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Transcripts For CSPAN3 History Bookshelf 20240622

mexico month author richard white presents a history of the transcontinental railroad. you draws mexico, next author richard white presented history of the transcontinental railroad. welcome to the meeting of the commonwealth club. you can find us on the internet. i am david kennedy, professor of history emeritus and codirector of the center for the american west at stanford university and your moderator for this program. this program is being presented with the california historical society. it is now my pleasure to introduce our distinguished guests, richard white, also a professor of history at stanford university and co-director at the bill lane center for the american west with me and the author of the new book railroaded: the transcontinentals and the making of modern america. richard is got to be more precise, the margaret byrne professor of history at stanford or he has been since 1998. he previously taught at the university of utah and the university of was

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barbara. she tells the untold story and the 28 years of a relationship between hearst and his architect julia morgan. she chronicles the evolution of this hilltop. not only do we view the hilltops, but the spectacular pools and the collection of fine arts and antiques. sprinkle throughout her books are stories of the famous parties hosted at the hearst castle. with his companion movie star marion davies, and their celebrity guests, which combined together to bring to life america s most glamorous country home. please join with me in welcoming victoria kastner. [applause] very glad to be here. one of america s oldest museums to talk about a uniquely american subject, that is william randolph hearst and his beloved home. he had more than half a dozen houses, all very large and filled with art. but the one he loved the most was san simeon, i think it s been most known, this is appropriate for a media personality, like william randolph hearst, not through historic events, but t

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and couples moved to the area in the gilded age and into the 20th century. he is the author of a history of dupont circle: center of high society in the capital. the society of cincinnati the cincinnati hosted this event. it is just under one hour. good evening. i am the museum education manager for the american revolution institute. i am pleased to welcome you tonight for our first program of our winter-spring series. the american revolution institute of the society of cincinnati is a nonprofit organization that works to promote the knowledge and appreciation of the achievement of american independence by supporting advanced scholarship conducting programs, advocating preservation and making resources available to teachers and students. if you are not on our mailing list and would like to be, you can fill up the form in your chair. you can pick up a copy of our latest calendar of events out front. before this house became the headquarters for the society and institute,

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sundays in february, american history tv is airing a selection of oral history interviews with former korean war pow s recorded by the korean war legacy foundation. first interview is charles ross who soon after enlisting in the army in 1947 became a sergeant in a small unit in south korea. he was captured by the chinese and held as a p.o.w. from 1950 to 1953 today at 10:00 a.m. eastern time here on american history tv on c-span 3. february is black history month and the c-span bus is on the road visiting the top historically black colleges and universities to speak with faculty and discuss public policy issues and highlight their role in america s education system. this tuesday will be in fisk university followed by moore house college and spellman college in atlanta. historian and author of victoria kastner of william randolph herself. her story herself castle about reconstructing the estate in california. the author hosted this event in november of 2000. now plea

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