Well, good evening. Welcome to the william g. Mcgowan theater at the National Archives. Im debra wall. Deputy archivist of the United States and im pleased you could join us for tonights program, whether youre here in the theater or joining us through facebook, youtube, or cspan. Tonights discussion of womens suffragists and the men who supported them, the suffragents is part of the series events related to our current exhibit, rightfully hers, american women and the vote. Our partners are the 2020 womens Vote Centennial Initiative, and the one woman one vote 2020 festival, and we thank them for their support. Our special exhibit, rightfully hers, tells the story of womens struggle for Voting Rights, to secure these rights women activists had to win allies among men and influential positions. It was men who sat in the state legislatures that would ratify or reject the 19th amendment. Whose centennial we now celebrate. When rightfully hers opened in our Lawrence Obrien gallery last may,
Mcgowin theater at the National Archives. Im debra wall, deputy archivist for the United States and im pleased you can join us whether youre here in the theater or joining us through facebook, youtube, or cspan. Tonights discussion of women suffragists and the men who supported them, the suffragents is part of our series rightfully hers american women and the vote. Our partners are the 2020 womens vote seicentennial initiative and the one woman one vote initiative. Our story tells the story of womens struggle for Voting Rights. To secure these rights, women activists had to win allies in men in influential positions. It was men who sat in the state legislatures that would ratify or reject the amendment. When rightfully hers opened in our Lawrence Obrien gallery last may, guests at the opening reception were offered a yellow rose pin as they entered the museum. That evoked the badges worn by men. This nod to the role that men played came as something of a surprise. So, tonight were goin
Openly and humanly and maybe it helps me a little bit in dealing with trying to be an honest broker in terms of asking tough questions of all sides as we come to the end of the political campaign, because i instead of saying, gee, i dont have biases, i recognize the biases and try to put them in my back pocket. You also say in the chapter on george w. Bush, when i first met him at a small luncheon for reporters, the reality was in sharp contrast to the popular image. When did you first meet him and whats the difference . The first time i had a prolonged the first time i had met him. I never hit him as a candidate. During most of his term when i was working at abc and not involved in politics i had been the very first time i met him was one of these White House Christmas parties where youre in a receiving line and you shake his hand. The first time hi any exposure to him was i had any exposure to him was the day of the state of the union speech which was the day after the Iowa Caucuses
Covering or blending and or disguising depending may be 1,000 permeant stations. Host is it legitimate . In many cases he has. In others know. To talk about the legitimacy is contrary. Host how to make that distinction . Guest by a observing the guidelines that include to make sure there is no effective way. I would say no other effective for powerful way to tell the story. Because of journalism you want to bring attention to an issue especially cases of institutions see you cannot see. To bring those to public attention. Host what is an example of legitimate undercover reporting . Guest there are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of examples coming back to the 1840s by mine measure usually considered to think to have started around 88 days which is a subject of my first book but with this effort i can state through the 1840s. There were fantastic episodes of reporters going south to understand slavery with the whole abolition movement. They would go to a slave auction posing as the b
And powerful way of telling the story because what you are after journalism is to bring attention to an issue, especially in cases of poor do we are close institutions you can see and things going on that might not be all right, we would like to bring us to public attention not only to get those empowered to act. Host what is an example of legitimate undercover reporting . Guest well, there are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of examples going back to the 1840s by my measure. This field is usually considered to have started about the 1880s with the subject of my first book, the biography of billy blades, but actually ive been able in this effort too dated to the 1840s yet there are fantastic episodes of the porters from the north going south to understand slavery and actually not allow pollution movement. Said they would let say go to a slave auction, posing as a buyer and that was a fantastic ruse because you walked around with a catalog so it can be a way to take no very quietly.