next, on the presidency. adrian hear from harrison. and about how the first commander and chief inspired her. the library in mount vernon hurston posted this hour-long program. host: good evening. library and i would like to welcome c-span here as well tonight. this is our four evening. . we re thankful to be sponsored by the ford motor company. we like to see that. that is what we see right there. it was built before that by the washington family. course, the association has so thated this property theyone can learn about life and lessons of george washington. they are a privately funded institution and it is part of the mission to help people everywhere learn about the principles of the founding. tonight is perfect for what we do. to haveeally excited this special presentation for you. please welcome adrienne harrison. she is a graduate of west point who later went on to earn her phd degrees from rutgers university. she has been an assistant professor at west point. she s
you have a front row seat to every minute, all beginning on monday, july 8 seen. july 18. fromxt, we will hear adrian harrison, discussing her , the a powerful mind self-education of george washington. she talks about the books he read and collected throughout his life and how the first commander in chief inspired her. the fred w smith library for the study of george washington at mount vernon hosted this hour-long program. host: good evening. i am the founding director of the national library for the city of george washington here at mount vernon. you are in the library and i would like to welcome c-span here as well tonight. this is our forward evening book talk. evening book talk. we re thankful to be sponsored by the ford motor company. we like to see that. that is what we see right there. maintained and managed by the mount vernon ladies association since 1860. it was built before that by the washington family. it was expanded by none other than george washington in. o
path. this is an hour and 45 minutes. eric foner: i am eric foner from the columbia university, moderating this second session on slavery and freedom. i want to begin by thanking the organizers of this excellent conference. we all know how much work went into, you know, putting this whole thing together. thanks to those at the museum and the american historical association that have been so active in getting this conference organized. , i gave my last class at columbia university. i am now writing off riding off into the sunset. [applause] retirement. of and so i ask if you will indulge me for just a minute as i reflect briefly on my own experience in relation to this field of african american history. which is a little, it is sort of emblematic of the many things that have happened the last couple of generations. i grew up in a family in which african-american history, although utterly ignored in the school education that i got in grade school and high school, nonetheless
this goes all the way back to henry ford who provided the first fire engine to keep the mansion from burning down. we like to see that. that is what we see right there. it was built before that by the washington family. it was expanded by george washington. of course, the association has maintained this property so that everyone can learn about the life and lessons of george washington. they are a privately funded institution and it is part of the mission to help people everywhere learn about the principles of the founding. the topic tonight is perfect for what we do. we are really excited to have this special presentation for you. please welcome adrienne harrison. she is a graduate of west point who later went on to earn her phd degrees from rutgers university. she has been an assistant professor at west point. she served as 12 years as a commissioned officer in the u.s. army including three combat tour is in iraq. she brings a certain amount of experience to this project. s
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