Environment which was lax when it came to normal, standard procedures associated with covid, wearing a mask, social distancing, trying to take as much outdoors as you can, and working from home. And none of those things were Standard Operating Procedures at the white house. I think that the American Public is getting a look at, when you take risks, you are going to have to pay the piper, and thats whats happening. David before any of this happened, one of the Big Questions in the election coming up just a month from now was, do we trust President Trump more than we trust former Vice President biden to handle this crisis . The president was already behind in most of the polls on that score. We are getting conflicting, sometimes ambiguous or confusing briefings from his doctor at walter reed. There was a lot of working things walking things back. We also saw the president get into his suv, a closed and contained suv, with two secret service agents, to drive past the people inside. He say
People of all races, religions, creeds, sexuality, building power. I believe that we will win. This movement is not about saving the Democratic Party or criticizing the republican party. This is about saving the soul of this nation. Fightare rising up to poverty. We must do more, organizing, organizing. Educating. Vote. Who stand that i claim to be a follower of jesus christ and be silent about the moral outrage going on in our country. We are not afraid. Any nation is in a moral and economic crisis. There will be a movement. Bring people together. Thisthe heart and soul of democracy. Almost 57 years ago my father , reverend dr. Martin luther king jr. Reminded america of the fierce urgency of now. Now is not the time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real, the promises of this democracy. He was working with poor people of every race from every corner of this nation to build a Poor Peoples Campaign when he was as
[chanting] any nation that ignores half of its people is in a moral and economic crisis. We will do more there will be a movement. To bring people together save the heart and soul of this democracy and this world. [crowd chanting] almost 87 years ago, my father, reverend dr. Martin luther king, jr. , reminded america of the fierce urgency of now. But now is not the time to engage in the luxury of cooling off. It takes the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. But now is the time to make real the promises of this democracy. He was working with poor people of every race, from every corner of this nation, to build a Poor Peoples Campaign when he was assassinated in memphis, tennessee, five years later. Today, as his daughter, i am honored to add my voice to the Poor Peoples Campaign, a National Call for moral revival, and stand with the 140 million poor people and low wealth people urging america to address with the fierce urgency of now the big issues of poverty and race. Please join us in t
Imagine. It is wonderful to have you all here with us this evening at the museum and also to all of you at home who are watching via cspan. We have this evening a wonderful presentation by john browne and then followed by a discussion with professor daniel of rice university. Without further ado i will hand it over to john browne. Help me welcome mr. Browne to houston. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, i want to thank the Houston Museum of Natural Science for inviting me. As someone who served on the boards of several museums and galleries i have a deep appreciation for the role that institutions like this play in the local community and indeed in society more generally. As a window on the path and an explainer of the present and as a guide to the future they are indispensable resources which go above and beyond what you can read in books. Houston is fortunate to have this place and it is a great pleasure to be here. As a natural scientist and subsequently an engineer ive always sought
[inaudible conversations] welcome to the Houston Museum of Natural Science i am the director of Adult Education here at the museum we have the honor this evening to host mr. Brown on his discussion his new book make think imagine also here at the museum if youre watching through cspan. This evening we have a wonderful presentation and then followed by a discussion with professor minnis cini from Washington University so now i will handed over to laura brown help me to welcome john brown houston. [applause] ladies and gentlemen. I want to thank the Houston Museum of Natural Science for inviting me to spend some time here this week on the board of several museums and galleries i have a deepo appreciation for the role of institutions like this play in the local community and in society more generally. Into a window of the past and the failure of the present and a guide to the future those resources that go above and beyond what we read in books houston is fortunate to have this place and