first ladies. he is an extraordinary historian. i will quote a few of the quotes from important american historians from the back of itdern american presidency. might be the one book you should have on the presidency. the freshest and most original study of the modern presidency. compelling analysis and critique. rare achievement, informative synthesis, a pleasure strong and , provocative. richard ellis. highly readable, refreshing, required reading. and last but not least, as i introduce a friend of the library and a friend of mine, formerly a professor at the university of texas, a wonderful writer. i want to read what richard norton smith says. he says gould does not hesitate , to offer sobering conclusions and i want to say i know he will stay sober tonight. [laughter] ladies and gentlemen, lewis gould. [applause] lewis gould: thank you for that kind and generous introduction. it is always good to return to kansas city. as a native of your city once observed, kansas c
these rights. [applause] when i say all americans, i mean all americans. [applause] our immediate past is to remove to remove the last remnants of the barrier, which span between the millions of our citizens and their birth rights. there is no justifiable reason for discrimination because of ancestry or religion or race or color. . [applause] join american history tv as we visit the u.s. botanic garden at the foot of capitol hill. executive director ari novi discusses the history of the oldest botanic garden in north america originally proposed by george washington at a 1796 letter. that s today at 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern time on american artifacts here on c-span3 s american history tv. coming up next author and architectural historian steven hansen chronicles washington d.c. s most famous neighborhoods, dupont circle. how and why weelth couples moved into the area in the guilded age and the 20th century. mr. hansen is the author of the history of dupont circle, ce
if you re not on our public program mailing list and would like to be you can fill out the form you found on your chair and you can pick up a copy of our latest calendar of events out front. in the early 20th century the anderson s desired a home in washington where they could entertain american and foreign dignitaries in a grand setting. they purposefully selected a lot in a fashionable neighborhood in dupont circle to be the center of social activity. we re pleased to welcome stephen hansen to discuss his book. he s a long time resident of washington, d.c. he s an author. he s principal at the d.c. historic designs llc in washington. he serves as a trustee for the committee of 100 on the federal city and author s the monthly column what was once in washington, d.c. mr. hansen. [ applause ] thank you for coming tonight. i d like to start to say it s a major honor to talk about my book in the ballroom of the anderson mansion. i d like to start off talking about how this boo
i m the museum education manager for the american revolution institute. i m pleased to welcome you here for our first program of our winter series. if you re not on our public program mailing list and would like to be you can fill out the form you found on your chair and you can pick up a copy of our latest calendar of events out front. in the early 20th century the anderson s desired a home in washington where they could entertain american and foreign dignitaries in a grand setting. they purposefully selected a lot in a fashionable neighborhood in dupont circle to be the center of social activity. we re pleased to welcome stephen hansen to discuss his book. he s a long time resident of washington, d.c. he s an author. he s principal at the d.c. historic designs llc in washington. he serves as a trustee for the committee of 100 on the federal city and author s the monthly column what was once in washington, d.c. mr. hansen. [ applause ] thank you for coming tonight. i d lik
it s just under an hour. good evening. i m the museum education manager for the american revolution institute. i m pleased to welcome you here for our first program of our winter series. if you re not on our public program mailing list and would like to be you can fill out the form you found on your chair and you can pick up a copy of our latest calendar of events out front. in the early 20th century the anderson s desired a home in washington where they could entertain american and foreign dignitaries in a grand setting. they purposefully selected a lot in a fashionable neighborhood in dupont circle to be the center of social activity. we re pleased to welcome stephen hansen to discuss his book. he s a long time resident of washington, d.c. he s an author. he s principal at the d.c. historic designs llc in washington. he serves as a trustee for the committee of 100 on the federal city and author s the monthly column what was once in washington, d.c. mr. hansen. [ applause