posted this 90 minute event. good evening everyone. can everyone carry while? good. i m mary mclachlan. i d like to welcome all of you tonight to what promises to be a very stimulating program on the union general william t sherman. for i begin and i introduce our speaker, i d like to remind everyone to check their cell phones and make sure that they are turned off. and also remind everyone that photos are prohibited during smithsonian association programs. and lastly, we are delighted to have the c-span history channel program filming tonight. jeff shaara will be happy to stay questions at the end of the program. we have mike a mic so c-span can capture your questions. if you will raise your hands we will just wait, if you could, to hold off on asking your questions until you have that microphone in your hand. it is a pleasure to welcome our speaker jeff shaara to the smithsonian. jeff was last year in 2013 when he presented an outstanding program on the battle of vick
have the c-span history channel program filming tonight. jeff shaara will be happy to take questions at the end of the program. we have microphones so c-span can capture your questions. if you will raise your hands we will just wait, if you could, to hold off on asking your questions until you have that microphone in your hand. it is a pleasure to welcome our speaker jeff shaara to the smithsonian. jeff was last here with us in 2013 when he presented an outstanding program on the battle of vicksburg. prior to that he was here in 2012 when he presented a program on the battle of shiloh. jeff shaara s trajectory as one of the most acclaimed writers on it the civil war, the revolutionary war, and world war ii. he holds a degree in criminology from florida state university. at age 15 he operated a rare coin business, first out of his home and then at a retail store. in 1974 he moved to tampa, florida, and eventually became one of the most widely known precious metal dealers in fl
good evening everyone. can everyone hear me well? good. i m mary mclachlan. i d like to welcome all of you tonight to what promises to be a very stimulating program on the union general william t. sherman. before i begin and i introduce our speaker, i d like to remind everyone to check their cell phones and make sure that they are turned off. and also remind everyone that photos are prohibited during smithsonian association programs. and lastly, we are delighted to have the c-span history channel program filming tonight. jeff shaara will be happy to take questions at the end of the program. we have a mic so c-span can capture your questions. if you will raise your hands we will just wait, if you could, to hold off on asking your questions until you have that microphone in your hand. it is a pleasure to welcome our speaker jeff shaara to the smithsonian. jeff was last here in 2013 when he presented an outstanding program on the battle of vicksburg. prior to that, he was here
spiked. steven greenlee said there were no problems thanks in part to the weather. we were worried there would be a big heat wave for a hot day today. that didn t occur. so we got lucky on the weather. reporter: about the iso and pg&e, prepared for the eclipse for an entire year. reporting live in san francisco, elissa harrington, abc 7 news. elissa, thank you. school is back in session across much of the bay area, and the solar eclipse was naturally part of today s lessons. laura anthony was in richmond where catching a glimpse was a hit-or-miss. reporter: it was an extra added bonus for the first day of classes, a field trip of sorts out to the playground for the first total solar eclipse in nearly 40 years. this is my first time seeing an eclipse. and i m really excited. you don t get many moments like this. to have this many kids together, this many students coming out, excited to be back to school on the first day and to see science in action, a celestial e
i would like to echo what bud said about events. he came up to where i live in dalton. i told since that since i am a georgia tech fan. if he was still coaching and george i was going to push him off the ridge. he had retired by then. although i don t know that as much help. i was also interested in what kevin said this morning. the old lady came out she heard the pearl harbor and said to the end he s going to be with us this time? december 8, 1941. a reporter for the local newspaper went out to interview them about what they thought about the events of the previous day pearl harbor was the old fellas to himself up and said this never would ve happened if albert sidney johnston had been killed at shiloh. maybe it s not just some of the college students today who don t know it s going on. it seems to run through. of time. i did offer some remarks about the atlanta campaign of 1864. i want to put into context with you. that is what i think makes it very important. one of the