Lunchtime lectures know that this is normally where id hand off to the president s ceo of the Us Capitol Historical Society jane campbell. She sends her best well wishes to mr. Bostock and the team shes out of the country this week. So you guys are stuck with me for the afternoon. And so with that im now going to read this fantastic biography. Im going to share with you why we are so thrilled to have bob bostock here with the Us Capitol Historical Society this afternoon. Bob is a curator for exhibits at the nixon foundation. And in fact bob worked for former president nixon towards the tail end of his time towards the tail end of his life in the office of former president nixon during his more than three decades of public service. He spent considerable time working on environmental policy really making him a perfect fit for this sort of program. He worked for governor Christine Todd whitman both when she was governor of new jersey and when she became epa administrator during we First A
Honor president Ulysses S Grant who fought to preserve the union in battle . And fought as president. To preserve the values of our country. We are so excited to be here. For those of you who dont know the United States Capitol Historical Society is the congressionally chartered nonprofit organization. Dedicated to sharing the story of the capital and those who work there in a manner that inspires informed patriotism. Today as we celebrate three significant events all related. The 200th anniversary of ulysses grants birth. The 100th anniversary of this grant memorial and the dedication of the incredible restoration of this monument that was finished in 2020. We have a distinguished group of speakers. Senator roy blunt our hero who im going to introduce first architect of the capitol Brett Blanton who oversaw the restoration and oversees the capital and distinguished historian ron white. So now you know, whats going to happen. Let me present to you our first speaker. Senator roy blunt b
The action in may in june. And the famous duel between Ulysses S Grant and robert e lee. The big showdown between in each case the best general that each side had i think this campaign has been more misunderstood and misinterpreted than maybe any other campaign in the civil war. I think the reason reason is because of expectations. You know today in politics you would see say theres a president ial campaign. The primary campaign is going on and several candidates are seeking the nomination of one of the parties and theyre coming up on one of the nominating the primers the state primary and youll typically youll hear some politicians say oh if i finish in the top three, that will be a win that if i to finish in the top three, ill be very happy or Something Like that. And of course, hes trying to manage expectations. Because if he does that successfully and if people and the press and so forth buy it, yeah Top Three Finishes a win for him and he finishes number two, you know. Oh wow, tha
In battle . And fought as president. To preserve the values of our country. We are so excited to be here. For those of you who dont know the United States Capitol Historical Society is the congressionally chartered nonprofit organization. Dedicated to sharing the story of the capital and those who work there in a manner that inspires informed patriotism. Today as we celebrate three significant events all related. The 200th anniversary of ulysses grants birth. The 100th anniversary of this grant memorial and the dedication of the incredible restoration of this monument that was finished in 2020. We have a distinguished group of speakers. Senator roy blunt our hero who im going to introduce first architect of the capitol Brett Blanton who oversaw the restoration and oversees the capital and distinguished historian ron white. So now you know, whats going to happen. Let me present to you our first speaker. Senator roy blunt built on his background as a Public Service servant a University P
Lunchtime lectures know that this is normally where id hand off to the president s ceo of the Us Capitol Historical Society jane campbell. She sends her best well wishes to mr. Bostock and the team shes out of the country this week. So you guys are stuck with me for the afternoon. And so with that im now going to read this fantastic biography. Im going to share with you why we are so thrilled to have bob bostock here with the Us Capitol Historical Society this afternoon. Bob is a curator for exhibits at the nixon foundation. And in fact bob worked for former president nixon towards the tail end of his time towards the tail end of his life in the office of former president nixon during his more than three decades of public service. He spent considerable time working on environmental policy really making him a perfect fit for this sort of program. He worked for governor Christine Todd whitman both when she was governor of new jersey and when she became epa administrator during we First A