Hello are you ready to elect a new president . I want to thank each and every one of you for being here, it is a pleasure to be with you here tonight in the heart of new york city. I want to thank you for coming tonight and participating in our democracy and making your voice heard. Cheers and applause] now veragets just now just really quickly, i know all of us have our phones and follow whats going on in the news, i wanted to just begin by saying that tonight were thinking about our men and women in uniform, especial especially those who are stationed in iraq. [applause] and were praying for their safety. Were also our hearts go out to the people of the island of puerto rico today. [applause] who already have endured so much loss after Hurricane Maria and suffered an earthquake. Were thinking about them and urging the administration to act o serve them as we should. Those are two very powerful and poignant reminders of why all of us have a role to play. Engaging in our democracy. Vot
Was founded in 1894 and has been continuous ever since. Today well be going into the immersive West Virginia state museum. Well be talking about the early frontier and settlement period, the development of the state, becoming a state, the industrialization of the state, and well go into the later century, the 21st century, and see where West Virginia is today. Were in the West Virginia state museum settlement and frontier period. These are some of the earliest settlers of the land. Were standing beside George Washingtons case where it has specific artifacts such as his sword, his powder horn that he carved during the American Revolutionary war, and the telescope that he used to survey land here, as well as in the eastern panhandle. George washington would have been here in the mid 1700s. During this time period frontier and early settlement, this was western virginia. It was part of the state of virginia at the time and it was an area that wasnt greatly developed. A lot of the ideas of
Court, and Public Policy events from washington, d. C. And around the country so you can make up your own mind. Created by cable in 1979. Cspan is brought to you by your local or cable satellite provider. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. The cspan cities tour is exploring the american story, as we take book tv and American History tv on the road. With the support of our link by all teas cable partners, this weekend we travel to charleston, West Virginia. Coming up in the next hour and a half, we will visit notable locations and speak with experts about the citys history, including a home dating back to the early settlement of charleston. Then in about an hour, we will tour West Virginias capital building. Later, we hear the true life story of the movie Hidden Figures. In an africanamerican woman played in putting a man on the moon. We begin our special feature with a visit to the state history museum. Welcome to the West Virginia state museum at the state Cultural Center in c
2s book24, on cspan tv. next, Pulitzer Prizewinning photographer talks with a 15torian about his more than year long photography career. Time ase topics, his president gerald fords chief photographer. The center for creative photography at the university of arizona and bank of america hosted this event. Thank you all for coming here. It is a thrill to see you here. Said, i am thrilled to be leading arizona arts. The core of our mission in arizona arts is to ensure that all students regardless of major have meaningful experiences and the archive will further that andion by engaging impacting students across our university and transforming ways. The acquisition of this archive is a prime example of our commitment to integrating the arts into all aspects of the University Experience and to making the university of arizona a true arts destination areas tonight, we are in for such a treat as we hear from two Pulitzer Prize winners. This evening is only the beginning as dr. Robin said, looki
Welcome to the West Virginia state museum, the state Cultural Center in charleston. The Western State museum was founded 1894 and has been continuous ever since. Today, well be going the immersive West Virginia state museum. Well be talking about the early frontier and settlement period, the development of the state becoming a state, the industrial nation state. And well go into the later century, the 21st century and see where West Virginia is today. Were in Western State museum, selma and frontier, period. These are some of the early, early settlers, the land. Were staying beside George Washingtons case, where it has artifacts such as his sword, his powder horn that he carved during the American Revolutionary war and the telescope that he used to survey land here in the canal valley, as well as in the eastern panhandle. George washington would have been here in the mid 1700s during this time period of frontier and eartlement. This was western virginia. It was part of the sta o virgin