Native oklahomans writings and songs. Woody guthrie i got started in oklahoma. That is where i was born. The population is one third indian, one third negro, and one third white people. I hit the road when i was 12 years old traveling and working odd jobs. That is where i picked up these songs. This land is your land this land is my land from california to the New York Island from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters this land was made for you and me Woody Guthrie is most famous for his writing of this land is your land, but he was very much more than that. He was born in oklahoma. We are proud to have this work back in oklahoma where we think it belongs. He was an advocate or people who were disenfranchised, for people who were Migrant Workers during the dust bowl era who found themselves in california literally starving. He saw this vast difference between the house and havenots and became their serviceman through his music. The Woody Guthrie center was opened in april of 201
At peace. Which is why all of the things that were talking about here, whether it is allied reassurance and making sure that where we do have treaty commitments, which is to the nato allies, that every millimeter of space is defended, but also to help strengthen and provide more resilience, Political Security and economic to all of the countries in the periphery. Earlier in Vladimir Putins aggression against ukraine i heard a number of Administration Officials saying we were trying to offer an offramp to Vladimir Putin. Does anybody on the panel here believe that Vladimir Putin is looking for an offramp . Hes simply looking for on ramps strategically pausing and looking for the next on ramp. Anybody want to dispute that . I didnt think i dont know they would call it an offramp. I think there was a point early in the crisis where he arguably was. I think as admiral pandolfe said hes trying to keep ukraine out of the west and keep it in a destabilized situation. Whether he seeks to go fu
Nevins prize. Her most recent work warning lincoln which was published this year is already garnering praise. Reviewers have described it as original and ingenious approach. A lyrical and important study. Our own michael whom is no stranger to such basicaccolades called it a stunning piece of research. That is high praise coming from a master researcher. When shes not writing books, shes receivinge inging awards for her teaching. Despite her research commitments and teaching obligations, she gives lectures around the nation and the world and engages diverse audiences through public media. You can hear her on tuesday this coming tuesday, march 24th on nprs show where she will be discussing her new book. Please welcome professor martha hodes. [ applause ] good afternoon. Im happy to be part of this event. Ive been teaching the civil war for nearly 25 years. I call my course race, civil war and reconstruction. I want to draw my students about larger historical questions. Ive always had a
Freedom be finally secured. This kind of the world will never be built by bombs or bullets. Yet the infirmities of man are such that force was often precede reason and the waste of war the works of peace. We wish that this were not so, but we must deal with the world as it is if it is ever to be as we wish. Join American History tv on april 9 and 12 for live coverage of ceremonies marking the 100 80th anniversary of the surrender appomattox. In april of 1865, confederate general robert e lee met Union Village ulysses s. Grant and surrendered his army of northern virginia, effectively ending the civil war. We will be live from the National Historical park in virginia on both april 9 and 12 as historians reflect on the last battles and explore the aftermath and legacy of appomattox. We will also bring you reenactments of some of the key moments from 150 years ago and open our phone lines to take your calls for the authors. The surrender appomattox, live april 9 and 12 here on American Hi
This land is my land, from california, to the New York Island sunday afternoon at 2 00 on American History tv on cspan3. Congress continues on its twoweek recess, several members are traveling. Nancy pelosi is in cambodia with a bipartisan delegation of members. The delegation visited the halo trust facility in cambodia. The delegation will travel to vietnam, korea and japan. John boehner is in the middle east. He met with iraqs prime minister. The speaker will travel to israel later this week. A press release says he and a delegation as the deadline approaches tonight for an Iranian Nuclear agreement, we present a discussion about Nuclear Weapons, National Security and the future of the bomb. Posted by the Panel Discussion for the Southern Methodist University Tower center for Political Studies and includes a former commander of u. S. Strategic command. Good evening. Welcome to smu and the special forum on Nuclear Weapons. Welcome also to the security and Strategy Program here at smu.