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Share a lot of similar concerns and issues. Are you im sorry . Louder. Ok. Do i need to start again . Ok. Everyone has heard it so far. So that means everyone has to speak directly into these microphones. And pulled i want to introduce him toward them, everyone up. Our panelists. Where she was a Vice President of international disciplinary initiatives. To her left is the provost of northwestern university. Until he moved to northwestern last year, he was the dean of yale college, and the edmund s. Morgan professor of African American history and studies at yale. He is working on many interesting projects, and has written an introduction for the new addition of dubbois epic souls of black folk, still used in many universities to address the issues of our time. We have the executive dean of letters and sciences at the university of california, berkeley. She is a professor of ....
[cheers and applause] narrator it was not so long ago in the history of mans voyage to a better world that ships were carrying eager passengers to the shores of a new nation. Our forefathers were constructing the foundation of this nation by interlocking inseparably the blocks of our political and economic dreams. [band playing Yankee Doodle dandy] [martial music playing] narrator the way of life our forefathers established on this foundation of freedom drew people from the far corners of the earth and all those who stepped foot on these shores had the opportunity to build a better life for themselves. Even young jonathan, and unskilled lad from across the sea hoped to find a job where he could progress according to his ability and enterprise. As the years passed, jonathans earnings increased. But he still felt for a man of his skill it was about time for another raise. Am i not the best beard crown rounder and to brim trimmer in t ....
And most importantly, i would like to thank dr. Cheney for coming here and sharing your views on the president and mrs. Madison. Thank you. [applause] ok. We will revisit a couple of issues we discussed, but lets jump right into your writing style. Tell us a little bit about how you pick your topics and how you approached the research process. Well, during the writing of i was entranced with the ,otion, as gabe pointed out that for the first 36 years of the republic, the virginians were in charge for 32. And i was interested, not only in how this came about, a good story but in the interaction between them, the personal interaction. I wont give away too much, but there are surprises there. Oh, and how i write. Teacher of freshman english for quite a while, getting my phd. Torture these poor freshman. I made them take note cards. Every note card had to have a separate id on it. And then, you organized a note card, and you wrote. Well, i dont do any of that. I feel so bad for all those f ....
To authors and historians to speak about what was then called the great war. We learn about the creation of the memorial to honor those who serveded and about artifacts in the museums collection. This is about two and a half hours. 100 years ago on april 6, 1917, president Woodrow Wilson signeded a declaration of war against germany, entering the United States into world war i. More than 4 million american men and women would eventually serve in uniform and more than 100,000 americans died in the conflict. The influx of u. S. Resources changed the tide of the years long global war bringing it to a close on november 11, 1918. To mark the 100th anniversary of what was then known as the great war, American History tv is live from the National World war i museum and me ....