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You are watching book tv on cspan 2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Book tv, television for serious readers. [applause] good morning. Im director of the center for learning, literacy and engagement at the library of congress. One of the major programs of this new center at the library is oversight of the National Book festival, whose overall theme this year is change makers. This is why im especially excited to introduce our new panel devoted to change makers. The focus of much of the programming at the library of congress this year. We are currently celebrating change makers at our Thomas Jefferson building, with an exhibition called shall not be denied, women fight for the vote, in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment. And this december, we will mount an exhibit devoted to the life and influence of one of our great ....
The lawyer came along lawyers are the most important people in the world, thus i must live, grabbed a parachute, jumped out. The priest looked at the little boy. There was only one parachute left here said, my son, ive lived a long and prosperous life. You have your whole life ahead of you. Take the last parachute and take off. The boy turned to the priest and said, no worries, father, the smartest man in the world just took off with my backpack. [laughing] lets talk about george mason. Not a lot of people know about george mason. They basically no that george mason university, maybe the final for the reached a few years ago, but they have no idea who george mason is. And hope my book changes that opinion. If Thomas Jefferson was a genius both professionally and personally, which he was, his mentor george mason was a genius. America was woven together on three revered pieces of paper, the declaration of independence, the constit ....
Good afternoon here at the National Archives the archivist of the United States its a pleasure to have you with us or joining us through facebook or Youtube Channels into the cspan audience. We like to tell you about a few other programs coming up next month on tuesday septembe september 10th Sidney Blumenthal will talk about the recently released volume about Abraham Lincoln 1856 and at seven the associate Justice Gorsuch will tell us about his new book a republic if you can keep it with the importance of Civic Education and discourse and mutual respect. Check out the website to get email u ....
Good afternoon here at the National Archives the archivist of the United States its a pleasure to have you with us or joining us through facebook or Youtube Channels into the cspan audience. We like to tell you about a few other programs coming up next month on tuesday septembe september 10th Sidney Blumenthal will talk about the recently released volume about Abraham Lincoln 1856 and at seven the associate Justice Gorsuch will tell us about his new book a republic if you can keep it with the importance of Civic Education and discourse and mutual respect. Check out the website to get email u ....
Good afternoon and welcome to the william archives. Its a pleasure to have you with this afternoon. Whether you are in the theater or joining us on facebook or youtube channels, and a special welcome to the cspan audience. Before we hear from pulliam hyland junior about george mason, id like to tell you about two other programs next month. Tuesday,y, september 10 at noon, Sidney Blumenthal will tell us abouabout the recently released volume three of the biography of Abraham Lincoln all the powers of earth, the political life et 56 to 1863. And on monday september 16 at 7 00, associate justice will tell about the constitution and the importance of Civic Education and civil discourse and mutual respect. Check the website at archives. Gov or signup to table to get email updates and you will find information about other ....