of lyndon and lady bird johnson, andhonorable hubert held, miss lucy baines johnson, daughter of lyndon and lady bird johnson, and the retired major general of the united states army, the silver star, bronze star, and purple heart recipient. [applause] the archive of this library contains thousands of letters to president. many of which concern the vietnam war. these reflect the dramatically contrasting views of the war held by americans, including our troops. dear mr. president, here is a picture of a little via menus a little girl and myself. they live in a village about eight miles southeast of denying. their mother was killed by vc. it is our duty to keep her smile, which betrays so much on her face. there are many more who do not have the freedom to smile, which she has. it s our duty as americans to bring happiness to those who may otherwise never be as free of care as she. to be able to pose with her and have her still look so happy gives the idea of the good we ar
us have been called upon to face mortal combat. the heroics of those who have have been immortalized in poignant diary notes, some literary master a masterpieces, as well as historic documentaries. for the greatest generation, author stephen ambrose brought to life thexploits of easy company of the 101st airborne inision during world war ii his book, band of brothers. our guest today, patrick o donnell, reflects on another band of brothers no less tried by battle and certainly one in the survival of our nation s freedom. chronicles a group of rich merchants, tradesmen, and free blacks who made up the first maryland regiment of the revolutionary war. through mr. o donnell s work, we have relived their actions not only at the battle of brooklyn, but in subsequent battles for independence key to the ultimate establishment of the united states of america. a best-selling military historian, mr. o donnell has authored 10 books, including beyond valor. he served as a combat hi
content to do not rate anything as appropriate for mature audiences and they are incapable of doing anything as it was intended. daughters of the american in 1890.n was founded the national headquarters was found a few blocks from the white house. american artifacts, a visit to museum, remembering the 1776-1890.volution, we begin with this visit to america by revolutionary war hero general lafayette. my name is heidi campbell chauffe. i am the director and chief curator of the museum. heidi campbell shaof. i am the director and chief curator of the museum. the first section is the early 19th century. the second section talks the 19th century through the 1850 s and what happens in that. . yo period. and the last section takes us through the 1890 s and that connects us back to the american revolution. the discussion of the 19th century and the american revolution wouldn t be complete without talking about lafayette s visit. the marquis lafayette was 19 years old when he c
what were you like when you were 19? he would probably not fighting in a revolution. he was an interesting individual. his influence with the french helped the revolutionary cause. when he came back in the 1820 s, he was invited by president munro for the purpose of remembering the revolution. saw that people are starting to die off, the revolutionaries were starting to leave. lafayette was still a living connection to the revolution. and thise back in 1824 is an amazing tour of what was then the united states, in an era where there were not trains, automobiles. carriages s and crossingd carriages the united states, hitting so many places from new york down to charleston. . think it is remarkable . when he comes to the u.s. this is another reason for celebration. , there was a spontaneous outpouring of interest and for the revolutionary war veteran. we were discussing while exhibition, was this an instruction? on,people get instructions lafayette is coming, you need to do th
announcer: daughters of the american revolution was founded in 1890. the national headquarters was found a few blocks from the white house. next, american artifacts, a visit to the dar museum, remembering the american revolution, 1776-1890. we begin with this visit to america by revolutionary war hero general lafayette. my name is heidi campbell shaof. i am the director and chief curator of the museum. the first section is the early 19th century. the second section talks the 19th century through the 1850 s and what happens in that period. and the last section takes us through the 1890 s and that connects us back to the american revolution. the discussion of the 19th century and the american revolution wouldn t be complete without talking about lafayette s visit. the marquis lafayette was 19 years old when he came to america to fight in the revolution. he was a french aristocrat and when i talk to students about this and i say he was 19 we think about 19-year-olds today