Will talk about this special has and how it is being preserved and interpreted by the National Park service. Formerjoined by a National Park Service Director and a site manager at this house. Monday to just start with you telling the story of how the National Park service began. Washe National Park service authorized by an act of congress, signed into law by president Woodrow Wilson on august 25, 1916. Therefore, we celebrate the 100 anniversary today. That legislation came about ofough the stellar efforts Civic Leaders throughout the country. We are proud to have that agency with us for 100 years. Was a controversial at the time it was signed into law . It was in the sense that there was a misunderstanding in terms of some of the constraints that may be imposed by having one federal agency administer our National Parks. I think the American People have developed an understanding and by theation of the parks fact that there were already 35 National Parks established before the National
There are an array of options and that is certainly one that is there. We are going to turn to membership for questions. Im told to remind you it is on the record. We ask you wait for a microphone. It will bring it to you. Speak directly into the microphone, stand stand up, tell us your name, affiliation and limit yourself to one question. Lets start over here with this gentleman. Hello. My memory on this may be hazy, but i was on the defense policy board at the time of the earliest crises. Somehow or another at the time the cold war was ending they made it possible for some of their records to be made available to us. One of the things i was surprised, for those of us who saw the records, where it took about a year to persuade the russian and chinese to get into this. They were very much afraid of the american response and they didnt want to go to war with america again. That was certainly an opening. I should back up and say, it was my opinion then that we simply had to send a person
Youre looking at a live picture of arlington house, the robert e. Lee memorial. This is the National Park services most visited historic home and it was on this day in 1916 that president Woodrow Wilson signed the legislation that created the park service. Were here this evening at arlington house to talk about the park service and its history. We will also learn more about this special house and the people who lived here and how its being preserved and interpreted by the National Park service. Were joined tonight by robert stanton, former National Park service director, and brandon bies, the former site manager here at arlington house, and obviously, park Service Employee who is also overseeing a yearlong rehabilitation of the estate. Let me start with the story of how the National Park service began. As the National Park service was authorized by an act of congress, signed into law by president Woodrow Wilson, august 25, 1916. Therefore, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Nati
Temporary retraining order that halts construction in just part of the area and does not protect the area where on saturdaysecurity unleashed dogs and pepper spray on native americans who were trying to protect the ancient burial and prayer ground. Well get an update and well go to iowa where the pipeline is also facing legal resistce. Then, more than 20 immigrant women at the Berks County Residential Center in pennsylvania have resumed their Hunger Strike to call for their release. Some have been held for more than a year while they seek asylum. In an exclusive interview, well speak with a woman just released from berks after nine months. Immigration officials told all she had to do to win her freedom was end her protest. Look, they would put big servings of fruits, of watermelon, of grapes, of all different types of fruit around where we were to entice us to eat. Amy well get reaction from a board member of physicians for human rights who just spent more than a week observing familie
Tuesday, august 16, 2016, meeting of San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board of directors and Parking Authority Commission Call roll. Yes. Director brinkman director borden director heinecke director hsu. Director nolan director ramos and director rubke. Thank you we have quorum. Item 3 electronic devices. Any person responsible for disruption may be asked to leave the room. Cell phones set on vibrate can cause interference with the microphones, we respectfully ask they be turned off. Item 4 approval of the minutes of the july 19th regular meeting. And the. And is july 21st special joint meeting. Okay motion to approve pursue any further discussion . The is have it. Thank you very much. Item 5 communications. Please note we have asked members of the public to ask that certain items are severed from the agenda item 10. 2 and 4, 10. 5 a there c and 10. 6. Thank you. Item 6 introduction of new or Unfinished Business by Board Members. I felt remiss a at the last meeting a geary