My friend chuck for their remarks. I will have more to say to them later. On march 9th, 1967, senator howard baker junior, the newly elected senator from tennessee made his maiden address, his first speech on the floor of the senate. He spoke for too long. The republican leader of the senate who was also bakers father in law, walked to congratulate him and said howard, occasionally you might enjoy the luxury of unexpressed thought. Which is good advice for farewell address as well. Senator bakers legislative assistant, i was also a speechwriter that made an address, or at least i thought i was. He developed a bad habit of not saying what i wrote for his speech. I asked to see him, do i have a problem with our relationship . Write what you want to write and say what i want to say. I learned a couple other things about saying what i want to say. One came from alex haley, the author of roots, you heard him speak once and said may i make a suggestion . If when you begin a speech you would
The committee on rules and Administration Come to order. I thank my colleagues for attending todays hearing, some virtually, some in person, same for our witnesses, we are going to be welcoming them as well. The secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, miss jane abraham, former chairman of the Congressional Commission to study the potential for a National Womens History Museum. Miss cc rojas of the Latino Coalition and mister danny vargas, of the National Museum of the american latino. I want to thank all of them for joining us. We will hear from a number of senators who have spent time on this had been sponsors of this bill. Senator collins, senator cornyn, senator menendez joining us for remarks following the remarks of the three of us. This is secretary bunchs second appearance before the senate rules committee. We are grateful to have him with us today. He was appointed secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in june of 2019, what a first year you have had. Obviously covid19 forc
Numerous articles, thought arthur of nine previous books including the end of the american era from 2002, 2010, how they become friends and no ones worlds, the rising west in the coming global turned. The fellow at the hudson institute. The wall street journal and professor of Foreign Affairs in new york. A fellow at the council and he is also doing numerous books himself including American Foreign policy and how it changed the world from 2001. Next year i hope you will have the chance to host in a live form. The art of a covenant. The United States, israel and the fate and jewish people. The 10th book, isolationism, healing itself from the world is a subject of that discussion tonight. Please welcome me in joining them. Thank you for that introduction. It is really terrific to be here. I hate to think how long ive known him now. Quite a while. I can certainly remember back in the clinton administration, doing a pbs thing together. I think it was bosniaack then. That was like 30 years
Even more new information. Apparently from Hunter Bidens former business partner, detailing just how close hunter biden and his Business Associates were in dealing with the Chinese Energy company. The communist china considered tto russia for Energy Fields. Working with vladimir putin. The senator say the new details deepen their existing concerns about counter intelligent risks, intelligent risks and much more. We also the growing backlash against the media. And democrats are trying to politicize and attack operation warp speed. Its bringing effective vaccines to the market. Onthe debate are the putting politics of your health . Also weve got more on newarks Governor Andrew Cuomo attacking arab corner for asking about School Closures by the governorer said you know what, you are wrong. The announcement came out moments later that new York City Schools were in fact closing due to covid 19. Now parentse and taxpayers are increasingly worried that elected officials dont know what they ar
And the brooks still worth reading. Thank you for your time and good nights been a good afternoon. I want to welcome you on the half of humanity tennessee to the southern festival of books. I want to particularly thank our key sponsors, Metro National art commission, and chrome content, tennessee art commission, vanderbilt university. This session is entitled dreaming america. We have a panel of three authors and three books and our first we will read some, but im going to reduce the authors first. I will begin with amra sabicelrayess. She grew up in bosnia. After surviving ethnic cleansing and more than 1100 days under the serbs military siege she immigrated to the United States in 1986. By december, 1999, she earned a ba from Brown University and later obtained to master degrees in a doctorate from Columbia University currently, shes a compass a professor eric on the egg working on understanding how and why societies fall apart and what role education plays a rebuilding decimated cou