next, we will watch several sessions, including one on identity politics and potential contributor factors to america s political rifts. we come together at a moment of national crisis. the constitution come a document that has held this country together, is being tested as it has few times in our history. that is the lighthearted topic for today. of the u.s. constitution and the future of our systems of government. this conversation is playing out against a remarkable background, one of those few times of a decade when the legislative branch is called upon to provide advice and consent on an executive branch nomination to the highest court in the judicial branch. it is a constitutional trifecta. we are fortunate to have with us later this morning to senators at the red-hot center of the debate, just like and is kunz. screen chris coons.e is democracy dying, we ask on the cover. discoversue, writers identity turning this issue in the magazine into an event was made possib
now, northern korea, that is what we call today north korea, was very much communist influenced. southern korea, which we now call south korea, was a very different situation. with the assistance of the u.n., they sponsored elections in south korea and south koreans elected a democratic government. north korea, however, wanted to unite under its terms and so it sent insurgents into south korea to try and overthrow that government and they failed to do so. then, in january of 1950, the u.s. secretary of state dean achison made a significant error. in a speech talking about the areas of influence and positions that were vital to the united states s interest, he mentioned japan and the philippines and omitted south korea. the north koreans interpreted that as a statement that the u.s. wouldn t go to war to defend south korea, and so in june of 1950, armed with soviet equipment and aided by the chinese, the north koreans invaded south korea, and as you can see from our map, they
stanton. she is a historian of women s history. we are delighted to have her here tonight. elizabeth griffith, thank you for being here. [applause] hello, everybody. we are making a few adjustments here. the light relates to c-span filming, so we are stuck with the light, which is affecting some of the colors. i hope you have already noticed that the background was suffrage for all. [laughter] hello, welcome, and thank you for being here. thank you to the smithsonian for the invitation and the opportunity to talk about what i m learning as i write a new book. this book is about women in the 20th century between the two betweenon washington, the march 1913 suffrage march, organized by alice paul the day before woodrow wilson was a nigra, and the march/january here, around the country and around the world the day after president trump s inauguration. spanhundred-your encompasses economic, legal rights for women, large cultural shift, sexual expectations, as and.as sexism, mis
served as editor of the chronicle. we learned more about his life. here at the house in california, over the last few years i have been privileged to study the people who actually lived in this home, one of which earl behrens, born here in shasta county. on up intood student high school here in reading, and somehow had the nickname the squire, even before he went to college. he attended stanford. aout that time, there was many mengoing on and entered the service, and it was later called world war i. his unit was here on the coast and they went first to the philippines to go to vladivostok, russia on the east coast. vladivostok, his unit was there to protect the hospital mainly. upon his return from one of the , his motorcycle ran off the road and he was in an accident that caused severe damage. he spent some time in the hospital there, was not in combat at that time, and recuperating. he wrote many letters home about his impressions of the red army and the coming of communism
that working together should not be assigned as weakness, but a sign of strength. these students are fully dedicated to the work and to reviving these principles not only back into our government, but also into everyday society. these students have learned to the example of senator ford that those ideals and principles or what it takes to best serve your constituents and community as a public servant. the less than principles our students learn our ones they will use throughout their lives. they may be high school students today, but they are also our nations in the states, and communities future leaders. on behalf of the ford center, i would like to welcome and recognize several of our dignitaries we have in attendance today. we have the honorable joseph mckinley, the honorable jeff taylor, the honorable david payne come and the honorable j wethington, mr. joe boland and susan mile, jim gooch. honorable mayor tom watson and city commissioners bob glenn and larry conder. offi