A conversation about his career and unique approach to image making. Good evening. Welcome to a conversation between photographer David Leventhal and our senior curator of contemporary interpretation, joanna marsh. It is always a treat to hear from an artist and i can tell you that david is a great storyteller. We are in for a delightful evening. I also wanted to pause and not only recognize david but his family who has come from far away, from utah and california, nephews, sisters, please join be me in welcoming david and his family. [applause] after this program, i invite all of you to join us for the reception for the celebratory opening of american myth in David Leventhal photographs. For those of you who do not know me, i have the pleasure as serving as the director here at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and also our branch museum, the renwick gallery. Very often i hear from people, once i introduced myself as the director, whats on view . Im always happy to share that news a
Want to welcome you to the Richard Nixon president ial library on this very wet day. Today, thank you. Today, 50 years after the end of combat operations by American Forces in vietnam, we recognize Vietnam Veterans in the service they provided to our country. In uniform in the 1960s and 70s, and then after coming home as members of their community who went on to be forces for good. He. And it is newly, we remember and pay tribute today to those who never came home, or remain missing in action. Youll see throughout todays program, traditional elements of military ceremony, represented by different branches of the United States military. And to begin, id like to ask United States army chaplain, william williams, to deliver the invocation. Chaplain williams served in the army for 27 years in both infantry as enlisted man, and as a member of the Chaplain Corps he is currently the family life resource manager, deputy garrison chaplain adviser for a low density face group leaders, and a dire
What is called credit to buy equipment. The cheap energy that you have. It is very, very competitive, because component in manufacturing is not much, it is the energy. American equipment if that is not renewed i think that will be a bit of an issue. First of all, we are having a vigorous agreement, i find it amazing. Economics and if you are running a country, you have to create an opportunity for your businesses to be competitive. And thats all the exim bank does. And i have heard more ridiculous things said about the exim bank in the last six months than i heard in my lifetime. I need to do that in a way to encourage more Economic Diversification in africa. And i wish that not only our african panelists, but others here would give some thought to that. Right now, we want to get it extend it and how to craft the extension so we can support the Development Aspirations of the various african nations and what the people really need. Look, we are out of time. We havent talked nearly about
Wild ride. A crashfilled indy 500 after a dangerous week on the track. Drivers colliding just seconds in. Cars ripped to shreds. Even an accident on pit road. And the winner of the indianapolis 500 is juan Pablo Montoya. And the heartpounding end to the greatest spectacle in racing. And good morning, america. From all of us on this memorial day, we want to join in honoring our troops this morning. Those who have sacrificed everything for our country. Thats right. In fact, we want to take a live look there at Arlington National cemetery. President obama will be there later this morning laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. And bob woodruff will be here. But we begin with the flooding in the south. Thousands forced to evacuate. Dozens rescued from raging waters and abcs phillip mena is in one of the hardest hit areas, wimberley, texas. Good morning. Reporter where im standing was completely submerged. Floodwaters were this high and rushed with so much force that they ripped
Brian boitana what could they expect. Plus analysis on all of this from peg knee noonan of the wall street journal, legendary Washington Post reporter bob woodward, conservative William Chris tall of the Weekly Standard and former white house chief of staff now cbs contributor william daly. 60 years of news because this is face the nation. Captioning sponsored by cbs schieffer good morning again as you probably know by now there has been another mall shooting yesterday, a 19yearold police have now identified as Darion Marcus Aguilar of college park, maryland, took a shotgun and two homemade explosive devices in to a suburban mall in maryland, shot and killed two people then apparently turned the gun on himself. Plus there is a new threat against the sochi olympics that is surfaced this morning from the same group that claimed responsibility for the bombings in volgograd, rusha those killed at least 34 people. For latest on both of these stories going to the chairman of the House Homela