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Report, nbc news presents the American Revolution of 63. Here is frank mcgee. There comes a time there even comes a moment in the affairs of for some, the moment arrives when a deed of new dimension sets the hour apart, for others, when words are spoken more sharply. Later, but still suddenly, it seems men are saying and doing things they have never said or done before. Then we know we are experiencing a revolution. But we cannot say, though hell store ins will try though historians will try, when it began. We know that autumn does not begin with the turning of the leaves, but earlier, on some afternoon when a shadow passes over the fields, and it is no longer in summer. So did the American Revolution of 63, begin in birmingham in 1955, or in montgomery, or in 1954 with the Supreme Court decision, or in 1863 wit ....
Condescending title, because it suggests that you sort of a blue stalking whose sole function in life was to serve to not serve alcohol. Lucy hayes is so much more, as his her husband frankly. And remember, everything she accomplished in the white house came in spite of the fact that her husbands legitimacy to be president was questioned right until the day he left office. She was a charming person, very delightful. She was innovative with the arts. One of our more controversial collections is the white house china. Journalists of the day wrote scathing articles. One said the art was absurd. Who is going to want to be eating this lovely meal and see a duck at the bottom of their plate . She took an active interest in Public Affairs from an early age. She had a College Degree, and she had taught. To causes that were very important to her work veterans and soldiers and also orp ....
I will give david a moment. Thank you all for coming. Thank you for your patience. What a beautiful day. I am the executive director of the Library Association and on behalf of of our board of trustees and first lady, we welcome you to this wonderful day, this gorgeous day of what will be a truly memorable hour with one of greatest authors and historians David Mccullough. [applause] for those of you who may not be familiar founded in 1929 by ohio firstnd lady. Ms. Cooper an avid reader who. There should be a collection of books of ohio writers of ohio books from that idea the library was born in today the book awards and book festivals to connect readers and writers to promote our state as one of the truly great literary centers of the united states. 2019 marks the 90th anniversary and can you think of anyone who is more perfect to add luster to your 90th celebration a ....
Dwight pitcaithley. [applause] ms. Drake dr. Pitcaithley nick promised he was not going to include the rockstar part. Thanks to nick for that wonderful introduction. Thank you that we can have a conversation that goes on for another 30 or 45 minutes. Robert and moran, who, many of you know, was a Pulitzer Prize civil war is our only felt history. History lived in the national imagination. I think thats true whether your ancestry goes back that far or not. My mostly does not. But the civil war affects ken burns, maybe its part of the dna. We think about it a lot. Every year when i teach the civil war course, the first day i give my students an exam and i ask them, in a word or phrase tell me what caused the civil war, what caused secession . Without secession there is no civil war. Everybody has an answer. Its not the same answer. But they all have an answer. Its states rights no, no, no. Its labored. No, its the tariff. General ec ....