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c-span3 continues next with the presidency focusing on the legacy of john f. kennedy. the smithsonian american art museum hosted this 90 minute event. good evening. did you know that john f. kennedy was the most photographed leader of his day? this may not surprise you since he used photography strategically to share his values and his vision for america. it was also the golden age of photography in america and that is why this subject is of interest to us at the smithsonian american art museum and hopefully you. here at the museum we focus on telling the stories of the american experience from folk art to photography as well as painting and sculpture and crafts and media arts. our exhibition, american visionary, john f. kennedy s life and times, which you can view on the second floor in the graphic arts gallery is a premier event among many organized by the kennedy presidential library in this centennial year. i am stephanie stevish, the director of the smithsonian a ....
particularly the cochair mr. david rubenstein. you can become a donor or sponsor for the festival. the instructions for donations or in your program. also, on your phone app and online. before we begin, just a few announcements. if you have your cell phone, turn them off and at the conclusion of the program, we will be taking questions from the audience at one of the microphones. this afternoon, it is a distinct pleasure of mine to be joined onstage by doctor ronald whyte, the author of american ulysses. previously, he s written many books on abraham lincoln, on lincoln s leadership and also on the rhetoric. but today, we are going to talk about ulysses s. grant. if you have not read the book yet, i can commend it to you. it is 827 pages. i was telling him before hand, i read through all 827 pages, and you do not hear about very often. that very often. given the recent conversations about the legacy of the civil war, i can t think of a better person to hear from this af ....
new york. i thought, if i had said anything she would have thought i had been some sort of a nut. she never knew. , many times, itit is that way, in some cases. whatever you are doing, you don t get into it if you are lazy. you have given us insight into the work you have done and the iconic photographs you have brought to the public guy. .hank you for sharing we have a facebook question from peter. on there resources people who died in detroit? you could be featured in our next program. up next, the presidency with edward witmer and frederick loganville. kennedy presidential library director moderates the discussion. this is about 90 minutes. host: good evening. did you know that john f. kennedy was the most photographed leader of his day? this may not surprise you. he used photography strategically to share values and vision for america. ofwas also the golden age photography in america and that is why this is of interest to us and, hopefully, you. we focus on ....
and, hopefully, you. we focus on telling the stories of the american experience, from full cart, photography, painting, sculpture, craft, and media arts. our exhibition can be viewed on the second floor in the graphic arts gallery and it is a premier event among many organized by the kennedy presidential library. i am the director of the smithsonian art museum and we call ourselves sam for short. you are in for a special treat this evening. we have assembled a group of historians and scholars to talk about the kennedy administration and the legacy. many of you remember the kennedy administration and the arc of history. we have members of congress and i want to recognize them and their staff for doing the people s business. please join me in recognizing congressman jim banks, david cicilline, and steny hoyer. [applause] we have asked representative hoyer, the house minority whip, to introduce our moderator this evening. he is the head of the foundation. i want to note th ....
our exhibition can be viewed on the second floor in the graphic arts gallery and it is a premier event among many organized by the kennedy presidential library. i am the director of the smithsonian art museum and we call ourselves sam for short. we have assembled a group of historians and scholars to talk about the kennedy administration and the legacy. many of you remember the kennedy administration and the arc of history. we have members of congress and i want to recognize them and their staff for doing the people s business. please join me in recognizing congressman jim banks, david cicilline, and steny hoyer. we have asked representative hoyer, the house minority whip, to introduce our moderator this evening. he is the head of the foundation. i want to note that this is being live-streamed and recorded by c-span. please turn off your digital devices so that we can enjoy the program. thank you for being here tonight with us. thank you for the work that you do. i wa ....