Tonight as the u. S. Capitol Historical Society awards congressman john lewis the 2014 Freedom Award in statuary hall. During the 1960s soul rights movement, lewis served as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and helped organize the march on washington and Voting Rights march from selma to montgomery. That is tonight on American History tv. Each week, we take you to museums and historic places. Russelln 1909, the Center Office building was constructed to relieve crowded conditions in the u. S. Capitol. In the first of a twopart program, we will learn about the history of the building and the many notable Senate Investigations held in the historic caucus room. The the titanic inquiry to 1930s hearings about the causes of the 1929 stock market crash and financial reforms. I bring people in here from time to time. You can almost hear the echoes. You can hear the gavel of the chairman. Not a point of order. The senator is engaging in a statement mr. Chairman, im gett
Leading up to and after his departure from office on august 9, 1974. He recalls working with nixon on his memoirs. This runs about one hour and 20 minutes. Let me not hold up this great program. Director of the linden pain Johnson Lyndon library, and we who was a gannon white house staffer during the nixon administered. Lets not hold them up. [applause] welcome, everybody. Tonight, we are going to see eene very littles interviews with Richard Nixon conducted by frank gannon. What strikes me about these clips is a Richard Nixon i have never seen before. Talk about nixon some of the things that you will see in these clips, but i have never seen Richard Nixon as relaxed as i have seen him on this. Was often very when it came to the press, as was seen in his interview with frost which was later shown in the play and the movie frost nixon. Is very relaxed and provides insight that is a testament to the relationship. Hat he had with nixon i want to start off by asking you a little bit about
2011, this 40minute film was chosen to be preserved in the National Film registry and was recently restored in the president ial archives. The regimented near marseille. The 808th pioneer regimented near verdun. 8th illinois. The nd on the plains of 371st at 369th in the 369th fought on the line of fire. An [inaudible] the First American troops was theaction above and beyond call of duty, many received medals. The boys came marching home. Among them was henry johnson. The french nation decorated them for exceptional bravery. Among those honored at arlington, walter waters, samuel ms, charles john sims, young. Memory, sermons in stone, a tribute of a grateful nation to commemorate their forism and sacrifice soldiers who served in the various wars engaged in by the United States of america. A lasting record shall be made of their unselfish devotion to duty. The french people erected a memorial to the 371st infantry. This stone and the ground on which it stands are dedicated to the negro
You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook. Each week, American History tvs reel america brings you archival films that tell the story of the 20th century. Henry fords mirror of america offers a glimpse of life in the United States from 1914 to 1945. Henry ford created the Film Department to document current events, culture, and produce educational and industrial films. In the Ford Motor Company 1963, donated over 5000 films to the National Archives as a gift to the american people. The National Archives produced this documentary that year to show highlights of the ford collection. In so many ways, henry ford was a simple man. He liked to go camping with his friends. That is Thomas Edison behind him. He enjoyed Old Time Country dancing. Here he is with burroughs, the naturalist. Skating with his grandchildren. They plant a garden together. His first car. That is his wife. He began with an idea that most peop
Look particularly at the humanistic aspect of astrobiology, which is broad in itself. I looking at the impact on am society if we find life. What is your thinking on how human beings would respond to discovering intelligent life in the universe . The first thing you have to ask when you approach the subject is how you approach it at all. It is such a farout subject. Astrobiology is far out enough. Trying to figure out what the reactions would be would be even more difficult. I have come up with three approaches. One is history. There are times in the past that we thought we discovered life. You can see what the reaction was. Also, the nature of the discovery, what i call the extended nature of discovery and , thirdly, a culture contact in various analogies that can help illuminate what the discovery might be like. History, discovery, and analogy are my three approaches. Can we go through those three approaches one by one . Tell us about history and what there is to learn from our own h