The natural disasters in their state. Will get started right away with the next panel. Running behind schedule. But we do not want to cut these guys ashore so we will move into fortifying our future. States becoming for resilience. Whether theyre located on the coast, and the mountains, in the midwest or anywhere in between, they have struggled with the challenges, the disasters that impact the nation. A nice love an important discussion about how to defeat those challenges and how we as governors can prepare our citizens to the resiliency challenges of the future. So we will have governor of maine, california governor and in north dakota, and pleased to welcome them to lead the discussions. [applause]. Thank you. Welcome to all of you to this discussion about fortifying our futures. And states becoming more resilient. Let me start by talking about my estate. In maine, my state as one point 3m people. It is small. The most dispersed population of any state in the country. Just on the n
Thank you. Welcome. Good afternoon britt and catherine, president of the Massachusetts Historical Society and i am so happy you could be here with us today as we welcome to celebrated historians as they present their coauthored book, and one. The problem of democracy doubtless, many of you here in this room know mhs is home to the adams family papers and an extensive collection largely comprised of correspondences, letters, books, diaries, literary manuscripts, speeches, legal and business papers of both the senior and junior president s adams as well as all the members of this preeminent political dynasty. These documents remain so vital in our efforts to understand the evolution of american democracy, diplomacy and identity. Mhs strives to make the adams papers and our entire 40 million item collection available to anyone with an interest in american life, culture and history and we do it for free. If you have value resource and enjoyed programming like todays talk and you are not an
Doubtless, many of you here in this room know mhs is home to the adams family papers and an extensive collection largely comprised of correspondences, letters, books, diaries, literary manuscripts, speeches, legal and business papers of both the senior and junior president s adams as well as all the members of this preeminent political dynasty. These documents remain so vital in our efforts to understand the evolution of american democracy, diplomacy and identity. Mhs strives to make the adams papers and our entire 40 million item collection available to anyone with an interest in american life, culture and history and we do it for free. If you have value resource and enjoyed programming like todays talk and you are not an mhs supporter i encourage you to do so. Tonight represents one of many programs seminars, exhibitions and workshops that we host. If you dont already have a copy of our new Spring Summer calendar grab one on the way out and its on her website. I want to mention we wi
Well, for the next several weeks here on American History, well be looking back at speeches that defined a president and c. Youll hear americas chief executives make their case to the American Public and to International Audiences from George Washingtons farewell address in 1796 to Barack Obamas 2015. Charleston, south carolina, speech at mother emanuel ame church. Well start this week with george washington, his famous 1796 farewell address was actually a public letter announcing his retirement. It was first read aloud on the senate floor, the civil war, and has an annual tradition in that body since 1896. Well hear now from a republican and a democrat reading George Washingtons 1796 farewell address. Friends, fellow citizens, the period for a new election of a citizen to administer the executive of government of the United States being not far distant. And the time actually arrived when your thoughts must be employed in designee aiding the person who is to be clothed with that import
Well, for the next several weeks here on American History, well be looking back at speeches that defined a president and c. Youll hear americas chief executives make their case to the American Public and to International Audiences from George Washingtons farewell address in 1796 to Barack Obamas 2015. Charleston, south carolina, speech at mother emanuel ame church. Well start this week with george washington, his famous 1796 farewell address was actually a public letter announcing his retirement. It was first read aloud on the senate floor, the civil war, and has an annual tradition in that body since 1896. Well hear now from a republican and a democrat reading George Washingtons 1796 farewell address. Friends, fellow citizens, the period for a new election of a citizen to administer the executive of government of the United States being not far distant. And the time actually arrived when your thoughts must be employed in designee aiding the person who is to be clothed with that import