He argues thaw failures and reinventions we use the constitution as a tool to create our modern core values. The Smithsonian Associates hosted the event. Good evening, everyone. Can you all hear me in the back . My name is ruth robbins and it is a pleasure to welcome you to our program, before we start a couple of quick things. If you have electronic devices, now is a good time to turn them off. As usual in our programs, there is no photography and no filming. Also, if youre wondering what our equipment is in the back of the room, its cspan. So make show your nicest smile, brush your hair, in case you get a cameo and when we get to the q and a part, there is a meeker phone in the back of the room that will let you know when its time for that and youll get time to ask your questions. In the rest of times it is always worthwhile to visit the documents that set us apart from british rule and created the framework of the government. Today our guest speaker Kermit Roosevelt explains these d
From you in your career. Thank you. Thank you. Booktv continues now on cspan2, television for serious readers. Welcome everybody to a house divided coming to from Abraham Lincoln book shop in chicago. Thank you very much for joining us today. My name is bjorn skaptason, and i will be the administrator for todays program. I just have a little bit of information to cover before we start. First of all the book were discussing today on house divided is tecumseh and the prophet the shawnee brothers who defied a nation and author of the book is Peter Cozzens and you going to meet peter in just a moment when he gets talking with Daniel Weinberg, the host of your show. For someone to tell you something about tecumseh and the prophet. Comes to us from alfred aiken off published and we thank them from publishing the book and helping katie peter on the program with us today. The cost of the book is 35 and it can be ordered from our website. Those of you who are watching this on the live stream, o
Volunteers. As lee cowan will report in our cover story. God bless you. Happy thanksgiving. Reporter this covid thanksgiving, many grateful people will be celbrating the food they receive in a parking lot. Now were able to say, okay, were going to have a turkey and the dressings and all of the sides and stuff like that. Reporter the story behind a photograph that captured americas need and hearts, ahead on sunday morning. Pauley what is round, chewy, and holey satisfied . Martha teichner goes round and round with bagels. Okay, you decided to change careers and open a bagel shop. One problem i made a mess of that one. Reporter you know nothing about making bagels. Thats george to the rescue. Later this sunday morning, bagel food camp. Pauley and then nancy giles invites us all to snack time. Americans certainly have an appetite for snacks. Most of us have at least one a day. Snacks can be salty or sweet. They can be really healthy or they can be total glorious junk. Reporter coming up o
The earliest structures in d. C. It will be a condensed version about her title that appears in the 2020 issue of the capital. She is a scholar specializing in american art, particularly the movement of the 19 century and 20th century. And twos a doctorate masters degree on history and museum studies. Was the recipient of the capital fellowship and the Architects Office in 2018. Just gives slide presentations and talks and archetype you, euros, sculptures at the Thomas Jefferson building. Before becoming a capital fellow, she worked as a Research Intern where she contributed to a variety of projects, including her research and writing biographies of 19thcentury and twentysomething us 20th century sculptors. It is my great pleasure to introduce to you dr. Linda cooper. If you will join us. Dr. Cooper good afternoon. I am going to be talking about the relationship between the worlds columbian exposition exposition and the library of congress Thomas Jefferson building. Columbianinto the e
So were going to hear from Patrick Odonnell and learn the story of those eight bears. Patrick odonnell is a critically acclaimed military historian and an expert expert on elite units. He is the author of 11 books and he is the recipient of several national awards. He served as a combat historian in a marine rifle platoon during the battle of fallujah speaks often on espionage counter operations and counter insurgency. Foras provided consulting the awardwinning series band of brothers and just to read you a couple of snippets of reviews on this, his newest book, Exhaustive Research with fluid, mr. Odonnell relates the history of the unknown soldier their part in world war i through the soldiers experience. And from usa today a gripping story from one of the best and most gripping stories. Few authors have the same kind of enthusiasm that odonnell brings to this topic. Ladies and gentlemen, please help me welcome Patrick Odonnell to the stage. It is really quite an honor to be introduce