Her intimate partner or her husband cause statically thats the person whos most likely to cause her harm. Sunday night at 8 00 eastern on cspans q a. Each week American History tvs american artifacts takes to you museums and historic places. Next we travel to the National Constitution center in philadelphia to learn been 42 bronze statues in signers hall and to learn about the Constitution Convention of 1787. Im jeffrey rosen, president and ceo of the National Constitution center and im tlided to welcome to you signers hall. So let me just tell a little bit about the National Constitution center and then tell you about this incredible room that were standing in. The National Constitution center is a very special place. It is the only institution in america that has a charter from congress to dissem mate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis. And that means that in these polarized times, we are the only place in america that brings together all sides in the con
The film is a detailed report by a group of architects on plans to redevelop central philadelphia. Philadelphia, one of the nations oldest cities. Today is the help of an area serving 4 Million People hub of an area serving 4 Million People. Many important pages of her history were written. Now a new chapter is being written of a revolution in thattecture and planning exert an influence on the future. Philadelphiay, suffered the problem of most of our major cities. Through the years, rhythmic waves of expansion in activity created areas of blight which nawed deep into the metropolitan civilization. In an unprecedented liaison, architects and planners, business and Civic Leaders have joined with responsible government officials in a combined effort with a common goal, to present the resolution of total effort is a man that is played a leading role, the executive director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission and member of the American Institute of architects , edmund bacon. Mr. B
Every weekend on American History tv on cspan3. Next on American History tv, Supreme Court Justice Stephen breyer. He talks about cases featured in his book the court and the world, american law and the new global realities, include iing cases involving Guantanamo Bay detainees. The Supreme Court Historical Society is the host of this event. Its about an hour. Honored today to have as our lecturer Justice Stephen breyer, whose talk will be about the court and the world, american law and the new global realities. Justice breyer is a long standing friend of the society. He has delivered lectures, as he will be today. He has hosted dinners, hes introduced speakers, and were very fortunate hes giving us this lecture. He truly is a man that needs no introduction and theres not an introduction i could do that would be complete in the time allotted, but let me touch on highlights, if i may. He graduated with highest honors from stanford. He then went as a marshal scholar to oxford where he re
She coauthored the smartest guys in the room about the fall of enron, but more important than that, she actually foretold it a few years earlier when she started asking questions, is enron overvalued x is it transparent. Actually, when she says there may be another issue brewing, we probably ought to sit up and listen. To my left, ben strauss, hes written in depth on College Athletics, but hes really dived into the very rich and multidimensional Human Interest stories behind College Athletes and athletes around the world. Actually, hes got my sons dream job. Frankly, my dream job. So its really great to have you here, and thank you pote for coming both for coming to this years Annapolis Book festival. American dream, american greed, you know, its a very provocative title. And i think today were in for a real treat. Were going to try to have a very lively 30minute discussion, and im going to try to leave room for about 10, 15 minutes of audience questions before we break, and we have a
The white house and why do you write about it . I have been covering the white house for 18 years. I write about it because it is very important. The leader of the free world, it is especially now with the first black president beyond the fact that he uses you want a picture of him writing some bill or signing actual issues affecting america. What makes up his thought process, sending boots on the ground in syria to fight isis, in his mind what he thinks about womens issues or what he feels is rate. Everyone needs to know what the president is thinking, i have to be privileged to be one of the few people in this country who get a chance to get an up close view of the presidency and the president of the United States and people need to her about it. Host what is the black and the white . Guest the black and white is cyclical, something that continues to happen since the enslavement of africans in the country, there is a problem with race in this country and it is yet to be fixed. We saw