Takes you to museums and historic places. The Alexandria Apothecary Museum located in virginia just outside of washington, d. C. , operated by the same family for over a century. We will learn about what an apothecary does and how it has changed over many years. My name is gretchen and i am the director of the Apothecary Museum in alexandria, virginia. It is owned and operated by the city of alexandria. Today we will look at the leadbeater Apothecary Museum and we will learn about its history. Alexandria in the 1790s is a booming economy. A lot of new construction in town, a lot of people are starting to move to the city. Edward stabler moves from leesburg to alexandria in 1792 and he opens a small shop a couple of doors down from here today. He moved to this location in 1805 and incorporates the building next door into his business and uses that as his warehouse. An apothecary, in this time period was where people went to essentially see the doctor. They went to an apothecary. They wo
Is the site where president lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. As he sat in a theater with a play running. The play running at the time was our american cousin. President lincoln died the next day across the street at the peterson boardling house. Fords is now a working theater as well as a National Historic site. He current play running is 110 in the shade. While we wait, lets take a ook at todays speakers. Lincoln, African Americans, and the emancipation struggle. And 35 the book lincoln the problem of reconstruction. There will be a midday break for lunch at approximately 1 55 p. M. Well hear stacy mcdormant on mary lincolns life and legacy. At 3 05 Thomas Carson on incolns ethics. At 3 55 all of todays speakers will participate in a closing panel. What youre looking at there is the box where Abraham Lincoln was sitting the night that he was shot. The president apparently enjoyed theater and was attending a performance of our american cousin at the time he was shot by ac
In an age of impersonal campaigns, we offer people the chance to meet the candidates and learn about them. The New Hampshire republican president ial primary. The start of the campaign trail. , thethe beginning candidate who really has been seen and heard by the people of New Hampshire is Richard Nixon. You are about to accompany Richard Nixon on the first leg of his 1968 New Hampshire campaign. You will be with the candidate, his family, and the nixon staff. You will hear what Richard Nixon had to say. Richard nixon woollies and everything. I am glad to find some New Hampshire people. Arnold, how did you get up here . The weather Richard Nixon how are the eagles going to do . Narrator Richard Nixon talked about a new vision for americas future. He has said 1968 is the time to begin that future, and the place to begin is in New Hampshire. [indiscernible] narrator on february 2, Richard Nixon held his First Press Conference of the 1968 president ial campaign in manchester, New Hampshire
Television, on cspan, are real people. When we saw president obama, perhaps the thing that most stood out to me is he had bags under his eyes. Hes a real person dealing with real things. Sunday night on q a type High School Students from around the country talk with us about their experiences in the week long government and leadership program, plus their plans for the future. The students met with members of the executive, judicial, and legislative branchs of the government, plus military and media representatives. Washington post journalist mr. Jonathan capehart came to talk to us, and i really loved the insight he gave us of kind of being the outside source reporting back to us and the electorate about whats going on in our government. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the most inspirational people we have met this week. I want to be in the Legal Profession or possible a senator. I understand the need for bipartisanship at times, but i think it is important that politics go to washington with a
S p 500, bill, up twothirds of 1 for the session, i do believe. 1732. Thats going to be a fresh closing high. That will be a new all time high for the s p. Big blue weighing down the dow, though. Bob pisani, back to business on wall street. Earnings back to center stage where it belongs. Absolutely. This is our comfort zone, folks. Not washington politics. Lets take a look. Bills right. New high. By the way, closing high, too. 1725. 52 is the old closing high on the s p. And we did it again. By the way, though, historic highs on the russell 2,000. Talking closing highs. And the s p 400 mid cap. Broad rally. This is why the market is so strong. Look at the sectors today. You had a day where ibm was weighing down the tech sector. Techs put up the sectors here. To the downside, technology. You get other sectors moving forward. The story throughout the year. Techs, big sector. Second big, financial. Financials were strong today. Even smaller groups like materials. So they fell in the middl