Roosevelt house presentation. During this particular dramatic period in history, it is especially troubling that we can together at our Historic House on 65th street to process events together in the tradition of Civic Engagement and civil discussion. In fact displayed in the auditorium where we would have done this meeting, the images on the wall about the audiences feature photographs from the very conference at the heart of tonights conversation, arguably the most important, perhaps the most consequential in world history. But of course i am pleased we can continue online with programs that span past and present from discussions and currenincurrent Public Policy to considerations of the history that shows shape the circumstances of the present day. I want to thank you that have responded. As we plan on a Spring Semester of programming online, we would be very grateful to your continued generous support and i would urge you to have a look at the messaging. Returning to tonights progr
Santa monica, california. In the book, a matter of time, route 66 through the lens of change, a photographer and historian nick gerlich capture scenes along the route that speak to its past. In amarillo, we rode along with nick gerlich, following the path of the old highway. Why do you think this highway is still popular today, even after decades after it was decommissioned . Nick it has a lot to do with nostalgia today. People want to revisit places that maybe they experienced as a child. That is a huge part of the nostalgia. But there is another kind of nostalgia as well. It is called anna moya. It is a desire to visit a place in the past that you never experienced. So for younger americans, and for International Tourists of all ages for whom route 66 was only something they had heard about, coming to route 66 by car or motorcycle or bicycle today is getting to visit a distant past that they have only seen in books. When route 66 came through town in 1926, our airport, at least the m
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Our final speaker of the day is mr. Michael bishop, michael is a consultant of the office of the chairman of the National Endowment of the humanities. Prior to that he served as director of the National Churchill library and center at George Washington university in d. C. He also served as the executive director, of the interNational Churchill society. Some of you, many of you know that the museum is a long standing relationship with the local branch of the Churchill Society. The Churchill Society of new orleans. Im with him being half american, we feel that we can keep covering winston as much as we want. But we certainly enjoyed watching michael, and his affiliates to great work around the country, michael was in charge of putting their 34th and 35th churchill conference together, and we are not quite caught up to that with our International Conferences but being involved in the conferences i know how much of a beast that is. Who here has seen the finest hour . Im sorry the darkest h
Michael good evening and welcome. My name is michael bishop. The result of a collaboration between our society and the George Washington university, the library is the First Research facility in the Nations Capital devoted to the study of winston churchill. Here students have access to a vast range of primary and secondary materials and interactive touchscreen exhibits and soon displays of original manuscripts and artifacts. And let me take this opportunity to encourage you to join the National Churchill society by visiting our website, www. Winstonchurchill. Org. Him him a few programming notes. I hope youll return to the National Churchill Library Center on march 1 when eliot cohen will discuss his new book, him and him the big stick, the limits of soft power and the necessity of military power. And on april 26, former british secretary david away, now lord owen, who will speak about his book, cabinets finest hour, the hidden agenda of may, 1940. Churchill is claimed as the biggest l