the inside out and so to restore the building we have to take the entire structure down to the foundation, remove that faulty structural support and then rebuild it using original it terra cotta blocks and then also re-creating the broken terra cotta blocks in new terra cotta in buffalo, new york. and so by the end of the restoration process, the pavilion will be restored back to what captain pabst enjoyed in the 19th century. that small building, which has been converted into a chapel and thousand is our gift shop, we re looking to re-create it as the pabst palm garden, a tasting room for pabst products at the end of our tour. and so kind of bringing together captain pabst s business interests but also re-creating it as the conservatory that he wanted at the mansion for a budget of about $6 million we will have this amazing, amazing re-created space at the pabst mansion. the pavilion itself has actually more national significance than the mansion does itself because it s one
sites. each sunday evening at 7:30 now through labor day weekend american history tv features our series the contenders. 14 key political figures who ran for president and lost but changed political history. this sunday the great compromiser henry clay. his famous comment i would rather be right than be president i think still speaks to us. it s a call to people all across whatever we re doing, whether we re in politics or something else is to do the right thing. he also said, you know, that in a sense, that politicians need to remember their country and sacrifice for the country. i think that is still something that we need to remember as well. also this weekend, we ll feature the history of wichita as part of our visit to the largest city in kansas. american history tv, this weekend on c-span 3. each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums and historic sites around the country. at the outbreak of the civil war in the spring of 1861, washington,
away. and i think the internet community keeps you a lot can keep you a lot more honest. our coverage of a panel on journalism and digital media by the columbia journalism review was the most watched event in the past week at the c-span video library with 20,000 views. plus you can, you can clip portions of the event, email and blog post at cspan.org/videolibrary. each week american artifacts takes viewers to sites around the country. at the outbreak of the civil war this the spring of 1861 washington, d.c. was a lightly defended city and vulnerable to attack. with only one fort 12 miles south of the city. and the confederate state of virginia across the potomac river. by 1865 the nation s capital had become the most fortified city in the world with a ring of 70 armed forts and batteries circling the city. we visited three of the surviving forts with dale floyd. right now we are in the museum at fort ward with a variety of artifacts in it. one of the thins they have a
and join us as historians preview the series on saturday, june 2nd, at 10:00 a.m. eastern. there s a new website for american history tv where you can find our schedule and see our upcoming program. history in the news. follow american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3, and online at c-span.org/history. each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums and historic sites around the country. at the outbreak of the civil war in the spring of 1861, washington, d.c. was a lightly defended city and vulnerable to attack with only one fort located 12 miles south of the city, and the confederate state of virginia just across the potomac river. by 1865, the nation s capital arguably had become the most fortified city in the world with a ring of about 70 armed forts and batteries encircling the city. we visited three of the surviving forts with dale floyd, author of a study on the civil war defenses of washington for the national park service. right
us. russell, thank you for giving us the chance to offer you a panel on this subject of bush s diplomacy today, and we re glad to have had your patient attendance and helpful comments. i hope the audience will join me in thanking all of you for an extraordinary beginning. [ applause ] i think it exceeded my greatest expectations, so thank you so much. we re going to break now for about 15 minutes and come back for the second panel on bush s commander in chief. each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums and historic sites around the country. at the outbreak of the civil war in the spring of 1861, washington, d.c. was a lightly defended city and vulnerable to attack with only one fortt located 12 miles south of the city, and the confederate state of virginia just across the potomac river. by 1865, the nation s capital arguably had become the most fortified city in the world with a ring of about 70 armed forts and batteries encircling the city. we v