The conversation focuses on his new book curating america journeys through story scapes over the past. Over the past 45 years, richard developed exhibits and new museums over the entire United States. This 75 Minute Program is hosted by the Brooklyn Historical society. Sunday 29 will be the 50th anniversary of a trip i tired, a disgruntled, bored graduate student in history. I went out to an outdoor History Museum in Central Massachusetts called old sturbridge village. Some of you have been there. It was a day like today, but 30 degrees colder. Instead of rain, it was a lot of snow. I pretty much had the whole museum to myself that day. I walk around and told the story. It was kind of a revelation. I was in graduate school discovering new england history. I was shocked at my ignorance. I had no idea what the people i have been studying for years looked like or where they left where they lived, how they carried themselves around. I went that night and could sleep. Could not sleep. I got
He is also the president of the ulysses s. Grant association, a former member of both the Abraham Lincoln bicentennial commission and the Abraham Lincoln bicentennial foundation and he did all of this while serving the people of rhode island as their chief justice of the Supreme Court from 2001 until 2009. Frank is the author, coauthor, or editor of several books including judging lincoln, lincoln as hero, and most recently the lincoln assassination riddle, which was published in 2016. His favorite of his published works is the one that he coauthored with richard and me. [laughter] he has received the order of linking, the highest honor bestowed by the state of illinois. Frank also married well. [laughter] we are reminded [applause] we are reminded that great men usually have extraordinary women at their side who are doing their own thing. And frank certainly is in that category. Johnson barely survived impeachment when grants bargain was ended, a national cop out in personality and ou
Winning and recently published neptune the allied invasion of europe and dday landings, published in 2015. Hes also the winner, that particular book won the Samuel Elliott morrison award for naval literature. And he is the author of lincoln and his admirals, which won the lincoln prize in 2009. In recognition of his extraordinary contributions to the study of naval history, the Naval Historical Foundation in 2014 awarded him the w. Knox naval history award for lifetime achievement. Professor John Marszalek is distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mississippi State university. He came out of retirement in 2008 and accepted the task of serving as executive director of the ulysses s. Grant president ial library and managing editor of the papers of ulysses s grant. Hes author of shermans other war. His honors include an excellence in writing water from the u. S. Army Historical Foundation for his work. The best writings of ulysses s. Grant which was published in 2015. As testament to the hig
Winning and recently published neptune the allied invasion of europe and dday landings, published in 2015. Hes also the winner, that particular book won the Samuel Elliott morrison award for naval literature. And he is the author of lincoln and his admirals, which won the lincoln prize in 2009. In recognition of his extraordinary contributions to the study of naval history, the Naval Historical Foundation in 2014 awarded him the w. Knox naval history award for lifetime achievement. Professor John Marszalek is distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mississippi State university. He came out of retirement in 2008 and accepted the task of serving as executive director of the ulysses s. Grant president ial library and managing editor of the papers of ulysses s grant. Hes author of shermans other war. His honors include an excellence in writing water from the u. S. Army Historical Foundation for his work. The best writings of ulysses s. Grant which was published in 2015. As testament to the hig
Winning and recently published neptune the allied invasion of europe and dday landings, published in 2015. Hes also the winner, that particular book won the Samuel Elliott morrison award for naval literature. And he is the author of lincoln and his admirals, which won the lincoln prize in 2009. In recognition of his extraordinary contributions to the study of naval history, the Naval Historical Foundation in 2014 awarded him the w. Knox naval history award for lifetime achievement. Professor John Marszalek is distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mississippi State university. He came out of retirement in 2008 and accepted the task of serving as executive director of the ulysses s. Grant president ial library and managing editor of the papers of ulysses s grant. Hes author of shermans other war. His honors include an excellence in writing water from the u. S. Army Historical Foundation for his work. The best writings of ulysses s. Grant which was published in 2015. As testament to the hig