On this memorial day we honor the follow the fallen. We are we honor those who were killed in action during the vietnam war. President nixon was commanderinchief. This week marks the 46th anniversary of when the president and first lady welcomed the american prisoners of war held captive in vietnam, and their spouses and their mothers. It is still considered one of the largest dinners ever held at the white house. As president nixon said, it rained all day and much of the evening. Many of the womens long dresses got splattered with mud, but nothing would dampen the spirits of that night. With the wives and mothers of the pows during the christmas season. He wrote that the women spoke respectfully and passionately about the need to get their husbands and sons returned home to american soil. From that time on, each pow was an individual to me, obtaining the release became a burning cause. Our distinguished speaker on this memorial day will tell this important story. Her name is heath har
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him and said, oh my god, he did it. i just remember screaming. probably the scariest moment my entire life. it was physically painful. it was not justice. the murders took only minutes. all these years later, the shock has yet to fade. it was a stunning time. and american legal theater. you think you might know the story of the oj simpson case, but there s a lot you probably haven t heard and seen. did nicole brown simpson actually predicts her own death? what she said to us was that oj is going to kill me. and he s going to get away with it. what went on in the jury room? not guilty of the crime of murder. all the people wanted to do was go home. in a frank interview prosecutor marsha clark answers the most important question of all. how did you not convict this guy? june 12th, 1994. brentwood, california. two horrific murders that came to be defined by just three words. the oj case. everybody seen a dramatic scene in both victims had their throats/
Where else are you able to have face time with historians such as we have here . It is one of the great delights of such an experience, which leads me to the opportunity to introduce jennifer keene, not only a specialist in American Military history in world war i but extraordinary educator and lifetime friend of the museum and its mission. Jennifer spent some time in australia. She was reminiscing about being kangaroosy crowds of while she was there, so we have a lot in common. She has published widely on the american involvement in world ar i, including, doughboys world war i and the remaking of states, and the united and the first world war. She is also the lead author for an American History textbook, visions of america, that uses a visual approach to teaching students u. S. History. Jennifer has received numerous awards for her scholarships, including a fulbright to france and australia in the membership of the library of congress scholarships and international studies. Theres muc