Educe the national debt. As always, well take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is 7 00 eastern time here in washington. The start of a holiday week. Congress returning in two weeks. President trump spending christmas with his family in florida. It is monday, december 23. We begin our first hour with Foreign Policy. The leaders of china, south korea and japan meeting today in beijing it. Comes as the pentagon and u. S. Officials are on, quote, high alert, after new threats over the weekend by north korea. In the past President Trump has said that he and president kim jong un fell in love. But since that comment back in february, talks have broken down. We want to get your reaction to these developments in north korea, what it means for the u. S. And for the region. 2027488001, thats our line for republicans. 2027488922 for democrats. 2027488002 if oure democrats. Or on twit or facebook. Good m
over its nearly 75 year history. now this important work is also being done by everyone you are going to hear from today on this extraordinary panel for the session towards inclusive history, slavery and race. this panel will explore efforts made by historic sites, museums, organizations and individuals to tell an inclusive and comprehensive story at presidential sites. it is tremendously important that this truth telling happens act presidential sites. this panel features presenters with extensive backgrounds in curatorial work, public programs, and interpretation, who are using historic places to advance a broader understanding of race and how this central, how central this social construct was and remains to understanding our shared national past. all of their work shows us that preservation is not about holding places in stasis. what we preserve and how we preserve, what we interpret, and how we interpret is a powerful tool for advancing justice inequity. i have the great
Hello. Were missing somebody. The moment mom gets her soldier back. Ah and you are fourth of july party with tiny hamster. Making tiny burgers. Where the drinks are cold the kids are cool. And the guinea pig is chillin in the guinea pig pool. Whew the frnlg frnlourth of july. A special day you celebrate employeeing up a small part of it. When you see fireworks displays were distracted by the beautiful explosions and sounds and colors in the air, and we often look over the people behind the scenes. Theyve got a pretty cool pov video actually submitted to our Facebook Page by steve hammond. Check it out. I think about these guys every time i see fireworks. Whos down there running this lighting the wicks . A guy pressing buttons. There is is a whole team. A fireworks display put on in richmond indiana, legendary fame. Safety gear on helmets on and this is theyre running around just lighting all of these wicks as they kind of are trying to put on displays for everybody. Were through them i
Parks service. Were here to talk about the service at its history and also learn more about the special house and people who lived here and how its being preserved by the National Parks service. Were joined by robert stanton. Biez, the former site manager here at arlington house. Obviously a park service employee. Hes also oversees a year long renovation 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. There we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park service today. And that legislation came about through the stellar efforts of many conservationists and civil leaders throughout the country. Was it at all controversial at the time it was signed into law . It was in the sense there was sort of a misunderstanding in terms of some of the constraints that may be imposed by having one federal agency to ad minister our N
Services most visited historic home, arlington house, the robert e. Lee memorial at arlingt Arlington Cemetery. Join us with our phone calls as we talk with the former arlington site house manager who will oversea the yearlong restoration of the mansion, slave quarters and grounds. Today the 100 anniversary of the National Park service live from arlington house at 7 00 p. M. Eastern on American History tv on cspan3. Coming up this weekend on American History tv on cspan3. The Abraham Lincoln president ial Library Foundation published a book of musings by public figures and ordinary americans celebrating or responding to lincolns gettysburg address. Editor of gettysburg replies, the world responds to Abraham Lincolns gettyburgs address reads passages from the book. His presence still resonates from the words hes written and the artifacts and documents that he has left behind for our prosperity. He was a simple yet deeply complex man who looked at complex issue plainly and purely. He acc