Ok, i themhomas from the English Department but i am going to for the first time in my life try to analyze a visual image. Som out of my realm here, there with me. Im going to go fast. So im going to talk about her ratio batemans engravings that he did in 1867 called reconstruction, and allegory for what reconstruction would make possible. You can see it is extremely competent it. Its very complicated. I will get into some of the details and explain. While i am not a visual person i do deal with allegories. What can we learn from this allegory . As we all know only look at the past, we bring our hindsight. What i wanted to see about reconstruction was how someone and imagined it not knowing how reconstruction would end. In 1867, we have an image of should leadruction to. Things were going so fast they would change over in 1868 the next year he writes a book to try to publicize and explain t is going on in this john stevens was dead. What did he imagine . That is what he wanted to focus
Budget, Congressional Office director keith hall talks about the cdos task of making spending projections on legislation introduced by congress. This was part of a recent congress hosted by Boston College in washington. Its 45 minutes. Good afternoon. I thought what i would do is talk to little bit about cbo and the role cbo place. Nick said a little bit about the role of research for us. And then talk about one of our favorite subjects at cbo, the longterm budget outlook. Not trying to depress you too much, but the longterm budget outlook is a depressing topic. Created byl, cbo was congress in 1974. We were set up to be an objective and impartial agency that is strictly nonpartisan, and we provide analysis of budgetary and economic issues. The director, towards that goal, the director is appointed jointly by the speaker of the house, and the president pro tem of the senate. Es, has about 235 employe hired solely on the basis of congressional competence, and without regard to political
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. How fortunate am i and pleased to welcome two comedy legends to this program. Carl reiner create the Dick Van Dyke show and created films like the jerk, with steve martin, but meathead in all in the family but went on to direct films like harry met sally, and on and on. Next week they will be honored with a hand and footprint at the chinese theater during tcms classic film festival. Mr. Reiner and mr. Reiner, its nice to have you. As you mentioned, we are the first father and son to get together. Kirk douglas and Michael Douglas have been, but they were separated. How cool is that . Its ridiculously cool. All i keep thinking is that people who are not knowing it, like my wife, who made this person. Yeah. And my father and parents, i said they would, they were so show business, in love with show business. Thats the only sad thing. If you go on the hollywood walk of fame, we both have stars. And theyre right next
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. How fortunate am i and pleased to welcome two comedy legends to this program. Carl reiner create the Dick Van Dyke show and created films like the jerk, with steve martin, but meathead in all in the family but went on to direct films like harry met sally, and on and on. Next week they will be honored with a hand and footprint at the chinese theater during tcms classic film festival. Mr. Reiner and mr. Reiner, its nice to have you. As you mentioned, we are the first father and son to get together. Kirk douglas and Michael Douglas have been, but they were separated. How cool is that . Its ridiculously cool. All i keep thinking is that people who are not knowing it, like my wife, who made this person. Yeah. And my father and parents, i said they would, they were so show business, in love with show business. Thats the only sad thing. If you go on the hollywood walk of fame, we both have stars. And theyre right next
At Reagan National and werel ae looking at rain. Ain. Rain moving in some of theing i rain is going to besome heavy at times here today. Times here temperatures are in the upperupr 40s so we dont have to worry y about any icing or snow aroundoo here but periods of heavy rain expected. I think enough to cause someouga ponding on the roaduss and again this is what well call acal noreaster so winds are really going to pick up out of theo wiu east latert of today. Today. And at times gusting 40 to 45. 5 we have wind advisories aswind s well. Ill show you that coming up. Up. Bottom line rain throughoutn th the day today, tapering toringo showers late this afternoonhis n and tonight. On we could get inch to an inchan c and half of rain around here h during the course of our dayuray today. Make sure youre ready for ayour wet o ane. All right guys. Ght guy plenty more weather coming up. Back to you. Ck to yo tuck, winds already causingda a problem in our area. This is the scene inne in Montgom