course with pastoral settings and a wonderful spot in the middle of the country, but we are the Worlds Largest urban marketplace from a Sales Marketing standpoi
Palace gate way. From his palace, shah abbas ruled a reborn, expanding persia. He built roads and bridges. But even his empire finally crumbled. Centuries later reza shaw group to power. Land reforms change of old patterns and bring hope to the people. His palace is typical of the architecture of modern tehran. Former rulers lived in the rose garden palace. In its mirrored throne room is one of the worlds most fabulous objects, the peacock throne. This golden seat of state was designed so the occupant sat cross legged with his back against a bolster crusted with pearls and rubies in gold settings. It was brought persia 200 years ago. Above is the jeweled peacock. Tehran is the capital of iran located in the north. Tehran is a modern city with roots in the past. The great muslim religious college is one of the intellectual centers of the islamic world. These young men are studying to become mullahs religious leaders. A woman wearing the enveloping shroud is a reminder that, even here in