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Transcripts For CSPAN3 American Artifacts 20160131

investigating certain objects. next, a 1789 president s record of the first u.s. congress written george washington s hand. christie s ind at new york city. we have come to a very proud moment. we are selling george washington s personal coffee of the acts of congress. it is showing in the front of the room for those whom have a chance home have not had the chance to peek at it. we ll start the bidding at $1,300,000. $1,400,000,4 $1,700,000 $1,800,000 $2 million. 2,204,000. my name is carol or do and i service carol purdue. it has been my great delight to work with our library and board team to think about the acquisition of this monumental book for the mount vernon collection. george washington is very exacting and we see that he takes great care of his books and hasn t beautiful glass fronted he has them in you to .ull glass fronted shelves great care of his volumes. on important books, he puts a terrific bookplate. it is ordered from england and engraved in l

Transcripts For CSPAN3 American Artifacts 20160206

the book was auctioned at christie s in new york city. we have come to a proud moment. we are selling george washington s personal copy of the acts of congress, signed by the estate of h. richard dietrich, jr. it is shown in the front of the room for those of you who have not had a chance to peek at it. you may do so. we will start the bidding at $1,300,000. $1,400,000, $1,700,000 $1,800,000 $2 million. now at $2 million. my name is carol and i serve as the senior curator and vice president of collections at mount vernon. it has been my great delight to work with our library and board team to think about the acquisition of this most monumental book for the mount vernon collection. george washington is very exacting with his books, and we see that he takes great care of them. he has them in full glass fronted shelves. he takes great care with each individual volume, often putting a flourish of his grand corner ofon the upper the title page. on important books, he puts a

Transcripts For CSPAN3 History Bookshelf 20150131

barbara. she tells the untold story and the 28 years of a relationship between hearst and his architect julia morgan. she chronicles the evolution of this hilltop. not only do we view the hilltops, but the spectacular pools and the collection of fine arts and antiques. sprinkle throughout her books are stories of the famous parties hosted at the hearst castle. with his companion movie star marion davies, and their celebrity guests, which combined together to bring to life america s most glamorous country home. please join with me in welcoming victoria kastner. [applause] very glad to be here. one of america s oldest museums to talk about a uniquely american subject, that is william randolph hearst and his beloved home. he had more than half a dozen houses, all very large and filled with art. but the one he loved the most was san simeon, i think it s been most known, this is appropriate for a media personality, like william randolph hearst, not through historic events, but t

Transcripts For CSPAN3 History Bookshelf 20150208

sundays in february, american history tv is airing a selection of oral history interviews with former korean war pow s recorded by the korean war legacy foundation. first interview is charles ross who soon after enlisting in the army in 1947 became a sergeant in a small unit in south korea. he was captured by the chinese and held as a p.o.w. from 1950 to 1953 today at 10:00 a.m. eastern time here on american history tv on c-span 3. february is black history month and the c-span bus is on the road visiting the top historically black colleges and universities to speak with faculty and discuss public policy issues and highlight their role in america s education system. this tuesday will be in fisk university followed by moore house college and spellman college in atlanta. historian and author of victoria kastner of william randolph herself. her story herself castle about reconstructing the estate in california. the author hosted this event in november of 2000. now plea

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