Since 1911 preservation virginia has shared the chief justices life and legacy. We are grateful to many descendents who have over the years returned books furnishing tableware and personal items. These objects bring the room alive and it doesnt take much to imagine the activities of the family the household and the many guests who visited. There are no artifacts that better define marshalls career than the robe he wore for his tenure as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. The room is cared for by generations of descendents before finding its way into our collection. The robe is a witness object and if robes could talk what a story this one could share. John marsh award this robe is a prison guard presided over Supreme Court cases during which time the Supreme Court was elevated to an equal branch of the federal government and today the simple black robe is a recognizable icon at the american judicial system and as our curator collection put it this iconic image of the ame
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[laughter] so the next time we see it is 1888 and amy swisher harvey through the virginia agricultural tobacco exposition and with that antiquity section and by 1892 they look worked at the John Marshall house in those years previously and at this point they are back in the family home. They had a nephew that the call to the road was tucked away. Now at the space. Mrs. During the harvey sisters. And so its probably in there. And then in 1962 of doctor mason in the room with the enormous conservation effort over 600 hours of work. The Marshall House was transferred to the stewardship of the virginia antiquities and in 1913 the house was open to the public on that Opening Weekend the Star Attraction for the harvey sisters. When emily died in 1920 it was part of the permanent collection. What has been exhibited in various spots around the house generally shown in the mansion including the smithsonian 1967. For many years of display, exposure to late light and stress on the fibers by hangi
Our next panel explore one of the most Critical Issues facing, president ial and Historic Sites today, the state of civics ihistory, education. Now it is my privilege to introduce our moderator and Julie Silverbrook senior director of partnerships and i civics. Joining her on stage is joni albrecht, director of the John Marshall center for Virginia Museum history and culture jay barth, director of the william j. Clinton president ial library and ohn bridgeland cochaired ceo move perfect and former director white house domestic policy l kaufman associate Department Director and Senior Researcher for rand. Please join me in welcoming our. Matt, thank you so much for wonderful introduction. Were going to dig right in to this ask this first question, which civics and history are two sides of the same relationship between the two . Well i think you put it well. They are the two sides of the same coin. I think they really Work Together. Maybe like gears one drives the other. I think one way