We also have the collection of david valdez, he was george w. Bushs white house photographer. And we have diana walker, a Time Magazine photographer for 20 years. She is known for her work covering hillary clinton. She covered the Clinton White house really broadly and deeply. She also cover the Reagan Administration and george h. W. Bush. David valdez and diana walker are actively involved in our program. They both belong to our advisory council. What you hope viewers will take away . The importance of photojournalists and new documentary news documentarians. The value of their work, not only for the news but also as historical evidence. These photographs capture and document an amazing array of extremely important processes and event and personalities. I hope the public appreciates the work that they do. They see their work every day on television and newspapers and so forth, and i hope they will not only appreciate the work that the photographers themselves. Thanks for joining us. Y
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 president ial 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 peoples 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 that this is being