President bill clinton delivered his victory speech in the top 1996 election on the steps of the old state house in arkansas, he celebrated his first president ial win four years earlier. He defeated bob dole in the 1996 race. My fellow americans, think you for being here. Just four years from now, more we will enter a new century and cree challenge, unlimited possibility. Weve got a bridge to build and im ready if you are. Today the American People have spoken. Soft they have affirmed our course. Theyve told us to go forward. Americas told everyone of us, democrats, republicans, and independents lead him clear, its time to put politics aside, join together and get the job done for americas future in the last four years, weve made remarkable progress. But in our schools, our families, our workplaces and our communities, our journey isnt done. My fellow americans, weve got work to do and that is with this election was all about. I want to say to all of you here and to all the American P
Sponsors National Art Commission and content group, and about university and in this book. This special session is entitled remake america. Have a panel authors and three books in first, we are going to read some but i will introduce the authors first and ill begin with she grewp in bosnia. After surviving cousin cleansing and the 111 days underilitary siege, she immigrated to the u. S. In 1996. Friday 71999, she earned aa in economics from Brown University and later obtained two masters degrees of doctrine from Columbia University. Currently, a profeor at Columbia University working on understanding how and why societies fall apart and wha role education plays in this countr shes published extensively on education related issues and lectured around the world adolescent audience. Hertudents feedback, nsistently praised as one of the most aspirin professors th have encountered throughout theicareers. Our second guest, stephanie, and often from staff sectors. Her books include the awardw
We have to oppose the extension of the savory slavery. The immigrant societies formed in the north. They would give money to fund immigrants. They did something comparable. They have an advantage because kansas territory was right next to missouri as a slave state. And the missourians the board into kansas and they would destroy the free state settlement. The idea was to make kansas unfriendly. This is where john brown comes in. By this time almost as committed to the antislavery cause. Theyre not initially can it take up arms. They said bob you bobby should come join us. He is increasingly distressed at the failure of the to actually frustrate the proslavery courses. They seem to be rolling right over physically over the antislavery side. He needs to take strong action to send a message to the pro slavery side. They descend on aim proslavery settlement and they drag five men close savory slavery settlers and just outside the cabins where they are living there right off into the night.
Captioning performed by vitac captioning performed by vitac whp when we are divided we ourselves. Whr when we join our has and build our families and community and country, america always wins. What we need to do is to do the work of america the way we seek to do the work of raising our children and doing our work and supporting our religious institutions and community institutions. If we would simply be americans, the way we seek to live in all of our other roles, there is no stopping america. Our best days are still ahead. So when we look into our hearts and ask whats right for our children, set aside differences and build on shared values of faith and family and work, when we roll up our sleeves, america always wins. My fellow americans, america is going to keep winning these next four years. Let me say as all of you here from my native state know, ive lived this. Theres no person in america who has been given more gifts than i have. There is no person in america tonight who feels m
Challenged after a tax law eliminated the penalty for not having healthcare insurance. Listen to the oral arguments live at 10 am eastern on cspan, live a report or on the cspan radio app. Hello and welcome to the atlantic History Centers virtual talk series, im sylvia prescott. Tonight i am talking about his new book on were the republic, the dispossession of native americans in indian territory. Purchase the book directly from a cappella books , theres a link in the chat and theres also a link provided on the atlantic institute. As claudia and i are talking about please use the q and a feature atthe bottom of your screen. And i will take as many as time allows. He is professor of american history, codirector of the virtual history and associate director of the institute of native american studies. He is the author of three previous books on american history, west of the revolution, black white and indian and a new order. Claudio saunt, thank you for joining us and welcome. Thank you