Elizabeth senate. Editor of an out annotated edition of grants memoir. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this event took place on line. Good evening. On behalf of the grand Monument Association, welcome to the special Online Program to mark president you leases as grants 119th birthday. By way of introduction, a grand Monument Association or gia may is a nonprofit that was organized during the 1990s as the successor to the organization of the same name and originally built and administered grants tomb in new york city until it was transferred to the National Park service. The gm a is that it catered to the preservation of which is the largest mausoleum in the hemisphere. An important part of our mission is to foster education about the life and legacy of general grant principal author of Union Victory during the civil war, and our nations 18th president. In recent years, we revived the gm aids tradition dating back to the 19th century to commemorate grants birthday with a dinner in new
Kate good evening and welcome to hillwood estate, museum and gardens. I know many of you know already, but in case we have not met, my name is kate markert, and i am the executive director here. I want to thank you in joining us tonight as we welcome back douglas smith, longtime friend of hillwood and author of the book the russian job the forgotten story of how america saved the soviet union from ruin. You may have noticed that the theater looks just a little bit different tonight. I am very pleased to welcome cspan. While this is their very first time in hillwood, it is not the first time that our lectures are accessible to folks at home. Many of our fantastic programs are available on the Hillwood Museum youtube channel, so check that out in case you missed something or want to see something again. Before we continue, i know you know what i am going to say next please be sure that you have silenced anything that chirps or barks or beeps. You may know that hillwoods founder, marjorie
This event. Dr. Smith dir. Markert good evening and welcome. I know many of you know already, but in case we have not met, my markert and i am the executive director here. Smith,ome back douglas longtime friend of hillwood and author of the book, the russian job. You may have noticed that the theater looks a little different tonight. I am very pleased to welcome cspan. While this is their very first time at hillwood, it is not the first time our lectures are accessible to folks at home. Many of our fantastic programs are available on the Hillwood Museum Youtube Channel so check that out in case you missed something or want to see something again. Before we continue, i know you know what i am going to say next. Make sure you have silenced anything that chirps, barks, or beeps. You may know that marjorie post again her russian collection began her russian collection while she was posted to moscow in 1937 and 1938. She was dedicated to building the most comprehensive collection of buildin
1990s as a successor to the organization of the same name that originally built and administered grants tomb in new york city until it was transferred to the National Park service. The gma is dedicated to the preservation of grants tomb, the largest monument in the western hemisphere. Grant, the principal author of Union Victory in the civil war, and our nations 18th president. We revived the gma tradition to commemorate grants birthday with a dinner in new york city. The program each year has been an educational one, highlighted by a hollow a colloquy in which general David Petraeus interviews a historian about different aspects of grants story. Another celebration is the commemoration of grants birthday at his tomb. Because of the pandemic, we are advanceriencing, both if vince have been canceled, but we thought it was important to celebrate grants birthday. It also means we can reach a great many people who otherwise would not have been able to make it to dinner in new york. For tho
Mr. Cardin it is im proud to read washingtons farewell address. George washington was born on february 22, 1732. He took the oath of office as president of the United States on april 30, 1789. Seven and a half years later on september 19, 1796, in his decision to not run a third turn as president of the United States he delivered his farewell address. It is a particular honor for me, maryland being one of the original colonies that formed the United States, our state capital, George Washington resigned establishing the principle of civilian government. We were the first chartered college in the United States was in maryland in chester town, appropriately named washington college. Our follow i follow in this tradition starting with herbert o con. Or, daniel brewster, and charles mcthias. Address. Mr. Cardin friends and fellow citizens the period for a new election of a citizen to administer the executive government of the United States being not far distant, and the time actually arrive