feldman analysts is artistic portrayals of the american revolution and civil war. she talks about the influence of paintings, sculptures, in memorials on how history is remembered. the smithsonian associates host to this event. today we are going to look at the american revolution and civil war, in particular, but a little beyond that. controversies about the stories we tell. i am going to focus, because it is impossible to cover such an amount of material in one top. i m going to focus in particular on the nation s capital, and the public buildings on the mall, which is after all, the centerpiece of american political culture, and our public culture, where people come from all around the world, and the country to participate in government, to learn about government, to understand our heritage. so i thought what is it we say to those people when they come to washington? what have been some of the controversies? what are some of the issues we should be aware of? and what is
if it stayed the same, make your thoughts known at 202-748-8002. if you want to text us, 202-748-8003 is how you do that. you can post @cspanwj and you can post on our facebook page at facebook.com/cspan. a couple of pulls from earlier this month that talked from support polls earlier this month that talked about support for the president. an average of 86% of republicans approved of president trump during his time in office and his approval rating has not dropped below 79% in any individual poll. if you take a look at another poll looking at the president s approval amongst republicans, 62% of people who approved of the job donald is doing as president say they can t think of anything he could do that would cause them to lose their support. that is according to a monmouth university poll. the sample size for the question, 401. under the why it matters section saying the figures come in the inquiry.an impeachment not a single house republicans voted in favor of a resolution
frank gary has been called the most important architect of our age. it s thoord disagree with that assessment. throughout his career, he has designed awe inspiring structures that have become must visit destinations. this spring he ll teach his first ever online course through master class.com. as always, i m honored to have frank gary back on this program. how are you, my friend? great. good to see you again. wh i saw this, i was shocked. i was shock thawed were gone, i guess, reveal some trade secrets. not just because you say it, i could do it. but why do a master class? you are almost 88 1/2. i have no clue. the nice people came and asked me to do it the it sounded like something interesting. what makes it interesting for you? appealing for you? the candor of it. they let it all hang out. they ask go g. questionod quest. and i love teaching. i ve always done. that. what is it about the teaching that you enjoy? opening other people s minds. you can see
. the death of trayvon martin spurred a movement that is building around the country. ut didn t happen on its own. we were not for the love and courage of his parents sabrina fulton and tracy martin, trayvon s story would not be the catalyst for change that it is today. they join us now discuss their new memoirs called rest in power: the enduring life of trayvon martin. good to see you. glad to you have here. wish it was under different circumstances which leads me to ask whether or not you ever get tired of doing this? do you ever just it drains you. it drains you. but we know that there s a long road ahead of us. and we know that our fight just ended in one day. we have a life long fight. uphill battle. we vow to continue this fight until the day we take our land. so our work isn t done. how much more difficult is it? no one ever closed on the death of a loved one like you close on a house or some other deal. you don t close on it. i suspect it is made more di
frank gary has been called the most important architect of our age. it s thoord disagree with that assessment. throughout his career, he has designed awe inspiring structures that have become must visit destinations. this spring he ll teach his first ever online course through master class.com. as always, i m honored to have frank gary back on this program. how are you, my friend? great. good to see you again. wh i saw this, i was shocked. i was shock thawed were gone, i guess, reveal some trade secrets. not just because you say it, i could do it. but why do a master class? you are almost 88 1/2. i have no clue. the nice people came and asked me to do it the it sounded like something interesting. what makes it interesting for you? appealing for you? the candor of it. they let it all hang out. they ask go g. questionod quest. and i love teaching. i ve always done. that. what is it about the teaching that you enjoy? opening other people s minds. you can see